Wilford Woodruff, Fourth President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints History of His Life and Labors, as Recorded in His Daily Journals

CHAPTER 55.

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THE YEARS 1896-'97-'98.--BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION.--HIS DEATH.

Admission of Utah into the Union.--The Occasion Celebrated.--Political Struggles.--Birthday of Geo. Q. Cannon Celebrated.--April Conference, 1896.--Pronunciamento Regarding Political Matters.--Death of Apostle Abraham H. Cannon.--The Purity and Nobility of His Character Revealed to Prest. Woodruff.--Change of the Fast Day.--Great Celebration on His 90th Anniversary, 1897.--Visit from Judge Kinney.--Pioneer Jubilee Celebration.--Letter to the King and Queen of Sweden.--Visits the Coast.--His Son Owen Called to the Apostleship.--Attends April Conference, 1898.--Goes to the Coast in August.--His Sickness.--Departs this Life September 2, 1898. CHAPTER 56. Funeral Services.