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Show H Stake Union and Hi Priesthood Meetings W! j PreiHent Clark Explains Slake Tab- "Vf ernacle History. il Hl? Considering thut so many wore In T ! attendance at tho Sunday school con- j Jon tlon at Provo, tho nttondanco at i, ' t" union meeting last Sundny was j, very satisfactory. H ."Wont James II. Clark presided MM- at both tho general services and the '' . Priesthood mooting. Ho gave a brlof m history of tho Stako Tnbornaclo to i dte. Beforo tho building was com- ' ,' menced tho stako presidency decided H that such a building was necessary - for stako gatherings. Then they put k the question up to a meeting or the H , Jugh. council, who decided unnnlmous- M ly that such a building should be ' erectod. Soon ufter this the matter ': w8. presonted at o general prleHt- oood mooting nnd they too voted uu- f- anlmously that tho timo was ripe to ; commence work. Following this Hie j ' matter wnB presented to a quarterly j conference of tho saints and they voted H to sustain tho action or tho general H priesthood, and lutcr another quar- j! terly conference voted nfnrmatlvely on Ht the question ngalu. ' . Tne Plans were taken to tho presl- m. aency of the church, and they helped f to select thoso that were thought to f Jl?!8. moat Bultnblo. ond suggested i, that Inasmuch as American Fork L would uso tho building more than the ' other wards, this city should supply ', Ra0?" of tho futu,s with which to K build It. This was ngieed to and one W A" or all tho assessments hnvo been i; allotted to tho American Fork four : wards Besides this tho slto was do- ; nated 'by American. Fork. m. Tho coramlttco8 ' hnvo all served m without pay and most of tho work LH P,a?,beon ,ot y contract to tho lowest H bidden H; Ho 'so explained why tho dancing oo" w Put In tho basement for tho H nellef society. M. I. a. nnd other stake Ht fathorlngs, the springs adding only M, 65 to tho cost. i"" In nnsworlng tho ninny questions ' propounded It was loomed that ex- ' elusive of tho organ tho bul'dlng will ' cost npproxlmntoly $75,000 when com- ' pleted, whorens tho architect's orig- ,n CBtlmoto was but $2S,000. ' M, Sevoral others mado remnrks eulo- ' R; Klstlc of tho building nnd tho mnntior JH n which It hod been constructed. ' Mm o . |