Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-10
NEW WARDS ORGANIZED.
The Twenty'elghth and Twenty'Ninth
Wards Of Salt Lake Stake Of Zion.

The Twenty-second ward meeting
house was crowded to It's utmost ca
paolty on Sunday evening, Feb, .. Side
rooms had TO be thrown open 70 accom-
MEDIATE the congregation There were
present in addition to Bishop Alfred
Solomon and his counselors. Elder Rud-
ger Clawson OF the Council Of the
Twelve Apostles, President Angus M,
Cannon, Jopseph y, Taylor and Charles
W. Penrose Of the Salt Lake Stake,
High Councillors John r. Caine and
Henry z. Richards and large mum
Der OF other Elders
After singing by the choir and prayer
by Elder John n Game the Sacrament
was administered and Counselor John
T, Nebeker presented the financial re-.
port Of the ward, including the money
raised and expended for the building
Of an amusement hall as annex to the
Westinghouse, and the receipts and
disbursements Cor the charity account
The whole aggregated about $4,000
President Angus NJ. Cannon after
few explanatory remarks, proposed
that new ward be organized Of the
Saints residing IN the district bounded
by Eighth West street to Ninth North,
thence west to the Jordan river thence
south to Second North, thence east 10
Eighth West, the place OF beginning
to be called the Twenty Ninth ward
Of the Salt Lake Stake Of Zion The
vote on the question was unanimous.
lie presented the name OF Elder Theo-
dore Mexican for Bishop. OF the new
ward, who received me unanimous
vote Of the congregation The choice
Of his counseors was postponed for the
present
He then proposed that new ward
be organized OF the Saints residing In
the district bounded by Fifth West
street 10 Ninth North street. thence
west to Eighth West, thence south to
Second North thence east to Fifth
West the place Of beginning, TO br
called the Twenty eighth ward OF the
salt Lake Stake OF Zion This being
also adopted, he presented the name Of
Elder William Mcmillan az Bishop Of
the new ward who was unanimously
sustained by the vote Of the congrega-
don, and who nominated Elder James
T.. smith as first counselor and Elder
Henry r. Coburn as second counselor
These being unanimously sustained, nj
der Mcmillan, who was already Blsh-
op, having served IN that capacity at
Eureka In the Juab Stake OF Zion, was
set apart 20 preside over the Twenty
eighth ward by Apostle Rudger Claw
son, assisted by the presidency Of the
stake and Rlshop Solomon Elders JAS
II. Smith ana Henry r. Coburn We're
ordained ligh Priests and set apart 10
act as oounselors 10 Bishop Mcmillan
Elder Theodore Mexican was ordained
a High Priest and a Bishop, and set
apart 10 preside over the vwenty-nlnth
ward Of the Salt Lake Stake Of Zion,
President Cannon announced with
pleasure, that u piece Of ground on
which 90 build q westinghouse for the
Twonty-ninth ward, had been gener-
uusly donated by the Hubbard lgYest-
ment company Il Is situated az the
corner Of Second North and Eighth
West streets, and has frontage OF 1876
feet facing east and 100 feet facing
south with an II feet roadway on the
north aud a 10 feet roadway on the
west for carriage drive.
Apostle Rudger Clawson then gave
appropriate instructions on the duties
OF the Blshoprlo and Of presiding OiIl-
cers generally showing that they were
10 obtain influence among the people
under their watChcare by love and
kindness. but yet acting with flrmness
when occasion required Also by bring
ing to the front all the talent available
among the brethren and sisters and
by providing rational and proper
amusement for the young folks. He
spoke in commentator Of the building
Of the annex 10 the Twenty-second
ward Westinghouse and Of the manage
meut Of the ward by the Bishoprc.
The benedictlon was pronounced by
Elder Charles w. Penrose, and tho
large congregation was dismissed feel.
ing well satisfied with the results Of
the gathering A most excellent spirit
prevailed throughout.