The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-11-14
SOUND And SENSIBLE
A Patriotic and Democratic Lee
ture Before the P. 0. s. A.
DELIVERED BY REV. NIB. LANE
He Points Out In Eloquent Language tho
Real Dangers That Threaten Amer.
lean Institutions.

Ine thlrd 1ortnlghtly lecture and enter
tainment of the Patriotic Order Sons Of
America was given at Gladstone hall last
evening.
The hall was well filled by very select
and appreciative audience.
Mr.. George Brastow, the 'society's
master of forms. called the meeting to
order. The following was the programme
OF the evening which was admirably carried
OUT
Music, 'fWhere Would Be. '-o ''pi'n
by the American quartette Messrs Hemp
bill, Wolfe, hewbsru and Mccoy
Lecture, Dangers Threatening our Country"
Hundred ye Mss E Eun Edredss
By Mr.. John E. Wiscomb
Song, by request. "The Sword OF Bunker HIM."
,us;o --- ..i;,,, BY Mr. Thomas E. Harper
Mrs Brown, Accompan!st '-''0
Benedicton
The singing of the American quartette
was exceedingly fine, and it was so much
appreciated that the audience demanded a
double encore, which was very good-na-
| turedly given.
Miss Ruth Eldredge made quite hit by
her recitation. This young lady has excep-
tionaily good talent as an elocutionst and
mas evidently been a careful and painstak-
Ing student. She is graceful and natural
| in her movements, and ''suits the action TO
the word and the word to the action" ad-
mirably
Mr.. Wiscomb's piece was also very we'll
| rendered, whilst Mr.. Thomas E. Harper's
song, "The Sword of Bunker Hll,"
brought down the house. He gave "Simon
the Cellarer' as an encore.
Mr.. Harper is an Englishman by birth,
but he sings Bunker Hip as enthusi.
astlcally as any natiye-born American
could.
MR.. LANES ADDRESS.
The chief feature of the evening was the
lecture entitled Dangers Threatening Our
Coua lryr' by the Rev. W. M. Lane. 1t
was mastery production very sIoQuently
delivered. 1t contains good sound demo-
cratic doctrine throughout and elici,od en-
thuslastic applause at the close. In ex-
! tense, 1t was as follows:
Mr. President, Ladies' and Gentlemen:
1t IS with much pleasure that have accepted
Inc invitation to address you this evening, bot
that which concerns US all.
| We are entering the dawn OF the ecoDd
century OF our life as q nation; the stars which
shPIe through the first are fading before toe
brightness OF the coming light
Progress We have made but with this pro-
gress some stranse shapes have colae, Old
! ways are gone and new parts appear while
/ greater nelds stretch beyond the sight
| AS We enter this dawn we feel n rpstezs.css
around US. and ever and anon as the shifting
crowds halt, there comes IRON the shadow tins
cry-'W no comes thereF
There are some tremendous forces at work
| IN our midst: forces that send trsmor tnrousn
every fiDer OF the nation. We feel that nothing
Is steadiast OF secure; science as it mounts IA
| It's night toward the sun. darkens the burnisl g.
ceilings of The sky with the shadows OF his
wing, while the miracles and rapid advance OF
! the present belle the simple truths OF the past
Benlna our courts gieams the rioters torch and
sleeps the Anarchists bomb. while in many
/ cases Justice Is delayed until IL goes without
execution. Our government has become tie
contention II the politician and the Prey Of tho
| spoli men. while the press, the most oWer!ul
factor In shaping public Ii g. is either throIilsd
| by money or driven by fear
Trade 1srestless IN the grasp OF monopoly. and
com shackled by limitations which SOM
call patriotism. Uur cities are being swollen
| by Increasing multtudes, AMI the country is
| being stripped OF its hardy sons, because the
fields can no longer give support, while
! Sp!endor streams from the palace ana sduaior
! cfouche5ln the home. The universal brother
| hood IS beng broken up and the PEG pie are
daily building themselves up into classe, OF the
ricA and poor with tho middle man between
/ The hiss OF the NlhIist disturbs tn. safety OF
/ our homes, and the Cedlam of strange tongues
i resounaS aioh9 the highway. Aud yet AMID 1t
all the great American heart beats undismayed.
