The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-07-16

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The celebration OF Founaer., Dax
saturday. July -. will be hsla at pa
nacA this year. ~ usual according "a
Information received from thsrs. Ana
at meeting held last week commit-
tees were appointed for the MANAGE
m-nt Of the annual event.
Al present the plans are incomplste.
ou. tners VIII be amussmsnt provided
sumeient to oscupy the entire day. and
,he large crowd which 10 sure to be In
attendance viii be ~ well pleased with
'ne entertainment ~ In former years.
fioneer Day. or Founders Day. a. IL
Us sometimes called. commemorate ths
arrival In lsa7 In the Salt Lake valley
OF that heroic band. led eoy Brigham
Young. comprising lts men. three
women and two children. who travelled
distance Of over LOCO miles % naS =
new country In which to make the,r
home. In the exodus from Navoo. m.
Brigham Young led the people v -
ward.
Passing over the frossn Nississ -
In February. ls4s. the main BODY a.
Mormons made their way aoroas ~
prairies OF Iowa. reaching the Nisso,1e1
river about the middle Of June. a. -
as 10 known NO American had AZ 80
time made . permanent home In vhn1
is now called the Great Basin" "a
this desert region. now known A 50
Lake valley. was then Q part Of -
Mexican province oe California. -
was uninhabitsd save By Indians -
Few wandering trappsrs and hunteea,
The Mormon pioneers marching fror,
the Missouri river In April. 1s47. =.
rived IN the Salt Lake valley on JUN
~. Well armed and disciplined, tnsv
accomplished the journey Of over 1 -
miles without one fatality. A few 6ayr
after their arrival they laid out -
Lake City. The, vision Of the foundsr11
Is today wonderful reality.
! Those who remained behind On tno
Missouri migrated In the autumn y
is4s. and following thsm came eom.
panies Of pioneers yearly 70 tAe Rockv
mountainss generally In church waeoaa
sent to meet them.
The Mormon. or Church of ,Jesur
Christ OF Latter Day saints. u rslin.
tous body having its origin In the sasl1
part OF the ninstaenth century. Jossr1
Smith was the founder ana first presl.
dent This church was organizea Apri
Z. 1880. at Tayette. Seneca county. N
T., and Joseph Smith was accepted 1,
nrst elder and subsequently ~ prophet
\ Among the articlss OF Anbth. promu4
gated by the first president the lar
; three are as follows:
/ "uD We claim the privilege Of wor
shipping Almighty God according /,
the dictates Of our own conscience An
allow all men the same privilege: II
them worship. how. where or wha
they may.
"u2) We believe in being subject I,
kings, presidents, rulers and magis
trates, in obeying. honoring and aus
tanning that law.
"(l3) We believe in being honesl
! true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous am
In doing good to all men,"
The last article was exempliied b,
the lives OF the pioneers and the pro
verbal openhanded hospitality Of tn
Mormon people indis ates the extent /
, which they practice their belief
In every ward. which in other do
nominations are sometimes called pas
ishes. there are to be found auxiliariel
such as relief societies, Sabbath school
: and young mems and young ladie,
mutual Improvement societies, pri
/ mary associations and religious class
es. The relief society Of the Mormo
: church is woman's organization. hav
r ing special commission for the car
OF the sick. An old folks committe
is appointed to take care Of the aged.
Lake. the erection Of which was start
: ed In 1853 and which was completed /
1898, is said to have cost $4,000.O0O. an
: according to the United States censu
/. report OF May 21. 1870. there were the
256.647 Mormons in the United State
:. The church is supported by the tiths
and offerings of its members and thel
are used for the building Of temple
and other places Of worship. the wor
). of the ministry. the furtherance OF et
e ucation. the support Of the sick an
INDECENT and for charitable and phi
o lanthropic purposes in general
: About two thousand missionari,
: consider themselves under Divine Ii
r junction to preach the gospel to ever
). creature" and they have special IL
d structions to baptize no married won
o an without the consent Of her husbar
and no child without the consent of 1
parents.
AS an example of the benefits to I
found in the cooperation Of people
: an organization. considered by materi
results and not thinking Of the relil
/ ious benefits, the Mormon church
perhaps the greatest success Of Al
r institution started on American sc
: during the life of the naffnn