Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-06-17
A LETTER FROM CACHE.
A Saba Day In he Countryside
Drou,h hruken-Beiier Crop
Prospects.
LOGAN, Cache County,
JuLe 16!h, 1885,

JuLe l6lh, lS9'
To the Editor:
A Sunday in the country 10 some
thit & the city folks would enjoy, so
PROPOSE to give them through the
NEWS some Idea how we cl0dhoppers
RENE mber the Sabbath day 10 keep 1t
holy. Being at home In Hyrum at.
tended Sunday school at 10 a. m. In
the Primary department, which meets
In the central school, Is TO be found
100 little tots, nil we'll anu neatly
dressed, and as happy as sunshine.
In the next room was u Sea u dinavian
meeting where the aged were worship
Ing Goa In their native language. On
the east side OF the public ,quare 10
handsome three.story structure called
the Hyrum Courch acaIemy. Here
was found the first anu second inter-
mediate departments OF the SUNDAY
school, all meeting in separate rooms,
as ALEC the theological depar tment.
Then there Ia the east beucn scnooi,
where another branch OF the Sunday
school 10 fought (seventy pupils).
| Then up the canyo or rather at the
mouth OF II, are twenty-eight child
rem W no meet every SUNDAY morning.
| The Hyrum Sunday schools number
about $50 pupiis, AMI they have an
able corps OF teachers.
In the academy building the first
| and second intermediate and thee
| logical all meet. The great folding
doors are thrown open AMI the as.
sembly room is q lieu with young meH
anu women, boys and girle, uressei 10
their best. They would be taken by
stranger to be lne a0ns ami daughters
OF wealthy p,rents, and for health ana
beauty 1t would be difficult to name
comparison. On Suuusy last, the opel
ing exercises having been gone
through aLd holy Sacrament admin
istereu, each department filed cut to
the music OF the organ to their own
rooms. In the theological class
| was discussed the subject oil
the organization OF the Church In
the days OF our Savior. Tine manner
which the young people dealt with
the subject showed them to be quite
familiar with the Holy Bible. All
then reassembled In tue large room tor
the closing exercises, where. your
humble servant and Elder James q.
Allen, late of the Samoan Islands,
addressed the school for short time.
In the afternoon the people assem-.
bled in the church. There was a
large congregation to greet the return
OF our young missionaTy. Elder James
q. Allen, who TeturGed ON Saturday
last from three and 0ne.half yeare'
mission to the samoan Islands. Elder
Allen was a To- yeai-1ld boy when he
left home Dsceaber 18Th, 1898;
he arrived iu Auckland Jauuary
An, 1894 He gave splendiu
account OF his miss on anu also spoke
10 the native tongue. Brother Allen
had bseu 30 long on the Islands tuat 1t
ia with some difficulty he speaks the
English language. He has performed
4 q good mission aad the manner 10
which the people We'd with each other
In grasping his hand showed 10 was
welcomed home.
In the evening the young people
met in conj1i session OF the Nj. /.
associations. Our large building was
filled with young people, spieudid
program was gwen and Elder Allen
gave further account Of his travels
anu also spoke to the young people 10
the Samoan tongue.
Now, Mr.. Editor, how do you ike
that way OF keeping the Sabbath day ?
Gu where you will in any OF the towns
OF Cache valley aud southern Idaho
you will finu similar proceeding to
what l have described as a Sabbath
day in the country. OF course there
are many In eaoh OF these towns who
do not obaerve the Sabbath day In this
way, yet mSiority, and very large
majority too, 60 keep the Sabbsth as l
have described. Sill there lie room
for missionary labor at home, even In
the country.
On Monday afternoon Mre. Susa
Young Gates addressed the ung
iadies OF Hyrum, anu all who were
present enjoyed her excellent ad dress.
AT last the ir0uth IN Cache valley
lie broker. 1t rained some last night,
and from the cloudy appearance OF The
sky 1t looks Us though we are to have
good rain. Iii 1t had come two u
three weeks ago much grain on dry
isrms would have been savsJ; but II
we get OIL, ugh now We SHAH reap u
better hRrves, than may thought Tor.
Good health, hard WORK, and h