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Show H"nnirrpinijiiiiiiij mm Messenger-Enterpris- .,r fy mwr "?? ,k Jhf services Emergency J available during Pageant Emergency medical, fire and law enforcement assistance is available from any point in Sanpete County by dialing the e county-wid- e emergency dispatch number 911. toll-fre- - - V ' '''4j. ; , - i & - r - Ephraim callers may use , ' "y. v JS r-. . Author of famous Mormon music is buried in Manti The author of the famous Mormon hymn, We Thank Thee, O God, For a Prophet, died in Manti in 1865 and is buried in the Manti Cemetery. A gray granite marker denotes the Final resting spot of William Fowler, whose brief life was snuffed out possibly by tuberculosis shortly after his immigration to the United States and his subsequent settling in missionary diary speaks of the hardships, persecution, and trials of a missionary of the Mormon church in those early days in England. His diary records, Walked 21 miles today, rode 7,, and His March 27, 1853: Mob assembled and broke up afternoon meeting. In the evening we met a Brother Craigshouse andhad a good meeting. The mob assembled outside and expected to pelt us with goose eggs, but as we did not open the door they did not know where exactly to look for us, so they pelted each other." Manti. The hymn, written by an impoverished English elder, has been sung at every General Conference of the LDS Church since its original publication in 1863. In spite of the hardships and his loss of a job because of his religion, Fowler struggled on. He married Ellen Bradshaw, and managed to support her, and their three children. He was a author of the words to n this piece of sacred music was born in 1830. His father, John Fowler, was a native of Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, who enlisted in the British army at 21 years of age. The elder Fowler was stationed in Ireland, where he met and married Bridget Niel. From Ireland, Fowlers regiment went to Australia, and it was there that his son was born. well-know- The county-wid- e dispatch system is capable of channeling calls for ambulances, police, fire, state park personnel, social services, Division ofWildlife officers and other agencies through this emergency network. The caller needs only to give hisher name, the telephone number from which he is calling, and information on the nature of the emergency he wishes to report. The dispatcher will summon the proper agencies immediately. For the information of Pageant visitors, there are two hospitals located in Sanpete County: Sanpete Valley Hospital in Mt. Pleasant, about 21 miles north self-educat- (1860-1863- ), the military and the family returned to Sheffield. When William was 11, his father died and his mother died three years later, leaving the boy an orphan at the age of 15. Both of Williams parents had been converted to the Wesleyan Methodist faith (his mother had been Roman Catholic, his father a Protestant). At the age of 18, William studied the principles ofWesleyan faith and became dissatisfied with some of their tenets. At this time, a friend took him to hear the Mormons speak at the Hall of Science on Rockingham Street. It was the winter of 1848. William delved into study of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-daSaints, and on July 29, 1949, he was baptized by Elder J.V. Long. He was ordained a priest March 3, 1851, and following the practice of the time, labored as a missionary in the Deepcar Branch, under Elder William Memmott. Fowler had worked as a cutler in a factory at Sheffield, but was fired when it was learned from y City Cemetery. Both their graves were marked with native stone headstones until the LDS church erected a larger granite monument to William. A Manti Temple president foresaw by several years the production of the Mormon Miracle Pageant which has come to be an annual event on the south slope of the temple hill and has largest-attende- formances. These EMTs also proservice on the vide first-aieach grounds evening. Officers from Manti City, d the Sanpete County Sheriffs office and Sanpete Search and Rescue Patrol, and the Utah Highway Patrol will be directing traffic in the Pageant area. Most of these officers are equipped with radios to summon other emergency aid if needed. excavated over the hill. President Anderson put his arm around me, and waving his other hand back and forth, he said: Brother Nelson, some day this will be the most beautiful spot of the entire temple hill. And now I am going to tell you something that you cannot at this time comprehend, and I dont know what it is that is going to happen. You will live to see it; but I will not; but there will be thousands of people come to this hillside. He repeated again, I will not see it, but you will. It ran through my mind at that time that it must be the gathering of the ten tribes or some such event during the millennium, or some far-of- f time, but now I know ld he envisioned the Mormon t2isi . r F WSB. CdS&iU The John W. Patten House, on the corner of Third North and First West, is now a museum operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, and will be open during the days of the Mormon Miracle Pageant. Patten House open to Pageant visitors The Patten House, a classic example of the pioneers use of available building materials, will be open to visitors daily during the Mormon Miracle Pageant, according to Mrs. Elta Alder, the president of the Manti Camp of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers. The