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Show in a contented f r ame ot mind . It was l a r gely his counsel and advice tha t had brought them out into this cold and uninviting country and climate; it was he who had converted them to Mormonism and had urged them to sacrif ice everything , even lif e itself; i f necessary , f or the Gospel of Christ. He felt his responsibility but had implicit faith tha t God would open the way and provide t he means tha t would make s uccessful t his great adventure . In this spirit , he fa ced the future unafr a id and was enabl ed to inspire his people with the same spirit and determin-a tion. November 25 , 1877 , was Sunday and e a rly tha t morning , he was actively engaged in disembarking the emigrants f rom the c ars . His first responsi.bili ty was to~ emporary shelter for t he people , and ,.this he was successful in doing use of the old Thespian Theatre. This historic structure was pueblo's f irst heatre . It stood ...J2-" on Seventh Street and was :tirstl built by Lewis Conely in 1869 . Originall y it was used as an amusement hall; l a ter in 1877, its name f was changed to Thespian Theatre and still l a ter i ~~~~J· ~ Montgomery' s Opera House . It was rel~ga ~ed into disuse in 1889 . There was a l a rge stove in the building and it was not long before the emigrants were all temporarily situa ted con f ort ~ b~y in ·t ~ sp a cious quarters . Seventy-two men , women , and chil dren lodged in l a rge amusement ro oms was not an but the group made the best of the situa tion and in their pra yers , t hanked the God of Israel tor ~he blessings they enjoyed . Monday morning , November 26th , El der Morgan began his se arch for a permanent loca t i on t·or winter quarters as he had new de finitely decided to have the group rema in in Pueblo for the winter mont hs , at |
