Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-12-30
5 TEMPLE AND TABERNACLE.

A company of missionaries for New
Zealand, Australia and Samoa will
sail from San Francisco on January 25.
The Young Mems Mutual Improve
ment Association Stake Conferences to
be held during January are: January
IA and Is in Beaver, Morgan and Sum
NIT stakes, January 81 and %, in
Wasatch; January 20, in Davis stake.
These close the program of conferences
for the present winter season.
A proposition to make a 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 B. 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 a 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
tenth ward, Salt Lake, in accordance
with their annual custom, commem-
GRATED the birth of Joseph Smith, the
prophet, on the evening of December
3d. 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
25 and 26; Maricopa, March 4 and 5;
st. Joseph, March IL and -; Juarez
either March 10 and 10, or 25
and 26; San Luis, Colorado, April l and
2, 1899 1t is understood that Elders
K. G. 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 Eli
II. Pierce, and daughter of President
Lorenzo Snow, died Unexpectedly De-
cember % at her residence, rs North
State street, Salt Lake City. She leaves
q 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
ssted 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
70 be held on Saturday at 10 o'clock.
Friday, December 23rd, was a gala
lay at Logan. The occasion was the
dedication of the magnificent new rock
,difice, which will form one of the
buildings of the Brigham Young col
eye. The attendance at the ceremon-
es were very large. Apostle Brigham
Young offered the dedicatory prayer;
'ther distinguished visitors from afar
we're Bishop William B. Preston, DIR.
Karl G.. Maeser and President G. o.
ard, the last named of Alberta
Canada) stake. The building has cost
4O, 900, covers 1SSxS0 feet and contains
fifteen class rooms, general assembly
Iall, gymnasium, offices, etc.
Within the last few days death has
vice invaded the homes of memb ers of
be general authorities of the church.
IN Saturday, December II, Mrs. Mar
an S. Teasdale, wife of Elder George
unexpectedly departed this
fe at Nephi. Her funeral took place
n Wednesday, December 81. On the
anne day that Mrs. Teasdale was
uried, President Snow lost daughter
i the person of Mrs. Lydia Pierce,
fife of Elder Eli H. Pierce Her re-
lains were taken to Brigham City,
nd the funeral obsequies took place
aturday, December "a. This will be :
sad Christmas for at least two promi-
ent families in the church.
The present addresses $50 often
eeded by correspondents in Utah)
the presidents of the various con-
,rences in Great Britain are as fol-
WIS: Thomas Ash, 800 Summer Lane,
irmingham; H. L. James, 1Sa Mil .