Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-06-26
The EXCURSION ENDED.
Temple Workers and Party Spend
Yesterday in Willard,

MONDAY ,ioeSIvo

o.. m, aud soon R'ilr that time forty
carriages were In line with the brass
band, carrying the Stars ami stripes,
In the lead.
Our most generous frIcnIs. tho Men.
dou Silver ban who with their con
ducior Professor swrc,cu, mad
generously given thoir services Tor our
entertainment during the nrst three
days Of our visit, hal now taken home
with them the kiuJliost Wishes OF the
entire party, and the services OF the
brass baud Of Willard CITY were called
10 relu.sitlon.
IL was after nine O'Clock when
We reached Three Mile Greek.
whore we met the Sunday school chill.
dren out In force waving their hand.
korchlcis as the procession drew up IN
front Of their neat aud c1mmodlous
meeting house. Chains wHrH brought
out anu were m0uutei by tho Fimt
Presidency, and President Woodruff
briefly addressed the children while
umbrellas were helI up 20 shield him
frJm the sun. lIs specially uujlincd
upon the children Obedience o. their
parents, aud Invoked the blessings Of
tho Lord upon ALL
President George q. Cannon In
few words spoke % tho importance Of
the occasion ~ them in seeing prcai.
dent Woodruff, aud hoped ovotyU q
" the younger children would lako
advantage " the privilege aud be-
come members u the Church by ban.
item on thulr olguth birthday. Ilo
t1lI them that be- would rather bury
bis children while they were iu mlI
faith than 10 have them live AID leave
the Church.
President Joseph T.. Smith cndor cd
all that had been said nud asked Col
10 bluss all the Sunday school COLL.
dfun.
Amer n fifteen minutes stay, during
which general Misunderstanding was iu-
dulgud 10, the carriages were taken
anu, 90 music by the baud, and nmiG
the waving Of handkerchief, the pt0.
cessiUn moved out.
Arriving at willard city nj 1880
o'clock, row Ui Sunday school uhil.
dTcu on either fiuu Of the street waved
"a greeting as tue procession filed bo-
twUeni aud the dusty ride over was
forgotten nn soon nf the assembly were
seated In the cool roitesuiugiy decor.
atud meeting h0uso.
Win Elder HuJgor CIaws0n pre-.
siding, the txcrciscs here were opcHcd
with "A very pretty rendition OF 20 My
Father" uy a little boy aud gifl, tho
refrain being sung by the choir
Tho opening prayer was offered by
Edwin P.COfdUn,t Un OF Alfred Gordon,
VI whOm President Young said when
challenged by the Rev. MI Berry for
a debate In England, 81 have boy
working In tue p0ttorlos Of stafford.
thifo who can sAusfy all your neccs.
stiles Ia that respect"
80 My Mothofn, was next sung 10y
members OF tho Temple choir.
President WiIiord Woodruff read a
passage from the Prophet Isaiah. Re
iorrlng 10 tue chill fcn who greeted the
visitors, he said " he could read their
lives Aud duings Of forty aud nGy
years hence, It would be more Interest.
lug Than any sermon he or anyone
else could preach. lie rcloiced, with
t 5oins m Tiod by pnI ihS s TSis
10 their Temple work; said Inc
people of the world would before long
come n1cRing 10 Zion 10 escape the
scUurErs u come upon the earth. lie
urged upon the parents the Importance
VI krrpiug their children virtulus,and
Of educating them Tor the WORK before
them la preparing tor the coming Of
tue Son OF Man.
President George q. Cannon referred
10 tue great Improvements made tiuru
twenty years ago when hu wis &C.
las; AdyetlrI 90 the purposes Of tuu
Lord 10 mako these valleys, north
90 Cauala and south 10 south
America, tho safety ~ His people
aud the home oi human liberty.
Such a place, the speaker ehoWoI,
would be needed not maHy years hence,
~ the people came into greater prOmI.
hence aH they wurH destined % DO, aud
that our position adds 20 this Import
Rnco already. He pointed out the
great dvsiguH OF the Lori in our being
~ situated, and thought that We did
not realize the importance OF our pres.
ont situation, lie related Incl leuts 10
enforce his position, and spoke Oi the
stability OF the people, dcprrcatiug the
originating VI factions among the
Saints He felt that GII would not
be- true 10 His promises % He dii not
give tue spirit OF wise counsel 10 the
leaders OF His people. Tie announced
the news VI President Caru0l'-
assassination In France, and thought
the outlook OmiuuuH. flo said there
would be no place lOr our wurEmcn
here II We DID not foster AMI q We loot
the clutrJl OF the iuduHlTius Of the
country. He feIOlcUi iu tho E0ll
HpiTit uFBvniliuu umuuu tho NnIufa
here, euiOiuod purity OF HE among
the youth and closed by Invoking the
blessing OF the Lord upon the SALINE.
"Iho Sleigh Ride" with alcighbpli
accOmpanlmunt, was beautifully ron.
dered by the Willard CITY choir.
President L)reuE1 snow related iu-
ciIen,a OF President YDuug's l0yU bf
nmusementE; and VI tho Prophet
Joseph'o enjoyment Of an Irish Joke,
rotating one such himself. Ho au
nOuu cud Brother William q. Duubar,
Tor whom President WUlIrun cleared
the way by taking a back seat, anu al
/ was rs young us / used ~ bs,n took
the assembly by storm.
"IhU Western Home" compost.
ton OF Evan Stcphrnb's, was sung by
Sister Maggie HUI us q compliment 10
the Professor who holds warm
place In the hearts Of the people VI
Willard.
PRECEDENT Joseph Il. smith
c0mpimtnted the Saints for their
tnriit AMI enterprise, and urged them
10 remember the source OF all blessings,
no lie had been ruled out OF sucn
affairs by the world. he iualsted that
money Of itself Is wOfthlraf, illuslrnt.