Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-08
HOOPER ITEMS.
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To the Editor;
HoorER, Utah, Jan. 0, 1896 WIN
you Kindly permit me through your
columns to report an item Or two in
connection with thst portion Of cur
town located Just north Of the Davis
county line and known W. the North
Hooper ward; aud 10 Inform your
many readers that although we are
located about four miles west from the
railroad trauks, on the eastern shores Of
the brluy INLAND sea,and consequently
somewhat Isolated, asst were, We sllli
have interest In common with them,
and arc trying to perform our part 10
the great work Of redemption.
On Monday, Dec. 80, the oiiicufs,
teachers aud scholars Of our hAbbHth
school, with a. mauy OF 1.-THE parents anu
ffisnds ~ could he accommodated met
IN our commodious meeting house nj
10 am, when the following program
wss ably rendered;
FlTst waH an exercise from tho ptl.
mary department, entitled the Now
Covenant. 10 certainly deserves
special mention tho rendition being
excellent and the sight a mOst I'm.
pfessive one. To zee alb at seventy
i've or eighty little inhoeents kneeling
ana with clAsptd hands and bowed
heads revefently Teolting tho L1fl's
prayer did not TAIL TO bring iuhfs VI Joy
10 many eyes. THIS was followed W
song rom tue entire department, On.
titled Christmas Bells, and was also
well rendered.
Next were two class e1eroiies from
the fifst intermediate department,
subject, the life anu labsfs Of Jesus
Christ, from Sunday School Union
leaflets ono TO thirty; Glass l anbwrr.
ing la concert questions from leAtirts
one 10 1iteon, aud class = from siA sen
10 thirty, each showing thorough
acquaintance with the lesson,
Too tuoOnd iutermu1 late department
gave very excellent eSefclss Oh
Church, history from Dsseret sunday
School Union leatlo II.
The work " the theological depart.
me / was On the tDstOTAtion Of the
Gospel, In two paTts; nfst, from the
young ladies, anu stu ud rem The
young men, each class sho wing by tho
individual WORK OF the students that
thorough anu efficient work mad boon
done by teachers AID scholars alike;
the same can truly DO said OF each dc.
partment ana class.
Nor was the beautiful music and
singing any the less worthy Of note
aud special mention, the exercise,
throughout being well interpreted
Herewith.
The program being ended. remarks
highly commenting the efforts Of all
concerned were made by Assistant
stake Superintendent JAcots, fol.
lowed by Superintendent II. Bal.
laniyne, VINO spoke words OF
encouragement ana comfort to all.
Words OF satisfaction were also spoken
by Bishop WIN. W. Cnlld. All pres.
eat seemed u partsks largely OF the
spirit and iuflusnce OF tue Gospel
which was abunuantly poured out by
the Oliver VI all good.
After this closing exercises four hun.
dred sacks Of nuts end candy were dis.
Iibuted to the teachers and scholars,
mothers with babies, etc; after which
all those who desltoI repaired ~ tbs
amusement hall, where, after partak.
Ing OF picnic, dancing was freely In.
dulged In until about o pm, when tho
days exercises were closed with
prayer, anu all repaired 10 tnslr homes
feeling well repaid for the exGrlious
made and the efforts put forth 10 make
each other happy, anu isslingl that the
day was one long 10 be Remembered
by all.
Our ward organizations are 10 excel.
lent working order and our poor well
provided for.
On Wednesday evening, Jan. Let,
We were treated 10 light shower OF
sleol, OF n decidedly salty nature, which
considerably changed the APPEARANCE
OF objects In It's course by the salt con.
tAined therein.
A branch from tho II. q. W. down
TO our settlement seem 10 be quite
topic OF conversation at ths present
time aud 10 looked uIOn As ono OF the
probabilities OF tho near future. IL
could not fail 10 be n source Of revenue
10 tue company, IN the hauling 1t would
get, anu also the coal trade It could
have. Let II come; will DO a tenvti,
W our iowa. ODsERVEIl.