1848, the year following arrival in the valley of the first body of Pioneers. The story of that occasion is significant to a history of our settlement due to the fact our ward was designated to participate with three others: Marriott, Wilson, and West Weber, in a joint gathering which was held in West Weber to commemorate the historic religious event. The gathering brought together wards and stake Church officials, and visiting representatives from Church headquarters in Salt Lake City. Stake President Louis W. Shirtliff, his counselors, Nils Flyager, and Charles F. Milldeton; stake superintendent of Sunday Schools, Thomas B. Evans; his counselors, David 0. McKay, and Charles Rose; together with officials of participating wards, spent weeks perfecting a program outlined for the occasion by the General Authorities. As the faithful from the wards gathered to engage in the religious festivities of the day, vacant lots near the Church were soon occupied by wagons, buggies, carts, bicycles, infact, every sort of conveyance available. The combined representation of Church-going people assembled under a large bowery erected and sectioned off for the occasion. Individuals were directed to their respective classes held in designated sections where class discussion of special subjects were conducted. It is interesting to note that Brother Henry C. Holley and John Allred of the Slaterville Sunday School superintendency were assigned to parts of no little concern on the program. Brother Holley was placed in charge of congregational singing and Brother Allred was charged with directing a discussion of the lesson in the intermediate class which "yours truly," J. Lawrence Slater, Clarence E. Allred, and others of our ward attended. A minute of proceedings of the class discussion was taken by Brother Slater who, by request, acted in capacity of secretary. Except for assignment of special lessons to be discussed in the various classes, the overall program in conducting the Jubilee did not deviate notably from procedures adopted in conducting Sunday School: song-congregation invocation; song-congregation; introduction of local, stake, and visiting representatives of the Church Sunday School Board; remarks by stake superintendent, Thomas B. Evans; remainder of the time was consumed in class discussions; reconvened for closing exercise and instruction pertaining to the afternoon session, relaxed in shade of the bowery, and ate lunch the brought with them. Devotional exercises of the afternoon session, which was an open general assembly, commenced at 2:00 P.M., with the congregation singing President Young's favorite hymn, "0, Ye Mountains High." After invocation, a song by the congregation, and few introductory remarks by the one conducting, time was devoted to talks by stake officials and visiting members of the Sunday School General Board. During a brief pause in the middle of the afternoon program, Brother George D. Pyper, a member of the Deseret Sunday School Union and noted tenor, sang what he declared to be one of his favorite Church songs, "There is Sunshine in My Soul Today." The congregation, by request, joined in the chorus. Substance of the remarks by the speakers were confined principally to the establishment of the Sunday School and its mission as a Church organization. After closing remarks and singing by the congregation, -92- benediction brought to a close the religious festivities of a day held sacred in the memories of many who were present on that occasion. Incidently in passing, it might be of interest to know that on December 10, 1899, less than two years after commemorating with fitting exercises the fiftieth anniversary of the organization of the first Latter-Day Saint Sunday School in Utah, Slaterville held a Jubilee, not in observance, however, of fifty years of Sunday School activities here, but it is presumed was held in recognition of the fact that Sunday School was the oldest of Church auxiliary organizations to be perfected in the wand. Bishop Allred, during tenure of twenty-two years in office, witnessed changes and transitions that affected both religious and economic life of our community. Faced with ever-increasing responsibilities and weary from long years of service as the last month of the closing year of the old centuny drew near, he was released as Bishop, December 17, 1899 at his own request, to seek the rest so richly deserved. James A. Slater, who at that time, was closing a thirteen year period as superintendent of the Sunday School, was called to succeed Bishop Allred and December 19, 1899, two days after Brother Allred's release, was set apart as Bishop under the hands of Apostle George Teasdale. January 14, 1900, stake president, Louis W. Shirtliff, his counselors, Nels E. Flygare, and Charles F. Middleton, visited the ward in the interest of completing organization of the bishopric, John F. Allred and Henry C. Holley were set apart as first and second counselors respectively to Bishop Slater. The new bishop and counselors, all of whom were born in the Church, and had been active in one or another of the Church organizations from early manhood pursued duties of their high calling in a somewhat unique period of our ward's history. The century that just closed, ended an epoch of diversified problems involving the religious, social, economic, and political life of our people. With renewed vigor and joy and hopes in their hearts, contented people everywhere greeted the new century that dawned upon a world at peace; something the Saints had known only at intervals from the time the Church was restored to earth, not until several years after they entered these valleys. An era of religious and spiritual awakening among people seemed to have followed the advent of the century. Though many changes have taken place in the leadership of our ward during lapse of over half a century since Bishop Slater and his first counselors assumed duties of that high office, the pace of advancement set for the various Church organizations has never slackened. Overseeing Church activities in a ward may be compared to a certain extent to management of a business. Naturally, changes take place from time to time which should be expected, but not viewed with alarm, for generally in either case, standards are at least maintained and often improved. In Church, loss of a supervisor or class leader, no matter how well qualified he or she may be, effect only temporarily progress of work of a department so affected. Members of the new bishopric hailed at the dawn of the century by our ward, worked harmoniously together for ten or twelve years to promote interests of the Church and people before a change calling for reorganization took place. Requests by Brothers Allred and Holley to be released after serving that period -93-