Show HONORING THE the good feeling manifested to ward those who suffer ter for con sele wt euce neel sake april editor As the dinst was th the time set for sentencing two ot of our brethren lucius whiting and sanford fuller who had been convicted of living with and caring for their wives their lies and friends concluded to gather together to pay them kneir respects before entering into durance vile for having courage enough to keep the comma holli of god on the evening of the alth at least one hundred people gathered at the mapleton schoolhouse school some dome of the brethren went to get brother whiting brother Faller was already there and as a ruse invited him to come to a committee meeting after a good deal of persuasion he finally accompanied them to the schoolhouse when to his bis great surprise he found the aforesaid company with three large tables groaning under the rich viands that were spread upon them waiting his bis arrival af after ter b buns called U e d to order b by counselor viuda yeB jamia T Blagic har brother waiting returned thanks to the giver of all good for the privilege tie he enjoyed and for all mercies extended to his children we then turned to 0 and partook of the bounteous repast a however before that was over the he honored quests guests had bitten at more than one of uncle sams standard dollars Is t abat t had bad been found in the cakes when e slipper was over brothers warren snow B T TV I 1 blanchard Blano james E hall geo 16 B M maraon on and newman bulkly made some very appropriate remarks some verses composed for the occasion by wm clegg were also read the brethren then bore their testimonies and said they could nut not afford to give ive up those precious gifts that god had given them to avoid imprisonment or even to save their lives the fro viro gramme ended the company sang bang the h hymn mn trie toe spirit of god like a fire is truing burning 11 benediction was pronounced by counselor john men dendall deE den ball hall the spirit of the lord was manifest to degree and it was a time of thankfulness and joy rather argther than one of distress to see two more of our brethren manifest a willingness to suffer persecution rather than renounce their wives and families and dishonor their priesthood may the lord continue llis his bles blessings eGgs to his faithful saints is the constant prayer of the righteous respects respectfully ally SD S D |