Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-04

inner man came the program OF eN-
cicincr. FIRST Of which was the singing,
by the Temple choir. Of
Come listen TO Prophets voice
And hear tho word OF God.
ADDRESS TO PRESIDENT SNOW.
Bishop John u. wlndcr. who conduct
ed the proceedings then read tho fol-
lowing address. which bore the sigma
lures OF the officers and workers OF the
Temple:
AN address by the officers and work.
lrH ui the hnlt Lake Temple. pr,aldcnt
Lorenzo Snow.--Iicioycd brother. this
being tho clRhty.nfih Anniversary OF
your birth. the undersigned. officers
and workers OF the Salt Lake Temple.
who have luborcd under your prcHidcn-
cy OF that sacred. cdifiCc, feel Ms N they
could not permit this occasion 10 pass
without some recognition from them.
They, individually and collectively, en-
terrain for you the warmcnt Affection
combined with the highest sentiments
OF esteem.
"Thcy have witnessed In you many
noble characteristics worthy Of their
emulation. And, above and beyond all.
they rcseEnlHe VA you a devoted servant
or the Afoal High. choncg. .from before
the foundation Of the world. TO preside
over His people.
This brief congrntulatory address In
accompanied by the best wishes OF the
undersigned FOR your welfare and OF
ali hcionring TO you: the preservation
OF your health and life and the con-
tlnuhtlon TO you Of all tho gifts and
frgtrrr OF your exalted calling"
The address. at the close OF the read
lnF. was placed IN "A ease made by
brother WIN. Poster. from n boxelder
tree which was growing In this region
In ists. when tho Pioneers entered Salt
al. has all 10
made from unniloycd Utah silver, on
which the following inscription was
beautifully engraved;
Presented tn President Lorenzo
Snow. on tho Sith anniversary OF his
birthday, Aprii sad, 1888. by the oficcrA
ana workers of the salt Lake Temple"
In his brief, but appropriate address
81 acceptance OF this token % esteem
and affection tho President gave owl.
dcncc OF being deeply moved.
lnterpcrncd with the musical ana 9th
o. exercises brief addresses. all harmon
ioun with the spirit OF. the occasion.
were delivered by Presidents George
q. Cannon and Joseph y. Smith. OF the
quorum of the First Presidency, prcni-
dent Franklin u. Richards. OF the quOr-
um % the Twelve. and all the other
members Of that body brigham
smith. George Tcandnlo. Hebcr !.
Grant. John W. Taylor. Mariner W.
Merrill. Anton II. Lund. Matthias y.
cowley. Abraham owen Woodruff and
Rudger ClawSon. Among the speak
ors were also Sisters Zlna ID. II. Young.
nathshebh w. Smith and Emma Wood
run, and Elder John Nicholson.
Sister Emily ~. Ramsey sang Take
Nc AZ l Am" The choir rendered:
Zion stands with hills surrounded.
Zion kept by power divine.
SKETCH OF PRESIDENT SNOW.
Sister Hester T. Cannon read an OK
ccllont sketch OF President snow. pre-
pared by her for tho occasion. II was
as follows;
The third day OF April, 1914. and an
other bit OF humanity takes up ita
abode on this terrestrial sphere OF ours,
his advent was welcome one, for he
was tho FIRST hoy. and his four older
sisters were glad % the change He had
Co give place TO brother. then another
IN tho course ~ Few years, though,
but he had learned 20 read by this time,
aud nothing else 80 pleased him aa
"soldlcr books" His dark eyes would
glow ne he thought ardently of the
conqurata he should make when he
came 60 be a man His sister Eliza H.,
got an inlSiing Of these ambitions, and
tried every way 90 give his activities
another trend. but no. he would. he
must be "A soldier.
Next We see him In colleFc-he has
his military spirit sufficiently IN check
10 thoroughly enjoy his student life, he
and some Of his clnss-mntca Keeping
bachelors hall" Meantime, Eliza II.
has discovered the truth OF the Gospel.
Her brother had written her from coll
lege his Dissatisfaction with the pre-
ValllnE religions of the day. She in
duces him 10 come 10 Kirkland. whore
he ~ shortly. al the age of twenty-five
baptlzcd into the Church.
Soon after this commences his career
OF missionary work, IN which he " so
jealous that h. thinks he will never
marry hut devote his whole life 20 the
conversion of unbellevcis. Ilc prose-
lytes In the region round about, with
out purse or scrip, and makes many
converts,
There IA n short interval IN
which no helps his fathers family
move into Missouri. he having a severe
attack OF illneaa during the migration
Recovering the young man continues
his missionary work. IN Missouri, and
surrounding states, and spends one
year OF the time teaching district
school In ohio,
Returning 10 his people once morn
he finds them In Nauvoo and vicinity.
where they had been driven by the
Missouri mobocrats.
Now comes his mission to England,