| Show ST GEORGE ufah utah tah r t august aug U st lois lolS SO 4 editors deseret cas 1 yesterday august lath all the sunday schools of st george united in a picnic held at head grove about one ono mile mlle north of town 7 at about 7 am the tile first teams commenced to leave town loaded to the guards with smiling happy ja joyous y oils children and conti continued n aed until about abbout old ola and soung young as glin bled in the shady retreat at ata 9 am they were called to 0 order r by stake bupt ja M P romney and assistant superintendent of ut ward school geo jarvis jaryis invoked the blessing of the lord lora upon the multitude present after which the st george brass and martial bands ban da enlivened the scene with patriotic music the whirligig was loaded with laughing children and continued so during the entire day the numerous swings were in active 0 operation pe ration the plunge bath was filled with lively boys and the dancing floor was filled with youth and beauty and last of all ail us older people reclined in the shade some gome conversing some reading and others viewing ing the spirits of their children and grand children feeling thankful to god for the blessings that we enjoy in this peaceful clime where the foolish d dogmas dogmas of the world do nol noc thrive during the afternoon prest mcallister elder J G bleak and others came out to see us all passed ot off pleasantly ko zio cross words no profanity no serious accidents but all eem seemed to enjoy themselves supt bupt H pickets and geo jar jarvis vis deserve credit for erecting the whirligig and the swings and the bands deserve the thanks of the entire community and charles dodge a vote of thanks for the free use of the 9 grounds rounds amram monroe sevier co utah august 1918 1948 SO editors deseret alews Th the weather eweather is somewhat cooler than it has been an occasional shower of rain refreshes the atmosphere mo sphere and adds new iio ilo lie lve to th the almost dried up vegetation harvest has commenced and some threshing has been done thereby placing flour within reach before any nuy have bave really suffered for want of it there is a promise prom lre ice of a richer yield per acre than for some years past at present we have no school house but miss geneva bean of richfield bieh Bich field is teaching school jn in the upper part of the U 0 granary and under the circumstances is doing remarkably mar kably well in giving the youth of this place a start for an education we expect lo 10 take steps immediately to build a school schoolhouse ouse our sunday school is in a flourishing condition and all connected therewith seem deeply interested in working to into the young minds a knowledge 0 of the principles principle 4 of the gospel A new operative cooperative co store is being worked work ed up u p by bishop harris and others rno Is 0 clue yet to the burners bumer s of the peoples store last april we expect to commence work again on our meeting house as soon as busy time is over some little improvements tine are going on of a private nature ever even E ver ven praying for the welfare of zion and her institution I 1 remain yours truly HUMPHREY f C nind iud lud au august 1880 editors Deseret News brother E El dredger and myself left salt sait lake city october last to perform a mission to this state we nye first erst went to columbia city whitley county and there staid about three months during which time we held 22 meetings me etine etino I 1 but finding little encourage encouragement men t to WI continue our labors there we decided to come to this part of the state having received a letter from brother george informing us that there were good opportunities for preaching the gospel here we arrived at johnsville Johns ville warren county about the first of Febi february uary and held sevel several al meetings gc in said place a ce we were received very kindly py by several families and made welcome to their homes after staying a short time at johnsonville John sonville we came to covington and have also found some good friends in the person of mr oliver shelby and others ers mr Shel shelbye bys hys father received the elders of the church some 30 odd years ago and his son is following M in the footsteps of his venerable j predecessor and may god oless bless all those who have ministered to the wants of his servants bro eldredge dredge EJ and myself contin ed to labor in fountain fountai in and warren varr en counties and had llad held heid 5 Is meeting meetings 4 up to may loth when bro E wa was released to return home on account of failing health since his departure I 1 have been laboring alone and have held 20 meetings and baptized two young men both of whom had paid some little attention to the principles of life lire some four years ngo ago ngo ago when elders morgan and standing were here there phere are several who are invest 1 gating the principles of m so called and I 1 have every reason to believe they will soon join the church our meetings are hii ill weli well attended and with one exception have all passed off quietly and orderly order Y covington is piear pleaR pleasantly antly situated on the east bank of or the h and contains some 1800 inhabitants the moral appearance of the pace place cannot be tm very highly spoken of or for here a as ethere el are to be found all the attending vice 3 that charac derize modern cari tian elv civilization aliza puch such as drinking saloon of which there are 10 billiard hall baguios bagnios bag gambling den dens etc on one hears the mot mo t common conversa conver a tion carried on intermingled with oaths of every description and many who indulge in th this is had bad lau jau an guage are ed chri christians fians to too loo I 1 am told ou goi gol 90 1 authority chatin that in nine casen cases out of or ten you cannot rno a you jou young soung n r nia anan n rj fl jea yea j ears eans rs of or a anre rye gre ti ia t h is virtuous a surely surely thir this is a it wicked and adulterous generation and al eliou though h there are five of various kinds here their prece precepts fits lits of men have done but little towards keeping vice irom their midst of course there are many honest in heart to be found yet and it is to be hoped that such will find the truth and gather out from thee the e infant sodomy So doms 11 I 1 feel well on this my first mission also that god has blessed me with his spirit ever praying for the spread of 69 truthy truths truth and the prosperity of zion I 1 nm am yours fraternally li Q G HARDY sevier county cou nty august 22 1880 editors deseret the quarterly confere conference n ce of stake has been held al at the time and place appointed A more gratifying testimony is seldom borne to the growth of gods latter day work than that given at our saturday evening meeting of the young mens and young ladies mutual improvement assoria associations eions at which letters and extracts were ere read from some of the young men men on missions going to and fro that knowledge might increase which caused the hearts of the parent parents a to r rejoice 0 iee lee as ast also their alsoc assoc a soe soc ates in the roly toly holy roly priesthood A K thurber and lmh see fee miller of the stake pr presidency s adeney were more than usually happy the latter had heen been quite gulte sick but was well the speakers were inspired to treat happily of the marvellous marcellous mar marv ellous works of god androu and now noU the saints are roli roll lnig irig homeward in great numbers to their several beveral blac blae places of or abode A bountiful harvest is on hand haud for which we wc feel reel grateful and hope to hubball husband d it witt care an all I 1 thanksgiving your brother in the tha gospel WM stake ston clerk |
