Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-26
MAPLET0N MATTERS.
A Budget Of News From a Thriving
Town.
MApLEToN, Feb. "a, 1897.

MAPLEToN, Feb. "a, 1897.
To the Editor;
1t has been year now since your
readers heard anything from tais
place through the medium OF the
NEWS, and as you have 30 kindly 40.
corded us space heretofore, we will
again ssk your indulgoncs.
The circumstances that suggested
these llnes are uuusual for Mapleton,
viz, the departure Of two missionaries,
Elders Lewis II. Perry and Frederick
G. Tive de-the first that have been
called from this place for several
years to 20 and preach the Gospel.
Previous to their going the Bishop at
our last Priesthood meeting appointed
committee TO arraugea program to
give the brethren q farewell party
30 according to the arrangement, the
people OF the ward gathered at the
meeting house on Monday eve the
10Th Inst, prepared with luncheon
and good wishes for the brethren, to
wish them Godspeed In the service OF
Him who twill save all those that
will DO saved"
The evening was devoted to social
chat and congratulations, sandwiched
with dancing, singing, recitation and
speeches, until ~ O'Clock, when
luncheon was served. Then each OF
the two brsthren spoke n short time,
and expressed gratitude for the mani
festation of esteem shown them by
thcse present. At tine close of their
remarks they were each prese d ted,
Brother Perry by Sister Eva Bird,
and Brother Iwede by Brother j. Ii
Holley, with . well filled purse, PEE
faced with sentiments appropriate to
the occasion; da"cing and converse
were then resumed.
The brethren GO direct to New York
where they Will be assigned their
field OF labor. They left home on the
18th inst. Tor Salt Lake, to be set apart
for their missions.
We are having a very favorable
winter, there having already been
sufficient rain and snow stored away
for next summers Irrigation, 1t II
thought.
We have just attended the Elders
conference OF this Stake (Utah Staks)
the first ever held In the Stake. W,
are pleased to see the example OF tn,
Salt Lake Stake being gradually
adopted In this Stake, the quorum;
being numbered and representation re-
quired ut the Stake Priesthood meat
ing, where also the names OF those Il
BIS ordained to that Priesthood have to
be presented for Enforcement,
Your Correspondent was in Emery
Stake q few days since, where he wit
messed quite contrast in relation t
ElhaFaJ xy h 4 Ia har IA
There II 10 held that there should be d
full number or nearly 80 to make 1
quorum, before an organization Il
Stfected, even though It would rsquirs
several towns to furnish eutlicien
numbers. In fact, l was creIItably
informed that there were only lhree oil
four organ iced ou0rums IN the Stake
with the members scattered through
out the eight or ten towns, ana whsr,
4 town had NO president or counselor
living therein then one OF the mem
beers was called to take charge OF tn,
members that lived there and to pre-
eide at the local meetings. The con
trast is In that In this Stake every
town, small or large, has at least on,
quorum, although their numbers ma y
not exceed from twenty-five to thirt,
members when first organized, This,
Of course, works to the convenience o
the members; whether 1t is propel
or not tbote in authority know, but Il
seems that there shc uld be uniformity
In all the Stakes, to say the least.
We have just bsen called 10 Tbs
realization that life in the prime o
energy IL subject to the horrors Of tn
grave. We chronicle the death OF Me
Edith Msimstrom, beloved vile OF
Charles b. Malmstrom, which SUD
event occurred on the 1874 inst
Funeral services were held In tn,
South schoolhouse, where coDsolipl
remarks were maize, holding out th,
Christian hope for the uecesse7, an
also exhorting the living 10 adopt
cody life. The deceased leAvs o
husband AID two little girls, ais,
numerous friends to mourn her loss.
The health OF the people Ia excep
uenaiiy good In this place as We 81,