Arizona republican., 1898-03-28

ton, wife and guest, Mrs. J. Gray, J. L. Powell and Lee Gray went to Phoenix today.
 D. M. Ferry came up to Mesa and re- turned to Phoenix today.
 Dr. Connor of Phoenix came up on this mornings train and returned on the 9:3O
 Dan w. Jones of Tempe is in town today.
 The result of the balloting for schoolt rusteey esterday is as fellows: 1 Oman Johnson, 27; J. D. Crose, 4 Will liam Newell, 12S School elections in Mesa seldom draw out large vote except when it comes time to re-elect Col. Newell. when people take day off if necessary to vote for him. c. c. Bowen came up from Phoenix today.
 Roy Hill of Tempe is in the city to attend services at the N. E. church. MT. Davies and family took a drive into the country today.
 It is now almost certain that George Gam, station agent at Mesa, will be transferred to the Phoenix office It 1 is not yet known who will take his place. Houses are at premium in Mesa, so Charles Lewis has already secured the refusal of the house Mir. Gam will vacate
 Those registered at the Alhambra are: C. F. Schilling. Florence; J. c. Bates, Florence; G. Thelin, Phoenix; w. H. Hillingass, Alberni, B. G.; George F. Smith, Tonto; L. Gibson, Jerome; Sherman Miller, Raton Charles Warrington Phoenix; Shilba 1buleheren, Camp Verde; John Ar nett. Phoenix; J. B. Bark, Phoenix; William Whitlow, Phoenix; E. J. Ed wards, Globe; c. c. Hockett, River side.
 Rev. S. L. Guthrie still con- tinues to fill his pulpit. His friends were in the hope that he would take a vacation and rest up. He has compromised the matter and breaches only once on Sundays. His text today was: 'I Am the Light of the World" The Ladies' Aid society will meet next Thursday at Mrs. c. M. Mullen's MT Guthrie said the text was a marvellous statement. Christ's mission on earth was no small thing It was to roll back all the prejudice. customs and fixed ideas and complexities and bring back the divine simplicity of the Father. God. He set the mind of man to thinking and rebuked the custom of learning by rote the laws Of the priest hood. He said. Cons der ye the lily" and when he said it he bid them to consider the universe He taught them to compare the physical with the spiritual The world was worth less without it's light, the sun which revealed the earth to itself. In all most this condition Christ found the spiritual condition of man when he came on the earth. Four hundred years before the purity of soul and greatness of intellect of Socrates and Plato had almost pierced the floor of heaven; Christ found the Grecians worshiping prostitutes Rome had de- scended from Cicero to the brutal and sensuous Nero, to whom his subjects sacrificed hetacombs of people. That generation gloated at the sight of mis- cry. mangled human bodies. torn by wild beasts, fire and destruction, and for their nocturnal revelries used human torches to light up their scenes of debauchery murder and blood. Man had utterly forgotten him. self Christ revealed the light of the Father God. and taught man his own great possibilities his breath, his com passion, his capabilities and his gran deur.
 r H. w. Brizzee died this morning at s o'clock His health mad been fail ing for some time past and his death had been rather expected for the past few days The funeral will occur at the home of the family this afternoon at o'clock under the auspices of the Mormon church The deceased was Fl years of age and was born in 1926 in North Leverett, which is now part of Boston, Mass. He enlisted in the Nor mon battalion at Council Bluffs, Ia, in 1S46 and came with it across the plains to Santa Fe and California. He assisted in raising the American flag at Tucson, shot wild bulls on the journey down the San Pedro, spent Christmas at Sacaton with the peace ful Pimas f1fty-two years ago, and as sisted again in raising the stars and stripes at San Diego After the dis banding of the battalion he re- mained in California during the gold excitement, wandered up and down the Pacific coast and finally settled at Salt Lake, Utah, and engaged in the lumber business. He came to Mesa a year af- ter it was founded. which was in 1878. He has always figured in public affairs and can rightly be called one of the builders of Mesa. The respect in which he was held in the com munity is indicated by the many ex- press1ons of regard and kindly re- miniscences.
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