The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-07-21
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
!, TEMPLE AND TABERNACLE.

Apostle John Henry Smith aud Elder
lie Boi c. Snow attended the NJ. !. a.
conference at Malai, Idaho.
Thomas II Hull and George II. Brim.
hall accompanied Apostle Cowicy to
wasatch Sunday, the 10th, and j.
Golden Kimball went to bingham to
attend Mutual Improvement confer
enccs.
The Richncld tabernacle. rebuilt at-
ter last falls fire at AN outlay OF sio''
600, was dedicated July 10 and 10, aud
will seat se,Ooopeopic. Asi,gOo vocal
lion organ was placed in the tabernacle
by Professor Daynes Of salt Lake city
one day last week.
The new tabernacle just completed
at Bear River City was formally dedi'
Gated on the 9TH inst President Loo
reno SNOW and Mcssrs. Dunn and
Pratt OF Salt Lake were IN attendance.
An interesting meeting was held in the
morning, after which light refresh
mcnts were served to all who were
present. President Snow addressed the
congregation at p. m. lie cungratu-
lated them upon their success and
praised them FOR their honest, hard
labors. The tabernacle is beautiful
building OF brick and stone aud cost
about $4,000. The foundation was
laid six years ago.
John Skinner died at his home In
Nounan valley, Idaho. on June "a,
aged u years and "a days, Of general
debility. Deceased was born at Dew
onshire, England, May 30, 1899, where
I he Joined the Church OF Jesus Christ
OF Latter.day Saints. lie cmigrated
! to America, settled In Gcuescc county,
state OF New York, In 1856 came to
Utah with the advent of the Union
Pacific railway, which lac helped to
construct through Weber canyon In
1905, after which hc settled In provi.
dcncc, Cache county, Utah. From
there he entered the Bear Lake couu-
try, was pioneer In settling Nounan
valley, which 10 monument Ia his in
dustry and perseverance. Here he
presided ~ bishop for many years re-
leased short time ago on account OF
his advanced years aud iniirmities.
His posterity numbers ninety-siN, OF
which number eighty survive him; ten
children; sixty grandchildren and ten
great-grandchildrcn
Andrew Kimball. president OF the
81, Joseph stake OF Zion, was among
those who attended the solemn assem-
bly,, and will visit friends few days
more before he returns Mr. Kimball
Is H Salt Lake boy. Ills first mission
airy experience was In the Indian
Territory, where he served several
years, and he was made president OF
that mission. His executive ability
and his faithfulncss TO the work allot-
ted him brought him into close touch
with the heads OF the church, and after
he returned from the red mems coun'
try he was given several important
duties, oil of which he successfully
performed, finally being sent ON his
present mission in Arizona. where, II
Is said, he has been eminently success
full. lie is yet young man, strong
and vigorous and a typical pioneer,
Less than year and a half ago ther,
were $4,000 acres OF INDICATED land IL
the ella valley; now there are less thar
10000. The members Of the Mormon
church are hocl,ing into the valley IL
large numbers, and IL is they who hav,
settled ON the real estate mentioned
In less than year, at the presen
rate, all the desirable land In the val
ley will have been appropriated.
At the tabernacle on the sth inst.
Elder Lewis Il. lvcrson, who has latell
returned from mission to the south
: western states, was the only speaker
lie expressed his pleasure at havinl
the opportunity of meeting with Tia
people In Salt Lake again. 1.-The Lat
ter-day Saints believe In an unchange
able gospel, he said. Then he spolS
on the preaching OF John the Baptist
: saying that the beginning Of the goi
pei as preached In those days was
; firm faith In God which caused fee
} ing OF repentance to MI the believer
l Elder lverson read from the New Te,
D lament, showing that baptism by waite
} was necessary condition to salvation
: He cited the words OF Christ TO Nice
l demus TO prove that birth Of waite
and of the spirit was necessary TO en-
ter the kingdom OF heaven. "God r,
quires obedience to these everlastinl
! principles today as surely as he d.,
1900 years ago" said Elder Iverson
, land II Is useless to expect salvatio
except by obedience TO these laws.
1 lie then quoted scripture 10 prove tina
, an apostacy had taken place and tina
, instead OF one true church. n multitud
ofsects had sprung up and each elaine
to be the church Of Christ. He r,
! ferred to the claim advanced by som
' TO the effect that obedience 10 one prin
, ciple II sincere would save the b,
lever, and quoted scripture 10 show
was necessary TO obey all the laws q
] God