The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-18

ful stone church has been an untold
blessing TO the Ogden parish
In Memory Of His Mother.
Furniture was added at cost OF
about $500. most OF II given by east
ern friends. Several memorial WIN
dows were given-the cbancel win
dow by Mr.. Gillogly In memory OF his
mother The Sunday school gave the
large front window Mr.. Edwin Brett
of Melbourne. Australia gave side
window in momory OF his daughter
around the world.
Saturday. Feb 6. 1875. at the con
secration OF the church there were
present the Rt Rev. Daniel S. Tuttlc,
ID. D.: Rev. H Fl. Prout. r. NJ Kirby,
]. VI. Turner. W II. Stoy. Charles II.
Marshall and J. l. Gillogly. besides
large number OF others. IL seemed
like home Tor the FIRST time TO have
a real coDsecrated church In which
10 worship. II is church OF beauty
and durability, and for many genera
tions 10 come Will be place where
thousands will be guided 10 do right
Plain City Wanted a Church.
In the summer OF 1876 a commit
tee of men from Plain City waited
upon Mr.. GIllogly and asked him 70
aid them in establishing some church
work in their little town These men.
who had formerly belonged TO the
church OF England. had Joined the
Mormons, and now wished TO return
to the mother church. He encourag-
ed them all he could. and held the
first church service there. 10 the pub
lie school house. September 3, 1876.
He afterwards drove over there, be-
tween the morning and evening ser
vices in Ogden. and gave them an af-
,ernoon service
I'm November. 1876. he made an
appeal through the Spirit Of Mis-.
slons.' asking generous church peo.
pie In the enst 10 contribute towards
a building for church and school pur~
poses In Plain City. Many givers re-
sponded, 80 that the corner stone was
laid April ~. 1877 The school was
opened January s. 1878. The Sunday
school opened with 30 pupils and In
creased 10 a roll OF so. The day school
opened with "a and increased to A5
Church Statistics.
July II, 1880. go years ago today
Mr.. Gillogly preached n sermon giving
a review OF the first ten wears OF
church work in and around Ogden
The text was God Moves IN a Myster-
ious Way His Wonders 10 Perform
The following statistics were given:
whole number OF families thnt
have been connected with the mia
sion Of the Good Shepherd, o. Or
H.
63. Adults baptized, 35; infants. 1S4:
total. 219. Confirmed, &c Total
communicates added, 1C2 Communi-
cants deceased and removed. 09 Pre-
sent number. S5. Marriages, l06 Bur
ials. IS Original number OF Sunday
school children. s. with one teacher
Present roll. 140. with seven teach
ers Original number IN day school.
13. with one teacher Roll for past
year. los. with five teachers.
In a review Of the past there Is
good room for encouragement Ten
years ago no beginning could have
been more feeble and unpromIsing.
There wore but few who seemed dis.
posed 70 take hold heartily With Us;
not only so. but we met with active,
persistent and continued opposition.
In spite of It all our influence for the
good OF the community has been grad
ually extended"
Rev Gilioglys Last Sermon.
The latter part of this year 1SS0)
Mr.. Gfllogly's health began To break
down. He rarely lost a service and
was as ambitious as ever TO help the
good work to grow Though feeling
i'll, he went TO Blackfoot Idaho. wnerc
he preached his last sermon. January
%. 1881. from the text Blessed Are
the Pure in Heart For They Shall
See Cod
On the parish records find these
words inscribed by Bishop Tuttle:
FEB. II. 1881, after an Illness Of about
ten days. the Rev. James l. Gillogly
died In his home from some malig.
nant malady of the stomach. leaving
Griey,ng parish. and stricken fam.
lily of wife and four children 10 mourn
his loss In sad Gra.efulness. Bish-
op Tuttle makes this entry and re.
cords his conviction that Faithful I'M
to death is the true recordI OF the life
and works OF this devoted mission.
ary"
But Five Rectors.
Mr GlllOCly'S Successor uas tha