Show WELCOME VISIT the visit of presidents woodruff and cannon to our city to attend our stake quarterly Conference which convened yesterday and sunday was quite a prominent event in the history of box elder As it is over five years since we had received a visit from the first presidency our stake presidency and citizens generally considered their present visit an auspicious event and worthy of a fitting reception accordingly suitable suggestions and arrangements were in made ade for that purpose it was estimated that about people were present an hour baire beire before the train from the south was due here the sabbath schools of brigham city with their superintendents and teachers also the various associations of this city willard three mile creek mantua bear river city and north string assembled at the station to greet and welcome the two members of the first presidency the brigham city brass band was out and on the arrival of the train the band struck up a lively piece in token of welcome to our respected visitors the party consisted of presidents woodruff and cannon elder eider say seymour B young and brother winter the stenographer they were soon seated in a conveyance which contained president lorenzo snow the long procession of vehicles led by the brass band started towards town the people eople on foot had drawn up in two tong long lines on each side of the avenue leading from the station the males on one side and the females on the other presidents woodruff and cannon pas passed the large throngs of welcoming people ople wit with uncovered bovere heads eads till t they e had ad reached the end of the lines and were greeted by the school children and the multitude generally waving hats and handkerchiefs banners etc on a arriving ving opposite president sow snows residence residence on western avenue a halt was made and the people pj le young and old gathered around the open vehicle that contained the visitors president woodruff addressed the people ople briefly thanking all for the kind nd reception which they had received and then introduced president gerge george Q cannon who said he was pleased in meeting with the people of box elder once more after such a lengthy absence he and president woodruff druff had been somewhat taken by surprise at witnessing the large number of people that had gathered to greet them but this was known to be the custom of president snow nd the people of box elder in years gone by even during president youngs time he felt thankful for the privilege of meeting with the sal saints ants and realized that god had wonderfully blest and preserved president woodruff who is is now eighty two years of age the meetings at the conference sunday and monday were crowded to overflowing and the speakers spoke freely and powerfully the discourses being full of instructions and reproof and comfort to the saints in accordance with the governors proclamation r and instructions of the first arst presidency services were held today tuesday in the tabernacle in honor of the one hundredth anniversary of the inauguration of geor george washington as president of t the e united states president reager clawson and apostle lorenzo snow were the speakers they dwelt on the history of the government and the mission or of george washington and the wisdom of god displayed in the establishment of the constitution and although the liberties guaranteed b by that instrument have been ah abridged rid FY especially to the latter day sa saints ants the time will come when the hand of god win will be displayed in the preservation of the glorious charter and the restoration of all liberty guaranteed under it to the citizens of this great country in this work the latter day saints will take an important part art 3 J B briham CITY april 28 1889 |