Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-01-31

unopened the Guildhall memorial for
the nmelionti0n Of the condition Of
the Jews. The bondoner regards him
self rs tho chief of Enqlishmen, and
no one can blame him II he does not
like the insOlent attitude OF Rusria,s
ruling powers. The newspapers do
not nIinco mattcrs, and IL the Russian
autocrat would like the experience Of
icing h0Dtcd at and hissed hy the
populacc, he could get II quickly by
trying n public entry Into the city at
the, present time.
Last sabbath witnessed n rather uu.
usual event In this great city, Ia the
fact that mormon" missionary had
Teen invited 10 deliver un address on
the religious belief Of the Lnttnr.dny
Saints, before the South Place Ethichl
Society. Tho chapel IA located lust OH
Moofgale street, near the Bank OF
England, aud ~ a cnmmOdious build.
lug, well fitted up. There was good
attendance, and the Elder spoke for
over an hour giving a concise state.
ment Of the principles of tue Gospel a.
revealed In this age. aud showing by
sculpture quotations. it, Identity
with the teaching. Of Christ
The Book Of Mormon history aud
divinc authority also received atten.
ton, and a short history OF the Church
was given; the speaker closing with
testimony " the Gospel restoration.
Some VI the audience expressed their
surprise that the bnttef.day Saints be.
lieved such doctrine; they thought
the Bible was discarded. The purpose
OF the Ethical Society IA 10 publish IN
n book tn. religious beliefs Of various
sects M stated by authorized represent
ativtr.
Before going 10 the lecture the FL
ders attended TO the ordinance u hap
tism, 10y which i've new members
were Initiated into the Church OF
Christ, IN the London branch, on the
second Sabbath Of the new year, two
having been baptized ON the first Sab.
bath ut the same place, aud there arc
good prospects for more.
Probably one.half OF the ''mer-
chants" OF the metropolis sell their
wares In the street or course all who
tan afford II have "shOp Ia tue win.
dow" " they cannot III up an en-
tire establishment for the con.
duc,ing Of their business. But
these street merchants have only
20 much stock "a they can carry,
and the thofoughfnrcs are full Of them,
from the half starved aud illy-clnd
child who shouts "Matches." 10 the
aged cronc whose "Ginger beer aud
lcmons!v causes n sensation much akin
70 that Of drawing file across u saw.
Thus they make their living,nnd while
som. Of them are such pests that one
can scarce shake them oil, yet It a.
evident from their famishcd appear.
ancc that they are generally very poor,
and therefore they are borne with out
OF sympathy.
But one Of the chief nulsanccs on the
street are the sandwich" mcn--not
ham sandwiches, either. The boy who
distributes dodgers, the man with an
advertising transparency, the news
boys and the b1Otblacks, all combined
cannot equal the sandwich"
The corpornlion restricts the men, but
tho evil Will never be cured till adver-
tiscrs nrc prohibited from sending out
such guys. To make sandwich
man" II IL necessary 10 get two boards,
ment them with posters containing the
announcement desired, aud then by
means OF two straps hang the boards
upon u man, one before and sne be-.
hind. Thousands of these figures are
ont In the bnHy thoroughfnrcs OF Recent
~, o-se.i NJ n,,d tn. Strand They
are crowded on ule toaaNays ~ VI,
vehicles, aud tnoy crown pedestrian on
the sidewalk ny hoir p"snlns anu
lostiins along. Sometimes thet, VIII
he Ms many as my IN solid column,
single HE, aud then q LOOT pa.senger
hasn't ghOsl OF chahce VII the pro-
ce.sion gets by.
They are htted up by thcirempiioyes
Ia all manner OF costume, scarlet, OF
blue. or white, or vn,iesatsd eoiots,
IL IL no unu.unl thihy 70
sec company OF ,hem OUT IN
convict suits, with another company
dressed Us carblneer.. The garo o. a