The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-10-21
TEMPLE AND TABERNACLE.


The FIRST presidency Of the Church,
with several members Of the council oi
the Apostles, are paying flying visit
TO the Trans-Mississippi Exposition at
Omaha.
a Young Mems Mutual Improvement
Association. which holds regular meet.
ings. has been organized at Manila.
Philippine Islands, among the soldiers
OF the Utah batteries.
Elder Henry c. Holly. missionary
In the northwestern states, died "a,
Anaconda, Montana, on the ioinst..
after a short Illness. His remains, by
request Of his relatives, were taken 10
Evanston for burial. Elder T. s.
Bramwcll, president Of the mission.
accompanying them. Brother lollcy
was quite a young man aud bis dee
mise was very unexpected.
Stake Sunday school conferences
will be held In the uintah stake on
Saturday aud Sunday, October 90 aud
sO In Emery stake ON Saturday aud
Sunday November and 81 In the Han.
mock stake tat Chcstcrheldl Sunday,
October 30. In the Pocatcllo stake, sun.
day, November O. In TIVE last two
named stakes these will be- the nrst
Sunday school conferences since their
organization.
II has been decided, at the request
Of General Superintendent George Q.
Cannon, TO hold n Sunday school con.
vention In the Assembly hall, Salt
Lake City. ON Monday aud Tuesday,
November - and ~, towhich delegates
from all over the inter.mountain re-.
giou will be invited 10 consider aud
discuss subjects associated with the
advancement OF the Sunday school
cause throughout the church speak.
els ON about twenty different subjects
have been chosen, among them, In adj
dition TO the general supcrIntcndcncy,
Elders y. NJ. Lyman. George Tcasdalc
II. j. Grant, Seymour u. Young, Geo
Reynolds, James Il. Talmagc, j. NJ
Tanner, George A. Smith, r, @
Griggs and J. W. summcrhays
Elder George d. Piper will conduct
the singing exercises. The railroads
have granted half fare rates TO thos,
who attend the convention.
Elder Charles w. Pcnrose was IN,
only speaker at the Tabernacle scryicel
Sunday, the 10th inst His remarks
were confined TO the different conccp
lions OF Deity held by the various de
nominations Of today. lie said tina
the commonly accepted belief Of today
that God Is mysterious presence, no
10 DO eomprehended by mortAls, Ia
fallacy. The orcods OF most OF IN
modern churches. he continued, ar
misleading and confusing. and 30 con
Trajectory ~ 20 almost make peopl'
doubt tho existence OF God. lie OK
pressed the belief that God can mani
fest himself TO manlslud, but II IL be-
cause men have been searching for AM
endeavoring 10 grasp the Infinite tina
they have made 40 many great mis-
tal;esi that II ia impossible for man, Il
his Infinite condition, TO fully grAs
the majesty Of omnlpotence. In clos
ing, Elder Pcnroso expressed tho belle
that faith IL increasing among N
Latter-day Saints, while decreaain
among the members OF other churches
There was notable gathering a
Poplen Farm, the home OF Blsho
John r, Wlnder, near the corner q
Thirteenth South and Second Eas
Salt Lake City, ON the 10th Inst. IN
event was n dinner given by Mr.. AN
Mrs. winder 10 the first presidency an
twelve apostles OF the Mormon churcl
II has been many years-so many this
none OF those persent could remembs
the date-since all Of the apostles an
the FRS. presidency have been togeths
at general conference, aud as II ma
be many more years ere II again occur
Bishop Winder conceived the idea {
giving dinner 10 them In honor {
the unusual occurrence. IL was n Au
cess In every way. AZ 2 o'clock n
, distinguished guests were all prcser
and after strolling around the far
} aud admirlng the general nehtness an
order, the guests entered the pArlo
whore for an hour or more, until dil
ner was announced at o'clock, r
miniseenees were brought up and u
past aud future Of Utah discussed (
an informl and most pleasant wa,
An hour was spent In the dining roor
: where, as everywhere else, informalil
= was the rule. President Snow was
! the head Of the table, on his right WI
3 Counselor Cannon, and ON his le
Q Counselor Joseph II. Smith. n
, spread was OF the most bounteol
kind, and French dishes were consplcl
Gus by their absence. The decoration
were unpretentious but neat and tAst,
After dinner there was music, aud
general Informal talk over the proRre
Q OF the church, and Kindred subject
. IL was o'clock when the frat pre-
/ deney and some OF the other gues
. babe the host goodbye. A number
a the younger apostles fingered for
! couple Of hours longer. The on