Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-05
ANOTHER NEW WARD.
Twenty.Fourth IL Carved From the
Nineteenth.

Another new ecclesiastical ward was
created in Salt Lake City last night
through a division OF the Nineteenth
ward and the organization Of the
Twenty-fourth ward out OF it's northern
half. The division was designated az
Fifth North and Pear streets, and a
line running from Fifth North south on
Center street to Pear. and continuing
on that street east TO the limits OF the
old Nineteenth ward.
The work OF organizing the new ward
was conducted last night at the regular
Sunday evening services OF the Nine
teenth ward. The westinghouse Vas
packed to the doors, and the aisles
were filled TO their capacity. In add
tion to the ward officers there were
present President Anthem II. Lund and
Elder Chas. w. Penrose Of the Council
of Apostles, and Nephi l.. Morris, Geo
h. Emery and Edward 4. Ashton, the
stake presidency of the Salt Lake
stake, Of which the new ward will be
part.
Before organizing a bishoprlc for the
new ward the counselors of Bishop
Isaac Barton OF the Nineteenth ward
were released, after many years OF
faithful service, Ind new appoints
ments were announced. II was also
stated that Friday evening next a big
ward reunion win be held in the Nine
teenth ward Westinghouse. In honor Of
the outgoing officers, and OF the new
blshopric. No immediate steps will be
taken TO making a separation of the
wards, but an effort Is being made to
secure a temporary home for the ward,
pending the erecting of a ward chapel
Until this Is secured the two wards viii
continue meeting jointly at the present
place.
The first business OF the meeting last
night, after II had been called 10 order.
was the release OF Alexander Edward
and Joseph Durbidge, counselors to
Bishop Isaac Barton. who have served
long and faithful terms, In their stead
Herbert Shimmlng and Chas. Hull
were named and confirmed. Following
this. the division OF the ward was UNI
dertaken and William Wood, Jr., was
announced as Bishop, with f. c. Rich
and Hans II. Peterson as his counsel
ors. All three were confirmed and set
apart for their new calings
William Wood, Jr. who was ordain-
ed Bishop. is a Utah boy, and son Of
an early pioneer. He was born in 1869
IN the Third ward Of this city. but has
lived In the Nineteenth ward most OF
his life. When Il years Of age he went
Oh a mission to the southern states,
and afterwards was transferred to the
European mission. On returning he la
bored as a home missionary for eight
years in the old Salt Lake stake, and
has served as assistant superintend-
ent of the Sunday school in the Twelfth
and Nineteenth wards. Since the new
stake organization was made he has
served as a High Councillor In the new
salt Lake stake, and from this posi-
ton was called 20 the blshopric Of the
new ward.
The designation OF the new ward as
the Twenty fourth, Instead Of allowing
Il TO follow on In numerical order Is on
account of the fact that the old Tween
ty-fourth ward became extinct some
time ago, when the Oregon Short Line
railway company bought the meeting.
house property % the Fifteenth ward.
and part OF Il was combined with the
Twenty fourth, its eastern portion be.
ing added TO the Fourteenth ward; the
western portion. with the TWENTY
fourth, taking the name OF the Fiji
teenth ward. This left vacant num-
Der, which was assigned to this new
ward.