The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-18
GREAT DAY FOR
GOOD SHEPHERD
Foreth Anniversary
Episcopal in Ogden Attended by Large Number
History of the Church

I started. as they objected TO sending
| their children 10 the Mormon schools.
wnlcp were then very poor and crowd
ed. They were willing 10 give as
much as they could for the support
or teacher. and. after receiving
! promises of help from the east, nm old
building near the corner OF Fifth (uow
| Twenty-hfthl and Wall avenue, which
had been used for saloon. was Sc
cured for c1urch and school pur-
J poses. The rent was So month
I That was munificent price consider
Ing the state OF the room The sides
and floor were OF rough native lum.
Dor. with cracks between all the
boards no lining OF any kind When
winter approached. strips OF boards
had 10 be nailed over these cracks TO
keep out the cold In this place the
school OF the Good Shepherd was
started with thirteen scholars. Octo-
Der l, 1870. Mr.. Gillogly taught the
first month. then Mt Mahlon n. Gil.
bert. the late biShop-coadjutor OF Min
nesota. came from New York state TO
teach the school
Lived In a Car.
1T was impossible TO rent a house
OF any Kind 10 live In. \ polygamist
widow OF Mormon bishop
said that she would give us the
use of log house OF two rooms
II We would pay her $50 n month, but
we objected to such extortion.
Mud and stones were thrown at our
place OF meeting, and teering noises
were made round about
have seen the children run at our an
proach as II We were lions from the
Jungle. Many OF the railroad
people were obliged to live in cars.
There was constant tall; OF changing
the junction 10 a point a few miles
west, so no one felt like making i'm
provements that would be permanent.
After living the first five weeks In the
midst OF antagonists on Main street
we were very glad TO accept the use
OF freight car 10 live in.
LincoIn'n Car.
Mr. William Cook. the Union Pa
chic agent twho with his wife were
communicates OF the church,. occu-
pied the car which Abraham Lincoln
used during his presidency. and at
tached 10 " was freight car which
nSo oeen used TO carry wheat This
lie nad intended To- use as a dining
room and Kitchen. but kindly told us
.nat IL we cared to occupy It, he and
MS famiIy would board at the eating
MOUSE. we were only too glad TO ac.
cept the oher. We furnished II for
sittlne room and bed room. with chr
'alhs 10 divide the two. and for four
months were enjoyed the novelty M
Such nome. We had a number of
PHEASANT nelghborS around lis who also
nVed on wheels. Rev. DIR. Twinc of
inc missionary board said he was sor.
ry when we left the car for that wao
.he oest story Of missionary life he
} mad to tell, and one which brought
, money from eastern givers
IN the winter Of ~ 1t was apparonf
10 al interested In the work OF tho
chuTcn That more central location
should be secured, IL possible No
Mormon would sell or rent to us AZ a
reasonable price, but the lot whore
the church stands was owned bv a
Liberal. and II was purchased from
nm Tor the sum of S1,500, which mon.
ey was given by that prince of eIyers.
MT John D. Rolfe OF New York.
FIrct School.
mere stood on the corner of this
lot an old adobe building. which for
ntteen yers had been used as a tan.
merry. II was remodeled and made
ready for schol and church purposes
at a cost Of 500 This money was
gotten from Christian friends In the
east by Bishop Tuttle. Sunday school
and church services were first hell IN
this building April is. 1878. The
school grew rapidly SO that more helm
was needed. An addition was built to
accommodate new teacher. January
4 1872. Misses Carrie and Nettie
Crocheran OF Brooklyn. y. Y, came
to do missionary work, asking for no
salaries. though their expenses were
paid. Mr.. Gilbert was stIll the popu
lar principal In the summer OF 1872
nc went east to study for the minis.
try, and Mr.. Byron Wilcox came to
take his place. The next year Mr. Ed.
gar Tallman was principal. Another
room was added, and Miss Nellie Tav-
lor assisted IN the teaching. Miss
Mary Gillogly assisted later Mr.. C.
U. Davis was tho next principal
First Confirmation.
The first confirmation was held In
ogden. September s, 1871, when Mr..
James II. Young and Miss Berha Burt
were confirmed Miss Burt, who after
wards mnrried Mr. X. D. Brown. later
removed TO Providence, r l.. and was
'oiOtl hOi1S D9 ll6 bTtdt HEAD or the
Church few months ago The f-st
baptism was that of Louisa FrederIcka
kesel, March 19. 1871, the daughter
OF Mrs. julius c. Kiesel. who was
buried from the church last Tuesday.
September 4, 1871 Mr. Gilloglv
was ordained to the priesthood by
Bishop Tuttle at ST. Marks cathedral,
+, Salt Lake City. the Rev. Mr. Stoy be.
Ing the preacher The first church
committee was appointed by Bishop
Tuttle. October 20. 1872 The mem.
bers We're Messrs X, ID. Brown. ]. s.
Lewis CHE father of one OF our pres
ent vestryD. Fred Gilbert, F. A
: Shielles and K. VI. Vail
About Christmas 1873. came the
/ gift OF bell from Mrs. Theodore
lSham of Maiden. n. Y. as memorial
to her sister temporary tower was
built for 1t In front OF the old school
house. 1t was FIRST rung (by Mr. Sam
uel Burt. SD. January is, 1874. the
first church bell over heard in Ogden.
II was removed To the tower OF the
| present church in 1875
Hsmmersey Built Church.
Early in the spring OF 1874.
Bishop Tuttle decided TO locate
proposed memorial church in
| Ogden TO be erected by Mr.. John w
J Hammersly OF New York, in memory
| OF his daughter Mrs. Catherine L.
Livingston. Of Cleremont. \. Y. The
church was expected to cost 1000,
| and daciune gar o,,oh