The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-09-08
! TEMPLE AND TABERNACLE.

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a dispatch from Chattanooga. Tenn.
dated september !, contains the follow
ing account OF vicious attack upon
missionaries laboring In the interest ~
the Church OF Jesus Christ Of Latter
day Saints:
"Wednesday night six Mormon elders
were conducting a meeting in house
at Pine Hut stewart county. Tenn,
when the building was stormed by a
mob of over 100 men. The building
was almost demolished Those inside
He'd in panic To save their lives, Ls
bullets commenced to strike the build
/ ing thick and fast
when Elders Hiram Olson and II.
C. Petty left the building. Miss MAY
Harden. popular young woman Of the
/ place, walked between them, with a
view Of chccking the fire Of the mob.
While the trio passed down the road,
shots were frcd from ambush. The
woman was hit by ball aud almost
instantly killed.
Her brothers vowed they would
avengc the crime. aud, after the first
excitement died out, secured blood
hounds and placed them on the trail
OF the assassins.
Burton Ninson, n prominent young
farmer aud superintendent Of a Sunday
school, wrote a confession, stating that
he had killed the girl, but that IT was
an accident. and that he wished 10 rid
himself Of rcmorse Of conscience
shortly after the confession the
blood.hounds trailed him To his home.
Ninsou turned, picked up knife and
cut his throat, almost at the same in-
slant sending a bullet through his
brain. His family and the officers
posse witnessed the suicide"
Mrs. benjamin Goddard, one OF the
assistants to the general board. gave
an interesting discourse tomembers Of
the Young Ladies Mutual Improve
ment Association In the Eighth ward,
Salt Lake City, sunday evening. Mrs
, Goddard used as u subject TO her lee
turc, Authority She portrayed the
authority conferred by God himself
upon the phophets Of ancient times
, also Of usurpcd authority undertaken
by some people aud the consequences
which befcll them. Mrs Goddard ex-
pressed the opinion that Joseph Smith
was real prophet Of God, just as much
No as were the prophets Of the ancient
times Of whom the bible speaks Joseph
Smith was succeeded In that authority
. by brigham Young, he In turn BY
President Taylor, who was followed BY
MILFORD Woodruff, whom the people Of
the church OF Jesus Christ OF Latter.
y day Saints dearly loved. LORENZO
Snow, the present PRECEDENT Of the
church, IL the prophet Of God In thia
> day. People should believe that he IL
!, and obey his instructions to them. he
y fore closing. Mrs Goddard said that
President SHOWS utterances relative u
z the question of tithing were not new
= revelation, but simply renewal OF Thu
A old.
d The annual Sunday school confer
d ence convened for tho first time In tn
new stake tabernacle at Richheld OF
- August 20. The people OF that stake
). are justly proud of their new taber
nAcle.
= At Lane, Hunt county, Texas, Their
Is small branch Of the church. Re
Gently young Methodist preacher at
Z tended services, out OF curiosity. an'
c expressed surprise that "Mormons an
. really Christians" lie ut once begal
investigating, aud after four weeks &
careful and prayeriul investigation b.
+. saw the truth and was baptized.
At the Sanpete stake conference. heli
at Mt. Pleasant, September ., Presl
7, dent Joseph Y. Smith spoke TO crow
OF people which overHowed the nssem
. bly, hall. lie spoke forcibly and earn
estly on the subject Of the payment Of
tithing, referring frequently TO Ii,
bluitt Dooh VI MoImon anu bocNIlhi
and Covenants 10 emphasize his points
The church, In Its tithing law, Presi
0 dent Smith said, had u revenue law
Z exactly as had every government IL
l eKlstenee-eountry, state. city or any
? other-and la enforcement was equally
= important and essential 10 the churcl
l as any revenue law was TO govern
Q ment lie was alarmed TO hear tina
: not more than 20 per cent paid tithing
Friday OF last week was Tabernael'
Choir day at saltalr. and $500 people
sought the pleasure OF the great resort
. danced In the pavilion, took "A dip il
: the briny waters, and listened will
. delight 10 strains OF music from th'
choir, with Held's and Christensen
: baHds as accompanies. The program
. opened with america" in which III,
: choir and both bands joined, FOLLOWED
= by "The Star Spangled Banner ant