Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-24
Interesting Exercises in the Six
teenth Ward Last Night,
MEETING HOUSE DEDICATED
The Prayer offered by Prest. Joseph
H. smith-A Most Interesting Pro-
gram Carried out.

Last night the new Sixteenth ward
meeting house was the scene OF a most
pleasant and brilliant affair, The oc-
casion was a dual one, nlmelythe dedi-
cation OF the meeting house and the cell
ebration Of the g5th anniversary Of the
birthday OF the Prophet Joseph Smith.
The interior of the building was taste
fully decorated for the occasion with
hugs portraits flowers and eyergreens.
and among the many leading and repre-
sentative men and women present were
President Joseph +. Smith Apostle
Anthem II. Lund, Presidents Seymour
D. Young. Angus NJ Cannon. Joseph n.
Taylor Charles w Peurose. Bishop a.
Milton Musser. Lucy W. kmball, Bath.
sheba W. Smith. etc.
The exercises Were commenced at 6 30
%. M, 10y the ward choir singing This
house we dedicate % thee, and prayer
was offered by Elder Seymour BHoung.
after which the choir sang "Who are
these arrayed In white"
The sacrament was then administered
after which Bishop Geo. h. Emery gave
q brief historical sketch of the Sixteenth
ward from its first organization I'm 1919
to the present time The late Shadrach
Roundy was the first Bishop, he was
succeeded IN that office by
Frederick Kesler. who presd
ed over the ward from 1856
I'm his demise IN June. 1899 q period
OF i3 years. The speaker succeeded
Bishop KesleT. and hence was the third
Bishop Of the ward The first house
used for meeting and school purposes I'm
the Sixteenth ward was a log cabin
situated on Third West street and built
ia 1919 Bishop Roundy donated a build
ing site on the corner OF First North
and and Fourth West. when an adobe
building used for AN public ward gath
erings was erected In 1854, this gave
way IN 1872 for the more substantial
rock ediiice. which is still standing on
that corner Part OF the means used
IN the construction Of that building be-
ing raised by taxation, the deed 70 that
property was finally given 10 the school
trustees who later on final settlement
allowed $500 90 m ecclesiastical au-
thorities for their share In the building.
THIS was used as "a nest egg for the
present building for which the corner
stone was laid July %. 1891. the ground
having been purchased two years pre-
ViOusly. The Saints were liberal In
their donations, and the work OF con-
struction progressed so rapidly that the
first meeting could DE held IN the north
upper room Of the building May !. 1893
This was a Priesthood meeting The
first Sunday school session and first
general meeting was held In the new
meeting house June n 1893 The whole
building as 81 now stands has cost about
222 500 OF which 81 500. as already stat
ed. was obtained from the sale Of part
ownership 100 the rock school house,
nearly $1,000 We're donated by the trus-
tee-in-rust OF the Church and the rest,
about $1,000 by the people NJ the ward
and some few friends residing in other
wards
President Joseph +. Smith then Of
fered the dedicatory prayer.
The next number on the program was
a sacred SOLO "On Wings OF Living
Light" by Bessie Eimunds- Newman.
with violin obligato by Prof. Geo. r.
SHELTON
Prest Angus NJ. Cannon related an
incident In the NE Of Joseph the Pro-
phet 20 which ne was an eye witness.
The occasion was the return Of the Pro-
phet 10 Nauvoo in June. 1888. when GER
tain parties attempted 20 kldnap jos
cph and carry him 10 Missouri The
Prophet had been rescued by his friends
and addressing the Saints In Nauyoo.
who were unwilling % dispense until
they had heard his voice, ne said IN
a loud voice 81 am thankful
10 the God OF Israel who has delivered
me out Of the hands OF the Missourians
once more" The speaker had loved
Joseph most dearly, and Il took him n
long time before he could bostow the
same degree OF confidence and affection
on President Brigham Young.
Counselor Joseph r Taylor remarked
that mere personal acquaintance with
The Prophet Joseph was not sufficient
for obtaining n testimony In regard to
his divine mission. Il required direct
revelation 20 know who he was and that |
he was called Of God Peter and the |
other Apostles who had been with Jesus
and who were intimately acquainted |
with Him required something more |
Than that % convince them that Jesus /
was the Christ. II was not flesh and |
blood nor q mere personal acquaint- |
lnce with the Savior that enabled Peter |
10 say, Thou art Christ. the Son Of the |