The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-06-23
TEMPLE AND TABERNACLE.


ing in its arrange ments for a county
church fair To he held at ogden in Sep.
bemer or October.
Elders winslow Farr. John u. Barnes
and Alma williams. who have been
laboring in the ministry In Great
Britain, sailed from Glasgow for home
on the 10th inst
The elders in the Southern States
mission are having much success In
selling the Rock Of Mormon; as many
rs sevcnty-avc copies have thus been
disposed Of In a single week
The sisters Of the nottingham branch
are arranging to repair the grave Of
Elder Jesse v Cherry, a missionary
from Utah, who died In England in
May 1865, and who was buried in the
cemetery nt that place.
A movement is on foot to get up
reunion OF the surviving members Of
lions camp, the Mormon battalion,
and the original ii3 Utah pioneers OF
July, isi7. but as yet the arrangements
have not assumed definite shape.
Apostle Francis NJ. Lyman Is on
visit TO Macomb. III. II was in Macomb
that Apostle Lyman first saw the light,
but his parents removed from tho
town when he was six month Of age,
and he has not visited his birthplace
since.
Death has been very busy OF late
among old residents Of Utah. Among
the most prominent OF those who have
passed away within short time are
ex-Mayor Frank Armstrong of Salt
Lake City. Bishop Frederick Kcssler OF
the Sixteenth ward and the mother of
Apostle NJ. +. Cowley. Bishop Kesslcr
was the builder OF the first Touring
mill In three different states OF tho
Union. giving him unique pre-emi.
hence as n pioneer in that direction
Apostle Franklin d. Richards preach
cd lengthy discourse In the taber-
naclo at Paris, Idaho, on the 10th inst.
on the subject OF tithlng aud the re-
turn OF the people to Jackson county
Mo- He told the people that they
doubtless felicitated among themselves
on the fine homes they possessed and
their comfortable surroundings, but
declared they were only sojourning In
the wilderness, aud would soon have
TO give them up and go to Jackson
county, No. and build up Zion. The
wife OF Apostle Richards addressed tho
people for one hour aud twenty min
utes, giving the mothers some good
practical advice.
Elder ID. p. Felt. who was president
OF the Utah Press association 10 1897
and resigned therefrom 10 accept 4
mission TO the southern states. has
been released and will return home
on the 4th Of July. Elder Felt was Sc
lected 10 establish the Southern Star,
which flashed into brilliant exist
ence about six months ago. and under
his able editorshlp has grown TO an alb
normal circulation, said 10 be over
1000. lie Is the owner OF the Spring
willie Independent, aud will likely as
sumo charge OF the paper on his return
The Utah press will no doubt welcome
Elder Felt into Utah journalism, as he
is recognized as bold and fearless
writer OF marked ability.
A. A.. ,...,t.,, h.ta Ia Al. sr.t,.,.
nacle Sunday, Apostle Matthias Cowlel
spoke for about forty-fve minutes
. most OF which time was consumed II
expounding the tenets OF faith OF tn,
Mormon church. Before closing hi
remarks, he appealed To the Latter.da.
Saints to be faithful TO the command
ments which God had given them, on
. OF the most important OF which, h
, said, was the payment OF tithes. II
, further said that the Lord had recent
spoken to the I.atter-day Saint
through the prophet, President Snow
saying in effect that unlras the Latter
= day Saints paid their ,lfing, the
would not be entitled TO the glories q
!. the house OF the Lord.
Apostle IIeber j, Grant also sough
to incte the people to greater effort /
i the line of tithe-paylng, as well a
4 obeyipg other commandments OF Go,
=. lie saiA chat he had never known
. man to fall by the wayside In III
church OF Jesus Christ of Latter-da
Saints who was an honest tlthe-paye
1 a faithful observer of the word of wi
i dom and kept the other commandment
a that devolye upon members Of n
l. church. He said that the reason apo
F. tates from the church Of Jesus chri
OF Latter-day Saints were so Vindicti'
> against the church was because tho
+ apostates had broken the comman
70 ments OF God, had lost tho insplrAtic
4. of the spirit OF God and their mini
r were not at peace with the world.
IF The benediction was pronounced |
ii Apostle Brigham Young