The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-03-23
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one uoluh ulh tHittf " hteh'f
sharp has been honorably released to
move TO Salt Lake City. bishop sharp
presided over the Vernon branch sew
cral years before being appointed
bishop aud words Of the highest praise
are inadequate to express the gratitude
due him. Entertainments, suppers'
etc. have been given In his aud Mrs
sharp's honor, aud they leave their old
home with the best wishes OF each
member Of the ward.
Apostle Abraham o. Woodruff aud
Judge +. \. Richards OF the Mormon
church Salt Lake, and charles Kingston
Evnnston. were 10 Cheyenne last week
and completed ali arrangements relH'
tive TO the colonization OF the big
Horn basin. They found all legal
papers satisfactory andw go ahead
ut once. Seven Thousand acres lying
along the Sinking Water River will
be taken up first aud u the experiment
results satisfactorily more aud larger
tracts will be taken up. ON May ist
sixty or seventy families, numbering
about $50 people, will settle on the land
paying IS cents per acre when died
upon aud IS cents more when the
settlers prove up.
The nihety-thIrd anniversary Of the
birthday Of the late President Wilford
Woodruff, aud the sixty-second birth
day Of bis wife, Emma ~ Woodruff
who stil lives aud Ia hale and hearty,
were celebrated at Woodruff villa, In
Waterloo, salt Lake, March 1, where
seventy-hve descendants OF the de-
ceased assem- bled. The only guests
outside OF the family were President
Lorenzo SNOW and Gounaoiors George
Q Cannon and Joseph II. Smith. All
these made short speeches, extolling
the many virtues Of the deceased, aud
recalling many pleasant events In hia
career. A response was made by
Apostle a. o. Woodruff. The rooms
were very prettily decorated In roses
carnations and ferns, and the banquet
was one Of the finest ever given In tho
state. The festivities began at O'Clock
and II was nearly midnight when the
last guest had departed.
Bishop woollcy OF the Twenty'hirs'
ward Salt Lake City has plan 10 buih
SIS, 900 Westinghouse without cos
ofthc ward. Regarding the plan. h
says "You know. we have a grca
many windows that tho ward has - y
0 keep, whilc many ofthem have n HON
:, that is quito valuable. aud which wonb
= after their death. fall To their childrer
Now, with that class we tell them tina
!. II they want the church To keep tibet
4 It Is nothing but right that they dee
u their property to the wArdi or II the
, prefer to leave tito their children, the
should be supported by them at least
y the value OF the property. Many ha'
v chosen the church for their supper
X and have decided their property 10 u
y ward. From these properties after u
death OF their owners we have realize
II quite fund We also win sell part
ID our ward lot and will then be able
y build our Westinghouse, which v
~ intend to make rs fine as any In Il
re city"
a. Elder II. 8. Tanner occupied u
n. greater part OF the time at the Tab
ID nacle services Sunday, March IS. II
D remarks were confined chiefly to q
NJ doctrines OF the Mormon church.
characterized all other faiths as cour
a. erfeit faiths. and said that the Gre
m adopted nj Nice and which is still u
m. foundation Of faith OF some church'
~ was the. biggest bundle OF incons
az tency ever set forth; that through
~. millions and millions OF people ha
In been led astray from the true chur
III OF Christ
President Angus NJ. Cannon, I
NJ only other speaker, said that I
cd claims made by the Saints that I
in gospel OF Jesus Christ was only he
IN by them was startling TO the wor
m and enough TO arouse their animosii
os- nevertheless, II was true and tn
to there was evidences that conld not
disputed that Joseph Smith was
I've prophet OF God. President Cannon th
me recalled some OF the prophecies una
M by Joseph Smith, and which he claim
at had been fulfilled Speaking of /
I'M assassination OF the prophet. Pre-
lcu dent Cannon saidi
ON "was ever one OF the murderers
be Joseph Smith brought 10 justice? !
But Abraham lincoln, one OF IllinoI
ger IONS, was assassinated Ia as wicl
ete aud cruel way as Joseph was sla
Ine Illinois mourned the death OF one
rae her fairest sons, as we mourned
lal- death Of the prophet But Gods p
ate poses have not been stopped the W,
be OF God prevails. Zion will be est
.ors lished IN her beauty, In her glory, I
res. Joseph Smith and Hyrum, marty
for testimony OF Jesus--eruelly 81