The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-10

cupy Utah as a. mission field. The hrSt
resident missionary, Rev C. NJ. Pierce,
arrived in Salt Lake City May s, 1870.
Bishops Simpson and Kingsley, Revs-
Fisher and Hartsbough had previously
visited and preached in Salt Lake City
Faust's hall. an unfinished hay lott
over a livery stable on Second South
street, was rented May 10, 1870, for one
year at 5000. The first Methodist class
was organized May Is, 1870, and con-
sisted of one man and five women, j.
NJ Moore, Sarah Moore, Almyra Glenn
ents. Perleyette Strickland, Lovena
Pierce and Elizabeth Wood. The first
local donation to Utah mission. IS. was
made by United States Marshal Colonel
Patrick. May II. 1870. The first adj
Visory trust board for the FIRST Meth
odist Episcopal church. Salt Lake City,
was appointed May Is. 1870, Judge
Strickland, r. Fl. Robertson, General
G. R Maxwell and Colonel W. t. Pat
rick. The first Sunday school met in
Faust's hall June =, 1870. Three teach
ers, II scholars and one visitor were
present. The first church festival was
held June Is, 1870. Six hundred we're
present; net receipts 5000. On the same
night the first 'quarterage," 81 was
paid the pastor. June 20, 1870, was the
first wedding by a Methodist minister,
.Abram II. Young was married TO Mar
tina Canary.
On July 9, 1870, Bishop Ames, Chap
lain McCabe, wife and son. arrived in
Salt Lake City. The following day the
bishop preached in the morning and the
chaplain in the evening. On Sunday,
July Il. 1870, they preached in the opera
house at Corinne, and at the clCga of
the evening service. SLIGO was sub
scribed to build the first Methodist
church in Utah. It was dedicated by
sl11 10 in NFf-fS
the Pacific coast. Sept. 20, 1870. And I
believe this was the first dedication OF
Christian church il Utah.
Faust's hall was occupied from May
TO- 1870, to August 6, 1871. Such noted
devines as Dr.. Morley Puntnson,
Newman, Curry, Buckley, Abel. Stew
ems. Vincent. Leonard. McCate and Mr..
Moody preached in that historic hay
loft. October IS, 1871, ground was
broken on Third South, between Main
and State streets, for the First Method
list Episcopal church, Salt Lake City.
! The corner stone was laid November
20. 1871. General Morren of Camp
/ Douglas delivering an address The
basement rooms Of the church were
opened December 81, 1871. These rooms
were used for both church and seiain
airy purposes till the summer Of 1875,
when the structure was completed. and
on Sunday August Is, 1875, it was dedi-
Gated, Bishop Gilbert Haven preaching
in the morning and Chaplain McCabe
in the evening.
The original cost Of the property was
SIS, con, but interest and other expenses
incident upon a $40 900 debt assumed
by Chaplain McCabe increased the
final cost to $4,000 OF the entire
amount Chaplain McCabe raised $52,
000. the board Of church extension do
mated 5000 and loaned $4,000, and the
people Of the Salt Lake City con-
tributed $40, 900. | am glad to have
| had 81 little part both in contributing
and raising money for the enterprise.
Pardon me for taking a little credit in
I helping to save the first church from
passing out of Methodist hands. At
the request of Chaplain MeCabe l was
put in charge of the Utah work in 1876.
The first thing that confronted me was
the awful debt on the First church To
| lose this church meant defeat else
where. I was summoned east by this
good man, and when we met the first
act was to sign a note with him for
$500 to secure funds and pay an over
due claim in Salt Lake City which
demanded immediate settlement. From
that day forward I ceased not to sec
ond his heroic efforts till the last $500
bond was cancelled.
The first Methodist S~rvice hs'd =
Ogden was June as, 1870, in the old
Union & Central Eacitic railroad dr.
pots. Our first property was bought
September 90. 1871. price s1,7O0. Of
which the church extension donated
1890 and the Remington Bros. IIliam
N Y, $500 The First church was
built 1874. A debt Of $1,000 had TO
be met soon after I took charge of the
district in 1876. The present church
was begun in 1883 and completed in
1891, during the pastorage of 3
Wesley Hill. The total cost including
parsonage, interest, etc, was about
$4,000. The old church property 7zas
sold for $1z, 400. The board OF church
extension has put, including interest,
etc, over $50, 600, and holds deed for
the entire property. had nothing to
do with this last enterprise except to
council against building such an ex-
| pensiYe church.
Originally this point was in the Utah
mission. The first semon was preached
| October 1S, 1870. The church was built
in the summer OF 1871, at a cost OF
$1,000 $500 Of which was still unpro-