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Show H - Successful Opening n of Stake Tabernacle Uct'lurt'il U) I'reildciil S ml Hi to be BB the lli-il Tabernacle In All the BB Slake nf Inn. Bfl Tin' special opening of tlio Alpine IB Slnkt Tnherniiole last Sunday wuh 11 BB limit derided success from ever) BB slnnd point. The magnificent build- HJH I lit; fully mot all the expectations (If BAH thorn1 who li :il helped build It, the du I was Ideal for drawing out tho crowd, HBJ - I lie crowil wuh thero unil the exorcises H woio (if u liltili cIiism uml pleased MB eTeryoim. I'rculilciit Joseph F. Smith, WW Piosldent Attliur II. Lund uml iiiiui) HB " number special guests from out HB hIiIc the Btuko wore prevent. Hfl An actual count showed that there I wr over 1G00 III attendance at the BJB forenoon meeting mid over 2100 at RH t'"' ofternoou session, The evening BB Mission was probably attended by 1400 BJB people. There was no discomfort, BB everybody hud plenty of room, and by BBS placing seats In vacant plucuH 400 BB uioru could have been seated, BB Seven litiudred unit fifty sat down BK l0 luncheon In the basement ut noon BB ud a third iih many In the evening BB Thirty ladles, representing the Relief BB Societies, the Y. I.. M. I. A. and the BB I'rlmary Associations, prepared a do- tH IIcIouh lunch composed of chicken IBs! '""' '""" sandwiches, potato and cub- BB '"'k) 8,l'm' pickles, cheiiHc, enke, BB grapes mid peuches and tierveil It In ISJB eiifotora style. Presidents Smith and IBK Lund, the Alpine Stake Presidency MH and ontBldo visitors, also vvcro served Hk "l ""' lut'clieou. HiB The decorations wore two largo BJH Oleander trees mid a half dozen Jar- BBH dlneeiH tilled with beautiful dahlias, BE astorri and feriiH. HHl The services were simple, yet liu- Ml " pros.slve. President S. I.. Chipman HH presided The singing, by the four BBB consolidated choirs, under the lender- BBB H'1''' of 1lur- C,lnrl,-'H VVhltakor, wus HH excellent mid brought forth many HH fuvorhblo comments, BB The opening song was by the choir HH ""J co,Krogntlon, "I'rolse to the Man BBB2 w,' Commences With Jehovah." BS Patriarch James Klrkhiim delivered BB "lu UIL,IK prayer, after which the BBB (M0,r BnllK "Ar'HU 01 Glorious Ion." BBB I'res. Chlpmau expressed pleasure BBH "l "'" completion of the Stake Tabor- BB naelo and being able to welcome so BBH many people, lie read u brief state- BBB ment ot tllp building which the fol- BBK lowing Is it copy, BBB ' Summiiry Report of Alpine Stake BBbk ' Tabornaclu to September 13th, 11)14, BmB Qround broken for excavation BBli March 23, 1909. BAff Receipts: BMl I'rom Am. Fork Wards.,.. ?2G,022.20 BBnl From Other Wards In BBrl , Stako 2S.405.74 BBB$ lrom ll,'ll('r Societies 600.00 Bli From Sunday Schools C07.95 MMh From Y. I,. M. I. A 351.15 BjHJe From Y. M. M. I. A 50.00 KillE From Other Doners 1,101.00 BitS From Concert mid Party.. 100.00 M m Fhom Sale or Sundry items 251.00 Hi ft Total Ain't, Raised Locally. 53,989.08 Mm m From Trustees-ln-Trust .... 19,000.00 Hi B From Tithing Appropriation 8G.0O Front Loan from Hanks... 1,250.00 IJWJ Uj:- Total Receipts 74.325.0S MJ Vj Cost of bluldlng, less Seut- Bjf ' Ixk and furnishings $ 74,023.70 B' m Cost of seating and furn- K jl Ishlugs C.C54.S7 Btl & Total cost, Including seat HS i j Ing and furnishings .... 80.G78.57 K H Ain't, paid to date 73,789.39 I IJH Ilulmice accounts unpaid.. 0,889.18 Hi i W '"3S halnuce cash on hand. 53C.39 Bj Net ain't, of Indebtedness... 0,352.89 SM IB "r 8(ntC(1 t,11,t t,lu building and 11- BB Mf nnuco I'Oiumittces had worked luces- K m Bat.Uy and without recompense foi BJ If lllt:'1' Inbors. There had-becn no dls- Mm f agroeu -Mits mid no iiuestlons left tin. Hl ' satlsffttorlly settled, mid closed b HJBM'n ' oxpres 'ng his deep appreciation ot Bfliii ;1 tho w. rk of the eonimlttecs mid the HJP li 'lt''l' f "u) PllM'le. Hlllxl VIlH' 'I"111111'1 Laplsh was Introduced M and In the nuino of the Womou's lie- !V. ' t Societies presented the World's Fair Clock to the Stake Tabernacle 5 The clock has an interesting hlotory j? U was made In I'tah of many kind ,f of wri d rt the Instigation of to He-,j! He-,j! - lief