| Show va ZIONS oss ONS CAMP caup FESTIVE on wednesday edday loth insl dinst the brethren of those who went wont up from kirtland to missouri with the prophet joseph smith in 1831 1634 and anil known as zions camp were vere invited byares B to meet mett together in tho the roceal nall hall for lor a reunion to enjoy themselves and participate again adain in each others sw lely icly the names names of those present wiy wip wenc of the camp aro arc as fol ool jovn y I 1 brigham youn yonn For Ford dhain iian lian i I 1 leber rebey C kimbal kimm 1 I leinan 1 curtis citrus orson oreon hydo israel barlow 1711 fond ford woodruff solon fosten roster george A smith joseph NOble nobie J oscah young sen snow aved evans zebedee coltrin alyin winegar Wl negar nthan nathan ser B baldwin ste stephen en W winchester IN nathaniel at athaniel hantel lugg joseph josepn hol hoi b rock solomon Wamer waher milo and andrus ru john J Tan tanner ner ncr chandler ol brool ool tyman 0 thomas rhomas Col colborn born horn winters winten Wint era cra joseph allen alien peter dopp dop benzar miller ilardi harreson on T w sah sag bisck james jamas ailred allred levi W hancock han nan coer cock hamuel samuel brown welson nelson III lii alg I 1 mi wm D pratt T cdon coon eoon coon albert brown ani F caloon cahoon X S cole colo nathan tanner truyn cr reuben noyal lloyal barney with these weme were a few invited guestt I 1 n 4 president ident A U 11 II weli well eldera elders john aylor taylor ll F arm ara T snow know erastos snow and georgc q i cannon of the twelve john RIs biggs suel samuel thompson and joseph joeph kingsbury who mho ero cro willing to go in but wore were counseller counselled coun selled to remain behind for por wise rca J josep oseph h P palley valley 11 1 ilrath pratt solon bolon lU chardson judson tolman and horace howe dral Drate cas cas ems the living represent ulses of irn embers of lb a ca in p who havo hove pasal awara levi jackman and lynian leonard who out ont froin from jaakson coun conn W alis ASIs by the mob 1 mother lother partridge aud and atter birter vienna eques Jiu jau cs with wilh and ana a few others otters when the tho company como coro puny pany assembled ara mia av cre eye called to order the hymn commencing Ing thin thid spoken sun suu land J john taylor tp up prayer afler after a etidal chat about aion alon 3 pm dinner dibner was 1 1 of provided by bishop and hu his counselors Coun coan selom I 1 NY hardy and jesse jesso C ettle ettie aluch interesting conversation accompanied mingled with frequent cont contrasts of tho the bounties naw now enjoyed by the tho saints compared with the privations endured by the devoted band who trusting trusties in goa gou and under the of the f prophet offered theas themselves elTes oites and ana went uproar jile file he redemption of zion making moving the journey of bome 11 0 ianca miles on loo foot wilh with blood from theli their fett feet ni as tikey uley journeyed on their eary weary cary way vay afner anner after dinner an ua arc dream which Prad president denh dent young had at ogden while walla on his recent trip north was tras read by br bi con cannon which related to the tho family of josephi joseph smith clearly sho abo TrIng the lafloe which controls oia them omd oma G eo A smith related a dream having br lugas aiso also related a dream A short timo havling been devoted to dancing eider elder r orson nyde hyde addressed those plent present expressing his thankfulness to seo see so many once moro with whom he had traveled in ln ziona aiona camp he contrasted the cond condition lUon of the as company with their condition and cir clr ago liany many uma ume j they ther liaa ima then lain down at night worn out and ca 4 and apprehensive that their enc euc enemies nales tales might inight pounce upon them before morning but the lord I ord was waa with them thern and find ills sla angel went before them and they passed through threatened dangers unscathed ho ile briefly traced tho the pro cress gross of tle tho church from then whole ot of tho the dorda lordo house cou could la muster but a over 20 doo men until now that the saints occupy a territory ith ath with cities titles and settle ments menta stretching over a country of in extent seldar seid slid cr george A smith while feeling glad nt at meeting with ois his brethren of zions alons camp had grown a little mentally and bince that time when he was a boy of 16 years ol 01 age he ile in a feeling manner of the bandorf bana band of brethren with whom ho wab waa then ihen associated ir labors labora and their aul suf fc fe rings s elder milo aillo andrus expressed his as a member of islona camp and und ana declared uis bis faith falth in tha the future of iha iba work of god president ident B D toung youn la in s of tho the work vork which had been performed by the brethren who co composed posed that camp and the results that followed it sald said that the knowledge he had bad gained while with joseph at that time lime had been of invaluable beneat benent benc fat alt to him up to the tha pre present he H referred to the number before him who had bad been there and inquired where another men could be collected together of whom at the end of 32 22 years yeara eo so many could conid be nilve alive to assemble as I 1 and enjoy each others othera society this of itself showed that the lord had cared for them and their lives bad had been precious lore before nim him ho lid aid said tho th the brethren bethre who erbo went up in the camp performed one of tho the best works that was ever performed I 1 in ii the world and there was another camp formed when wo were IB in tho the tamie country when iw 00 of our best men started and performed a journey through new to the Pa pacific cille suffering li hunger hanger lauger and thirst hirst by the way lie ile spoke of the tile good they tiley alse had performed a work which was for the salvation of or tile the people for by it the plans of those who had bad designs the destruction of defeated at that time lie ile said that some might look baek back to the past and of certain I 1 periods say those were good times but banever had enjoyed abettor time than the present fur for the and u upward p and aud doca doe doc not setrog ade elder oder W woodruff spoke encouragingly of the future and cheerfully of the past ile he felt feit satisfied that ahat god would sustain ills lils people if they wa 11 act as the heart henrt of one man to put down blown evil and carry out ont the tho counsels of I 1 prel dent Youns lie ile felt thank thankful tul tui that ho lie had been a member camp and knew that uie hie power of was with them and that they were sustained by the th hand of the lord pres 11 II C Q cimball spoke feelingly and encouragingly cou ragingly he too referred to tho uie work that had been done bar camp orthe of the sufferings they had bad endured of the scourge of cholera that had come aan arn camp al by Y reason of the tile rebellion of some mho who had cocome onie stubborn and of uie the prophecy of joseph that they would be so afflicted ile he urged humility and prayer fullness and expressed his hla good feelings towards Us his brethren and sisters prep present ent and towards all the saints of god gad dancing was kept up at intervals darlng daring thu tim evening veining e and elders john taylor T rillus snow and george goddard gia gratified the company with sweet songs about bu he half past ten supper was pro vided aided rul ral again en enjoyed ell eil the tha gi thi a nal rat prepared tho the feeling thal that pervaded tho the nal hal hawl during tho tho the evening was sweet and heaten heaven heavenly T the sw ati aai of such men and their partners could not WI fall to produce any other wo weneard heard from father eleazar miller on an interesting tere te anecdote of a couple of near whew plim the camp had passed bearing hearing testimony to the power which accompanied it lind tind nd learnold lattier allred and lils his wili present had direct nty That name belonging belon gunz ginz to hons bons zaw aona camp will st arcely die the out soon at sin early hour in the morning president avella dW dismissed missed tho the assembly wilh with prayer a vote of thanks having been previously alven to bishop hunter his counselors and assistants there were a number belonging to the cam camp who were not rent present and who itis it 1 hoped will attend when ae lue the same band of ot brethren are next time invited to meet together they could not help but bat enjoy the heavenly feeling that all felt and those enjoy w who I 1 were present woul would have lis IZI len ien G and wiil will be azain again siad slad tro too meet with them |
