| Show ti i ip p it itI I I ii I y I I i AND COMMEMORATION Interesting Exercises in the Si Si tenth Ward Last Night l ll U hOUSE I lh hr Irel J I V I I h loC Iru til till Lt Lilt night the new Sixteenth wad men hou was A the lene scene of a inset and brilliant affair TIle The 0 cc cagl n was a a dual on one dedi ot of tie the meeting house houle and the oel of Ile the anniversary ot of the birthday of the Prophet Joeph Joseph Smith T The interior Inferior of Df the building w was decorated for th the occasion with portrait fowe and evergreens a d amon among th the many heading and rl and nd pr Present len Were President JOeph Joseph F mith A Apostle Authon Anthon 1 II Lund tents I B Young Angus M 1 Iannon annon Joseph E raylor W Penrose A AMilton Milton Luc Lucy W Kimbal W V Smith ft etc The exercises Were Ere commenced at 3 30 p tu m by the wart ward choir This hOUI ou Wf we to thee ald and prayer wU was by Elder Bider Seymour BYoung after ater which Ul the choir sang Who are thee these arrayed In white The sacrament was 8 then administered a alter r which Bishop Oe leo R R Emery gave a brief historical it b of If th the nth ward Ird from I its organization II In 1319 to the Ibe Th late Inte Shadrach Round Roundy 11 was the tho lint laho Bishop he be was I succeeded In that ottice b by Freerick Frederick Kesler who od ed oVer the from U Hid tl till hll hi demise In JuH June 1899 a o or 43 year years The succeeded Bishop Kesler and hel WA was tie the third Bishop of the ward The hOlh ul used for meeting and school In inthe the Sixteenth ward Wi was a 10 log cabIn on Thir Third West trept streit and bui built In 1143 BIshop Roundy donated a bild bildIn In lug site f ou 01 the corner of First Norh and and d Fourth West when al an alo building used urd for 11 cli public wart arl Ith th was wal In 1 1554 5 this lave gave laveway way In 1171 for th the more mor substantIal Ik rock edifice II Is Ill still standing on that corner Part of the Ine meal u In the construction ot of that building be beIn In lug railed b by taxation the deed to that WI was to th thi school hol who later on flush settlement slowed 15 1500 tI t Ih ecclesIastIcal au for their share In the building This wa Was ue used R as a erg egg for or the building fr for which the crr corner cornerstone Itoe stone WI was laid July 2 22 18 1391 the ground having been Purchased two yearn pre The Thue Saints were ere liberal In their donations and amid the work o or con construction progressed 10 so rapidly that the first meeting could b hi timid In tb the north upper rm room ot of the building May Ia 1 1 1 ThIs hl was wa a Irl meeting fb rt first Sunday school Illon and jr general enral meetIng held In the IW new meting house houle June I 1 1593 rhe he whole building as al It now stand has COt cost about of which 10 al as already stat stated e ed Wl was obtained from the ask ot of part t t on In th the rock rok school hou 10 were donat donated d b by the Ibe truth of th the Church and the rest t abut about Ino by th the people ot of the wani and some lome few tew friends residing In OUI wards war President JOeph Joseph F Smith then of oferd offered erd the dedicatory pry prayer r Tl The tnt next lu on OD te the p program w wae a On Wings ln of Light by Besets Shelton Skelton with lh violIn by Proto Prof 0 Gee If Pt Angus It 1 Cannon annon related al an In the lit life of Joseph the Pr P phet to which hI he was wall an eye T The olon occasion was 1 the Ihl return turn ot of th the Ir Pro phd to Nau In JunE 1143 when eec er tn lain parties to 10 kidnap Jo Joe spIt ph and md cry carry him tO tn Missouri T Thi Prophet h had hn rescued by his hi freD the Sainta In Nauvo al wl who wee were to tn until they hd had lear hl his voice ole hI he said laid In Ina ina a lead op oice I 1 cm am to the G God of r Israel who wh has hall delivered m me ot cit of the of the on Once more Th had lovd love Jn Joseph I mOt most dIl I and I it took tonk him 1 it hi could the