Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-03


= In the sprlng on fsis he organized .
company 10 Jnin President Young AN,
+. move to the mountains lie was M.
T. pointed captain % one Of the hun.
drcds' aud arrived rafciy In the SAT-
Lake Valley.
ON February 18th hc was ordained q
member ~ the Quorum Of the Twelve
Apostles. AZ tho october conference he
wos appointed on mission to ItniS
ana left on the 10Th u that month FOR
tho Gust. lie started FROM New York
for Liverpool March 20. 1850. After
Visiting London ana Paris he arrived
IN Genoa June 2sth: sent Elders into
the Piedmont valley. and issucd a pub.
lication called Tho Voice ~ Joseph"
Under his direction tho book ~ Nor
mon WIS translated Into the italian
language. The Gospel was alfo intro.
doced Into Switzerland. and anothci
pamphlet was published. "Tbc Ancient
Gospel Rrsiored." number Of people
were baptized and the tract well known
nmung the Saints entitled. "Thc ouiy
Way 10 be Saved" was irsucd. After
visiting the church In Wales Elder
! snow returned to Switzerland and Itaiy
! ard proceeded tn Malta, spending n Few
days IN Gibraltar ana returned home
by way on Portsmouth,. London and
Liverpool arriving In Salt Lake city,
July %. 1859.
IN tho fali m 1873 he was elected
member Of the legislature N Utah ana
occupied that position untii.iss2. Eli
dor snpN was directed BY President
brigham Young o. locate 10 families
In liox Elder county and was appointed
prcsidcnt Of that stake u Zion. There
h. organised the brigham city Mcr-
camille and Manufacturing association.
which furnished employment Tor a
inrgc number of people and fof many
years wac very successful. In 1864
he went with other brethren 20 the
Sandwich Islands. and on March siat
the boat IN which they wcrr .ndcavor-
lnr 10 rcaoh the shore was capalzcd.
ana Elder Snow was partly drowned.
but was rcsuacintod with great aim
Guilty and the exercise ~ much faith.
Returning 10 brigham city after per-
forming the necessary work In the
Hawaiian Islands. he gave great attcn-
ton 10 the building up OF the mercan-
tile ana manufacturing Institution al
that place. called the United order ~ /
brigham city Capital stock WAS sub
scrlL-d, store established. a large
tanncry. boot ana shoe shop wooilen
factory. sheep herd. cattle herd. cheese
factory. hat factory. rhinglc mill $40
mills. blacksmith. tailor. furniture and
wagon shops. planning mill. TIN shop.
and number u other Industries were
vet In active operation. The value 81
tho products Of these industries IN 1875
was about 100000. \ hrc In 1875 DE-
atrnyod ono ~ the Nooilon factories. IN
curing loss 81 $4,000 4 tax ~ tio.-
200 WIS levied on the scrip Issued by
that Institution. This wns done by %.
J. iiollister. collector 81 Internal revc-
nue.. This ana other ruycrsca Ereaiiy
crippled tho association. Many years
afterwards this Illegal iovy was re-
versed by the courts. Elder SNOW trav-
cicd extensively with President Brig.
ham Young In visiting various set
Elements In Utah.
President Lorenzo SHOWS 10th birth
day was celebrated at brigham city
by n general family gathering. at
which the editor of tho pcscrct News
was privileged TO b. present. II was
notable occasion. an extended report
Of which was published In the "Ncwn."
The exercises lasted several days nnd
the talent exhibited by the members Of
the family was rcnnrkablr and diver.
rined.
on the 2Gth of October. issg. Prcal-
dent Snow he home ON 'our to Pal
cstinc. a series ~ descriptive lcttefs
from hla non WAS published IN tho
nceerct News and thcy were 81 unusual
interest lie returned home July I,
iSa.
In 1850, having been sentenced under
three indictments FOR the same ofrensc-
Of the ledmunds act. he went
TO the pcuilentinry and after serving
several months, Illegally. the sesrega-
ton rulings ~ the Utah courts was de.
olared Invalid. aud he was released.
Previous 10 this he was offered ienlency
n he would promise 10 obey the law a.
then construed by the courts. which ne
refused prcierrlng TO suffer than yield
10 WRONG.
~ the general conference Arm 5.issp.
Elder Lorenzo SNOW was appointed
aud sustained President OF the Twelve
APOSTLES. when tho Salt Lake Tenn
pie was dedicated. April 9. isaa. presl-
lent snow WIS appointed to preside Ia
That sacred edince. position which
be siiii occupies.
~ the october conference 1895, after
he demise Of President wnford Wood
run Lorc1zo Snow was sustained a.
iho President ~ tho Church " Jesus
christ Of lattor-day Saints. and NJ
'nor onicrrd upon the onorous dutlc.
'i that calling. taking charge OF tho
.hurch In al the world. lie has been
'l"rsed with tho spirit and power Of
ils office az Prophet, Seer and Revcin.
Tor. ANA although now ~ years NJ age
ia endowed with astonishing ylgor OF
nind ana body. ana IL able to attend
10 his many duties every day. lie pos.
SCISSORS the confidence. respect. faith
ana affection of the people over whom
le prcsidcH, aud with them We wish
aim many happy rturnH " the day."
and M many more years on earth ~ he