New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-06
DAYS GATHERING AT KIRKLAND, OHIO.

To-DAY,s GATHERING AT KIRKLAND, OHIO.
THE LARGEST MEETING OF MoRMoNs EVER HELD
orrsIDE OF UTAlI-oRIGIN AND OBJECT OF THE
CELEBRATION.
lFnom SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
K1RTLASp. Ohio, April 4.-Next Friday, the
9th will be an evenfnl day In the history o. hlrIlahu
village All day the winding fOur-mile road between
hero and wloughby the nearest ay station mas
been crowded with teams and vehicles OF every h"s
able descrpton and the same will no the case 0or-
row. Friday will DO the opening day OF the great MOT
mon reunion ana conference of Latter Day Sants,"hlch
will continue here for eral weeks MOrmons ana Cen
tiles I'm large numbers have been arm wing here hourly
for many days past and fully 1000 strangers nave
oyerrun the little village Of three hundred inhaOahs
and accommodation for the multitude is very limited
Fifty years ago tho Mormons, or Latter-Duy
Saints. left Kirkland for the West, and an
immense structure, not unlike on OLD no
man Catheda, and used ms Mormon chulc"'
was abandoned at tnat time. Since the Temple was tDus
given up 1t been nitey settled to Ju'' wnaV
branch Of the Mormon Church the structure belonged
Finally among the Saints located ut Piano. Ill.,
jubilee was proposed, to be held IN the old Iehpie
clergyman was sent here from Plano. with authority !"
order improvements aud announce Jubilee In the near
future and the brethren at Plano raised Contribution
OF $1,000 defray the expenses OF placing Tue olu ie
pe In good order motive of the jubilee was 10
decide il possible It's ownership The representative OF
the Plano branch OF the Mormon Church secure the l
provemens without mourning any outside oppoSuon'
and the Plano brethren considered that action pretty
good that tho question OF ownership was DC
yond dispute The improvements were ordered ana DC
gun. aud yet no complaints made. Afterwards
while the Plano MOrnons were congratnlatnB them-
selves over the settlement Of the first point In the COZ
troyersy the question Of q grand jublloe at whch
Thousand or two Mormons should be present was dis
cussed.
Tho Mormons all over the country received tho project
With the greatest approval Many OF the Latter-Dy
Saints at Plano look back upon Kirkland as their pr
place. the place where they were first baptz'd In
tho Mormon Church. And now tho celebration prom
Use, to develop into something still greater namely tho
establishment OF the Church nj Kirkland minus
the poly gamous attachment
The celebration which IL 10 begin ON Friday comment
crates tho anniversary OF tho organization ana estD-
shment Of tho Mormon Church, tho organization haV-
ing been made at Harmon. susquehanns County fehh'
ON April g. 1890 1t is intended that this celebration
shall be the first OF series OF annual reunions ana con
ferences Next year. April o, tho reunion VIII ne ncu
at Piano. and the succeeding year ut Kirkland again;
and the meetings will thereafter alternate between 'ncSo
The programme for the celebration. as II was an
noonoed from the pulpit OF fas o in the ands
OF any Gencs that attend enough OF the aoctrlhe .,
eonfeTrnco in issi Friday will doubtless DO the red
letter dly Of the reunion The morning services VIII DC
that great Mormon apostle. Joseph smith, senior.
There is no memory precious 10 the Mormon OF tue
present day that OF Joseph smith. ~ was JOSEPH
smith who discovered aud To the worm tue famous
sBuok OF Mormon" To him was revealed the hldlng-
Mace of the plates upon which tho Mormon Bible was
printed II was Joseph smith who founded the Mormon
Church fifty three years In little wayslde hthet
I'm The Keystone state, and the Mormon Church WIN ever
hold hi, name reverence This wonderful nlth. OF
rrtcnce OF faith In the departed prophet gives the ser
yrcs in commemorntion OF his works special slghh-
canoe II viii bs by far the most interesting ana mover
service OF the celebration These memorial ccTeHoh'5
viii las, during tho day. and In the evening memorial
sermon will he preached. The regular seiVices Oh the
reunion. winch commence on SATURDAY niOrnnS WI" DO
"a. follows: The morning dcVOtons VIII beglh III ~
o'clock and until These VIII consist Of preach
inc singing AMI prayer. At o'clock oach day, sun
DAY excepted there will 10 held regular conference
meeting 1T which various committees viii be present
and rruprt. Al o'clock each c'ening nn"thet
service ~ preaching song and prayer W be hcil, Vh
the sabbath regular VIII be held instead OI the
conference needing. A..
Church from all the world delegates being en- route
FROM the west coast OF Africa Australia, England ana
other countries. Bishop Bakc,y, tho Rev. Wi.laIl
Kelly Elder H. Girdlcy and others Will preside II
h To be arranged that different Mormon bishop or
other officer preside nj each days services Among
those who have already arrived or who are en- route
| nrr W. ". Blair aud from ogden Clty lthh' "a
famous missionary stands high In the Mormon
Church; Joseph Smith. jr, son ot the on Jor1Pu'
EIdcr kmbail; j. Anthony. from AlaDaWai tue leE'
Mr. scott from Michigan; james Co1h. Ol DeHNet Al
eKoudrr smith o salt Lake City; Henry G. smith, nom
T,tas Joseph X. Lambert. OF ChicagO VI. Nckefs ana
VIE Providence, Il. aud also tbs president 81 th9
Mormon Church the Tahiti Islands. by me rising OF
Fda, sun there will he larger nnrihtr oi Morn"n ~
pis lite village OF Kirkland thal ever briorc assembled
al one time ia any locality outside OF Utah.