The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1898-12-28

TEMPLE AND TABERNACLE.


be held during January are; January
IA and IS In Beaver, Morgan and Sum
init stakes, January 81 and 22, in
Wasatch; January 20, In Dayis stake.
These close the program Of conferences
for the present winter season.
A proposition TO make separate or
ganization Of the Swedish.speaking
members OF the Church OF Jesus Christ
has been acted on adversely by the
high council of the Salt Lake stake.
The Scandinavians, whether Danish,
Swedish or Norwegian, will continue
to meet together as they have in the
past.
President Seymour Il. Young OF the
first council Of the seventies has re-
turned home looking but very little
worse for the accident that occurred
to himself and Elders A. o. Woodruff
and Andrew Kimball through team
running away In the darkness of the
night, near Thatcher, Arizona, short
time ago.
Members OF the Church OF Jesus
Christ OF Latter-day Saints OF the Six
teenth ward, Salt Lake, in accordance
with their annual custom, comment
GRATED the birth OF Joseph Smith, the
prophet, on the evening Of December
%. The program consisted of short
addresses, musical selections and rec
itations.
The annual stake Sunday school con-
ference OF the church In Arizona, Colo
RADIO and Mexico have been arranged
as follows: st. Johns, Arizona, Feb
ruary IS and 10; Snowflake, February
ej and 20; Maricopa, March 4 and 5;
ST. Joseph, March IL and 12; Juarez,
Mexico, either March Is and 10, or 25
and 20; San Luis, Colorado, April and
2, 1899. 1t Is understood that Elders
X. q. Maeser and l.. j. Nuttall, of the
general board of the Sunday school
union will attend all these gatherings.
Mrs, Lydia Snow Pierce, wife of Ell
ii. Pierce, and daughter of President
Lorenzo Snow, died unexpectedly De-
cember 90 at her residence, &c North
State street, Salt Lake City. She leaves
family of four girls, the youngest
being years of age. The deceased
was an interchangeable worker in the
circles in which she moved; was inter
ested in the Y. l.. NJ. l. A. and Sunday
school work, and up until four weeks
ago, was teacher in the University
of Utah training school. The remains
will be inferred at Brigham City, the
place of her birth, the funeral services
to be held on Saturday at IL o'clock.
Friday, December card, was gala
day at Logan. The occasion was the
dedication of the magnificent new rock
edifce, which will form one of the
buildings of the Brigham Young col
lege. The attendance at the ceremon-
les were very large. Apostle brigham
Young offered the dedicatory prayer;
! other distinguished visitors from afar
were Bishop William b. Preston, DIR.
Karl G.. Maeser and President G. o.
Card, the last named of Alberta
(Canada) stake. The building has cost
$40, 900, covers lssxso feet and contains
fifteen class rooms, general assembly
hall, gymnasium, offices, etc.
Within the last few days death has
twice invaded the homes of members of
the general authorities of the church.
On Saturday December II, Mrs. Mar
ian S. Teasdale, wife of Elder George
Teasdale, unexpectedly departed this
life at Nephi. Her funeral took place
on Wednesday, December Fl. On the
same day that Mrs. Teasdale was
buried, President Snow lost a daughter
in the person of Mrs. Lydia Pierce,
wife of Elder Eli II. Pierce. Her re-
mains were taken to Brigham City,
and the funeral obsequies took place
Saturday, December "a. This win be
! a sad Christmas for at least two promi-
nent families in the church
The present addresses $50 often
needed by correspondents in Utah)
of the presidents of the various con-
ferences in Great Britain are as fol-
/ lows: Thomas Ash, 500 summer Lane,
Birmingham; II. l.. James, lisa Mil
som ST., Stapleton Road, Bristol; II. A.
McQuarrie, 3 My Lady's Road, Belfast
Ireland; Chas. Woolfenden, 80 Thir-
kill, Terrace, Spring Mill St, Bradford;
j. w, West, 90 Penton ST., Islington
n. London; Jas. Briggs 81 Turkey
Lane, Rochdale, Lancashire; Thos
I Gilchrist, 81 Cavendish Road, desmond,
Newcastle-On-Tyne; John II. Porter,
IA Old Palace Road, Norwich; George
Ruff, 40 Sabina ST., Nottingham; ID.
o. Mckay, SO Holmhead St, Glasgow,
Scotland; Il. r. Oldham, Freeman
St., off Dobie ST., Barnsley; Evan r.
owen, ISIS Cathays Terrace, Cathays,
Cardiff, Wales; Amos n. Merrill, i09
Higher Antley st., Acorington, Liver
pool.
Elder A. II. Schulthess, who will
leave for Germany in few days, was
rendered farewell social in the Four
teenth ward assembly rooms, Salt
Lake City, on the evening of Deem.
Der 49, He has been called to preside
over the German mission.
Religion class conferences will be
held in Utah stake, Sunday, January
18th; Cache stake, Sunday, January
29thi and Oneida stake, Sunday, Feb
ruary 5th, 1899. General Superinten-
dent Karl g. Maeser expects TO be
present at all of these meetings.