Of the Presidency of the Bishopric—Edward Hunter, Leonard W. Hardy, and Jesse C. Little.
Of the Patriarchs—John Smith and Isaac Morley.
Apostle Hyde called the meeting to order, and in a moment all talking was hushed, and a choir of about a dozen persons, accompanied by a fine-toned organ in the centre of the building, sung:
The morning breaks, the shadows flee,
Lo! Zion’s standard is unfurled!
The dawning of a brighter day
Majestic rises on the world.
The clouds of error disappear
Before the rays of truth divine;
The glory bursting from afar,