B.H. Roberts died within two months of the passing of Elder James E. Talmage on July 27, 1933. The Church was doubly bereft. As conference convened in April 1934, many of the speakers referred to the void. Elder David O. McKay praised 'that marvelous store of knowledge and information' that these two men had acquired and transmitted. Elder Stephen L. Richards spoke of Roberts's 'monumental work' and 'voluminous writings.' President J. Reuben Clark, Jr., dubbed Roberts and Talmage 'the great Crusaders': "They were armored in truth; they loved truth for truth's sake; they did not depend upon the approval of the world for their inspiration nor for their courage."