Show PROF L D EDWARDS A musical composer of ex ordinary tra bouins professor L D edwards was born in south wales in 1856 he emigrated from there to Wilkes barre pann where alie greater part of his life was spent until march 1878 lie arrived n ogdan bound for the northern country OB the last day of march in that year feeling a burning curiosity to solve the mysteries of mormonism he attended church and listened to an eloquent exposition of the faith and doc of the latter day saints delivered by professor monch lib curiosity was satisfied the glorious uj and eternal truths ef the gospel made a deep impression and mr edwards was converted he was baptized by elder job the same evening from ogden the moved to willard city where he concluded to settle and soon made the acquaintance of profit aar Evan Stephens to whom ho is devotedly attached and alio has ever binte proved a sincere and valuable friend he had been in the territory only one month when a call was made for him to go to work on the logan temple at this time says the professor I 1 had not much proficiency in alic common brandies of education but did not find much trouble in passing an ex animation and was appointed assistant to a brick mason 1 carried brick and mortar while ho did the work at the top lie labored on the temple the greater part of 1870 80 in 1880 through the kindness of prof stephens he began studying music and while thus engaged ho labored on the farm binding and working on the busy thresher performing the lions share of this arduous labour in the companionship panion ship of a firm friend mr morgan of logan mr edwardas ss experience extended to the various brandies of domestic life in our valleys he possessed in a large degree the admirable faculty of adapting himself to his surroundings and by his persistent effort and courteous amiability he established a friendly acquaintance with all lie came in contact mr edwards waa now located at willard city upon the removal of his friend prof stephens to logan lie was called to the leadership of the rihard choir this call enabled mr edwards to develop laif genius as a musician and lie worked with great energy paying his attention to the of and counterpart and made admirable the field for the exercise and improvement of hit musical talent however was email and the financial condition of mr edwards would not admit of his gratifying his ardent in this line nor permit him to devote his time exclusively to culture but with stoic heroism he applied ahli energies to his studies while he labored as masons cleric carrying the bricks and mortar to alio top of the wall while mr shadrach jones built the walls success at last rewarded the labors of mr edwards in the sunday school union prizes for musical compositions and mr edwards entered the competition carrying off the mccond prize for the popular anthem now behold stimulated by hia euc cess and with a firm determination to succeed his musical studies were pursued renewed diligence stephens induced mr edwards to commence teaching claw and at the earnest solicitation of mr J N barker he was also induced to instrumental music success crowned liis efforts and casting about for a more extended field mr edwards removed from willard and located at his labors were warmly appici abed at lie formed a strong personal attachment for white and larkin who proved valuable and lasting friends from mr edwards went to 1 armington and where lie took up classes in vocal music bad now become assured and purred on by the gratifying results of hia labors the professor entered a cosmopolitan competition for prizes for musical corn offered by S IS ranard esona publishers of cleveland ohio two hundred dollars in were offered for the five best anthems received eighteen or twenty of the best anthems were selected and published in book form professor I 1 D edwards carried off one of alie prizes for the anthem praise the lord and biad alie honor of having two of his compositions published in the prize anthem book previous to being informed of his eastern prof was induced by mr richard ballantyne to continue the music daes formerly taught by prof stephens and finally prof edwardi moved ins family into ogdan prof L D edwards undoubtedly hia original musical talents of a high order his haa developed under the most circumstances and ho is evidently destined to bo one of the great of this country if lie to persevere in tho future s lie liaa in the past |