| Show SALT LAKE STAKE Us tads Those 01 the Various Wards sum JiOlLS OP 1UHIY IIISTOUV InltrHtlor 11 can of llinrcb Orgaalza lion and regress of Settli Into In Iho hl lal BAIT IMKK Cur Dec 111881 Oldster Iliitrtt hew Hint my return from Canada a few weeks agoI have labored hello Intern ol blttory mud rcoorda In the Ball Like Lake Blobs ol Zion hare olready visited nearly all the country ward anti eight of the twentythree city wards comprising the BUke and CX loch 10 l1allb up HIT labori lure la a low more west In thli ni wall 010 all olher Hlftkei of Zlon a general re tJrhl III local record making Untctf I ary And not only are Improve irenti lu order 10 fir ai making and keeping record nro concerned but I lie liking care of recordbook liUIorloal < document papenand pretervlnz than tor future reference It a mailer that wile for the Immediate and inrntit nllenllou of all concerned l A great number o very valuable records once kept ItiiiMrr ward and letlleniiul In tliler4ik uf Ktonaro toot thtougb ac aliluutaani luroleMiiuiaon tlio purl 1 > ol former luitoJItnt and dale of the Kruateiiiuipoiiuueobollilo the Church nod to Individual members of lint Mine ara not prwrrveU III ouUKijJuiica tbeno Tliero I ouu vt ha original Jlliho > i ward lu this illy oi nlzd In ISO which iin nu record from an earlier period thou tllll and Unroll I country ward l luumluJlu lad whoa wrlllen busboy or rrouMi couimenct In 1877 lu lIelly ell Ifw verl nmw nudorn mining even eoma ol the i mom mod aril OHM Besides obtalolnic dates cud facts for lima lllilorlan onto the bur lieu ol ray inlMlon durlUK Iba last lour yiari whlln engaged l In vlilllnj lute utfloreul Blake of Zion hue been to Klre luegeilloiia and Initruolloni ID rvcnrd to Ibo proper method ol nuking eoerdi and preiorvlnic Ihu same throughout Ibo Mllltmtnti ol Ibo lalntt And not only uai It been en joined upon thu several Hako mod ward olerkr nuMclatlou nrchll quorum clefts etc tJ keep > roper retold l but Iho nllentlon ol the goo eral public boo teen UlrecluJ to the lectiilty ol road family keeln a coord lu whlcll nil bleiiluif balk hero ooullrniatUnr ordloatliini etc obtained by tbn raapeetlvo > members ol such fjimlllM thuuld tw aocuraluly sal allhlully I lIu1d ut home Until Ihl It I done It will be utterly Inipoulb tOI may ward dart ti > make a Iruo and accurate uealonlcal record ol the niumbtrililp lu any of our ultleincnU Whllumauy ultha ward records In the Halt liiUeBtiko are itill kept In n rather lm rlcct manner I am pleated 1 10 say that the HIke rioordi am very full and comjlelo up lo data and n fleet much credit upon Iho several brelbllo who bin Jsuoted I as clerk I audlililorlanaol thus Htikr On Inli round Ilia lata Wm W laylor and hu 1 ireieut Incumtnnt ot sue rfllct Kldcr lame D HllrllDj deirrve iptclal credit lor their untiring sea acid lIIIZlIce uudonorlnll lo make the record of the thief Haku ol Zion a latteru lor all oilier Hlakii Tlio cilice ol Iho pretldvucy of the Bait lob Blaka ol Kiou li lu Iho old tlllilDE olllce LIIII loll on Last Touiple l ttreet and the recolde sod preclout ducumeoli ol the Htike lira IIIkull care or belts K cmmly dupoiltua 1 In u large lao kept fur Hint iiurpuio nluur let other HI I tea do lkI ThoBalt l > aka Btako ol Zion dlM back to to 1847 to the time when the 1ionien wllii 1reildeiit llrlghini Young at their hoad were rilurinni tu Vlulcr luart rioti tlio Mloouil liver train hhotr ospluralloni of IhuValloy of Iho Ureat Bait Lake Iha 1louieri In going coot rut the Immigration whloli hat ttartod for Ihu took ny Moiiutalualn their wake and among I thru etLII ir c mpanlfi fat lather Ji hn ti11th an mi lu I cl la 1ruphet Joioph wh Ul the Au > Alo AI ohtot oJ to rreildo over Hi 1 eial lntt 