Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-21
Retires Honorably Yesterday After
Twcnty-Four Years as Bishop
Of Lehi, Utah County.
CITY CUT INTO FOUR WARDS.
Some Sweeping Changes Instituted at
The Quarterly Conference -Trib.
ute to Outgoing Official.
(specIal to the "News.")

Lehl, Utah, Dec. 21.-Yesterday the
quarterly conference Of the Lehi ward
was held in the Westinghouse at 2 p.
m
In the morning practically all the
Priesthood Of the ward met in the opera
house TO vote on the division of the
ward and to put IN Bishops and their
councillors. Elders John Henry Smith
and George Teasdale Of the Apostles
quorum were present and represented
the presidency In making the division,
Bishop Thomas II. Cutler together
with his counselors were honorably re-
leased as the Bishopric OF this ward,
Bishop Cutler made few remarks, eX-
pressing his regret on leaving the ward,
but know it would be for the better adj
vancement Of the ward to have It d.
vided, as he had been away from home
so much it was practically impossible
for aim to attend to the duties of Bish-
oli Of such a large ward, First Coun-
sclor \. r. Anderson was very sorry
TO see Bishop Cutler give up the posi-
ton; said he had been counselor to
the Bishop ever since he was put in;
prayed that the blessings Of the Lord
would be upon the new wards and their
officers
It was next unanimously voted upon
that the wards be divided and the fol-
lowing division was made by the stake
presidency;
The first ward would comprise all
south OF Second North street running
cast to the American Fork line and west
to the Jordan river,
The Second ward, beginning at the in
tersection of Fourth East and Second
North streets, thence west to Jordan
river, thence north 10 line Of what is
known as the Waste Ditch, along said
Waste Ditch 10 San Pedro track, thence
along said track 10 Second East street,
thence south one block, thence east two
blocks to Fourth East street. thence
south to point Of beginning.
The Third ward-All north Of Waste
Often and west OF Dry Creek past the
intersection Of Waste Ditch This ward
was formerly known as the Lehi North
Branch
The Fourth ward--All cast Of Dry
Creek north Of the San Pedro track.
running along said track 10 Second East
street thence south ia Sixth North
street thence east two blocks 10 Fourth
East street, thence south to Second
North street, thence east to American
Fork line
The following Bishops and their coun-
selors were nominated by Apostle Smith
and were unanimously sustained by the
Priesthood present:
First ward-Andrew Field, Bishop.
John r, Whinple, first counselor; Geo.
Schow, second counselor
SnapDI Ia
Bishop A. G, Pearson. first COUNSELOR
William T, Quincy, second counselor.
Third ward-1enry Lewis Bishop:
Reorgc Glover first counselor; Jackson
Wanless, second counselor.
Fourth Ward--JOhn StOker Bishop.
Samuel A, Smith, first counselor: James
Clark second counselor
Apostle Smith then instructed the
Biehops on their duties and also showed
the order Of the Church in electlng on
GERS to preside over the people. Prayed
that the blessings Of the Lord would be
upon the new division
Apostle Teasdae occupied few min.
utcs and related many instances Of the
Lord giving a knowledge Of things that
were going TO happen in the future
which came 10 pass which greatly
strengthened his testimony
AZ the afternoon meeting the people
I'm general conference assembled ratified
what had been done by the Priesthood
at the morning session.
Apostle John Henry Smith spoke nj
some length upou the duties OF tho
Bishops, the duties of the people TO their
presiding officers, and the order OF tho
Church I'm electing officers TO preside
over the people, lie also,dwelt upon the
proper education of the mind, showing
that II Is the work Of the Latter-day /
Saints TO train themselves so that they |
VIII be evenly developed both mentally, |
and morally so that we may |
conquer the world, not by force but by |
love and by the excellence Of our char |
actcr. He prayed the blessings Of the |
Lord upon the Bishops and the new |
wards.
President Chapman spoke OF the work |
that lies before the new Bishops and |
prayed that the people would be true to !
the wards they had been placed in, and |
added his blessings to the people
Apostle Teasdalc heartily endorsed |
tho work that had been done He urged |
parents to show proper love and reia- |
10 their children as the tic OF |
love Is the greatest shield the children |
have against the evils of this world.
Bishop Thomas II. Cutler was born |
June 2 1874 in Sheffield Yorkshire. Eng |
land, lie came to Lehl I'm 1865, and was |
Installed Bishop Sept. b. 1879. succeeding |
David Evans, who was the first Bishon |
OF the ward. The Bishop selected 40
his fist counselor william H. VIM,
who was born June 30. 1898, In Luzern |
Pa, and Andrew r., Anderson
as his second counselor, who was born /