long tune Ip th ame same luna or of and Ind affection on Young Counselor I TA hr 11 remarked thit mere with ih Josiph not the WIM for 1 0 In regard to hl his I It dIrest t I kno know h h he cis 1 and that he be wu was f d and Ihl the Apati S wh h hll lit hl e wih with Jesus and ho hn rp re lv Iv aD with HIm something mor than that tO In them that w was the Christ It was 11 not ne flesh an anti blond nor It personal acquaint an sue aith lb Ilp th that hit hlf Peter to 11 say Thou nn art Christ til the Sn Son ot of the f Oti Iut t I Wi revealed to hint him by t r So alSo 11 In iii the case caH caHot ot of Joseph thos who Jop knew J lh I t i had a just right to b be sei ith d that i t Ih I liM I Ill u the thou thousands sands ot of all tints h ho nver knew him In inthis this lt lit tut t I t crIed to the truth of his hll ne t by revelation from frum Clod 1 Ii eer if IJ Id In this mamer the ill t r hudd his hll testimony solicit Uw the great olo 1 ii o 0 o If f Truth fruth f a baritone solo w was by Join Juhn who pre pie b slug wIth a an epla II its t t APt II Lund el ed UI the ats th ho war ward on the th GU soui tin t I Mi ci a meet log I itch ml III iii 1 a rf referred to hi his re reM M 0 ti lh ut of the Savior ot of tM I s d In Judea JI in two tn I u I Ii h of Christ would I b be cl t d 11 mill through Christendom though I tl jat of 01 hi natal day daya day wes a 1 n lut but lodd today we were hon bon honoring orin oring ti I Ifal of th the ni nine tur hu a ai born vu un a da day 11 well it I I o all I Saints The Tue er I r t IId to 10 the truth ul of the worl o aOeL l when b he lid said that tl time 11 of o Smith h hould be knowis good 1111 evil among all po 1111 I 01 In far itT I Syria ant end Asia Alia II t I I C lr a wit with the t SmIth long before the arl arrit 1 tf II explain the tha that h he a advocated pr 1 Th hl hir sang b Is ii I one Once a garden aln p W Smith of ofha th ha W I ex exIl I Il urt over t the 1 tl I of 01 the meeting bo boneS boneSS i S the builder for their sed t I lie lied never known th 1111 but knew a tha Iha hi he Wil was a prophet of oC 01 Gom and n hll hal testimonY to that to Un teas of f In doing this h he leet tutu Iu INa assIsted by the th 11 r a and of f hllen The Th ThIer Ier mere ne on of name 11 in a on of often cauan causes n L and awakened profound In interest terest n i while hll smi wi will revile ad and andr oth others rl be forcibly r 11 Ind and to the revealed through that Prop ut ho I t hl hi hall not nol been favored wi I a with the Js ph In this life will learn to kIWI kit nI love IUIe In Ih the wi great rat beyond The Th 11 I I usher regretted that n nt of tte immediate I n ere wih wIth u us at atthe the prest hut hul he belee believed the th Um time wo I n u II hn ther there would b be besuch such wol lit Uis hurt hun ti h H He recommended liat that ib S e 0 ral lie time Doctrine and hb tho ho glorious CoVA which tle the Lord ha had givers rUo l te t T l lr sod and congregation sang 11 Pit L to th man who with Il I 1 Joseph Joeph t y Smith In br brInl brar ing Oi oily to 10 th already that tho th fly way ay t by which a 1 tea of uli Ih mission ot of th the Pr l seh rl h 0 be obtained 11 1 I was t h th Ih of the holy WA I ta from r m Gud Go GoI 1 haunts r they klew knew tb tU I In lil or no not I were wert on 00 the I II in Ihl this Yet Tet It 11 wa fl to him that he I 1 hill Ui Ic t the lad had lt sat on hll hi VP In his gurdeon gurden and reo re relie knI Y H lie that thatto c to tl tit that Ih J Jewish wl children wits J l t the Savior In an wl clint have ont n after f r If hr hen I it Wi made I elO 1 knew them who Jr Jesus u of Nasareth wa wag lbs be S J I 0 ul understOod that the thebo r b be th the lee seed seedof ot of bo rh awl h L by putting the theaY t ath suld K give Vl addi aY and nl to tn Ill I Is cause tJ hT birti 11 hiS Him Hime lied I II 0 t tO rome come upon e their Ir Ir I Ti neither would timI t t I rl ha have ve ln been 1 so u j 1 li tb