home was constructed in about 1854. Its builder, John Patten, Jr., was an inventor, engineer, farmer, city councilman and sheriff. His home was built outside the Big Fort" during a brief period of relative calm between the native Indians and the settlers. The primary material for construction was oolite rock the same material was later used to build the Manti Temple. Lacking stonecutting materials, the pioneers who used the rock for construction purposes in this period generally utilized loose stone for wall construction. For years, legend had it that the Patten House was constructed of rocks simply piled atop each other without mortar. Larry Jones, architectural con -- sultant for the Utah State Historical Society, said that legend has been proved a myth. In preparing the site for restoration in the summer of 1980, a careful study was made of the builders masonry which showed that the pioneer builders had used an adobe mud containing red sand in laying up the exterior walls. The mud became the victim of wind and water over the years, until finally the only mortar of this type remaining was buried deep between the layers of stone. Peterson Masonry, Mayfield, completed the restoration ofthe exterior walls, striving to remain true to the original appearance and architecture. A soft mortar required special formulation to enable it to expand and contract with temperature changes without cracking the stone. Title to the Patten House is vested in Manti City. The Manti Camp of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers has been responsible for maintenance on the project. Miracle Pageant which his own son, R. Clair Anderson, was instrumental in starting which sees over a hundred thousand yearly come to the spot L.R. talking about" Anderson was The letter was signed by Mr. Nelson and presented to LDS Church officials. FIRST NATIONAL BANKffireS Many people have stories or recollections like this which they have repeated to family members," observed Mrs. Jane Braithwaite, a granddaughter of President Anderson, but so few actually take the time to write these things down and to even have them witnessed. How fortunate we are that Mr. Nelson took this action before he passed away, and left posterity this record. Mr. Duncan, who was with him, is now dead, too, and this memory might have died away if (Mr. Nelson)hadnt taken the time to preserve it." Please Be Patient and Courteous Driving When you Leave the Pageant! Mormon Miracle Pageant and all it's Guests! Home of the Famous Serving your banking needs . "Super Lillie" Drink 87 Years of Service From 1905 to 1992 44 oz. mx Serving your needs for 47 Years Jkarocery friendly place to shop I fT't-r- Ephraim Ambulance Association furnishes such emergency service for the Ephraim area. 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A Nelson, a local workman, along There is no record showing with a friend, Billy Duncan, was exactly when We Thank Thee, engaged in hauling rock to cre0 God, For a Prophet" was writ- ate a parking lot on the south ten, but President Joseph F. slope of the temple. According Smith once recalled that when to local sources, Mr. Nelson was he was serving a mission in a straightforward individual who Mr. Fowler was not afraid to speak out England new his song to a meetbrought Although he had accepted the of ing the Saints, where it was job of working on the excavasung for the first time. tion, he felt the action was tantamount to desecration of the in was The hymn published Fowler the 12th LDS hymnbook. temple hill, and when the opsailed for America on June 3, portunity afforded, he confided 1863, on the ship Amazon, and his feelings to the temple presihe and his family arrived in dent. In a later, witnessed letNew York July 25, 1863. ter, Mr. Nelson recalled the circonversaAfter arriving in Manti, cumstances of that tion: Fowler taught school until his In the summer of 1956, I health declined so much that he had to retire. A contemporary was working for the Oakland once wrote thathe had called at Construction Company with my Fowlers home and found him large dump trick engaged in living in grinding poverty, with making the south parking lot at few possessions and little means the Manti Temple Hill. I would of heating his sparse quarters, park my truck and the huge mabut found Fowler totally cheerchinery would load it. I would ful about his circumstances, and always stand away from my truck while it was being loaded. This undismayed. for a On August 27, 1865, the Eng- gave me the opportunity with Presiminutes few chatting lishman who had traveled nearly L.R. Anderson, who was the entire circumference of the dent president of the temple at that globe died in his humble piotime. He would come out from neer cottage in Manti, possibly to see how the work of tuberculosis. He was only 35 time to time was progressing. years of age. One day as we stood on the His wife, Ellen, lived for anI told him I other ten years, and then joined south rim of the hill were doing we him in the modest plot in the didnt like what rock southwest corner of the Manti as we would haul the huge At 3 12 years of age, William made the perilous trip by sea to the East Indies, where he lived with his family for the next five years. After that tour of duty, his father was discharged tt r Manti-Sterlin- vr-A--v Tombstone of William Fowler in Manti City Cemetery. Smaller headstone marks his wife's grave. 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