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


present was one who had attended
the first service hald by Mr.. Gillogly,
July II. 1870. IN the old depot. The
sanctuary and altar were decorated
with flowers and vines and plants
sent for the occasion from California
BY Mrs Gillogly.
The musical portions OF the ser
vice were admirably rendered by the
vested choir, under the leadership OF
Mrs. G. p Hood. A very notable part
of the musical program was the sing
lug OF Gounods The King OF Love,
My Shepherd Is" and Paul Rodney's s
Sion by Mrs. w. c. Henderson.
The hymn. "Hark, Hark. My Soul"
was sung by special request of Mrs.
Gillogly. Messages OF congratulation
from the Rt Rev Daniel S. futile. ID.
D., presiding bishop fthe American
church. from the Rt Rev. Franklin
S. Spalding, D. D.. bishop OF Utah; the
Rev. Samuel Unsworth. rector OF
Trinity church, Reno. Nevada: and
from Mrs. j. j. GilloGly, and Mrs. Al
fred Brown, were read.
Rev. Fleetwood. IN his address. TAX
Ing as his text. Speak TO the Child
rem of Israel That They Go For
ward" said:
Forty years ago this morning on
the 18th of July. 1870. little com.
pany OF fourteen men and women
gathered In the waiting room of the
| old depot of the Union Pacific rail-
way to worship Almighty God. The
servicc-that OF morning prayer
wes conducted by young clergy
T.. l.itln01Rs
who had arrived in Ogden the day be
fore with his young bride Previous
| to this, three other services OF the
| Episcopal church had been held In
| Ogden that year-two by the Rev. T
w. Haskins, and one by Bishop Tut
| ue-but the service held by Mr.. Gil
logly forty years ago today IDEALLY
marked the beginning OF the church
| In Ogden, as services have been held
without interruption since that time
And today, as We look back oveI
| those forty years OF our parochia
| life, we must realize that this was
one OF the most stupendous ventures
OF faith" in the history OF the domes
| tic missionary work of the church. to'
a more unpromising, a more difficult
a more discouraging field can scarce
" be imagined
At that time Ogden was city o
some 5000 inhabitants, and amont
those 5000 there was only one com
municant OF the church, Mrs. Olive
Durant- Therefore, 1t seems eminent
Iy fitting that we should acknoWl
edge the great debt We owe 10 MN
who so loved the church and her ID
vine Master, thatq he was Wiling u
undergo the hardships, and endur'
the prosecutions that accompanied
his efforts to plant the church here
and that we should show forth ou'
thankfulness to Almighty God To-
these benefits by an earnest and sin
cere effort to carry forward the worI
for which he gave his life. Well ma
| those words of the Apostle come Il
us today, "Other men have laboret
and We are entered into their labors.'
All that we have, all the blessings
that we enjoy as parish. are duo
To the untirlng labor, the unbounded
| faith OF this devoted servant of tho
| Master. who, In the face of hardshlps
| and diScouragements was willing &c
SOW the seed of the Word of God In
what everyone considered TO be a
barren and uDfruitful field,
In Mr GlHogly's own account ol
those days ! find these words:
''At the suggestion OF the Rev
Geo. W. Foote, who was then resid
| ing In Salt Lake City, Bishop Tuttle
| appointed Il committee OF consultation
to decide whether. Mr. Gillogly should
continue or abandon the work already
begun. Having carefully taken all
things into consideration, the com
mlttee pronounced In favor OF dis
| continuance OF the work. at least for
a while. until the prospects OF the
town should assume a more perman.
cnt shape, for at this time II was
thought that the junction would soon
be removed to point five miles
west of Ogden. Mr. GIlloglv was not
satisfied with such a decision, so he
communicated with Bishop Tuttle.
who was then in Montana. prooosing
| to prosecute the work vigorously for
oen year, and then should his efforts
| fail. to turn his attention TO some
other part of the field"
Man OF Great Zeal.
Had IL not been for his unbounded
| faith-his willingness 10 continue
what seemed to others TO be hope
less propositlon-the work begun
| forty years ago would have been
| abandoned. and We would not be
| gathered here this morning To keep
| this anniversary
When we. with all the blessings We
enjoy are tempted TO be discouraged
by the difficulties We encounter, we
I
days. and think of how petty and In
significant those difficulties are as
compared with the real ones he was
obliged 10 meet and We may well ask
our Heavenly Father for more OF the
faith. more of the zeal and devotion
that characterized this earnest man.
From another account by Mrs GIL
loglV quote these words;
Whenever the trains were ate.
the services had to be post
poned. Several times we had Sum
day school in one corner OF the
room while the fruit stand was doing
active business In another. Trains
were often passing back and forth
during service. and walking, talking.
singing and swearing were plainly to
be heard from The platform. In one
case a woman was Dlaving cards With
some mon in an adjoining room. and
through an omen window their con-
rersation co,ild be wen heard. Mr.,
Gillogly, after a few experiences like
this. wrote in his diary, This is what
| call discouracing. but D. V. l shall
not give up yet"
But dav OF brighter and more
promising things was ~ hand Such
faith. such love. coupled with such