| Show SUNDAY SERVICES Md services in the tabernacle last were of a very interesting nature and were specially arranged in commemoration of pioneer day president stohl presided and the first number by the choir was the hymn come come ye saints prayer was offered by patriarch W vi L welkins watkins after which the choir sang the hymn 0 ye ye mountains high sacrament was administered by the bishopric odthe of the first ward during I 1 the passing of blitch which hattle nichols read incidents of pioneer lire life ly by bancroft the historian the choir rendered the anthem pilgrim fathers and elder jonah mathias gave a graphic account of the migration across the plains tell ing of 0 the hardships ot of the companies and referring especially to the last of the hand cart companies one lour font th of which was buried on oil the way this little hand band struggled along thru snow and cold halt half clothed clothe tf halt half fed and enfeebled to that extent that they had to abandon their loads leads little by little it was no uncommon thing with this particular expedition to dig five and six graves every morning before resuming the days march and ana in one instance 14 bodies were interred in the same grave with a fervor that thrilled all present and brought tears to the eyes RL fishburn and wife mrs airs thos mcmaster mrs james sheffield george gilbert and wife sang hard times come again no more alore the veterans who passed thru some ot of the trying scenes of pioneer life were very much affected by the strains ot of that inspiring hymn pres stohl arose and told of the first time he had heard brother fishburn sing the song and how it mafle mace an impression upon him blin which had bad lasted to this day prayed god to bless elder Fis liburn that lie he might be spared many years yet to be useful in the work 1 our 0 ur pioneers was the subject treated by elder tred fred J holton in place of bishop stohl who was out of 0 the city elder referred to the colonization niza tion ot of this goodly land and the character of the pioneers repeated the incident of the caning calling into service for the defense of the nation which drove them forth of the mornion mormon Ba tallion and followed it in its weary march to california also told how the mob in nauvoo had compelled the transfer of property from the saints to them without the semblance of legality how the saints were ivere driven the women lavished ravished ravi I 1 she shed d and and all manner of persecution heaped upon the people but thru it all there was ill an abiding faith which spurred that noble band onward and upward their trust was in the living god and they knew all would be well in the end we should honor the pioneers by emulating their noble example the choir sang the anthem mountain afountain of the lord and 15 F madsen pronounced the benediction |
