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Show BRIGHAM I YOUNG I Needed at Hyrum to Settle 9 Dispute says Correspondent. Last Sunday tiic Saints of the Flist ' H ward were called together by tho Stake H picsidency at ." p. in. for the purpose H ot settling a bane of contention Lh.it fl has existed for ne.uly two years. It H appeals that the Saints cannot agice over a location for their meeting H house. In the thst place a location H was agiced upon and money sub- H sciibcd to pui chase It. Something, H however, came up tlut ptcventcd Uie H ileal and the HKIiopilc puichased M another place and commenced the ' M building. The foundation was put in H last fall and the bilck hauled onto M the giound; winter came on and the M woik stopped. The opportunity then IH opened up for the piiichasing of the H location Mist agreed upon, and as it is M a more desirable location, being on an IH elevation, opinions began to be freely , , i : IH expicssed among the Saints and much IH was said all winter. When spring H opened up it was discovered that the " ? M foundation wlilch was erected last M fall was faulty In Its construction and M on investigation by the best me- H chanlcs in the county it was condemn- cd. Now it must be rebuilt. This IH gave room for a lot more contention M among the Saints, half or them pull- H Ing for the "Wilson cornel" or more 1 commonly called the "mud hole". H The contention became so general H and intense that the spiiitual condi- H tlon of the waid was suffeilng. The H Mishopilc tried every means In their J powei to settle it but to no purpose. M The piesldentof the Stake met with H the wait! last fall and a vote was H taken on the location, and though the M Saints wcicwcll divided, amajoilty H favoied the Wilson coiner, and thus it H went. Haimony was out of the M question, and the division prevents H the election of the house which Is V needed badly. Last Sunday the Stake JM picsidency undertook to effect liar- fm mony. A large attendance was there. 1,1 Hlshop II. F. Llljenquist made some II opening lcmaiks, lefuting ccitain H riimois that had gono out about him H using undue fairness in the affair and , H challenged any member of the ward ' to piovc that he had done so. He H counseled the Saints to unite and H settle the tiouble; said they would be ' M given a chance to Tote and whichever M way they voted, he hoped they would M stay by It. Pres. Robinson then talk- M cd at some length, giving good advice " and pleading for unity. A question jH was then placed before the house viz: JH "shall we reconsider the question of , jH locationV" This question was put to . M a vote and about, twenty said "no." M Tho people on the hill voted for a re- M consideration, while these below the M hill (In the southwest part of town) jH were opposed to it. As soon as the ' ''j votes were counted the hlllltes were jB spatted at and out for they all left t n' JB the building. The meeting failed in r H its pui pose. If wc had a Hrfgham flfl Young to step out and by inspiration H say "This is the place to build your l house," the dcflcency would be made , ,V up-and so would the housc;Insldc of f JflJ eight months. Aunt .lane Molen Pitkin was in H town Saturday. She Just icturned ' U from Canada and reports avmosUdc-1 HH liglitful tiip. The Ileitis 'there arc H tieds of roses and all natuie Is smiling. U She say s It Is a good place for boy s to go IHJ who like to work, for men are in great HJ demand tlicic. Piospects arc good for H a bounteous harvest, the people are HI united and living tlich religion and It BJ makes one happy to associate among HJ them. She empliasletl the fact that HJ the Saints theie aie veiy kind and ac- HI commodattng and willingly put them- HI selves out for others. Aunt . hints has HJ many fiicnds in Hyium, who always HI enjoy heat ing her voice and being in HI her society. HH |