Show CORRIES correspondence CF LET VS US SING farmington FAK FAn NOV 1886 editor deseret news aws in was heartily pleased to see the remarks of mac on congregational singing in this days issue of the WEEKLY NEWS 1 can assure you that he has exactly expressed not only my feelings but the f feelings of others that I 1 have met since my arrival in utah who like myself have just arrived from the old oid country 11 it is indeed as mac 11 says a matter of regret to most of the new arrivals that they cannot not join oin in tile tha songs bonga of zion like they used to iathel ia the old lold country although ido I 1 do not set up to be a singer I 1 am fond of mingling my voice with others in singing the songs of zion and I 1 have k known many a time the spirit of god to enter into a meeting of abo about tit a dozen saints sainta in the singing of odthe abe first hymn and we have felt the power all through the meeting I 1 myself have not felt at home at all in any meeting since I 1 have been in utah and I 1 have remarked to friends that I 1 would rather attend one of our old meetings than I 1 would six laere here I 1 this to corroborate what mae mac has said and i 4 hope that tha the suggestions he has made willbe will be acted upon as it will be a source of pleasure to many yours your etc V H S PLEAS T VALLEY ALLEY EM emerico Emer fCo 0 utah 0 1886 J editor deseret av 4 since whitin writing p 07 on last lait we have had a change of officers rs all through th the e ward which will wil prove beneficial to all if we are only tumble u ble enough to receive their counsels we have also had a change of officers in our mutual improvement association as follows president evan S fc thomas first counselor john potter second counselor griffith T thomas secretary thomas E R davis DavIsA abst sst secretary thos ferrish er rish measurer Wea treasurer surer isaac librarian D E R brown the new 0 officers at once saw that there must be something done as there were no means in the treasury and not many books in the association so they chose choge a committee to get up a concert for its benefit A abod proe pro ramme gramme was rendered before a large ind and delighted aud and bence the amount realized was 45 ra respectfully THOS E EDAVIS davis |