Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-17
Salt Lake Octogenarian Builds Complete Hous<

400 miles from medical attention
NE was despalred Of. All rbo, "er
band and the two friends eopld as
her was done, but she grew s,.a,,,
worse. As the men labored =. IVY
saw-pit. Mr.. Ridges below, the o,S tae
pulling the cav from above tho r,s
mer referred 10 the precariop,
dition of his wife and wondered ,,.,
could be done for her relief M
other replied: I'm my church tbn,s
Is sacred ordinance, called tho To-.
Ing on of hands, for the healing NJ ~.
sick" The anxious husband inplo,.,
his friend If he had the author,.,,
to administer to the afflicted W.,
Hastily washing the perspiration fro,.
hands and brow, the Mormons a.
Mormon he was, laid his hands ma,
the woman's head and blessed hor T.
the name OF the Lord. She inv.
diately arose to sitting posture ana
requested that she be left alone WIN.
she put on her clothes. and from ,b,,
moment she was we'll woman
CONVERT TO MoRMoNIsM
Mr.. Ridges marvelled at the wonder.
full manifestation of divine power. III,
other man, fearing to be thought as IL.
truding his religious views upon any
one, refrained from discussing tho yns
ject, but one day threw book over n,
bark partition. upon the bed OF hi,
neighbor. 1t was a copy of orson PRATT,
works. and by the time that Mr.. Rldss,
had read it through he was eouyo.,
to Morlnonism,
HOW ORGAN WAS SHIPPED.
Four missionaries Of the Church wers
then laboring in Australia. and Ub.,
they saw the organ in the sydney hons
of Mr. Ridges, it was suggested tina, n
would be valuable acquisition to m.
people OF Utah. 4 little cne-stop bar.
monium was the only instrument tina,
furnished music for the services held
at that time in the old taberDsele
where now stands the Assembly hall
The proposition TO ship Mr.. Ridges or.
gan TO the headquarters of the Church
met with the hearty approval Of tho
owner. Ii was forthwith taken ap,r
carefully wrapped and enclosed in Tin
boxes, and when the convert and bs
wife sailed eatward for the new world
the organ occupied Il place in the holl
of the vessel. san Pedro hartor wa,
the place OF landing, and later tn
precious freight was taken to Los An.
geles. whence it was conveyed ~
Church teams to salt Lake valley
eErUP IN OLD TABERNACLE.
The instrument was set up in tho
old tabernacle, The building was re.
paired and remodeled frequently
and this ncccssltated the removal Of
the organ from one part OF the build
ing to another, several times Finally.
when the Assembly hall replaced til,
structure that formerly occupied tho
southwest corner of temple block.
many of the pipes and bet.
Ter parts of the Ridges organ
were utilized in the construction
of the one that now adorns the ives;
end of Salt Lakes second largest edl.
fee FOR the holding of religious ser.
vices.
Sun DINO or GREAT ORGAN.
When the great auditorium known as
Brigham Young sent for Mr. Ridges,
and asked him ii he could build an or.
gan in keeping with the magnitude q
the building. He was answered in the
affirmative, and forthwith the stupen.
dous undertaking was entered upon
The constructor was given the privil.
eye of having the help OF as many men
as he desired, and the number was
generally from six to 10.
II TOOK TEN YEARS
The story of the building Of the great
organ has been so recently told that Il
1t not deemed proper to repeat the mar
rative mt this time. Suffice 1t TO say
that a period of ten years was eI'
haused in the contamination OF the
work. The marvel is not that it TOOK
so long, but that 1t could be done at al
in this then remote part of the word
Nearly everything pertaining to The
instrument was made here, even to ths
glue that fastened tho parts together
1t should be remembered that some Of
the pipes are 80 feet in length, ms
longest used in any organ in the world
and seldom. indeed. are there any found
more than half as long. Masters Of ths
art of organ building have looked win
amazement upon the forest of pipes
big and little. and have asked OF Inc
constructor. How did you ever accom-