Show J T TEMPLE EAI AND tabernacle II 11 ton the weber stake of zion is progress rest ing t I 1 in a its lt arrangements for a county church fair air to be held at ogden in sep bemer or october elders winslow rare farr john D barnes barne and alma william iv illiams who have been laboring in the ministry in great brinnin brit sin sailed from glasgow for home on the dinst v the elders in the southern ral states stated mirrion are having much a necess acce ln in sellin belling the hook book of mormon as man manya many a i f 9 ns its seventy five fire copies have thus been disposed of in a single week the sisters of the nottingham branch are arranging to repair the grave ot of elder jesse jcsse Y cherry a missionary from utah who died in england in may 1865 and who wai was buried in the cemetery at that place A movement is on toot foot to get up it reunion of 0 the a surviving member zions camp the mormon battalion and the original utah pioneers of july 1847 but as yet the arrangements have not assumed definite shape apostle francis M 31 lyman is on a visit to tol macomb lacomb it macomb that apostle lyman first saw the light but his parents removed from the town when he was six six month of age ace and he has not visited his birthplace since death has haa been very busy of late among old residents ot of utah among the most prominent of those who cave have passed aw away ay within vi th I 1 n it a S short t time I 1 in is a are re ex mayor frank armstrong armstromg Arm 0 of salt lake city bishop frederick kessler ot of the sixteenth ward and the mother of apostle M F cowley bishop kessler was the builder of the first floering flouring flou ring pill mill in three different states of the union giving hina him a unique pre emi nence as a pioneer in that direction apostle franklin D richards preached a discourse in the tabernacle at paris idaho on the lath dinst on the of and the re turn of the people to jackson cou county in ty 0 mo he told the people that they doubtless felicitated felicita ted among themselves on the fine homes they possessed and their comfortable surroundings but declared they were only sojourning sojo in the wilderness and would soon have to give them up and go to jackson county mo and build up zion the wife of apostle richards Eich ards addressed the people for one hour and twenty minutes giving the mothers some good practical ti advice avice elder D P felt who was president of the utah press aR association in 1807 1897 and resigned to accept a mission to the southern states has been released and will return home on the ath of jul july Y elder felt was selected to establish the southern star which flashed into a brilliant existence about six months ago and under his able editorship has grown to an abnormal circulation said to be over 21 2000 lie he is the owner of the spring ville independent aud and will likely assume charge of the paper on his return the utah press will no doubt welcome elder felt into utah journalism as he be is recognized as a bold and fearless writer of marked ability at the meeting held in the tabernacle sunday apostle mathias cowley spoke for about forty five minutes most of which time was consumed in expounding the tenets of faith of the mormon church before closing his remarks he be appealed to the latter day saints to be faithful to the commandments which god had given them ono one of 0 the most important of which he said was the payment of tithes ho he further said that the lord had recently spoken to the latter day saints sainta through the prophet president snow saying in effect that unless the latter day saints paid their tithing they would not be entitled to the glories gloriea of the house of the lord apostle heber J grant also sought to incite the people to greater effort in the line of tithe paying as well as obeying other commandments of god ile he saia that hat he be had never known a man to fall by the wayside in the church ol of jesus christ of latter day saints who was an honest tithe payer a faithful observer of the word of wisdom and kept the other commandments that devolve upon members of the church ue he said that the ho reason apostates from the church of jesus christ of latter day saints were so vindictive against tho the church was because those apostates had broken the commandments of god had lost the inspiration of the spirit of god and their minds mandl were not at peace with the world the benediction was pronounced by brigham young |