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Show ' " ' itn" Its History Narrated in fa Sunday School Essay. Following is the essay wbh took the Sunday School prizj in the Tenth Ward last Sunday t The successful contributor wa Krrd Rosslten Tho Tenth Ward was organized in February, IS 19. Among its early settlers were Iral Evans, Conrad Klienman, Zemiug Draper, Isamiah Draper, John Steele, William Strong, John Troctor, David Tette-grew, Tette-grew, Thomas Speirs and Isaac Lam-y. The two last named built tlie first two residences In the Ward in the spring of lSJS. They were both two-stery adobe bull Jiugq containing con-taining four rooms each. Tlie one built by Thomas Speirs is stillstand-ing stillstand-ing on tiio corner of Sixth South and Eighth K est streets. One year after the Ward's organization, in 1S-J0, a fence was built around it, each man building au amount in proportion to the property occupied ny him. Around this fence (which was re-moved in 1857) a guard, with Daniel Tyler as their leader, was stationed to protect the crops. In those days wnen lumber was scarce the lots were surrounded by stone wall". One lot, containing two hundred square rods, now worth thousand's, could have been bought for seven dollars. The wall which surrounded the city to protect it from tho ravages of the wily red man, iassed through the eastern itiou of the Ward. In 1S50, goon -ifter the Ward fence was finished, the Ward was divided into tweuty-rour tweuty-rour blocks of ten acres each, with streets between, two rods wide. These were changed to their present width when the ward was enlarged on the cast. On December 30th, IboO, the first marriage ceremony of tlie ward, at which Edward Taylor and Sarah Turner were joined in wedlock, was performed by David Tettegrew. The first divorce was granted to John and Hannah Booth In January, IS53. In the spring of 1S50, the male population united in digging a ditch to bring the water from Emigration canyon Into the ward. This stream was used to water -thacrops-and the, trees which bad been set out to give shade and beau tify tho ward. Tho first sehool-housc, sehool-housc, a small adobe building lSxSUx 7 feet, was built about twenty rods south of the present one from contributions con-tributions of money and labor from the citizens. This was used for religious re-ligious and school services until JboS, when it gave way to a two-story two-story adolie structure 4-1x22 feet, which was the largest ward house In the city at that time. The lower story Is now In existence and is ued for school purposes. A large addition of two spacious rooms was added to this in 1S33, and still the school capacity is insufficient. The present meeting house. 55x33 feet, which was built In 1S7.1, at a cost of $300 , was dedicated entlrelyfor religious re-ligious service". In 1SS3 a vestry two stories high and containing two rooms was added to it. The principal other buildings of tho ward aro the Territorial Exposition Ex-position Bulldiui;, erected in 1S5S at a cotof over S15.0TO, a Con;rega-tional Con;rega-tional church, the Tenth Ward Lumber aud Building Association's Associa-tion's buildings, tlie Silt Lake Krewery, which was partly destroyed des-troyed in the spring of 1SW, the Troy Steam Laundry, and several stores and other minor buildings. August 6tli, I3G3, the first permanent perma-nent Sunday school was organized. Benjamin Lang was chosen superintendent. super-intendent. At his death George Baddley was appointed to take his place. When Elder Baddley became be-came seriousl v ill. James C. Woods took temporary charge. At Ba-JJ-IeyJ death Brother Woods was appointed in his stead with Robert Miller and William Toll as assistants, assist-ants, none of the previous 'superintendents 'super-intendents having had any. At Brother Toll's death Xephl How-arth How-arth was appointed to the position of second assi-'sut superintendent. On his removal from tho ward Samuel L Baxter was chost n to act in his place. David Tettegrew was ordained or-dained first Bishop of tho ward February 22nJ, 1SI9. His coua- potior wen, Pantcl Tyli-r nnd San-fonl San-fonl Torter. John Ktetla was appointed ap-pointed as the firi-t clerk of tlie ward on April 1st. 1S19. Dccemlwr 20th, 155.1, Conrad Kleinman and Alfred Cordon were appointed counselors coun-selors to Bishop Tettegrew, both the others having removed from the ward Subsequently Elders Cordon and Khcnman removing to another ward, their places were filled by Adam Sr-clrs and John Troctor. Itisbnp Tettegrew died December 31st, 1SC3, when his Counselors had charge of the ward until January. 1S07, when John Troctor was ordained or-dained Ilishop and Adam Silrs and William Ashman as his Counselor;. Coun-selor;. John Troctor died February Febru-ary 12th, 1S7I. Adam Speirs was appointed to take temporary charge of tlie ward. He acted by virtue of his appointment until June 20th, 1S77, when ho was ordained Bishop witli James C. Woods and William Gritlln as Counselors. Elders Speirs and Griffin were ordained aud set apart as High Triests by ATwslle John Taylor, and Elder Woods by Apostle'George Q- Cannon. Can-non. Counselor Griffin removing to another ward in 1SS9, Eider Joseph Keddington was ordained Second Counselor to Bishop Speirs In his place. The population of the ward in 1S50 was 132, In 1SS0 935, and In 1SS9 nearly 3000. |
