Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-10-05
GENEALOCY.

-, .,,,rounicatlons for this depart
~ t,uid be- addressed 60 Mrs. Eliza
ne.' n NcCunc. cor Maine and First
heN sfroets. Salt Lake city. chair
Np.' theological committee OF Daugh-
..r Oh Pioneers
~,st fhc Lord is moving upon the
I'D of His people towards "a renewed
.ry I'M the prosecution OF their tem-
,.,.bors BIS shown in both general and
nydssl cases. Ana one OF the rec
beautiful Instances OF His en-
e',,seamtut to individuals rs evidenced
M following dream;
Wr5.r waiter Scott a. "a member OF
I.rorric ln the Second ward OF
lac De- the father OF large
ilNug of hts own. besides having very
l~y messing duties connected with
\, nb1rs in the bishopric. His first
aieI some years since, and three
w. aeo. his mother also passed to
H. other side His mother was very
srvlous to complete her temple work.
rsgb WAS not extensive. BIZ pressed
wv, her. mind. Before her death. she
WI i5tted down the facts at her dis
,,.oi concerning her dead kindred. and
- Ear son Walter went over the few
t.ts of paper But her sons ex-
s'5,nely urgent daily affairs had pre-
,,ofeI him. during the three years
'fsr.m from carrying ont her wishes
= oo to the temple and finish up her
.ork About one month ago. Elder
scou dreamed he was I'm large build
,rg he asconded flight Of steps lead
nj tharCfrom and ON opening tho
toor found himself. as IL were. In his
narf and az once started 90 do some
~
,tenlders ln the bishopriC. But Just
u he started woman, dressed in
Tsauufui robes, approached him. and
IN. brother Scott your wife wants
ou right away in the temple 10 do
.-1|nanca work He knew she meant
M dead wife but he said at once he
eud not possibly 90, FOR he had so
~srv pressing duties to keep him at
brme. while he was making his ex-
cose his mother stepped up, and
lrosng him earnestly in the eyes. said
irrrssiyely walter you MUST 60,
er MS Is the eleventh hour" And
n, hrin of heavenly impulse which
srd him caused him TO turn at once
a. Il To- comply with her request. As
N dId So his wife stood beside him
ana said, Meet me at II o'clock in
he temple At considerable expense
and trouble Elder Scott at once pre-
pared his affairs TO come TO the tenn
ple And a gratifying experience
was TO find that the ten or a dozen
names which he expected 10 find in
his mothers sheets. developed. by the
time he was ready to go, into over 20
names. and still a few more sheets
Jeff 90 CLEAN from.
Another evidence Of the widespread
interest i'm genealogy IN the world. and
OF the reason for its existence. Is relat-
Cd by President McQuarrle Of the
Eastern states mission.
His near relative, Mrs Artemisia
Snow Segmliler. the eldest daughter
Of the late Apostle Erastus Snow. was
visiting with his family in New York
this wintcr,and while thcre,was taken
by Pres. McQuarrle TO the LeunoN
Library in that city. to see what she
could find en- the matter Of gencalogy.
She was surprised to discover that she
not only was I'm possession there OF
much Information on her fathers side.
lut that there was lady IN Rochester
New York. al work collecting informa-
jon on her mothers side She wrote 70
mis- lady, and from her received an in
itation 70 pay a visit on Mrs. Segnil-
er's way back 20 Utah. The invitation
vas gladly accepted, and Mrs. Seq
miller found that the lady had already
objected hundreds Of names, and was
ursulng her work with all the zeal
ma ardor noticeable in similar cases.
lore than that. Mrs. Segmiller was
szcn BY her new friend on a number
& little trips. to visit the Hill Cumor-