The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-05-23
LETTERS FROM
CORRESPONDENTS.
Around The County in Seven
Days,
The happenings Of The Past Week
Told In Detail by E1hClent
Correspondents.
KAMAs.
KANAs, UrAn, May 2l, 1902.

KANAs, UTAH, May 81, 1902.
Enron TtNEs:
We have had winter in full blast the
past few DAYS.
Work was commenced yesterday on
the foundation Of the meeting house.
Everybody seems 10 be busy here.
when the roads and weather or good
many teams are teen ireigbting lumber
10 the Park.
peace meeting was held at CArpen.
ter's hall last Thursday evening under
the auspices Of the Relief Society and
Y. L. NJ. Ia. II was well attended and
nice program was rendered.
BiooRAPmoAL.
willet S. Harder was born at Sand
ford, Hampshire, England, on the 9TH Of
June. 1922. He was the son Of John
Harder aud Eliza Shave; was the oldest
Of a family Of eight, Eve boys AMI three
girls. While boy he worked for three
pence dag and after growing to man
hood he worked for twelve shillings Of
three dollars per week. lie was appren-
ticed ne bricklayer, and while working
In this capacity he became acquainted
with fellow laborer, who told him Of
the new religion or "Mormonism." He
became interested in this new religion,
attended number Of meetings, and was
baptized on the sth day Of June, ls4s. by
john Lewis, welshman laboring and
preaching in tina, vicinity. Fiis bApIism
took place in Southampton, which was
then in the London conference. In Sep
tember, 1851, he was set apart by W. O.
DanbAr as a travelling Elder Soon after
he was appointed president Of the wilt
shire conference, and then pastor over
the Lands End, Bath and Wiltshire con-
ferences. He labOred as n travelling
Elder for over ten years. Previous 70
his call he had become acquainted with
aud married Miss Ann Kearly, who
shared with him the many privations
he endured and the prosecutions heaped
upon the Mormon Elders in those early
days. Sister Harder travelled with him
and went wherever he did. She took in
sewing and worked hard to provide foI
herself and missionary husband. He
was released from bis mission In 1861,
when they emisrA,ed to this country,
On arriving at Florence, Nebr., he wa
appointed bishop over that place. h'
was guard all the way across lhe p.ains
They fret settled in CoAlville, where he
organized the fret sunday school In the
year 1862. In November, 1868, he Wa'
sent by President W. W. Cluff TO preside
over the KAmas ward. He organizes
the fret Relief Society and co operative
store here. He was presiding Elder
until Bishop Atwood was sent out here
The latter chose him for frst counselor
which position he held until the Summit
Stake was disorganiEed year ago. Al
the reorganization he was ordained :
patriarch, which position he mARnihet
to the beet Of his ability. He possessed
the gift Of healing to q remarkable de-
gree, and was always iavorite amoDi
the sick in administering TO them. III
never doubted the gospel since he re
oeived the fret testimony Of iis truth
Soon after being baptized he was strick'
en- with the cholera, and at that time hi
o,omised the Lord that II He would per
init him 10 be restored he would spenC
his time and talents in His service thu
,emainder Of his life, and TO this promise
n. remained true. lie died on May 18Th
at4:4o p. M, lacking about three week
ot being 80 years old. During the pas
winter he bad been very active in hit
,srgious duties and gave promise OF liy.
,nsmany wears. On the day the cornrl
atone for the new meeting house. ~S'
80. .o,t,acted a severe cold ant
gradually grew worse until he P'''e'
away. The funeral services we're Hsi'