The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-09-11
A NEW GOSPEL SHIP.
THE REoRGANIZED LATrER-D.v
SAINTS BUILD A VESSEL.
1t VIII Visit the Society IsIands-A
Description of the EyaneIia.
Which Will Be Launched Today.

The Reorganized Church of Latter-day
saints has built and will launch from
Holders shipyards In this city, on Tues
day next 1.-The ship of Zion, EyaneIia.
says the San Francisco Chronicle. The
vessel, as it's name implies in the Ma
orian language, is gospel ship and has
been built for the purpose of spreading
the gospel of the sect which owns it
of the Pacific.
In an interview at the shipyard, on
channel street, yesterday Bishop E. l..
Kelly, OF Lamont, a.. who came here in
June last to arrange for and superintend
the building of the vessel and Captain
j. F. Burton, an old sea captain but now
missionary of the church, who is to
command the new ship told its story.
Kelly, II expected to buy vessel such
as would suit our purposes. The money
f for its purchase, amounting to about
in the Sunday. schools of our church. In
the Society islands we have already up
ward of 1000 native converts to our faith
the work of few missionaries who
spreading our gospel at great risk of life
and with many hardships They re-
ported to us constantly that if they only
had boat SO arranged that they could
live in it and travel quickly from port to
port they could do far more work, and
SO we decided to send them a gospel ship.
When l arrived here | consulted with
Captain Burton, an old seafaring man,
who has been one of our missionaries
here for some time, and together we
looked over the craft in the bay, but
found none to suit us. Then we decided
to build a boat and" pointing to the
craft standing upon the ways, there she
is. Now, let Captain Burton, who is to
sail her, tell you about the ship, for she
IS as staunch and true, we hope and be-
aboard" =, .raI 4 =
1.-THE Evanelia,'' said Captain Burton,
is built for our special purpose and
vessels of her class. She is to be schooner
rugged, but you will see from her breadth
OF beam and her outlines generally that
she conforms to the lines of no set model
In the cabin and between decks, give us
a light draught and a fast boat, for, after
her cruise from this port to the islands,
the Evanelia will only make short voy
ages. The dimensions of the boat, as
surveyed today by the customs authori-
ties, are as. follows: Over ALL As feet;
a tonnage of 20 tons. The very best ma
terial obtainable has been put into her.
All the seams are caulked with cotton,
then painted with white lead and
will be very speedy. The Evanelia will
carry all told crew Of seven. She
has the latest patent steering gear, and
for comfort without considering cost.
In the cabin will be four double hunks,
separated by curtains at night, dividing
the cabin into four little staterooms. In
sleeping on deck under awnings, for in
the tropics the deck will be preferable to
cooking utensils. We have full set of
charts and instruments necessary for
navigation, and as a boat for the purpose
designed, she will carry in comfort and
10 mis- n1,Q fro ,orf 10
in less than a third of the time it now
takes them to travel. The ship will fly
the American flag and claim San Fran
the islands, and then turn her over to
ative preacher who holds a license from
the French government, as a pilot and
California again"
There are few things want to add"
said Bishop Kelly. 1--WE have three Amer
viii send three more on the s' EVane diil
We hope to launch the boat on Tuesday
next and to dedicate it to the service of
God on September sd. Just when she
to have her at the islands by October 9Th
next. when the conference is held there
Another thing; please do not mix this
Mormon church of that name in Utah.
We have been declared by the United
States courts to be the legal succession of
the church founded by Joseph Smith.
whose son is at the head of our church
Cur headquarters are at Lamont, Ia, and
in this city at 800 Post street. We do not
believe in polygamy. but in original re-
ligion as revealed. There was some OBJ
lection for a time to our building a boat
out here as the bulk of our church is in
built there, but we have grand boat
and we hope for grand results from the
venture"
The builder of the gospel shin, Daniel
Holder added a final word: 'The craft
is as starch as the hand of man can
make her.. After being launched the
Evanelia will be towed to Harrison street
wharf for the final touches.