Valley was riding past and saw the blaze. He hurried into the building and informed A O. Durrant, who was in charge, and he quickly dismissed classes. The congregation marched out in order. When all were outside a bucket brigade was quickly formed and all set to work. Water was passed from the ditch in front of the courthouse. Although the roof was so badly burned that it fell, the rest of the building was saved and rebuilt.15 On Wednesday, 19 April 1893, by invitation ofFresident Wilford Woodruff, the stake presidency of Morgan met in the President's Room in the Salt Lake Temple. There were 115 men present, including the First Presidency, the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, the presidents of the First Council of Seventy, and other stake presidencies. Samuel Francis wrote: "We all spoke our feelings and desires, bore our testimonies, confessed our sins, forgave each other and became one in Christ."16 At the close of the afternoon meeting in the temple, Richard Fry was set apart as president of the Morgan Stake by Lorenzo Snow. Samuel Francis was set apart as first counselor by John Henry Smith, and William H. Rich was ordained a high priest and set apart as second counselor by Heber J. Grant.17 On Thursday, the new stake presidency met again in the Salt Lake Temple to receive instructions from President Woodruff and members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. A special prayer circle was held in the celestial room in which all 115 men participated. Dressed in their temple clothes, they partook of the sacrament together just as the Savior had administered it to his disciples so many years ago. Samuel wrote; "I ought to say that this day and yesterday were two of the grandest days of my life. In God's house, God acknowledged us, forgave us our sins and blessed us, our families, our possessions."18 But all was not well in Morgan. Some of the members of the high council thought they should have been consulted before a change was made in the stake presidency. On 3 May 1893, the high council met at 2 p.m. to decide what should be done about the First Presidency of the Church appointing a new stake president without submitting the matter first before them. On Sunday, 6 May 1893, at the regular meeting of the high council, President Fry announced the release of President Smith and his counselors. When the names of the new stake presidency were presented, at least one member of the high council objected. After some discussion, the council unanimously agreed to sustain President Fry and his counselors as the presidency of the Morgan Stake. William Henry Rich uxts bom 4 September 1857 in Centerville, Utah. Served as a cou nselor to Richard Fry and also Daniel Heiner in the stake presidency. Died at bis borne in Richville, 29 September 1923. 45