1 alter lill arrival I In the tailor with UiintlnC Itlch and John VUUDK lit hli ccuneel > fhli org iiillon went Into elftc m 000 as tho cnmpanlri arrived on Ibo rrtwntltleol Bait Lake < Icy anJ the llelhrcn nttned wow formally MUM talned ot n oanlereuco hold la the Old rurt Oolober 3 1817 Ua Ihe MDl cxcaslon the lullowlue I unwed Klden Wets tuitalotd at rccmleriol Hie lint IIIili Council In the Volley JlI XJ Henry U Hhervvid I Tboinai Usurer Levi JaekmanJohn MurdookHtmuel HMQoer Iowli Alboll Ira L Idcedge liliou WliljitileHhadracli 1 Itiundj Job Vanec Wlllard Hnoir and Abraham O rimool Albert Carrloe ton wni tuitalned clerk tl tholllili Council 1 At Iho neneral conference ol the Church held 1le Ureat Hall IikoGllr October 8 18M CbarlcaK Itlctlvrui uilalned I as the ivrrtMent 01 the Hick In titan ol John Hmllh who wai chMOt lo DM the Imporlaut poiltlon of SrtildlriK 1alrlarch to the Church Jolla Young and Kratluitinoir wee mittalnud ai couuielori 10 1ieildvat Itch In n council ol the Twelve Apoitle bold lu Ibo boUHi ol Elder Uioruu II Wallace In JIIII Hall Jiu Cllr Leo loony IX 184U a mure ru > nntut or Xinlctllou woe ellectid with Uinlil Upeucer ai iireildent and Divld Full our and WlllarJ Haow ai hli rouuiel on Charles hOtch the lormtr prcel l dent I sad Krattui Hnoir one cl lit counielorilhe day prevhuihaj been ordained rnetntwie ol Ihu ijuoruru of 1 who Apostles Counselor Wlllard Bnow was sent in a mlMlon to Kuroio In tea tall ol 1MI and Daniel ti meet In 1652 and at lha shoal conference ol the Churn held In April 186l Uoutiieljr David Full mer fill auitalnedr < ir < ildent 01 the Hlakr wlh lliouai Ithoadi and Ililntai Young ai lilicjuceil ri At the UaioUr couleloncr 18EO Eider Daniel Hpencer flU hid te turnoi from hie rnl > ilon to Europe wai igilll ibitalned ni preildeut lor uf the I bathe David Kullnxr mod Thoiuaa 11 joadi wr chosen a > lilt counselor AI the April conletecce I860 Ueorge 11 Wallace was luilalued ns Mound ouunwlor to 1rMldnnt Daniel > diilicvr luitcal 01 Thomas KboiJt who haul remand lo nuolner part ul I Ibo couutry In Arll 1W at the Qcnrral Con fereuceol IhoLuuroh Divld Fullmer wai ruuwioti iruui ouo poiniuu 01 iirai counselor to the Htake presidency because be-cause 01 lalllriK health and l Ueo II Wallace fete ordained M flat nut I Joirph W Young chbmu ai itooud counselor lo irixIdeotBpeuonr At the October cjnr rono 1EOS JohnT Calno wm choiru ni coded ojumclor lu rmldrul Uiwucer luiten olJotepli W Young who wat tailed lolheaoulhern Utah million Irxldkul Daniel Kpenoir diet l li Ball Lake City Die BlHit anlatlho Arll coufiiinto IbnD John W Vuunit Will uilaiued u Iroildoat 01 thin Milk wllli U > o II Wallace and John 1 Ualuo aa ccuiiielurr At Ihu Uncrul Coulereuce held In Hill Lako City Miy 01674 Uno II Wallace Vat JiUlutd uir iidenlo therltakr IniteuJ ol John W Young who had moved oulh Wni 11 Il torn au J John T Cain wore tuiialntd I as oODohl 10 lldollValla On April 0187i ai aim o Utueral Con 1 oroncu ot tno Churob i held lu Halt I Lake City Elder Angus IJ Coons sustained I I was luitalned ai 1reildent ol Ihe Blake wtiU Dtvld O Calder and 1 Jowjili 12 Taylor as Counselor llder Cannon was it apart to till Itiltlou Anl 131670 Counielor David O CtlJnr died al bake IolntTooelocounty Utah July 3 r Ib84 and at this Btaka oonforouco held Augutl 2 1M4 Charlca W In tow win tuitalued ai aeooud couu > rlor to Irritdeut Cannon Joiepli 1lay lot taking the petition 1 ol lint coon actor The Salt Like Blake ol Zion at Ihe present time accordlnc lu l < the onlclal atatlitlcal report of Juno 90 ISO I con liti ol 43 fully orxuulxd lllihopi ward with u opal rnemberililji 01 litISO lly adding 8123 chlldrun under dial 1011 I ego lha retort ahowa a 101101 t 