Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-10-10
MUSIC and MORALS,
4 LsC,uT5 to b Given IN tho Assembly
Hall TliS Evening
Tnik on nm intrrsstiug subject by the
Talented new gr IiAWcts
Of london.

Rev. Hugh R.HawclS, a voll.known
divine Vho IL incumbent Of st..
James church. Marylebouo Road,
London, Is In Salt Lake today. lie
has been ON tour through thu
United States, having been wet TO
Ssn Francisco and Is now returning.
Sir. HAwcis Ia gentleman Of suhol.
arly attainments, and while In this
country has been giving series OF
lectures. when In San Francisco
he was received with great cordially,
no hall there being large enough to
accommodate the audiences which
eagerly gathered 10 listen 10 him.
Mr. Haweis will give one Of bis
lectures Ia this city, aud has been ten
dered the use Of tho Salt Lake Stake
Assembly hall this evening. An invi-
latiou h. extended to the public. TIE
lecture will commences at O'clock.
IL IL one Of n regular series, and
Ia entitled emusic and Morals"
The special feature OF which
iI treats IL the relationship Of music TO
noise, and the effect Of the former on
the emotional faculties. It's described
~ a most entertaining aud Instructive
address. The reverend gentleman was
iu early liio an ardent uiBclplo VI the
divine art, and became n careful stu.
| dent Of the violin, While personally
he Jays no claim 10 being professional
/ performer on the grand instrument, yet
/ ne enjoys the diHtiuct on Of buiug toe
/ best amateur violinlHt iu Great BriIhiu
| and that a great dUal iOr MIN.
/ At his lecture this evening he VIII
/ vary the program by Eduring
musical selections on the instrument.
In conversation tOIsy Mr. hawris
/ stated that he had been Interested IN
/ the Mormon people Tor many year,
/ having bteu attracted by the spiritual
features u their religious beliel.
| When IN san Francisco be-
learned that Presldoag George q
/ Cannon was there, anu called
upon nim, receiving an invitation 10
visit Salt Lake city. He says he ~.
/ CARDS the present ~ an important
| crisis In Mormon history, lie Is not
In sympathy with nil " their religious
] views,und uOes not make any Inquiries
/ with possible view oi being con.
verified; but while uisagreving vita
I their views on certain questions ne
! recognized that they have Traits that
are not common 10 people VA general.
] Inspecting on this cube he said, 81
/ think with the better relations mat
nfe nov existing between the people VI
this country anu the MOrmuns That the
latter will quietly he Absorbed ma the
general steam OF civilization, sd
! Will bring 10 II traits that will be bent
] ncIal. These are honesty VI purpose,
| business integrity ana interchangeable
| Industry, / admire the Murn0us for
what they have done In making them.
selves Ia the face Of penecUt on.
| have learned all about them
that the reading OF bOuks can give,
and l have recognized many OF the
I great libels that have bgun uttered
] against them. have recognized that
tue troubles Inflicted On them have
been iustiga,eu by Interested parties,
! from selhsh motives. / think they
Will have no trouble with the general
government except such Us may be-
| brought about by such Interested par
| ties as have referred o..
"Ihe Mormon social system has not
| been in harmony with the views OF
| Christians generally, anu has there
| fore been suppressed. The Christian
/ communities have Tor long time
struggled with certain social problems
| aud nave thus Tar failed 10 hnI n sOlu.
| ton, They refuse 10 accept the solu'
! ton which the MOrmOns have offered
| s0 they must keep on anu devise SOME
| thing m0Toi Ia harmony with thoir lduae
| The settlumont Of this social problem
| IL still matter for the future,
There are traits OF tue MOTmOns, how.
ever, that have referred ~, such As
! their eRfnpsIness, honesty and indus.
try that believe will bs nssimilated
more fully In our general civilization.
/ do not think u would be proper for
me TO discuss any controversial subject
here, ~ 1 have chosen as the subject
Of my lecture this evening, Music and
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