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1900s (lds)


	C	20th Century
	Cn1	21st Century
	Dp3	1870s
	Dp2	1880s
	Dp1	1890s
	D	1900s
	Dn1	1910s
	Dn2	1920s
	Dn3	1930s
	Y0	1900
	Y1	1901
	Y2	1902
	Y3	1903
	Y4	1904
	Y5	1905
	Y6	1906
	Y7	1907
	Y8	1908
	Y9	1909

1900

April 8 - Reed Smoot is ordained an apostle.

1901

passes away, leaving Joseph F. Smith to lead the church.

1903

January - Reed Smoot , an apostle, is elected by the state legislature to the 58th congress as a U.S. Senator. Controversy over his election arises immediately.

February - Despite allegations and controversy, Reed Smoot is allowed to be seated in the Senate.

March - Reed Smoot takes the senatorial oath and formally becomes a member of the senate.

1904

January - Reed Smoot submits carefully prepared rebuttals to allegations against him and his church.

March - The Smoot Hearings begin, evaluating whether Reed Smoot should be allowed to be a senator.

April 6 - Joseph F. Smith issues the "Second Manifesto," reinforcing the manifesto previous, and prescribing excommunication for those who continued to practice polygamy.

1905

April - John W. Taylor resigns from the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles due to disagreements with church policy regarding polygamy.

October 28 - Matthias F. Cowley follows John W. Taylor and resigns from the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles due to disagreements with church policy regarding polygamy.

1907

February 20 - After more than two years of hearings, the Smoot Hearings are resolved by a vote. The republican majority overturns objections to his seating. Reed Smoot serves another 26 years.

The church becomes debt-free.

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1900s (worldwide)