Show I 1 T TEMPLE MPLE find AGLE j meetings commemorative of the anniversary niver sary ot of the organization of the relief society of ue mormon church were held in several of 0 the wards of salt lake city on march 17 godf godfred I 1 red alder of blant died of 0 pneumonia recently while laboring as it a missionary in switzerland erland ue ile had been absent from home scarcely a year the news of his death came by cable from the tha presidency of the european mission to president snow the fifty third anniversary of 0 the relief society of emery stake was celebrated on the dinst A dinner was given at noon and beginning at 2 clock FLU an interesting program was ren rendered decd consisting of 0 vocal and instrumental select selections tons and speaking dialogues etc und 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 it is rome home again ne he says that mission is self sustaining about elders being anga ed in it their field of operations efte extending anding from canada to virginia mr kesler has been succeeded in the presidency of the mission by W it 11 smart who until recently was employed in the brigham young college at logan the anniversary of the organization of the relief society was celebrated at circleville Cir cleville in a hearty fasi fashion blon at 10 a large portion of the community was gathered at dalton hall ball 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 mahe a clearing of the picnic and enjoy a childrens dance and the exercises of the day closed with a ball at night from which everybody under 15 was invited to remain away elder C IV penrose presided at the services in the tabernacle sunday march 19 elder le roy eoy C snow son of president snow recently returned from the missionary field of 0 germany first addressed d 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 sio nary he said does not beforehand think of what he be 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 0 the tha speaker met joseph smith president of the reorganized church of jesus christ of latter day saints lie he had heard president smith bear his testimony as to why he should be president of that church ile he did not profess to have any revelation concerning it but said he had yielded to a certain feeling and had bad the same feeling inspired him to go to utah rod aad join the mor mons ho he would have done so the speaker met colonel R G ingersoll Ingers while in the east and had an interview with the noted infidel he told the speaker that he did not claim there was no n 0 god but that it is impossible for man to know there is a god the speaker confuted this and told dr ingersoll lug ersoll that he be knew there was a god and alen a lengthy aby discussion followed all of which strengthened the speakers testimony of the truth of the gospel elder campbell M brown also returned from germany reported his mission lie ile had the pleasure of baptizing the alist saint in the city of Liep sig and established a bran branch cli t there re elder Elde brown related the circumstances cum stances of healing an aged lady stricken with paralysis io in t the he city of hanover Ua nover and told of other occurrences that th at had served to give him undying faith in the truth of this church elder frank W penrose who has labored in germany since 1806 spoke of the difficulty elders experienced in not being able to speak the foreign language ile he encountered many but after becoming acquainted with the language made friends and was successful from that on in ills his work tho the german people he said were very kind and hospitable and he be desired to correct the impression that such was wa not the case edwin C penrose an elder from the southern states was the last speaker of the me meeting etino 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 folks party was as held in the heber hall ball on the for all over 60 years of age about 11 a num her of young men with sleighs corn com fort ably arranged began gathering gather lne the old people together and by noon they were comfortably seated at t the th place appointed where a sump dinner had been prepared after dinner had been served the tables taken away and a very interesting program consisting of songs recitations speeches step dances et etc ewas was rendered ed the occasion will long be remembered |