The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-06
CORNER STONE
OF TEMPLE LAID
MOrm0nS of Tenth Ward Are
C0mpIimented on New
Meeting House.
SEVERAL SPEECHES MADE
SERVICES FRIGHTENED BY EX-
IRA GOOD MUSIC.

In the presence of several hundred
people at 3 o'clock yesterday after
noon the corner stone of the Tenth
ward chapel was laid by the bishOphric
or the ward. The beautiful new chapel
IS being erected on the lot adjoining
Jhat occupied by the old chapel
near me corner of Eighth East and
tOurth South streets. The foundation
mas been completed and on it was laid
a temporary floor TO accommodate
the choir and the speakers.
The ceremony opened with the sing
ing OF the hymn, How Firm a Founda-
ton, by the choir and CONGREGATION.
{. w. Simons, high counselor of Lib
cry stake, then offered the prayer,
AFTER which Albert +. Brady sang MY
Mountain Home the beautiful eompo-
sition by Evan Stephens.
Bishop Joseph Christensen of the
IenJh ward then announced that the
coIhor stone would be laid By the
ward biShOphriC. The corner stone was
lifted to place and in it were deposited
the standard works of the Mormon
church, the Bible, the Book of Nor
mon, the Doctrine and Covenants the
Pearl of Great Price, and the Mormon
hymnal. There were also deposited
IN the corner stone relics connected
with the early history of the ward,
records ana documents, and the sigma
lures of the members of the ward. The
stone was laid by Joseph Christensen.
bishop of the ward; c. S Martin first
counselor, and Thomas J, Davies, sec
Ond counselor.
Generalization.
Hugh J. Cannon, president of Lib
erty stake, congratulated the people of
the ward on the excellent beginning of
the beautiful edifice thew were erect
ing and urged that they push il to
completion as rapidly as possible. He
said that in order to complete the
building the people must be liberal
nrffF Zoo.
To many Of the people of the ward
liberal donations, he said, would be
a sacrifice. yet no better sacrifice
could be made. He said that he knew
that he people would be liberal and
that the house of worship would soon
be built as monument to their lib
erality.
Patriarch Joseph Z. Taylor spoke on
the early history Of the ward He
called to mind the various stages of
progress, Of the increase in numbers
ana in religious efficiency of the peO-
pie of the ward. During his lifetime
he said, he had attended the laying Of
hundreds of corner stones of edifices,
great and small, dedicated to the Nor
mon faith. He touched on the sig
nlticance of the occasion and compli-
mented the people on their new chapel.
Growth of Ward.
George c. Buckle, a member of the
high council of the stake, spoke brief
that this was the fourth new meeting
house in the ward. As Bishop Christ
enson was the fourth bishop of the
ward there was now. he said a house
for each bishop. New people, he said
were constantly coming into the ward.
Old faces were occasionally dropping
out and scores of new ones took their
places.
The choir then sang Let the Noun
talns Shout for joy after which the
eHolr and the congregation sang the
DOXOlOgy. Albert $. Reiser, a mem
Der of the high council of the stake
pronounced the benediCtiOn.
The new chapel for the Tenth ward
was begun in the early summer. The
work progressed rapidly and the exca-
walton is now completed and the fOun-
dalton built. The chapel viii be com
pleted next year. The completed cost
Of the building viii be $1,000.
The building viii be "a beautiful
piece Of architecture, It viii be fin
iShed I'm brick and stone with beautiful
stained glass art windows.