Society, and created considerable ,, Interest rt tho time In the Coluublaii ,) Woild's Fair at Chicago. On the pen- ,i dulum Ir eng- iv ed the following it" "Ainiiricmi Folk World's Fair exhibit : 18r'l Coitrlb"t(l by tho cltleus of HJH w Miwrle-n Foi'- l'twli Presented ti Hit !'' Alilr.e Stake Pabeinaele, 1914, b.v Bfij jjj am ul S. I apish. Chiiiiman of BH I Wor'd's Fair Commltteo." At the eon- HA! I elusion of Mrs I apish' address Mrs BHl I' Annie Uludley. President of the Ue- HBi 'I. ,f so1 'loi nf "l0 Alpine Stake, tin- HB1 ! - draped tho (-Ink and by a unanimous HDf IS tnt0 ""' eoiiferenco ncroted the gift BBi ) '! Other girts presented to the Taber- Hli 'iiielo were the two beautiful plate HJell &nca mirrors, 4S x 72 Inches, placed HjjUl f '" "'" "ia'M 'rout entrance and which HJtli H' "rn l:lv'" l,v Stephen U mid Slna IHr'fl "''Ipman The conference also unan- HAiMn Iniously accepted these generous HJ'H'k lft8 ' , ..- WBI James Martin nitl family,. JntrMuc- SS' . ed ns converts from Kugland, reitiidr- hv,l wl the (inartetto "Como Unto Mo.'l j v, Prosldunt Jos. R Smith was next ' ; Introducod and dellvured the prlncl- O,. u pal address or the day. Ho expressed Hlij- ploiisuro lu mating to irmuy of tho PH ' iHB Lalnts or the Alplno Stake, Ho had I just completed a detailed Inspection of the building accompanied by President Pre-sident Chlpmun. Ho was loud In Ills pralso of the general and detailed ar-roiieeinents ar-roiieeinents of the Tabernacle and made this HlgnKlceiit statement. "I confess that you huvu excelled any urn! every other Stake In till Zlon in the eieallon of tlili mugnltlcent Milldlng. It has coat you something, nut not mote than It Is worth." President Pre-sident Smith further stuled that In coking over the building he was Hind Hi-nd with sorrow because of not being able, as trustee In trust, to give mote (hau he hail given towmds the erec- iuii. He then Hindu the building . omiiiltlee happy by stating that as joon as the people have raised two-thirds two-thirds of the present Indebtedness, he trustee In tilist will pay the other jue-thlrd President Smith's mldr"ss was largely devoted to the deleiiso of the Latter Day Saints cou'cpllo'i ,of tho Dlety us levealed by tho visit or Hie F-ilher mid the Son to the hoy pio-phet. pio-phet. lie also drew attrition to tin-Son, tin-Son, who was the "express linmage of the Father" and "In his likeness" coming In the ineildluu of time, which he said went to prove that the "true ami living Ood was mi all poyerful, meicirul, glorllled man" The forenoon fore-noon service were closed with nil anthem, "Let the Mountains shout Tor Joy," by the choir, nnd benediction by Putrlurch Moyle. The afternoon session opened with 'Wo Thank Thee Oh Ood for a Prophet," Pro-phet," by the choir, and prayer by Bishop James II. Uardenr or l.ehl, followed with mi anthem "Oriint Is Pence, Oh Lord," by the choir. O. A. Wurd or Austrnlln made an address given lu full lu another part )f this issue Mrs, Kdith Hlndley Taylor rendered a solo. President rthur II I.uud gave u scholarly address ad-dress on the gospel and Its power to 4iivc both those living now and those ivho are dead, Addresses wore also ,nade by President Able John Uvnns md President James II. Clark, mid the lesslon closed by another address b) President Joseph F. Smith, lu which Mi; exhorted the Saints to teach their .'hlldreii the principles of the gospel mid the organization or the church rle closed by blessing thu people Tor heir faithfulness lu building tho Tub-ernacle Tub-ernacle mid their other works ol righteousness. The choir sung tho anthem, "The vloiiutuln of the Lord," mid for the -losing song the congregation Joined lu singing "Come, Come, Yc Saints," md Don C. Stiong pronounced the oettedlctlou. Remarks or J. A. Ward, a brother sr Mrs. fieorge Webb of l-chl, rrom Australia, who has been u friend to ho Klders who have been laboring n that part of the world; Mr. President: I thank you most heartily for tho opportunity to meet with and speak to such an audience ns this ot'our people here. It will enable mo to remove somu very, very wrong Impressions or your people hero In Utah. You uro not understood In other parts of the world; you arc not understood in Australia, us I sea you hero today. 