The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1899-03-11
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Bishop Peter Loutensock, of Eureka,
late president of the German mission,
has reached home safe and in excellent
health.
The Salt Lake stake quarterly con-
ference will be held in the Salt Lake
tabernacle Sunday and Monday, March
10 and 10.
A new paper called 1.-THE Northern
Star" Is about to be published by the
presidency OF the northwestern states
mission in the interest Of that mission.
The unparalleled cold and stormy
weather lately prevailing in many Of
the southern states has greately inn
peded the labors of the missionaries in
those regions
A series OF meetings are being held
in the Fourth ward meeting house at
Provo, addressed by elders who explain
the principles of the gospel as they
would do in the mission field.
Elder A. p. Kesler. who has been re-
leased by the first presidency from the
presidency of the eastern states mis-
sion, will start from New York for
home on March IA, when Elder w. II.
Smart will succeed him.
So great has been the demand for the
Improvement association manual OF
1s97-6, which treats on the life of the
Savior, that the first and second edi-
tions have been exhausted and third
edition is now in the press.
Professor Talmage delivered a lee
ture on Successes and Failures" In the
Nineteen ward meeting house, Salt
Lake, Sunday evening last, under the
auspices of the Y. l.. & Y. M. NJ. l. A.,
to a large and attentive audience.
President Joseph f. Smith arrived In
Salt Lake City Monday, March 8, from
an extended trip to Honolulu. He went
church, and among other things ac-
complished, assisted in dedicating q
new meeting house.
The Heber stake house is one of the
best in the state. 1t is built Of red
sandstone, laid in courses; its dimen-
sions are 5ox10o, 80 feet to the ceiling,
with tower 100 feet high to the top
Of the vane. The seating capacity Of the
building is 200.
he -, 90 III fan,,itx, - tho Int.
versity of Utah celebrated Oh the 18th
inst. what was considered by them the
most important event in the history of
the institution-the removal to the
beautiful site on the east bench. The
governor, members Of the Legislature
and the university regents were the
guests of honor. Never before has the
great building presented so animated,
brilliant and joyful a scene.
One hundred and fifty missionaries
have been engaged in Mutual Improve
ment work, in the various stakes Of
Zion, during the past winter. Their
labors closed at the end of February.
Much good has been done. In one
stake (Uintah) eighty-six have been
added to the church by baptism; in
another twenty-six baptisms are re-
ported as the result of the work Of
these missionaries. The enrolment
also Of the ward associations has in a
great many instances been increased.
A cable message has been received at
the presidents office, sent by @. +.
Wright, Of Paradise, at Liverpool,
England, announcing that the Ameri-
can line steamer W@selad had arrived
trip across the Atlantic, having left
Philadelphia on the evening OF Febru.
airy IS. Among the passengers were
Christopher /. Kempe of Arizona, r. p.
Herrick of Ogden, Elder Robert Sher.
man of Salt Lake City, and other Utah
people.
A movement is on foot to raise a
monument over the grave of Elder
John Morgan, of the first council OF
seventy, who for so many years wat
president OF the southern states mis-
sion, and those who labored in tn,
ministry under him are particularly in
vited to take part in the accomplish.
ment OF this tribute to the memory OF
this widely known and esteemed mis-
sionary. His successors in the presi-
dency of that mission, Elders b. II.
Roberts, j. q. Kimball and Ben r.
! Rich, are the committee appointed To
carry on the work to a successful COM
pletion.
A reunion OF the old folks was held
at Alpine on Washington's birthday,
and very enjoyable time was made
for all over sixty years of age. At 1
o'clock n sumptuous repast was par.
taken Of and greatly enjoyed by old
and young. After dinner an excellent
prepared program was rendered for the
entertainment OF all present. Bishop
William Il. Preston, of the Old Folks
central committee, was present, and
responded to the speech OF welcome
AT o'clock p. IN. a royal banquet wai
served TO the old folks and at 8 O'Clock
p. m. the old people enjoyed them
selves in the dance.
Died at Malad City, Idaho, John j
Williams, in the roth year of his age
Elder Williams embraced the gospe
and was baptized in the year is49, by
Elder Jonathan Thomas Nathan Ddu
Brecken conference, South Wales anC
was ordained priest, and afterwardI
an elder the following year He emf
grated to Utah in February Is, 1858
| and ordained a high priest by Apostl,