Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-05-24
GOLDEN WEDDING.

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PLEASANT GROVE, Utah,
May q, 1894
Edpor Dsssrct NCUG
Aninvltauon 20 attend the roliea
wedding annivomary, the 5Oth wei.
ding day Of Bishop John Brown and
bic wife. Elizabeth, Inspired our li'iI'
Marty 10 leave salt Lake city on saluf.
dav The l0.h inst. for ride Of thirty
f,x miles to Pleasant Grove, whore The
celebration took place on The 2lo. iHaA
nj tho city hall our iuvigon,ins ride
in the blooming month Of May was
(witn tho exception Of dust and wind
fora portion OF the journey cuarm
iugly pleasant. Al aluto appeared
DO is SUNDAY garb, with blooming
trees. green noIls OF small grain, ginss
and lucrru, .shruba and NHwofsi all
spuaking loudly lu thcirOWu language
ofnn abundant harvest.
In the days Of my b0yhooi my fniher
ueed 60 sings
In winter how wBItc iHo snow
While n1yf uu tIe i.c hru 1875 p'nyi
iu spring Coo green heritage Wil grow
With aiI tIH sweet H|lHHpmf Of NnHt
AnI autumn uuuF treasures OF f1lli
Tue app.g. tle peach and thepcar.
At 90 events the general prospects
for sutumn'B returns % the husu1uIs
man aru promising In every ruspeci HI
the way through salt Lake aud Unh
counties,
We attended the advanced Sunday
school 10 Pleasant Grove where We
took a part la the Sunday school ana
arranged school union ON the blrtl'
day OF President Is, Young, juno Isl
Az pm. full meeting was addressed
on the Signs OF the rimeH, by Elder
Edward Stevenson.
At8p. m. the Wedding guests began
10 assemble NJ the city hNll, at thuhuad
Of which was spread out tho "A murlcau
nhg. The Stars anu SlripgB Away
have cheerful effect Many pictures
OF note adorned the walls 81 thu hall
and gr1OpA Of tho Hurais were looking
at them, nnd lusilY engaged in plrhHs
ant conversation until order was
called nuu prayer was Offered Ly Elder
T.. stevenson, which was followed by
singing and muuic, rcoilntiOns aud re-
marks.
Supper called about sixty guests
around table decorated with hlWers,
large wedding cakes, beautifully
adorned. There was mo- lack OF fowl,
meats, cakes, pics, fruits and every
thing necessary Tor golden wedding
feast. AZ tho head OF tho table vat tue
bride aud groom, "a yoats Of age, 90 OF
which had been spent in happy we'd
lock.
Around Thorn were many who were
born IN the eyoniiul year Of 1890. a
second table was s0on nilcI, while
others came In later on, making a
company 1f about l.5, two OF whom
were battalion veterans. namely,
George Clark and Samuel White, bDln
Of Pleasant Grove.
Ihuru watu also i0nr pioneers pres.
emit John Brown, Hon,ou Walker,
John Gleason, Of Pleasant Grove, anu
Edward Stevenson, Of Salt Lake City,
There were present an unusual number
Di those who saw Joseph Smith, the
Prophet ihUso who raw MIN IN lie
IRE becoming scarce la the gatherings
of the 5ainF.) There were fifteen Ia
all, viz. stephen b.. Rose, Henson
Walker, Alexander Bullock, Sam.
uul White, John Brown, George
s. Clark, John Gleason, Oixar
Winters, Edward Stevenson, Mary Ann
Winter Elizabeth Fuugs Walker,
Catherine Fouks White, Nancy
Holmes, Elizabeth Adams0n anu
Susan Lund. Tho foasting was !ol.
lowed by s0clabie convorsailOn, music,
speeches from pioneers anu Mormon
Battalion boys, Interpreted with re-
marks by the gentler sex. Peace aul
n sweet Intelligent spirit animated
most enjoyable afternoon. 10 wa the
first golden wedding rOCiablo OF PLEAS.
ant Grove, and it was tho occasion 0f
innumerablo good words and sunti.
munla.
Brother Walker offered few rc.
marks relative 10 the time when Utah
was suffering from tho grasshupuurs
and all earthly hope seemed gone
There woroas many al hiiern insects
on one stalk ul wheat, and starvation
stared the Saints 10 tho face. The
people turned 20 God Ia prayer
Brother Walker said no saw chosen
lew 30 into tho secret mountain cham.
beers ~ call upon the Lord. Among
them lac believed was JcdodiA Nj.
Grant. On the following Sabbath
Elder Grant Haid3 God VIII como 20
our dolivorancoi uu OF good cheer, our
uClivurance II near. Two days after
clouds OF nnngu warmed over our
valleys. We named them our
angels, for they were pure and
white, and Indeed our delIyoferi.
Those angel gullH soon swept away our
enemies. Relief had come. Brother
Walker said ho watched with Interest.
% delight the wonderful dcllverauce.
lie had soun them, after eating tho
young crlckelsi go 20 the creek, drink
AMI vomiIi then return 10 tbuil work
ol ueV0lrlng our enemies. The
prophecy OF Elder JedUdiah NJ. Grant
was iulhllod OF which we go piJurus
are Wiineises, IN tho nnt iratt Ui our
own crops given unto us OF the Lord
under tho b0wcry iu tlu Old Furt
EDWARD sIEyENsUE.