I ti oil Jd f 11 hO arvant servants of I tb unit Id the cle cleel conse U el at I die did didI I el 1 I Iw ln think tha that the thel b ta J i 1 li W l n It k with II In nd I rn m U a strong trl an and tot In t of the thea ro f a Ti Th I I I fondly t I by r tM the savior mr t HI work Ho flow sad sadly ly dt die t I The mb that by kill hers tl II tight 11 It mUl h hi auld br bring bl his ht J 1 Ih they mut have i her the Ikc speaker let ji rk rim th ii It le time wi WI I romp come when lm f J ph Smith shall shallis is f lj and ro cm the tt if tie the earth n t r MI ChriSt II ha at tIm Ilm fir tor when the time Chrle shall hal reign I ci Ih Ihn the theS S n Ih hr Ird ti ot lol lords thee will also 11 wi 11 J Joseph ph lh was al aD amid honor bODor mid II m i Jut hut In the Ibe masa 11 Ii I I ti a ah sc h ri ken Cacti g tM hIt I m Ik the Ibe speaker W Smith as the 1 11 tt WhO had bId bIdI r tn pdt nd le let t Ihl the id ad I direction of the Prompt I J I Smith tOI arose and aud t i II Ic I h ot of this she he her r tr vII ti In 10 gether elV With f h nI th the late leo leoA C A Smith Wll ht r 9 icy y ren she he h had been ld na I n fl to 1 bt th these hI I l to lo othe others Ip In the theT T Temples f 1 GI t C t n to In W r Lucy LulY ilI cn tl 11 V tI nr I he et t H 1 felt rul O r I h I I nd ad adhe he be regretted CI vr m O that the ot et I hImself called upon to male make this In an tu to the world that It hil his hisson In son thin younger Joseph should hould feel father r eve ever Item mor more wives than lne one he wu Wi a falen fallen Prophet The speaker declared emphatically that the Pophet Prophet Joseph tad had mor more wives than on one but h he was wal not a on the contrary h in remained faithful ahl true to 10 his hll lo God tl to his hll calling to the Saints und mind wih with the world at t large 11 till hIs tragic deat death In sail put a an d to hi his earthly jU Sister Lucy W Kimbl Kimball testified t t the allusions made to her by President Smith mth were true She Wi was lull sealed to the Prophet for tor time and al all lt eternity ml and aM hiI her falb faith anc and In his hll divine mission wa Was a as strong tm and fIrm a as tire the everlasting hi hills She was wa pleased to the privilege to visit the lar large u as a member of the tue Prophets family A r request wee 81 I hel made that al all wh who knew the Prophet Joseph In lae lire should rise to their feet The Th following named persons Were pre counted eIghteen In number ad and 0 C C Oln Orion r P ArnoLd Walter 1 B Wilcox harles H 13 John Jale Jane E K Elz Elisa Elisabeth t beth tl A W Jeffs Olver Oliver 0 Workman Seymour D 13 You Young ni Angus AnuI M JOeph Joseph F Smith John Smith hems M Smith Amos Amo Miton Milton ur Lucy Luy W Kimbl Kimball Vu Smith Isaac L I Manning Jane Manning Jam James Tie The two lit last named were clor colored p pee pie Isaac Inar WM wag a servant In Inthe inthe the Prophets household and assisted in burying tius bodies of oe the murder murdered Prophet The Tho choir In sang the anthem Daugh Daughter ter of Zion benediction wal was oler offered by Patriarch John Immediately Ifor before the services the IrO following brethren and sister participated In a love meal In honor ot of th the Prophet 11 In the house hOUM of f Sister P n Roundy John lent Smith and wife Patriarch John SmIth and wife I IdEnt dEnt AnuI Angus M annon Joseph If Taylor and wile le Lorin F Parr r Oln Orson p Arnol Arnoll and wife W John A Mr McDonald and Samuel W Richards Andrlw Andrew Jenson and amid wife Mrs II F A Woolley and a fw f w others whose names we did not obtain The meeting house houle was al to its hll utmost capacity end and though th the lule lasted fully three hours and I many hal had to stand the InU entire evening I through lark lack of seating tn capacity the greatest attention was al given through Ot and the heat of lt orr order J it WIl was a gathering long I to b be remembered by II all who participated In It |
