1904 The Lesser Priesthood 1st Ed LDS Mormon Joseph B Keeler Bryant Hinckley Sig

Description: 1904 The Lesser Priesthood 1st Ed LDS Mormon Joseph B Keeler Bryant Hinckley Sig_______________________________________ The Lesser Priesthood and Notes on Church Government, also a Concordance of the Doctrine and Covenantsfor the use of Church Schools and Priesthood Quorumsby Joseph B KeelerPublished by the Deseret News (1904)FIRST EDITION HARDCOVER BOOK, SIGNED BY PREVIOUS OWNER, B.S. HINCKLEY This book is signed on the inside front cover with B.S. Hinkley...it could have been Bryant Stanford Hinckley (1894-1918); President Gordon B. Hinkley's half brother, but more than likely belonged to their father judging by the jobs that he held at the time of the book's publication - see below: Bryant Stringham Hinckley (1867-1961)Born in Coalville, Utah, Hinckley was president of the Liberty Stake in Salt Lake City from 1919 to 1936, which was then the largest stake in the church with about 20,000 members.He also served on the general board of the LDS Church's organization for young men, the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association from 1900 to 1925. While on this board he moved for the adoption of the Boy Scout program by the church. He had also been on one of the committees that led to the establishment of the Improvement Era. Other members of this committee included B. H. Roberts and Reed Smoot. Condition:Excellent 1st Edition Hardcover Book! The binding is tight and all 196 pages within are bright white with NO WRITING, UNDERLINING, HIGH-LIGHTING, RIPS, TEARS, BENDS OR FOLDS, with the exception of the signature on the inside front cover (shown). The covers look excellent for a book that is 120 years old, as can be seen in my photos. You will be happy with this one! Always handled carefully and packaged securely! Buy with confidence from a seller who takes the time to show you the details and not use just stock photos. Please check out all my pictures and email with any questions! Thanks for looking! About author, Joseph B. Keeler (1855-1935):Keeler was the main person behind the establishment of the first BYA boarding house. In 1888 he was described as being the First Counselor to Karl G. Maeser. Keeler taught theology courses at BYA and later BYU. Keeler wrote a book on the Aaronic Priesthood which in 1904 was used as the first Aaronic Priesthood manual in the LDS Church, Foundation Stones of the Earth, A Concordance of the Doctrine and Covenants, The Student's Guide to Bookkeeping and also a book entitled First Steps in Church Government. In 1902 Keeler wrote a pamphlet entitled The Bishop's Court which provided for the standardization of procedures and was a key step in moving LDS bishops out of matters that were felt to be civil in nature. Forms from this book were still being recommended for use in official Church publications in 1939. Keeler was also an outspoken opponent of biological evolution. Keeler was closely connected with both the Religion Classes and the YMMIA. He was involved with the organization of the first Religion Class, a program that was later merged with the primary. He also served was for many years part of the Utah Stake YMMIA presidency and was its president from 1893 to 1895. At that time Utah Stake covered all of Utah County. From 1895 to 1901 Keeler was bishop of the Provo 4th Ward. In 1901 Keeler became first counselor to David John in the presidency of the Utah Stake, which had been reduced to just the city of Provo. Keeler became president of the Utah Stake in 1908. Keeler remained the president of the Utah Stake until 1919 when he was succeeded by Thomas N. Taylor. Keeler remained on the faculty of BYU until his retirement May 1920. He was dean of BYU's business college from 1904 to 1920. In 1921 Keeler was ordained a patriarch for the Utah Stake by James E. Talmage. Copyright © 2018-2024 TDM Inc. The photos and text in this listing are copyrighted. I spend lots of time writing up my descriptions and despise it when un-original losers cut and paste my descriptions in as their own. It is against ebay policy and if you are caught, you will be reported to ebay and could be sued for copyright infringement and damages.

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