The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-09-15
TEMPLE AND TABERNACLE.
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The following missionaries recently
arrived In Liverpool Tor the British
mission have been assigned rs follows.
brigham v. Benson Of Trenton, Leeds;
John Cook RoNburg, Idaho. Norwich;
Stephen Thurston. Hyde Park, and
Ncphi Larsen, Preston, Manchester;
A. j. Poulson, Richncld. Newcastle,
Robert a. McQuarric, st. George, aud
william $, Lockhcad, ogden, Scottish;
Thomas II. Maxwell, salt Lake Ciiy.
Jacob Robertson, spanish Fork, aud
Richard =. Carlisle. Alpine, London
Thomas sumner, Provo. Nottingham
Andrew Ferguson, Lake Shore. Irish,
Henry NJ. llaslam, Wcllsville, sheffield.
The following have arrived at Liver.
pool for the various missions. but arc
yet unassigned: For the scandinavian
mission, Anton II. Jensen, Preston,
Idaho; Alex II. Oblad, salt Lake City;
Niels Frcdcrickson. Vernon. Peter n.
Cara, Draper. For the German mis-
sion, Samuel 4. Gustavcson aud Mar
tin Gauglmayer, salt Lake City; Robert
J. Burton aud Richard Lee Taylor.
Ogden; wilford @. Nuttall. Provo.
Henry NJ. Lewis, Mesa, Arizona For
the Swiss mission, David l.. Mcdonald,
Heberi Robert l.. Campbell, Salt Lake
City.
Elder Thomas Gilchrist, president
Of the Newcastle conference, has been
honorably released 10 return home,
aud sailed from Glasgow on the steam
ship Furnessia, September Z.
Elder James Il. Meelss has been mp.
pointed president Of the Newcastle
conference
Elder lIober u. Smith has been 70.
leased as travelling elder In the Blr.
mingham conference and appointed TO
labor In the Liverpool Office.
william H. Colweu Of jacksonville. |
ILL.,, writes 10 the Dcscrot News; when
l first read the News WIS non-Mor.
mon. Some time before NJ. !. c. niG
put Ia his appearance In tho city Of
jacksonville. l happened 10 be az his
meeting when hc and others made nm
attack upon the Church OF Jesus Christ
of Lattcr.day Saints. Myself and wife
are members OF the church now, thank
Godl My house Ia headquarters for
jacksonville, We have some splendid
meetings here at my house. The Lord
Is blessing rs very much. Good seed
Is sown here that will bring forth fruit
some day.
The ward at RoclSland, Idaho, has
recently built n brick meeting house
at cost OF $1,000. Rocldand Ia mar
row valley about twenty miles long,
and nm average Of about one mile
wide Il we'll watcred from moontaIn
stream called Rock Creek. Tho place
was first settled In the year 1889, by
people from Pennington and Calls
Fort, Boxelder county, and was organ
lied into a ward Ia 1854 by President
Lorenzo Snow, aud he set apart as
bishop, Isaac Thorne, with Andrew
Allen and w. W. Howard as counsel
ors. The ward was attached TO Box
elder, then 10 Malad stake, and In 1898
was attached 10 the Pocatello stake OF
Zion. Bishop 1hornc and his coun-
sellers are still occupying their posi-
tions. This little valley Is situated
across desert sixteen miles southwest
from American Falls, and is reached
by a stage line, which carries daily
mail. There is also telephone line.
There are about 800 people. including
children, In the valley. Among the
number are many non-Mormon fami-
lies, but all live In harmony, and the
people have tho Latter-day Saint cid. |
ers attend to their religious rights In
burying the dead, etc The people are
nll well.to-do, having large ranches.
Their principal crop is hay Qucernl,
some grain, nm abundance Of the finest
vegetables and small fruits.
The mutual improvement assocla-
lions Of Salt Lake and Davis stakes
held "melon day" social at Lagoon
Thursday Of last week The principal
feature Of interest was 10 see who
could eat the most melons, and besides
several wagon loads car was loaded
with the luclous fruit at Ilountlful aud
hauled TO the resort A game Of base
ball was played by players from both
counties, salt Lake winning by score
Of ak to I've. all six Of their runs be.
ing made in the last inning
Professor stevens has begun 20 get
the tabernacle choir IN readiness for
their proposed trip 10 the Paris expo
sition, where they will compete In tho
singing contests against tl.= best
choirs from all over the