Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-09-01
uACCLESFlELD TO MARBLE,
Tho Latter Politically Described
lis EgtntIul History.
A wandering sout nrought Hack
Lnbor- Of the Elders. -'h A."
whites u Al fptrrtniniugiy.

No.I4A, HAMrDES GRovE, Pairi.
cot, near Manchester, Enelnd, Aug.
10, 1898 saturday, August IL, paid
visit to what Is called tho Maccltsiielj
district. The travelling Elders In
chnrge Of this dlstrict are Elders n. l..
Morrl., Of Salt Lake CITY, and John
IA. Evans, OF Idaho Falls. ellsworth
was my fir.t stopping plhoe-a farming
district. II IL a very billy country.
Here ate about halfa dozen families,
mostly good, faithful saints. Tho
meetings are held Sabbath afternoons
ats O'Clock, at the house Of Brother
ami Slater John Salt. A very hospit.
able ftcep zion BE- giyou by the iumily 10
oh travel ing Elders and Salute. The
few saints present nre ever willing 10
bear brief testimony 10 tho Gospel tney
have etpuusOd. After meeting Elder
n. l.. Morris and myself walker over
~ Rose Hall, Otherwise called MAriir
tnhuut five milUs.l Arriving there,
pf d having spare hall hour We
visited NJ iIplu II al, n short distance
from the railway station. An Intimate
acquaintance gives the following
graphic description OF this ancient
looking buildings
"Passlug through the massive gatca
nt the entrance NJ Maple PARK We
lulsufuly atro4u along thu uuduiaiinE
path across the gtassy Held ana soon
arrived at the lodgei theu approached
the lvy.mantlrd mOullerlng wall
oh.
ed yet hot lonesome sylvan auOde. Tho
heavy ifun gEttH aero closed aud oil
SEEMED wtnpt la q hulCyun qulciudU.
Between tue gate through which We
were Viewing this placid scene, nUd
the ut,lo uakun door % the house,
stretched plot " fichelt green which
tnclTclod an antiqgetuu.dialm mounting
q stone pillar. lnu front Of the build.
ing was smOthcrud lu yines, Ivy AMI
climbing rose tushvf, winch iaucucd
tue air with fragrance, anu through
the oriilcos In thia mantle OF nature
clear, lIuiv windows pcuped mere anu
there. From the front thutu tCrtntu %
be- four stories, aud on the tuIf where
the iftvlftss.bic ivy formed in heavy
clusters thUf6 was "a watch, surrounded
by "a white railing, withu hls pole sup.
porting a Union Jack, which hung
uuuHtutbed by any hruu1e, beside a..
Two conc.capped gables helped ioim
tue mont view, aud % inc eide
stand number Of small building,
like the maiu one, huilt a rock.
10 the gable % the barn UEiH a clock
who's. c0nOdtl hugop have long
since ceased travotalng thuir ofhllnl
Journey over the vnnCcd anu tine
mutilnted face OF this antique time.
piece, which has slept Tor hair cen.
tury. Mnmm Ga oaks nud chrsnut trees
form a SOFT nuu pleasing background O.
the picturesque scene gud the furHl
surrounding and sweet simplicity VI
the whole are alone 70 DO gOuld Ia
England.
Srhis poetic SPOT h not entirely iis.
conneclvd with history, M II was huili
ut the latest date four hundred years
ago. Towards the luttur part O' tho
sixteenth century tue "liUn'hcnrtud
Elizabeth mads her temporary abode
here; and pefhhpa halt n century ator
tho lnvinCiulr Cromwell, with his
"trOusidts' t"whO were never buateu")
made dtmullshlug tour through
these parls, and after railing all tho
surrounding towers anu churcheH &C..
tired u Maplo Hail for low days'
Immense estate and is "a decidedly
inviting aud unique spot Tor weary
traveller 90 rest an hour and then
Brighten hIr memory by recalling hiH.
toucal events which have happened In
this locality"
At7.81 we took the train for Maccics.
field, hefu We held a meeting ut a pu.
vgto house Brother Browne, lhif
town has been well tractrd aud cut
to0r meetings held with but lizzie 10.
suit. Three baplisms Rui one TubAp.
tsm nave recently been added 10 the
Church. Brother q. Brown, vito and
daughter are the new converts poor
but honest family, Daniel Smith il tho
person that was reUapuEuu. Brother
smith vas member OF the Church
nbar forty years ago. ~ that tiuiv
there was thriving branch In MaUclyS.
held but with some omigratiup and
others removing 10 different parts Of
the isle, the branch war brukeu uu,
and Tor about thirty.iye years Brother
Smith has been Ike "a waudct-s--thlIst.
ing to hear the Gospel, but could Mud
no one pr0clhiming the Joyful sound.
lie often made inquiries tut was uusuC.
c,sltul In finding Elder, until about
two mOnlhn ago when passing along
the streets Onoeyoning, he saw a crowd
and heard tho Gospel preached. IL was
Au out door meeting. lie soon learned
twas the true Gospel proclaimed by
Lattsr.day Saint Elders, Al the close
OF tho meeting he sought al Interview
with the Elders ami walked home!with
them. The conversation was NJ such
On interesting nature that midnight
came and pa,eeu before they separated.
Ho was shortly alterward baptized anu
won't ON his way rejoicing.
MacoIesGeld has about $4,000 inhah.
llsuu. 10 II gteat sils mauuiautu,
Ing town, the labor being chiefly
manipulated by female operatives.
According 60 statistics the female
population pruiOminatea over the male
about tour 10 one, The town has "a
Scanly appearance, situated, apparent.
", In valley, surrounded by billa VI
vtrdaut green.
Among the historical -Nlics 10 be
seen IN MaocesHuld Is the old church.
q ~ called 81. Mighaols, AMI was built
IN 1878, a latle addition, ana one
which has made n decided improve.
mtut, hus been added 10 lt sometime
during tue present century. The old
portion Of the church has an ancient
appearance. Ia tho interior arS vaults
with hEuTer OF humau beings carved
In marble. On the walls are % large
number ~ meZH -ttntDs-brahs plates.
with inscriptions OF epltaphs NJ rev.
ercnds aud other notel mon VINO have
Teen prominent members Of ihH church
al L.. L.. IfHvH