Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-07-30
Elder George Reynolds the Happy
Recipient Last Night
BY SUNDAY SCHOOL BOARD.
Feeling Address Accompanies GIFT Of
A Handsome Leather Chair-Geu-
eraI Church News

Elder George Reynolds, first assistant
superintendent OF Church Sunday
schools, was rendered a very pleasant
surprise at his home on Fourth street
last evening, the event having been
given by his fellow associates the
Deseret Sunday School Union board.
by a carefully planned ruse Elder
Reynolds was detained at the Office I'LL
a comparatively late hour during
which time the board gathered at the
home OF Elder j. Golden Klmball, and
from there repaired to the Reynolds
home, where the veteran Sunday school
worker found them at 3 o'clock on his
return from business down town II
was q surprise Of the first order. but
Elder Reynolds recovered sufficiently to
bid all a hearty welcome, after which
the evenings exercises were begun
Practically the first thing on the pro-
gram was the presentation TO Elder
Reynolds Of handsome leather chair
the speech being made by Elder J. NJ.
Tanner, who acted as master Of cere-
monies. The address accompanying It
follows, the same being signed by Pres
idents Joseph r. Smith, Anthem II.
Lund and Elders Joseph NJ Tanner,
Thomas G. Griggs, Levi W Richards,
l., John Nuttall ]. w. IRE, George NJ.
Cannon George d. Piper, Horace Cum
mings, Joseph w, summerhays and
Seymour II. Young
PRESENTATION ADDRESS.
I'VE your brethren Of the Sunday
School Union Board have long appreci-
ated the great value Of your services
TO the board, and to the cause OF Sab
bath school education throughout the
Church
Fully realizing the difficulty we
should find In securing services eQulva-
lent TO those which you have so intel
ligenuy and faithfully rendered were
you called from our midst. we have
thought II proper to express to you IN
life the gratitude which we feel for the
untiring devotion OF your labors, and
the love we experience In our assocla-
lions with you
Among Sunday school workers the
name Of George Reynolds viii long re.
main associated with many OF the best |
efforts that have been made 10 promote |
the education OF the youth OF Zion. and |
it Is the wish Of your brethren OF the |
lNHlElIt
that you should know the confidence |
ana esteem In which you are held by |
them, that perchance their faith and |
love FOR you may sustain you in some
weary moment, encourage you In some
RESPONDENT mood, and In all things
make you feel that you enjoy the sym
patheuc and friendly Interest Of those
who know you best
itrhpf ithaca |
TEEN In your behalf may remain fresh
N your memory, and the source Of con-
tlnued encouragement, We have thought
II hitting to accompany this address
10 you with memento whose constant
use ana presence In your home would
forever be to you reminder of the
love we bear you
We beg you TO receive this chair
win the same good cheer and pleasure
with which IT is given and with IL the
strongest assurance that we look for
ward with pleasure in the future 10 the
same harmony and satisfaction tina.
nave characterized our deliberations
and associations IN the past.
we cannot at this time refrain from
iqmonishlng you that there IL a duty
which you owe to your God, and that
here Is a responsibility which you are
lnder to your brethren, to do ali I'm
'our power to prolong life so devoted
ma SO useful TO the kingdom OF our
God" 'D'
Elder Reynolds responded feelingly.
hanking those present for their good
wishes and expressing the pleasure he
lad always felt in laborlng for the
ause OF God. Then followed address. {
$ by Presidents Smith. Lund. and /
seymour y. Young, interspersed with \
ongs and musical selections after
Which refreshments were served. and
real enjoyable time had by ali Inc
arty numbering between 80 ana 60 ner.
Ons. w ~
A nice feature or the evening was the E
ne fruit furnished by Elder Horace 6
Of Mil Creek IT'S artistic ar. u
anRement as well as It's excellent
avor doing much to satisfy the anne.
lies or those present The evenings I
kerclses were carried out in front IN a
he house under the glare OF Chinese {
.nterns, and all voted IT a time long K
be remembered, and one which II
an be safely said, will not soon be FOR.
often by Elder Reynolds. n
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