Show president youngs trip south we W have been favored with the following brief account of the late ecca excursion arsion of president youn yohn young b and others to manti b by r a scribe who was one odthe of the party on oil wednesday october uit presidents B Youn young t gand and D 11 wells accompanied by elders eldera joseh joseph young jesse C litle litie li tle tie ro ibert bert T burton john T caine geo P D watt A ba M Bl musser usser theodore mckean and albert dewey dewes left G S L city and rode rods to lehi where a meeting was held in the ev evening en in prest B young a ani and nd elder 11 II S eid eld eldredge r dg preached on thursday the company proceeded to pleasant grove where two meetings were held beld one at half past 2 pm pul at which presidents wells and B young preached prea chell cheil and the other in the evenin evening which was opened with prayer by prest B young after which the peo people ipe ife were addressed by elders J T caine A M musser and joseph young concluding cl remarks by prest S B young on friday the company proceeded to provo and w while hile hiie there were joined by elders geo A smith and it L campbell saturday the saints at provo met at 11 am elder orson hyde opened the me meeting eting by pra prayer yer yen elders dan 11 II wells and j 0 hyde preached r i X art Aft afternoon L ernon the lie lle cong congregation was wag akless addressed b by elder eldera s joseph young otin george D watt an ani and a prest rest B your young 1 S evening the seventies had a mee tinz and ande prest joseph young elders A M 31 B ensser lusse r 1 dominicus carter and james W cummings cummungs preached 1 the meeting hall was wag crowd I ed by 10 am several from lehi american americ an fork pleasant grove and springville Spring ville were i present prest brigham young prea preached ad pai mai i t afternoon prest D H wells and elders robert L campbell john T caine calne A M musser joseph young geo A smith and prest B young addressed the meeting t early the in e evening the wind commenced blowing from the north the brethren from the settlements north of provo in utah county r as they were returning home were met by the 1 I storm on the provo bench where they were brom brow brought lit to a halt their animals refusing to proceed Z but after a protracted and at times doubtful ua contest the parties reached pleasant grove on monday mornia morning a the mountains east of provo appeared to have received a light impression 11 about noon the president and party started south encountering a slight snow storm bishop henson ilenson walker and louis robison joined the company which arrived at payson about 5 pm where presidents joseph Youn gD H wells and elder geo A smith preached here prest heber C kimn kirn ball joined the company having rode from G S L city in two days and encountered a severe storm while in feeble health which was the cause of his bis not starting with the company he was accompanied from amerl ameri can fork by bishop L E harrington tuesday morning clear and cold ice half an inch thick on the water courses brigham young jun arrived at 8 am having left G S L city on monday at 5 pm the party joined by david fairbanks left payson about 1030 am and arrived at nephi about 4 pm after a pleasant ride in the evening President presidents tx sr young kimball wells and elders geo A smith G D watt and arid robert L campbell addressed as many of the saints as could get within the walls of their small meetinghouse meeting house bouse wednesday the presidency arid and party I 1 left nephi neph about 11 am and arrived at moroni moron at ata 4 pm weather mild evening presidents young kimball wells and elder geo A smith preached to a large assembly of saints thursday nov hard liari frost during them they the nig night ht the company proceeded to mant bland I 1 held meeting in the evening when elders eldera j oseph joseph young and geo A smith preached and elder orson hyde related a dream i friday ad pleasant day cool presidency and company visited their old acquaintances and tried to find what improvements had been made there 1 in the even ng elder A M musser delivered 2 a lecture on the manners and customs of the orientals Orient als inhabiting hindustan Hind arid and was followed by prest Brig brigham harn hain young wha who N ho made some bome appropriate remarks prest kimball th through indisposition did not attend the meeting saturday ad at 10 am the manti meet ing house was crowded and many were unable to gain admittance presidents joseph and bri briham brigham ham young preached in the afternoon prest wells elders rob robt f L campbell geo gecy A smith and prest bri brig ham young preached prest kimballs Kim balls health did not admit of his being heing present the seventies met in the evening having extended a general invitation to the saints to attend elders joseph young lewis leivis robison john T caine wm lym bench D 11 IL wells and orson hyde preached sunday ath prest kimballs Kim Kimb balis bails balls alPs health improved the presidency and party parts accompanied by many from manti mantl returned to fort ephraim where a large stone housego feet by 44 had been and the floor laid this was the only meetinghouse meeting house south of f provo which camf comfortably convened those who were eager to hear and see the presidency and party on the journey at 10 am meeting was called ailed c to order by y president brigham young who opened by prayer brayer dedicating and setting apart their spacious hall to the use of the saints presidents B youna yonna and 11 II C kimball preached much to the edification of all present afternoon the congregation was ad dressed by elders D 11 wells geo A smith joseph young and prest B young the remarks of prest B young on this occasion were exceeding exceedingly ly interesting and instructive in the eveni evening ng the seventies held a meeting at which others were nvere present prest joseph young having extended a invitation he preached and gave directions about the quorum reports etc elders orson hyde robert T burton geo A smith and prest wells addressed the aeeti meeting monday ath the pre presidency q and company left fort ephraim at Sam 8 am halted an hour near fountain greer green and arrived at nephi at 5 pm on tuesday returned to provo and on wednesday about sunset arrived at G S SL L city having been absent fifteen days the C tour as a whole ewas was very pleasant and the saints were highly pleased 4 to gee eee and hear the presidency to whom wh omit was no doubt gratifying to realize as prest wells remarked that the spirit and ble bie blessing of god predominated il throughout all the settie settle melts in these valleys 2 that this visit of the presidency and party may pay prove a lasting blessing to those favored with their ad administration mints orations trat lons ions is the desire arid and humble numble prayer of your in the name of joju chhist acea awl 4 |