Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-03-19
THIRTEENTH WARD.
Most Interesting aud Enjoyable Time
At the Anniversary Meeting.

Tine Relief Society Ot the lhiltenul
ward and a number of their friends
held an interesting and instructive an
niycfsufy meeting In ,he ward meeting
house presided over by Rachel r.
Grant asslted by her c1unselors Louisa
Is, spencer ana l.puifl Long, The
meeting was opened hY singing We
thank Thee, % God fOl Prophet
and prayer was offered by Elder Geo
E W0olley. Singing Glorious things
of Thee are spoken
Minutes of the first organization Of
the Relief Society and instructions OF
the Prophet Joseph Smith az succeed
Ing meetings were read BY Emma Em-
.rcy Mrs. Gupey also read femin-
.scences OF the Prophet Joseph by Mary
A. Winter.
Bishop Empcy spoke interestingly Of
the good work being done by the Re
lict Society OF the ward and of the
Church at large. He canplimcnted
Prest Grant and her counsel0rt aud
associates for the work they are per-
iolmiug and, said hc hfW are my
sisters who have taken unon themselves
tho temporal salvation Of ne poor and
the sick. aud who care iur the dying
NNIA 'NNlNf WV AlNfahf WIN iNfN ttA0R ~
iug mp brcadsun for day of want,
and the Lord has blessed you, dear SIS
jers, Win a spirit of unity Speaking
of the Prophet the Bishop said. Il dis
tinctly remember seeing the Prophet
Joseph many times, and he was an at-
fecilonate husband and latherand Kind
TO all who surrounded him / remem~
Der distinctly seeing the Prophet and
his brother Hyrum litt their hats to
my parents when on their way 10
Carthage Little ala we tElnk II
would be- the last time we would see
them In life, \ few days Afterwards
was lifted up to see them In their
cotllus, and It made an Impression on
my mind that can never be- offaced."
Prest Rachel II. Grant addressed the
meeting, saying that she had been ac-
qualnted with the Prophet Joseph and
with all OF his successors, and she had
a living testimony that they We're and
are Prophets OF God The Prophet
Joseph called at the home OF her cousin
occasionally ana there she met him.
About this time. however he had 10
Keep himself In secuslOn, To be out Of
the reach Of his enemies, who sOrcly
and unrelentingly sought to harm and
harass him. and for this reason She did
not often see him She related some Of
her early experiences In the Church and
said she enjoyed the spirit which per-
meated the meetings of the Saints 30
much more than that Of the B0ptlsts
and the Quakers, whose meetings she
had previously attended When she
became a Latter-day Saint she loved
to sing the songs Of Zion, and when she
read her Bible Ii seemed to have Il new
meaning 20 her and she greatly reiOiced
therein She said that Il was great
trial to her to be called to preside over
the Relief Society because at that time
she had to work hard for the support
OF herself and SON. but she found that
new strength was given TO her COM
with the added responsible
~, and she had enjoyed her labors very
much. she spoke of the spirit OF anlty
that had always characterized her as
sociations with the sisters She con-
cluded her interesting remarks by say
ing that she believed the time was not
far distant when the Savior would
come, and she hoped we would all prove
faithful to the end.
Elder Claudms Y. Spencer said he had
heen ASSOCIATED with the Prophet Jo-
seph smith for about Ave years and
his greatest delight was TO bear testi-
mony to the divinity OF the mission Of
this great and good man, whose llfe's
work stamped him as u Prophet Of the
Lord. He spoke of the organization
of the Relief Society In Nauvoo under
the direction of the Prophet and said
that therein the Prophet turned the
key for womanhood in all the earth. He
compllmented Sister Grant and her as
soclates in the Relief Society ON the
peace ANA union that had always ex-
listed among them,
The proceedings of the meeting were
interspersed with sweet singing by Mrs
Sarah Patten and Martin S. Lindsay
and by a recitation cleverly rendered
by Mrs. Lizzie Anderson. The hene-
dlctlon was pronounced by Elder
Charles Johnson, and one Of the most
interesting and enjoyable occasions
ever had in the Thirteenth ward was
brought TO a close.