33809 Hull I belonging lo limo Chord ol JMUI Chrlit ol latler day Halnlt Tuli rerrtienla olio n 496 I tatnlller All tho member of the Flat Irceliltury ol the Church reilda In Hilt Stake ol Zion and four ol the Tmilve Al < tlM I namely llrlKham Yoiinr John llonry Hrullli lUberJ Irani and Arirahtm II Cannon Thorv ate alio 17 Iatrlarcbr luclud Uc the preildlnc Talrlarcli ol Iho Church John Hmlth and hero ate lfM H Teillw 488 lllKh 1jI IIf 1rlnlp i420 Kl tut Ado IrleiU 4an Teaclien send l 17iJ IMiiurn run lilli Irltila In anorganlt dquotutu capacity Inset oj thai at Hiiurjnyo each month In toe Awauibly Kill Halt Liko City KUr KIKi JIWt pruldeiiover tin luorinu with Utotga II Wallace cud t Wlam C lJiio a cuuntelorn Toe mottlcRe J of lIe llUli 1tlela are KOllerlly very Inlir eitlneond well atmoded iDitructlVu lectureiondocttlaunriiulvcnHtaliiioit i I viry mettlnir luoHevautlra In Ihn I H r1 kollllI II Hall t Like Stake oomprlie I twenty iiJorumri nanirir thn HtoonJ ThiN I Knurlli JilKhlh renlli Vuiileoiilh F lUtleelilli Hiztieiitli lwentlhlrd rkoutylouith ralriloin rulilyllilrd Flfiyaevnntb Hixtynril Bivenl HcunJ Hevenlytiilrd Nlueljlblrd NlDeljrfourth finely Huh and Ono llunJrml nnj Mdli ijuoruuii of that urKaollilloli Tnwe IUUIUIIII hull separate 1IIlIa 10 Iha ditlereut Words whllo they ors looalad Homo 01 t Ihe Orient wand oonlaln a lull Joiuni while the uiemberililp ol vllitri oomprlta tUa Bevenllee reildlou lu leveral cards IIIIJolalolo each other Tho KiJrri I In tUa ritako RIo or anlsid Ititu twentyfour ijuoiuini nlilili Ilkn I Iho rioveulKr < < are diitrlbuictl luioiiiili out tlio ally anti country wards and they also liavoirnuUr monttily meet Ini e whlcii ai a rule are Inivreillng and well attended A few ol thu wards hoar rijularly organlied quorumi of 1rlciti wlillo mure have quoruuii ul urdiluoJ Teach en and all tho ware have one or mute quorums of DMOOIII cacti onilitlug ciilelly ol bays lu thrlr + tueni Inu rule irovalU I Ihroujbout Iho Hah tuoraalu youiiu boji to the lm r tlllctiof theAronlo 1rletlliood and let tucni through mull and lallh lulnoM lu miiiiiUjruu the bubbler rouwu ID 100 lIurelllIrado ul 10 011I0 III Iho ilololieilJIo Ilettliood hero sro In the Blake S3 llllup ward lu Hall Lake City and 1U ouuuly wardi Tile city waN arc numbered rest Io llvely front 1 lo M The ctuuly wards may properly fur deicrlptlvo putieseeb Krtui > etl tnlu two dlvliione by njarulliiij Ibo wards on the cast aldu irons Ihoee on tho wont aide ol Iho Jordan river There are 11 wardi on the east star ntiUh cornmiucliii with thoio uiareit Iho city and thou Ujlug aouth ward are named ai lollowi Fariuert Hagar Houm Miuutaln Dell Mill Creek bait Mill Cr elillli ColtonWDoJ Hutli ollcuwjoJ Jnnilp Unlou Handy auu Draior 1t o wards on Ibo writ aide are eleven In number and also mculloulni Ihcie tint which areaitualid nUIllbo city they an enter llrlKblou Ileueant Ocean Hunter frame North Jordan or lajlonvllle Well Jordan Booth Jordan lliroitou lllull Dila and Horrluiin Ai the exceptions lo a general lulu It 1 may bo Dated the t Irlloll ullbo W eJ Jordin and Ibo lllull Dale wards any Illualed on the cost side ot Iho river otborwliu lime ulern Jordin lolrm the boundary between the word whlcll also dlvldui the alloy Into au aiitern mud writern liall Bait Lake ir and the warili alluaUdou thu coot tide ol the rlvr Irrluatu their lands tram Ihe numerous mou + halo Irom whlcn emerge from lie great Watatcli rangu on the coal null aim from Ihe East Jordan Dana and tho Jordan and Bait Lake City canal which tap the Jordan river near the so called Valet of the Mountain or neir tho Iwuudanylhte tlnlt t r rII between Halt Joke and Utah couullci lletldei Iliuio two main roust there are a uurubtr of