. The Mormons . resided on thefield, and after his removal to Brigham City,five miles away, he continued to supply atCorinne until October first, 1895, giving a lit-tle more than twenty-one years to his work. The house of worship at Corinne was de-stroyed a few years ago by a wind storm, andthe town itself has suffered a heavy deple-tion from various causes. Dr. Rankin, how-ever, Mr. Gillespies successor, is giving thefew remaining members one service a week,while carrying on the work at Brigham City. In the spring of 1871 Dr. Jackson visitedEvanston, Wyoming, and canvassed the held a
. The Mormons . resided on thefield, and after his removal to Brigham City,five miles away, he continued to supply atCorinne until October first, 1895, giving a lit-tle more than twenty-one years to his work. The house of worship at Corinne was de-stroyed a few years ago by a wind storm, andthe town itself has suffered a heavy deple-tion from various causes. Dr. Rankin, how-ever, Mr. Gillespies successor, is giving thefew remaining members one service a week,while carrying on the work at Brigham City. In the spring of 1871 Dr. Jackson visitedEvanston, Wyoming, and canvassed the held a service in a hall over a July he organized a church. A house ofworship was erected and dedicated Apriltwenty-eighth, 1872. The Rev. F. L. Arnold 16 THE MORMONS supplied the church monthly during 1871,while preaching at Laramie, more than fourhundred miles distant. Mr. Arnold settledat Evanston later, and served the church forten or twelve years, until he came to theWestminster Church in Salt Lake Rev. Josiah Welch CHAPTER III An Advance—The Rev. Josiah Welch—ChurchOrganized — Conflict with Government —Second Pastor—Third Pastor—Salt LakeCollegiate Institute—Prof. John M. Coy-ner — His Successors—Women of Pennsyl-vania. The Home Mission Board proposed topush on into Salt Lake City. The work atCorinne, among the non-Mormons, was onlythe beginning. It was to be followed by adirect effort in the headquarters of Mormon-ism. Since the visit of Dr. Kendall in 1864,the reunion of the two branches of the Pres-byterian Church had taken place. Dr. Ken-dall had been re-enforced in his work by thecoming of Dr. Dickson into the united church was now in a position totake an advance step. Dr. Dickson visitedUtah, and most heartily joined Dr. Kendallin the purpose to plant our Church in SaltLake City. Sheldon Jackson was instructed to inves-tigate the situation, which he did very soonafter the organization of the work at 18 THE MOR
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