Biography and Family Record of Lorenzo Snow: One of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsSnow, Eliza R. (Eliza Roxey)
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Biography and Family Record of Lorenzo Snow: One of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Snow, Eliza R. (Eliza Roxey)
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Snow family; Snow, Lorenzo, 1814-1901
Mission to the Sandwich Islands.--Elders called home.--Walter M.
Gibson.--Goes to the Sandwich Islands.--His perfidy.--Lorenzo,
with other Elders, sent to investigate.--Take Stage.--Arrive at a
mining town.--Incident.--New driver.--Favorable impressions.--Sings
melodiously.--Swears blasphemously.--Drives furiously.--Perilous
predicament.--Other perils.--Arrive at San Francisco.--At Brother
Eveleth's.--Take steamer.--Arrive near the landing at Lahaina.--Boat
upset.--Lorenzo and the Captain drowned.--Both restored to
life.--Rejoicing and thanksgiving.
CHAPTER XXXVII.
Mission to the Sandwich Islands concluded.--Journey to Lanai.--Mr.
Gibson.--Pagan superstitions.--Adopted by Miss Gibson.--Mr. Gibson
reverenced by the natives.--His impudence.--Elder J. F. Smith's
reply.--Elder Snow's prophecy.--Gibson cut off from Church.--Prophecy
fulfilled.--Sermon on the ship.--An earthquake.--Return
home.--Interview with President Young.
CHAPTER XXXVIII.
Lorenzo's gigantic movement.--In accordance with President Young's
suggestion.--A social monument.--To be perpetuated.--Letter to
Bishop Lunt.--Mercantile and Manufacturing Association.--Effort
requisite.--First, Merchandise.--Second, Tannery.--Third,
Woolen Factory.--Fourth, Dairy.--Fifth, a Horn Stock
Herd.--Agricultural Department.--Hat Factory.--Between thirty and
forty industrial branches.--Furnish employment for all.--Form of
checks.--Labor received for capital stock.--Organization of the
Association.--Directors.--Council.
CHAPTER XXXIX.
All was flourishing.--Attaining to independence.--Factory burned.--Sent
a chill to Lorenzo's heart.--Instead of discouragement it was proof
of the strength of their compact.--Everywhere manifest, even in
the Children.--Union could not be broken.--Impregnability of their
Order.--_Deseret News_ speaks.--Commendatory.--Sympathy.--Calamity is
proof of the strength of the Co-operative system.--Determination to
rebuild.
CHAPTER XL.
Dedication day.--Fourth of July.--Gratitude and thanksgiving.--More
than two thousand had suffered loss.--In six months
the Factory is rebuilt.--Great rejoicing.--Dedicatory
prayer.--Address.--Speeches.--Brigham City M. and M. Association.--A
raid.--Railroad contract.--How a village sprang up.--An
onslaught.--Confusion ensues.--The Grand Jury issues indictments.--Men
drove to jail in a herd.--Great excitement.--Superintendent
Dunn speaks.--John Merrill in custody.--Handcuffed.--Chained
in jail.--Telegrams from the United States President.--How the
Judge received them.--More about Merrill.--Left unguarded and
unacquitted.--About the mill.--Dishonesty of Jurors.--Financial loss.
CHAPTER XLI.
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