swatter a Ueducli > IhroURh which water from thus river li I conveyed upon lower laudi I sIsu aced at illUertutpolnli between the city and tuu extreme aoulh ant ol tho valley riiu farming Iud on Iho watt aide I < j I Ihe river aru Irritated from Ihu Utah and Hall LaU canal the Houlli Jordan canal the Norlb Jordan canal tlin JlrlKhton canal anJ A uunitxr ot mailer Ultchea and water Ivor all ol f which carry their water supply from tbo river Jordau Fur many jeer attar tbs foundlug 01 Hall Lake lair and Iho t lIlIru Uu n the country on lha Suit aIda ol lha Val ley that dearth country lying on Ibo WI side 01 Ibo river was oonildored worthless mud contained for many yuan next lo no Inhabitant at all sore 1110 vlllai0 of llerrlman a low tombs kcilid vu tho low land In the Imo dlale vlomlly ol tbo river and a foir raucbmcn who liad bulll their citilui on the desert toward Iho Uriat Hall Jike neilward Hut about itt yean ago when muilol thu laud on the cost tide of Ibo river bad boon t reclaimed re-claimed and laid out Into regular farm a general cry was heard among the Baluti In thli valley lor tuoru room 111 which to dwell Hill led to Ibo materialization of a school which inc tliouyut ol by IreIJiut llrlitlmm Vouog and other leaden ol tho Churns lu Ibeearly Illllee I but had j lain I dormant ul for l rI In 1870 I lur vying and gramme was commenced on theptewnicauali and luo niiiltbo far has been a lultlcltut nuoiher of Inhabitant on limn west tide of phi Jordan to ruauu Iho orifaultttlon of utarly dcieu new lllbop ward a hccolly Of Ibo numerical strength of iho Halolln Iho Bolt Like Blakoot J5ion limn twenlytliree oily wardi oouiiln 19107 soul belonglne to Iho Conch and the twenty two county ward 14312 souls In concretion hirowllh the fact may U noted that betide tho number represented lu Ibe forexolng tolnl there aro Ihciuianjaol mouiberi leild tax In thou Blake pariloulnrly In Ihu city wards who have brought notes ol lelluwihl and comcijueully vauuot 1111 enuniiralid Tin Ingest ward In the Blake 1s limn Bouth Coiloiitvnod ward with 351 lamlllei and 1U75 louli Tha loss city ward li I iho Nineteenth which coulaliu 168 soul or 178 lamllUt the mallnidiy i ward 101 I thug 1 1weatylulyd I will t7 web lor 47 fainlllt aDd Iho inmllwi iciuntry I > ward whloii li I also lit otnallaltn the Blake 10 I Mouolnln Dell with 09 soul and 10 lainllloi llili I word is silnatud I lu 1arlMj can you lu 1 Iho very bear of thou Waialoh nouuUlui In all the words there are Holiday ichooli lltlltt loolitlir Mutual Ira provcmonl nnoolatloni and lu moat ward oho Primary anoclAlluni lu I sum of Iho lirie wardi there ore two and three Hunday ichooli I which plates the tulal number ol BabSatli ichouliln the Hlnko rlxI1I0 lltildei tho local nircrlntindenole In the dlllerent ward and bundle there li a Kenonl Btiko iiinllntindeucy nl Hundnyicliooli with heaJiiuirlrri In HIt Like City TUtroar al Blake preildinrlti ol Itellef society Y M II LA I V LMI A and Irlmary at a ocUlloun Tlirru In nto nlllfllolflil I coipi ol Bunday chool mlolonarlrr who vlilt the evvcral iiohouli In lime I Sako ovary Babbatli In Ibo city and eOllnlt t nlhM The regular corto ol tows ruldan ante who vlilt mo repeetlve ward 1 throughout Iho Blake every aeooud Buuday excerdiatpreiontl26lii ooei her UlIlIlo time rule adopted liieoma of Iho olher Blake whiro Ihu I home mlHlonarln are oiianRed quarterly icmlannually annually the home mlHlonarn In tbo Halt LtkeBlakeare ictdom chanced i Nrirly every Eider on returning from a foreign mlHlon It oiled Into Iho home nileolon service ltilciie from Ihrlr hoots are generally caiiied by tirethnu belnii called l la nil other poilllom Iho Church remov all 1 Irom Ills Hlth death etc AMUIIU JrNftiv |
