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Show Center ls laUud2rI?Z!n 30 REOUIWD VEARS WAS EABI-- V OEUILD Fire II OF NATIVE STONE Was Rebuilt With Contributions Wight Br LaPreal citizen of Brigham City ,L or something to brag need go no further than Box Elder stake tabernacle, come upon it from the jou h it impresses you with its U mfied even beauty before able to point out the j are that features anguishing ike it so attractive. of 5esting upon foundations a back drop me, built against mountain peaks, its spires it stands bnng sheer upward, with intent confidently, like the Great th, somewhat me Face, giving community. The best time the To 'Mormon Pioneers Ravaged The Beautiful Structure In 1896; ' Mnt character to of the day to tabernacle is in the late especially when the ting sun casts long shadows Hind the old walls. Surround-ba civic pattern of lawn trees, there is a sense that of 'as come into a measure emoon, y ripeness, like old and precious 'buildings, cherished for enduring purposes in which takes great pride. 'Unlike so many ancient build ings, no ivy clutters up the bare walls. No! Not even a legend to add glamour to the story of its life. But it has history! All the important religious events in our community have been centered there. .From a mere grain of mustard seed back in the early 1860s, the tabernacle was begun; built by men of simple faith who worked in simple ways, in comparison to the methods now used by the builder. With infinite pains and labor native lumber was delivered to the site; men and teams going into the , mountains for logs and stone. The foundations of rock were especially built broad and deep and wide. As stone was placed upon stone, stability and No one coming into Brigham City could fail to see the L. D. S. stake tabernacle (not to be confused with an L. D. S. temple), which stands with eminence near the center of the town. Begun in 1876, it was completed in 1881, then damaged by fire and rebuilt, in 1892. A noted architect recently completed a state-widtour and declared this Present-dacontractors were amazed to hear that the Utahs most beautiful building. building was built originally for a cash outlay of only $6,000. The tabernacle serves as a central auditorium and meeting place for the several L. D. S. wards of North and South Box Elder stakes when they come together for quarterly stake conference, as well as for other church and cultural meetings of the community. them through the open door. order arose, mans simple faith "Fire! Fire! they called, and and labor now made manifest e y the congregation stood up In alarm. Fire! Fire!" It was a rever-- ( Continued on Following Page) by a work of beauty. For fifteen years, off and on, the building was added to: the walls, the roof, finally the benches and the pulpit It was an enthusiastic congregation that met in worship that first day when its doors were flung open to the towns population. Wrapped in awe and wonder they filed down the aisles, and took a seat, facing the pulpit that had been placed in the and east end of the building, listened to a powerful sermon delivered with the same qualities of ferver and devotion that had been used in the building of the structure in which they now worshipped. was In 1890 the tabernacle renovated and the gallaries were exadded, at an approximate increased This of $5,000. pense the seating capacity to 1,200. It was estimated that the new additions gave them a building with $25,000. It will stand a hundred years, everyone said who had examined the construction. "It will weather the years; survive all changes. We have built welL Then came the fire of 1896. It was on a Sunday in February. Winter 1:30 in the afternoon. snow was piled up along the walks and Brigham citizens were hurrying into church, stamping" their feet at the threshold. The sacrament ser vice wa sbeing prepared by a There group of young boys. WESTERN STYLE for COMFORT and FUN; ' WE RECOMMEND; o WESTERN APPAREL FROM PENNEYS p WESTERN HOSPITALITY FROM THE HEART O WESTERN VACATIONS WE HOPE YOU ENJOY YOURS May We Extend Our Hearty Welcome To The West, Where Began 47 Years Ago This Summer |