| Show hale HALT AS OLD AS THE UNION vre THE centennial of american independence pen dence comes cornea off next year 1876 1870 it being heing then just a hundred years siu sin since pe the orl ori original inai inal thirteen united states of america with about three throe million people at their back declared their independence of the government of great britain thip this naturally natum fly and enough jis Is in everybody mouth for the wonderful erful progress gress gresi of the country during the hundred scar sear of its existence is a matter of pa in r donable donabie pride to every american but there is one fact connected willi the history of this cauntay ebu cau which is not sd familiar to the general public yet still is worthy of note and of thoughtful con bide ration and that is that mormonism I 1 A bitis popularly termed I 1 A is B half as old as M the tho united states slates half abold as old oid as this glorious union the church of jesus christ berday saints has completed its forty fifth year having been originally organized april 6 1830 1 then consisting of six members little more than halfway between the first lis ils tand land and second centen nials of the tj establishment of tile the union there will be a centennial celebration of the organization of this church and ai nd soon after it may come to be popularly considered that the establishment of the united states and und the establishment of the church of jesus jesu christuf christ bf latter day SaInt saints sWithIn within the united states were coeval speaking in id general terms for as the centuries roll along a matter of fifty years in the past will appear as a very little thing |
