Early in the Spring a meeting was called for the purpose of discussing the erection of a new meeting house. The Social Hall, now occupied, was inadequate.
It was proposed to erect a large meeting house in the center of the Church Block. A contract was let to James Hansen and Alfred Rosenlof to erect the same and it was to be a white adobe house, the contract price being $14,000.00.
A resolution was adopted assessing each person over eighteen year of age $10.00, and besides this, there would have to be a property tax of three per cent levied and assessed upon the property. Work was started at once and a first class foundation built.
William Morrison was then acting as Church Recorder having succeeded David Candland.
March 4th, a grand celebration on the occasion of the re-inauguration of President Abraham Lincoln was held at Salt Lake City and the Saints throughout the territory were invited to attend. On Saturday, April 15th, the news reached Salt Lake City of the assassination of President Lincoln. All business houses in the City were closed and the whole community was placed in a state of mourning.
The information below has been added for further interest and is not a part of Andrew Madsen's Journal.
{{Information |Description=The assassination of Abraham Lincoln. From left to right: Henry Rathbone, Clara Harris, Mary Todd Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln and John Wilkes Booth |Source={{LOC-image|cph.3b49830}} |Date=c. 1865 |Author= Currier & Ives, 1865. |Per
Wikipedia:This is a featured picture, which means that members of the community have identified it as one of the finest images on the English Wikipedia.
 | This media file is in the public domain in the United States. This applies to U.S. works where the copyright has expired, often because its first publication occurred prior to January 1, 1923. |  |
| .This image was selected as picture of the day on the English Wikipedia for April 14, 2009. |
Daily Vidette ~ April 19, 1865
.jpg)
.jpeg)
