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Show -UTAH EVANGELTST.- <br><br> When Christ returned to the Father, a victor over death and the grave, if is said He entered into the true tabernacle, the true temple. So in the highest sense, heaven is the true temple of God. But wherever God manifests himself is a temple. And Jesus gave this promise: ‘‘If a man love me he will keep my word, and my Father will love him and we will come unto him and make our abode with him." (John 14: 23.) Such a soul is indeed the temple of God. Again, since believers are said to be the body of Christ, it follows that they collectively are the temple of God. <br> "Now, therefore, ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow Citizens with the saints and of the household of God, and are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone, in whom all the building, fitly framed together, groweth unto an holy temple of God, in whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the spirit." (Eph. 2: 18, 22.) "Ye also as living stones are built up, a spiritual house." (I Peter 2: 5.) <br> Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the spirit of God dwelleth in you?" (I Cor. 3: 16. <br> ARTHUR B. CORT. <br> ST. GEORGE, Utah, June 9, 1884. <br><br> FROM THE SCHOOLS. <br> AMERICAN FORK-Teachers, Miss Clara Pierce and Miss Laura H. Simons. <br> Total enrollment during the year, seventy- four. Work progressing finely. <br> BRIGHAM CITY.-Miss W. H. Dayton, teacher. <br> Total enrollment, thirty-five; average attendance, twenty-two. The work is greatly encouraging. Interest in religious exercises is increasing. The one great drawback is the need of a suitable building for school and Sabbath work. <br> CEDAR CITY.-Miss Eliza Hartford, teacher. <br> "Total enrollment, ten. This is a strong Mormon settlement. No Gentiles here, and but two or three apostates. Progress, punctuality, and deportment of scholars, first class. At the close of the last term, we invited the mothers to come and hear little "pieces" by the children, and they seemed well pleased. The children have committed to memory the Ten Commandments and the 23d Psalm, and appear to love the task." <br> EPHRAIM.-Miss S. C. Rea, teacher. <br> "Coming to Ephraim for a short visit, alter the close of my own school, it was my privilege to witness the closing exercises of that of Miss Rea's. <br> Although not usually the case, the regular attendance kept up until the last day, with the addition of four new ones during the last few weeks. <br> I was much pleased with the apparent brightness of the children, and their ability for learning-particularly must I speak of their singing. I have never seen in children such aptness for music, and in this the little ones acquitted themselves admirably. Mr. Anderson, the Methodist missionary, kindly consented to play for them, with my assistance, and the teacher was truly thankful for the help. <br> A music teacher is much needed, and we trust will soon be supplied. Knowing some of the difficulties under which Miss Rea has labored for the past four years, I am surprised at the progress and efficiency of the pupils. <br> I was witness to a conversation between Miss R. and the old lady from whom she rents. Being undecided as to letting ‘‘them Gentiles" contaminate her house longer with their presence, she freely expressed her mind to this effect, that it prevented ‘‘sister Mormons" from coming to see her, and they did not want Miss R. there at all; they did not like her school nor her way of teaching the children, finishing with the remark, "I would like you so much better if you would only be baptized; you could live here all your life and be treated the very best." It seems like having to pay for the air we breathe, so tight are the reins of opposition drawn around us. Notwithstanding all this, the enrollment for the year was 37, closing with 23 and an average of 18. <br> The evening prayer meeting is well attended, and quite a religious interest is felt among the patrons of the school. Trusting they may be brought to see the light of God's truth*, we leave all with Him, knowing that the good seed has been sown for the reaping by and by." <br> S. L. BROWN, <br> MORONI. <br> FRANKLIN, IDAHO.-Miss Anna Noble and Miss Tillie Kelley, teachers. <br> "We have enrolled in the day school fifty- one pupils, two pupils in the evening school, and five music pupils. This has been the most prosperous of the four years I have had charge of the school, both numerically, financially and in progress of students." A. N. <br> GUNNIS0N.-Miss Clara Sanford, teacher. <br> "Total number of pupils, eighteen. When I entered upon the work, there were but five pupils in the school. The school has not decreased in numbers, as is usual at this time of the year, which encourages me. Number in Sunday School, thirty-five." <br> HYRUM.-Miss Carrie Nutting, teacher. <br> "Total enrollment for year, thirty-nine. Twelve of my pupils have gone to Snake River this spring. Earnest effort is still made against our work here." <br> KAYSV I LLE.-Miss Ella McDonald, teacher. <br> "Total number enrolled, forty-one; average twenty-three. Sickness and death, and broken bones, and change of residence, and spring work, have all interfered with my school. The people are generally kind to me when I meet them, but zealous in their opposition to the school. One evening we gave a little entertainment. The house was crowded, and one of the audience said, "It was nicer than a circus!" Progress of children very gratifying." <br> MARYSVALE.-Miss Marie Fishback, teacher. <br> "School opened here the first week in last December. Whole number enrolled since then, twenty-nine. The work here has been very trying." <br> MALAD, IDAHO,-Miss Emma Van Wurmer, Miss Sarah Van Wurmer, and Miss Jennie Simons, teachers. <br> "The total number enrolled during the year has been one hundred and sixty. In my department (Primary) this term, I have enrolled forty-seven, ranging in years from five to twelve, and I have an average daily attendance of about thirty. In the higher department there has been an enrollment of about one hundred and thirty. This year there have been two new classes organized, a young ladies' and a young gentlemen's class. During the meeting of the Wood River Presbytery, April 13th, a church organization was formed, with seven members. The work up here seems to be successful. We have been keeping up the Wednesday and Sunday evenings meetings since Mr. Knox has been away, Mr. John Morgan (our elder) taking charge, and we teachers helping all we can. We have very large audiences at these different meetings. Last Sunday evening, June 1st, we gave a Sabbath School concert, and the Chapel was crowded. Our Saturday evenings entertainments still keep up their interest, and we have quite large audiences, some nights, the Chapel being so crowded that quite a number have to stand. In our choir we have quite a number of members from full Mormon families. We all feel quite encouraged at the success of our work in Malad, and we are all looking forward with hopes to the return of Mr. Knox the last of this month." JENNIE SIMONS. <br> MILLVILLE.-Miss M. J. Hall, Teacher. <br> "Our school has been in progress here for three years, with a reasonable degree of success. Total enrollment for the past year thirty-four pupils, the children all being from Mormon families, except four. Many efforts have been made to break up our school during the latter part of the year, but God was for us and we still kept up work, though it was very dark at times. Millville is not a large settlement and is radically Mormon. We have quite an interesting Sabbath school, which meets every Lord's day at 3 P. M., with an average attendance of from 25 to 30 pupils." <br> MORONI.-"My work this year has been more encouraging than at any time previous, especially in the progress of my pupils and their interest in study. Some five boys although having to come from 2 to 2 1/2 miles, scarcely missed a day during the winter. The enrollment during last year was 14, closing with 7 and an average of 5. My S. S. is small but very interesting. So little interest is taken among the parents it is with great effort that the attendance is anything like being regular, and apparently all Sabbath truths taught, are undone during the week. Occasionally some few Mormon boys come in to hear the music and singing. One little boy came a few days <br><br> [Continues on next page.] <br><br><br> * word is italicized <br><br> |
