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Show j TEMPLE AND TABE.RNAGLE. V'Me7igTcorr niversary of the organization of the Relief society of the Mormon church, were held in several of the wards of Salt Lake City on March IT. Uodfred Alder of Mantl died of pneumonia pneu-monia recently while laboring as a missionary in Switzerland. He had been absent from home scarcely a year. The news of his death came by cable from the presidency of the European mission to President Snow. The fifty-third anniversary of the Relief society of Emery stake was celebrated on the 17th inst. A dinner was given at noon, and beginning at 2 o'clock an interesting program was rendered, consisting of vocal and instrumental in-strumental selections and speaking, dialogues, etc., and in the evening a grand ball was given in the hall. Alonzo P. Kesler, late president of the southern states mission, a position which he held for about two years, is home again. lie says that mission is self-sustaining, about 150 elders being engaged in it, their field of operations extending from Canada to Virginia. Mr. Kesler has been succeeded in the presidency of the mission by W. II. Smart, who until recently was employed employ-ed in the Urigharn Young college at Logan. The anniversary of th organization of the Relief society was celebrated at Cireleville in a hearty fashion. At 10 o'clock a large portion of the community commu-nity was gathered at Dalton hall, and an interesting program was rendered, consisting of speeches, songs, and written sketches, bearing upon the prominent subject, after which dinner was served. The lunch was, of course, the big feature of the day. It was elaborate with all the good things that grow around the country and evolve from the hands and brains of country housewives. In the afternoon the school children flocked in to make a clearing of the picnic and enjoy a "children's dance," and the exercises of the day closed with a ball at night' from which everybody under 15 was invited in-vited to remain away. Elder C. W. Penrose presided at the services in the tabernacle Sunday, March 19. Elder Le Roy C. Snow, son of President Presi-dent Snow, recently returned from the missionary field of Germany, first addressed ad-dressed the congregation. In the course of his remarks he referred to the difference between Mormon elders and ministers of other sects in the preparation of discourses. The missionary, mis-sionary, he said, does not beforehand think of what he is going to say on the stand, but depends upon the dictates of his conscience and the spirit of God. In this he differs from the sectarian ministers. While at Kirtland, O., the speaker met Joseph Smith, president of the reorganized church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He had heard President Smith bear his testimony testi-mony as to why he should be president of that church. He did not profess to have any revelation concerning it, but said he had yielded to a "certain feeling" feel-ing" and had the same feeling inspired him to go to Utah and join the Mormons, Mor-mons, he would have done so. The speaker met Colonel E. G. Ingersoll while in the east and had an interview with the noted infidel. He told the speaker that he did not claim there was no God, but that it is impossible for man to know there is a God. The speaker confuted this, and told Dr. Ingersoll that he knew there was a God. and a lengthy discussion followed, all of which strengthened the speaker's testimony of the truth of the gospel. Elder Campbell M. Brown, also returned re-turned from Germany, reported his mission. He had the pleasure of baptizing bap-tizing the fitst saint in the city of Liepsig, and established a branch there. Elder Brown related the circumstances cir-cumstances of healing an aged lady, stricken with paralysis, in the city of Hanover, and told of other occurrences that had served to give him undying faith in the truth of this church. Elder Frank W. Penrose, who has labored in Germany since 1896, spoke, of the difficulty elders experienced in not being able to speak the foreign language. He encountered many, but after becoming acquainted with the language, made friends and was successful suc-cessful from that on in his work. The German people, he said, were very kind and hospitable and he desired to correct the impression that such was not the case. Edwin C. Penrose, an elder from the southern states, was the last speaker of the meeting. He briefly outlined his work, which was for the greater part in Mississippi. The people of the states are hospitable and kind and the work is prospering. An old folk's party was held in the Heber hall on the 15th, for all over 60 years of age. About 11 o'clock a num. ber of young men with sleighs com. fortably arranged, began gathering the old people together, and by noon they were comfortably seated at the place appointed, where a sumptuous dinner had been prepared. After dinner din-ner had been served the tables were 1 taken away and a very interesting program, pro-gram, consisting of songs, recitations, speeches, step dances, etc. .was render- . ed. The occasion will long bo remembered. |