The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-09-19

thank the people OF titan Tor the
Aindness shown while In your midst.
American Fork, September 10. 1914.
Speech made by Sister hannah
l.aplsh in presenting TO the Alpine
Stake building Committee the Worlds
Fair Clock.
(Reported by Ernest Madsen)
| am overjoyed, | could clap my
hands and shout hosanna for this
beautiful building. Allow me first to
say something of the people that have
nelped to construct il, for | know
,hem and they know me.
President Chapman, allow me:
have known him ever since he was
% high, and am proud to have seen
aim plant the oak and acorn Of right
ousHess, and | congratulate Presi-
dent Chapman on this beautiful build
ing, and | want TO say to President
Joseph +. Smith that this building is
another monument TO the Glory or
Tod that has been erected during his
administration. | am so thankful
that he has so stalwart helpers as he
has in Utah County. ] have known
The Presidency of this Stake since
hey were little boys, they have been
faithful and this Is the result OF their
abors.
might read little memorandum
which some of the committee may
hear:
In September. 1892, | was elected
chairman of n non-partisian COM
nittee OF American Fork citizens TO
get up an exhibit to the Worlds Column
bian Exposition at Chicago In 1893.
rhe committee decided to have a
clock constructed from the oak OF
Utah county aud onyx from Pelican
Point The clock was made In Provo,
and the expense met by popular sub
scription After the Worlds Fair was
over the clock was returned to. AM
erican Fork. where il has been stored
ID TO this time. The clock has never
been formally disposed of. We have
been waiting for a suitable place to
put ii. AS chairman OF the committee
who raised the money and had the
clock constructed ! felt 1t was my
place to take the initiative In having
final disposition made of II. Accord
ingly | spoke TO some OF the commit
tee who said IL was right that ! should
70 so. Many of the committee have
lied and others have moved from Am
nrican Fork.
| called the matter OF disposition
to the attention of President Chapman
and he suggested to me that II would
be an acceptable gift to the Alpine
Stake Tabernacle as the clock was
built with American Fork money. |
felt that no more suitable disposition
could be made of II. And so far as
can learn that meets the mind and
will OF all those who had anything
TO do with It,
Sister Hindley will now unveil the
clock
Now in behalf OF the citizens and
committee and contributors, pre-
sent this clock to the Alpine Stake
| Tabernacle There Is the clock, II
stands now In its majesty Of which
We feel very proud, and there 1t
stands IN all the majesty Of our work.
| crossed this bench the third of
December. 1892, to pay the first do
nation on that clock | worked and
the whole committee worked Many
Of them have vacated the earthly
tabernacle. They have drawn the
curtain and they are gone. We bless
heir memory.
am much in evidence of life to-
day for which ! am very greatful that
| have lived to have this honor con
ferred upon me and upon the contri-
butors and upon the committee. and
hat you have the clock and may It
never be said of you that anything but
he truth has been uttered between
he hours Of sunrise and sunset. Bear
in mind that the tick-tock of the clock
is very independent, It Will not wait
'or time but tally. thank you"