Stanolng last by the charter OF liberty the cit l.
| zens or this country, iaaquil and rcsoiute, are
watching the drifting currents and calmly
a aS ing, the Jul day. Who shall be
the way OF honor and safety through the great
prob ems OF this say? Who sna call the PEG.
Pie 10 the defense of their honor, and to The So
luton OF their dangers: You, M copntrymen-
you, my brothers the patriotic sons of Amer
lea 1t Is yours to herald the day for better
things It is yours TO grapple with and master
the dangers that bsset our country. 1t is yours
to decide WHISTLER the tremendous forces low at
work shall uncalance the primo pies OF eternal
justice and bring chaos upon 75,D q 600 Of peope
" is yours to decide whe her this republic shall
be destroyed or stand in the glory of its strength
AS Liberty enl1g timing the world" To-day
giant, young and trusty, bsstrides the mort -
| srn continent like Colossus. In his Joins is
the twisted strength of ten million toiing men.
HIS brow ls the crown If matinai triumphS
which are numberleSs. From his outstre ched
arms the lightn ng flashes OF electrical discovery
are dancing with weird, untold meaning.
In his eyes are beaming tho con-
You'd all human attainment in the past
His brain untrammeled by effete dogma and
preJu Ice is throbG1ng with the best aud freest
thought OF an era OF unprecedented mental
activity This giant carries in his bosom the
hopes OF the human race tneu let US, to whom
the task is given see thaths heart grows apare
with his body. and that it Is kept pure and
true to those principles which are indispensable
to the prosperity aud growth of nation.
If this government fails the world will rush
headlong into diSorganiZntion. But keep 1t pur O.
WITH all its relations properly adjusted, and one
nation after another will drop anchor in our
harbor and be at universal peace.
Then let one who loves his country and feels
the majesty of its mission speak to you of The
dangers that threaten the future peace and
prosperity Of our land One OF the unmistak-
able dangers that threaten our country is
THE LACK OF MoAAL TRAINING
and heart culture in our schools. Do you know
/ that notwithstanding the common belief that
the character of the human race Is generally
lrunrOVinU u a. At cr inn
! during the past few decades has increased IN an
alarming proportion? Recent statistics show
that in England out OF every 1000 deaths
| seven we're the result OF violence In Ireland
! and France the proportion Is over eight, while
in the United States the ratio at present is
twenty-one; proportion greater and more
alarming than that OF any other nation of the
civilized world except Spain and Italy.
| The last statistics laid before the prison con-
| gresS show that the roqortion Of crime to the
| population is greatly increasing in the United
| States In 1850 there were 2oo prisoners TO
every 10000 OF people; in 1861 there were ~;
in $50, there were s5s; in 1880 there were li96;
and in 1880 there were 2,7iu. These are alarm
ing facts, but we canaot hope to have change
as long as the present conditions remain the
same and If this proportion continues it Is
only question OF time as to how long our
country can stand the increase OF crime over
| the increase OF population.
If our government is going to stand. yea IL We
want it to go forward TO higher and grander
achievements, we must solve this problem and
remove this danger. You will say throw up
conditions to prevent crime-and 50 do I-but
in order TO do that we must first find
out the source of crime. II we can
remove the cause, then We may hope to
see the day when there will be no crime. In or
der to find the cause we must take the state
meqts of toose familiar With prisons and in
mates. One OF the most reliable authorities on
this question is the jailer at Chicago. In
twenty years over 5000 prisoners have
passed through his hands. He makes a habit
OF conversing with every one as to his history
and the circumstances which led him into crime
and he is of the opinion that the prinoipa cause
of crime is defective training during youth.
The chief of police in New York and the presi-
dent of The National Prison Reform society say