The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-03-11
IN DARKEST AFRICA.
A PrOfOite Hears tbs Great
Stanley.
And Listen to Him While He
Tells Of His Travels
I'm Africa.
he Also Relates the Meeting
Of Himself and the Immortal
Dr.. Livingstone.

SALT LANE CITY, MARCH 10, 1871
Especial Correspondence to THE DIS
PATCH. Mud! Mud! is the all pre-
vaiIing compound element of the
streets in Zion, and the street cars
are reapiDg a harvest of nickleS, from
the peoples Discrimination to wade
in.
The Wagner Opera, which for the
first time were produced here last week,
went out in blaze of glory Saturday
night, =. The Flying Dutchman' being
the title of-the final. produced by the
Emma Juch troupe, who took $1,000
away from the music-loving Salt Lax
ers. presume it takes a good deal of
training for woman to sing like pi-
anG; but it is very doubtful if the
masses who thronged Thalia's temple,
night after night, really appreciated the
performance. To be sure there was ap
plauss; but SONS of 1t came in under
situations in the play, where it must
have grated harshly on the nerves of
the actors. The scenic effects however
were grand, and realistic in a degree
which can only be produced in first
class theatre 1t reflects great credit
to the sagacity of Brigham Young, that
this institution, built in the early days
of the settlement of this Territory,
when many of the materials used in its
construction had to be hauled over the
plains by teams, was built on such a
scale that it fulflls the requirements
of the Salt Lake City of to-day.
The Sunday services in the great
Tabernacle were attended by an aud
fence who filed the huge auditorium,
and a good portion of the galleries.
Prest. Geo. Q. Cannon presided. Dr..
Talmage delivered an eloquent and
lucid address 81 the abSurdity of
the scientific infIelity which
disbelieye in an Allwise and Almigh
b' Creator The speaker made use of
the argument of design, illustrating
it with several happy comparisons.
This was the first meeting held in
the Tabernacle since the re-arange-
ment Of the seats on the platform for
the choir The speakers stand has
been advanced six feet further out in
tie hall, and the old circular pulpits
have given way for small stands of an
oblong square form, covered with puT
pie velvet, the same material which
covers the upholstering Of the seats
for the first Presidency and the Twelve.
The space between the organ aud stand
for the first presidency is filed with
fine opera chairs for the choir. which
form large half-circle facing the au-
dience. There are seven rows right in
front OF the organ, and nanking on
each side are twelve other rows, giving
a seating capacity for three hundred
singers. The seats are raised so that
each succeeding tier ovgrlooks those in
their front, causing the singers voices
no obstruction from spreading in the
hall. These elegant upholstered seats
cost over 81, 800. The very faded floral
decorations have beea removed from
the huge arched ceiling, which has
been kalsamined.
SALT LAKE CITY, Earch 10, 1891.
Nr. Stanley and wifi we're the guests
at Hon. John w. Young at Templeton
to-day. In the forenoon the party
we're taken on "a Utah "entral train to
Buffalo Park and Ga ~i;eld, where they
inspected the briny liquid and admired
the view from the pa5iljon. Latsr in
the afternoon they Tere rendered
reception at the hotel. The great
explorer was reported somewhat indis-
posed, and not able to ne present His
amiable wife therefore received the
attention which Size ojH rgisc would
have shared with he husband. The
hotel parlOrs were mast iayishly deco
rated with flowers ana oyrrgreens, and
from an adjoinin4 reUm were heard
tie strains Of swevi ;nusac rendered by
orr local artists a,d lEpihe. Kro,se
and the string quaItttir The lecturer
at the theatre must '.aya had an audi
ce of 1000 peo, Ii. in spite of the
stormy weather 7aJ ne advanced
prices. Across tht stage rs suspended
large map of Africa pom which
young negro pointe,' tie various local
ties referred 10 : he lecturer. At
G.teen minutes past 8 o'clock Mr..
Stanley and JI:d&c Itn' made their
Ell trance on the 81 &c. IN introducing
Stanley, Judge ZaGe called him the
greatest explorer 2nciant or modern
tines, and said he va, man who had
dealt with the savage of Africa on
the assumption t,at r Kat and justice
WAS best for them "a Well as for civil
lized men. Wbeu t'o N lustries, arts
and sciences shan rear their heads
in Africa, when ca nercl shall climb
and ascend her IA iastic rvers, wien
civilized men shal' tenl their Aocks on
a thousand Hill, wliea her mighty
cities and states = al pr ect united.
happy and free pcoaie -:heir posterity |
will look back-it MAJ e to soma dis
SAINT ages, and among the benefactors
Of men, will point t. t. @ great traveller,
1i3coverer and exp Yer who is with us
tonight.
a stupendous Aelcone arose as
Stanley advanced 10 tie front. He is
l man that shows moie han his 40
re ars, though he siil las firm carri-
age and semi milu AIRY bearing. His
'air is more than grey and his nous