1 am proud to be here visiting with my Bister, Mrs. Webb, whom I have not mot since alio left my rather's iioiuo when I was only n little boy, and 1 did not remember even what dhc was like, until 1 met her here in l.ehl tor the llrst time in Ilfty-slx years. You will realize that we did lot kouw much of each other. It Iiub jocu to mo and to her a most glorious meeting. Pardon my personalities. I have Bald that I am most delight-od delight-od to have the opportunity of meeting meet-ing with you hor?, to see your healthy, loving, smiling luces. And since 1 .iae been hero visiting many of your homes I And tho utmost hospitality, and kindness, affection mid love, that .vlll not be lost when I return to that great country ,for nway, Australia; Aus-tralia; with Its four million suuurc .ulles of country occupied by less than live million people, containing all the jllferent atniitephcrcs and different possibilities of tho whole world; and a people of n vast number of different opinions, different sects, and different denominations. Dm u more hospitable hospit-able people than thosp ot Australia are not to bo found. And when your people from I'tah visit Adelaide, the city or my adoption, a city or two hundred thousnud, a beautiful city aid out on n similar plan to Salt Lake City, broad streets mid beautiful beauti-ful (lowers, with a similar climate to your own. When your people visit .here they will tlnd better understanding, understand-ing, I am sure, becuuse, you will par-Jou par-Jou me, It 1 say fiom my public position po-sition us District Counsel and Justice Jt the Peace or the City or Adelaide, hat I am fairly well known, mid It will not go without being said to Unpeople Un-people ot Adelaide as to what 1 have seen for myself mid heard for myself my-self hero In I'tah; to relievo the feel-.ng feel-.ng of your secludediioss mid the 'tinny things that are said of you, I mi sorry to say published of you, ab .vo read It In the papers ho world over. This I soy I realize, ,is the other people ennnot reallzo be-caUbO be-caUbO they havo not been among you, but I reallzo are absolutely Incorrectly Incorrect-ly said of you mid so far as It Is within with-in my power when I go back, (I do not pretend to toll you I nm going to ho one of your missionaries,) but I do toll you that whatever I can do heie lu that city to dispone tho mind ot the people or any wrong Impressions, Impres-sions, and open the door wider to your representatives, shall bo my lot I think It would be tulr for me to lay that a liner structure mid a build-lug build-lug that dees more honor to the commltteo com-mltteo mid all concerned, than this building. I haw not soon In my travels tra-vels around the. -world, and I have seen n groat deal since tho 17th day or list April when I loft AiiBtrr.lla ami traveled practically around tho world, (Continued on Pago j Successful Opening of Stake Tabernacle (Continued from p.lge 1.) and am lluiBhlng my visit here with nty sister to leturn to Australia. t, tiiutik J on most Heartily Sir, uud i ihanlt tho people of Ututt for the Kindness shown while In your midst. American Fork, September 13, 1S14. Speech made by Sister liannnh i.upish lu presenting to the Alpine Stake HulldliiK Committee the World's Fair Clock. (Reported by Ernest- Madsen) I am overjoyed, I could elnp my bauds nnd shout hosuunn for this oeuutlful building. Allow mo first to Any something of the people that have limped to construct It, Tor I know diem uud they know me. President Chlpinun, allow me: I have known him ever slnco he wus ,o high, and I am proud to hnvo seen .ilin pliiut the oak and ucorn of rlght-oiiHiicss, rlght-oiiHiicss, und 1 congrutulnto President Presi-dent Chlpman on this beautiful building, build-ing, und I want to say to President Joseph F. Smith that this building Is another monument to tho Glory of lod that has been erected during his admliiiHtrntloii. I ant so thankful that he has so stalwart helpers us he lias In I'tuh County. I have known the Presidency of this Stake since ihoy wore little boys, they have been faithful and this Is