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 PresL Joseph
Il. Smith-A Most Interesting Pro-
gram Carried out,

LAST NIAHt lNt new ClAAttNlH NdIu
meeting house Was the scene OF "a most
pleasant and brilliant affair The oc-
casion was O. dual one namely,the dedi-
cation of tine meeting house and the cell
ebraton OF the g5,h anniversary Of the
birthday Of the Prophet Joseph Smith.
The interior of the building was taste
fully decorated for the occasion with
Aaes portraits. flowers ana eyergreens.
ana among the many leading and repre-
sentative men and women present were
President Joseph T. Smith, Apostle
Anthem H. Lund. Presidents S ymour
B Young Angus NJ. Cannon, Joseph II
Taylor Charles w. Penrose, Bishop a.
Milton Mu-s-r. Lucy w. himbln, Bath
sheba W. Smith, etc,
The exercises We're commenced az $3.50
p. m.. boy the ward choir singing. This
house we dedicate Co thee. and prayer
was offered by Elder Seymour BIoung.
after which the choir sang "Who are
these arrayed Ia white
The sacrament was then administered
after which Bishop Geo r.. Emery gave
n brief historical sketch of the sixteenth
ward from lbs first organization In 1S49
to the present time. The late Shadrach
Roundy was the first Bishop. he was
succeeded IN that office by
Frederick Kesler who presld-
cd over the ward from 1856
tll his demise I'm June, 1899, "a period
OF 90 years The speaker succeeded
Bishop KesIar. and hence was the third
Bishop OF the ward The first house
used for meeting and school purposes in
the Sixteenth ward was a log cabin
situated on Third West street ana built
in 1889. Bishop koundy 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 I'm 1872 for me more substantial
rock edifcc 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 % that
property was finally given 20 the school
trustees, who. later, on final settlement
allowed 81 800 o. h. ecclesiastical au-
th0rities 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 22 1891. the ground
having been purchased two years pre-
vously The Saints We're liberal In
their donations and the work OF con-
struction progressed $50 rapidly that tho
first meeting could be- held I'm the north
upper room of the building May I. 1898.
This was a Priesthood meeting The
first Sunday school session and first
general meeting was held In he new
meeting house June 21 1893 The whole
building as O. now stands has cost about
500 800. OF which 81 800, as already stat
ed. was obtained from the sale Of part
ownership iu the rock school house.
nearly $4,000 We're donated by the trus-
toe-in-trust OF the Church and the rest,
about $4,000 by me people u 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
sacred sDl1s ION Wings OF Living
Light" by Bessie Elmunds-Newman.
with violin obugito by Prof. Geo. T.
SHELTON.
prest. Angus VI. Cannon related an
incident In the life OF Joseph the Pro-
uhet 90 which DC was an eve witness.
The occasion was the return of the Pro-
phet 90 Nouy00 in june. 1913 when GER
tain parties attempted to Ndnap JOS
cph and carry him 90 Missouri The
Prophet had been rescued by his friends
and addressing The Saints I'm Nauyoo.
who were unwilling % dIsperse until
they had heard his voice, he said In
a loud voice. OF am thankful
20 the God OF Israel who has delivered
me out OF the hands of the MIssourians
oy,e moro " The eUtGkar had l1vod