the result of their abors. I might read a little memorandum which some of tho committee may heur: In September, 1S92, I was elected chairman of n non-paitlslnn committee com-mittee or American "Fork citizens to set up nn exhibit to the World's Columbian Colum-bian exposition nt Chicago In 181)11, The committee decided to have n clock constructed Trom the onk or I'tah county nnd onyx Tram Pelican Point. The clock was made Ifi Provo, and the expense met by popular sub,-iciiptlon sub,-iciiptlon Arter the World's Fnlr whs over tho clock was returned to. Am nrlrun Fork, where it hns been stored ij) to this time. Tho clock has never been formally disposed of. We huve been waiting for n suitable place to put It. As chairman of tho committee who raised tho money and had the clock constructed I folt It was my place to take the Inltlnttvo In having final disposition mado or It. Accordingly Accord-ingly I spoke to some or tho committee commit-tee who said It wns right that I should 'o so. Many or the commltteo hnvo lied and others hnvo moved from American Am-erican Fork. I called the matter or disposition to tho attention or President Chlpmnn and ho suggested to mo that It would bo nn acceptable girt to the Alpine Stake Tabornnclo as the clock was built with Amorlcnn Fork money. I folt that no more suitable disposition could he made of It. And so far ns I can learn that meets the mind and will or nil those who had anything to do with It. Sister Hlndlcy will now unveil the clock. Now In helinU or the citizens nnd committee and contributors, 1 present pre-sent this clock to tho Alpine Stake Tabernacle. There Is the clock, It stands now In its majesty or which wo reel vory proud, nnd there It stands In all tho majesty or our work. I crossed this bench tho third of December, 18&2, to pay the first donation do-nation on thnt clock. I worked nnd tho wholo commltteo worked. Many of them have vacated tho earthly tabernacle. They have drawn the curtain and they nro gone. We bless heir memory. I am much In evidence of life to-day to-day ror which I am very greatrul that I have lived to hnvo this honor con-icrrod con-icrrod upon me und upon the contributors contri-butors and upon the commltteo, and 'hat you hnvo tho clock, nnd mny It nover bo said or you that anything but he truth hns boon uttered between 'he hours or sunrise nnd sunset, Hear In mind that the tick-tock or the clock Is very Independent, It will not wait 'or lime, hut tally. I thank you." COMMITTr.K'S HKl'OHT Nearly 1000 peoplo wero banqueted at our Tnbernnclo opening September llltli. This labor wus given over by the Stnko Presidency and Bishops or Amerleun Am-erleun Fork wnrds to the Presidency or the Roller Societies, Young Ladles and Prlmnry Associations, who selected select-ed the following ofllcers: As Presl-dent Presl-dent uud Vice Presidents, Sister Annie An-nie C Hlndloy, Sinn Chlpman, Kmum Smith uud Mollssa lloloy. As Wurd Chnlriuans, Sisters Charlotte Green: wood, Snrnh S, Chlpmnn, Sylvlu Ship ley nnd Melissa Greenwood. As Sec-rotary Sec-rotary and Treasurer, Mary B. Able Tho chairman of each ward selected her soliciting committees from the Auxiliary Associations named ; whose good work and generosity of tho people peo-ple Is shown by thoTollowIng results; Cash ISSIIG, enkes 100v bread 170 loaves, 20 dozen of eggs, 20 pounds or butler, 8 gallons or pickles, CO pounds or grapes, 8 bushels or peaches, ho-sides ho-sides potatoes, onions, tomtitoes, etc Alter nil expenses nre pnld a little still remains In Treasury VB Our Tabornnclo convenience! tbB pronounced pcrrcction. rH Tho dfd.or und system In icniJBi spoke crc'dlt to the able lendenhlhH our President, Sister Annie C, llMR icy, uud thoso associated with ftE who entered Into It with tho rlwK spirit. Pet feet love and unity -yl vnllf-d throughout, which U sure (jSt bring success to any undertakln ift Pieshlent A. C. Hlndley and hB soclulcd committees take this 0(&K (.unity to thank all who tisslstcditfB the peoplo ln general for their pumV oslty, making it possible to reatlitft (his matter the success desired, SfK which from the oxpresalonsof outiflR peoplo wus appreciated and cnJoytd'B) COMMITTER 4Bt |