Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-09-14

hktt was one OF lhutt HVVit tout ~
America who Tisked bis life Tor iht
sake Of his friends" The speaker CON
tfested the ehshy old wagons anu slow
going oxen with which the Ubh
pioneers Of 1917 or ssei the plains aud
mlunthinE, Win the stately FulmAn
ears Ia which the Sail Like Tel ernaclo
choir aud thtif iiienus unieitd Chicsgu
few days agl, and alsl rontraeied
me tr,t.Dt rfOsi efiiy OF Utah with
Its desert features lies thsu fty
year. ago. The speaker otclnied
10y drawing comparisons between Utah
AMI it's neighb)rs and all other s.atcs
in the Union. "IL" sad he, "wu eau
not compafr vita them as yet in RE-
gari to wealth and uu bsfs, We do
claim uue hing: None 10 them shall
40 ahead NJ VA in our ivvJtiun 90 our
country. We have ctmt 20 The Wurd's
FAIR t. hulp beHI rHft % IT, rurien
aud reap n part of its glory. We gsk
Tor utah only the rec .guitiun hIu de-.
sttvrr." Tie rUveruut'a spstch waF
listened 10 throughout win mark d
entiOn.
Tue choir .ant 10. "Pi,ur"f S,nr,"
after which Pfo.. &. r. c III OF - I
Lake cry, WHO travels witi tue
sole.
President wiiatI Woodruff, after n
few introductory remnfk-, gave htirf
outline Of the joufnpying~ VI tue Utah
Pioneers from Wiutrf q iarturr, 1U thu
banks Of the Missouri river, b tho
valley OF the q rat s lt hnts. ads
tauce VI over loo miles, iu 1877, anu
how he ier.Oually, 90 .JriinE 90 % fos
{. Nsas. ID
planted TIE ilf-t potatoes b. thc valley
before he htr meal thtir, after his
arrival with The laIv pfelisnt Bri4-
ham Young, on the 2i,h VI July, 1871
tie nlsJ referred u the act that 5 murl
Bnunan aud others triei g. pruusiu
the lilDneefs to go g. California anu
not settle IN the great defett valley,
where salt Ltkr City nov slanIi; uut
that Pfeslduui Young anu hls irirGis
who we're with him were determined
- plant colony In Tho valleys OF tue
kIcky Mountains, when tury ulu
IN abiding 10 the welt of the tap.
trnacle choir 20 tie Wuud's Far,
saiu that the idea was bfO4cnud 10 the
First Frequency ~ a mat wiz von.
rienuuj his career In fc Ms a Bnrp.
stephens, ana that II received thr
sanction Of thu leaders % tur n ruui
Church; ana the success thar th8 cha
has scored, not only 30 tho contest ui,
this ground yesterday, but at the diiiri.
eni cities whefe they have givou ei-
tcftainmenta since they l.n thpif
homes In the mountains, was very
qualifying. The speaker finished by
"a "a NUa Ia - a. NJ.
people OF the whole world 10 Iny uIh
visit, that they might become nc
quAlnted with her aud hor Cttizpus,
"and,n said the President, In alludinr
70 speakers ani Representatives NJ the
different religious Denominations, 81
they have no stand 10 preach in anu
they desire to be heard, we viii tender
them tue use Of our large rabuf.
nAole.0
Professor Willard h. welhs treated
the assembly tOg beautiful sni artistic
violin solo, consisting " medley OF
hungarian aifs; no was heartily ap.
plauded.
President Geo. Q Cannon then de.
llVered an Interesting speech ON the
causes that led the Mormon Pioneers
OF 1877 to settle M what /. now UtAu,
Oregon, which nj that time were OtIff-
Ing great facilities 10 those who would
come aud settle within their horIrft;
that the pioneers who came with
President Young were iu search U.
a home where thoy could live IL,
peace aud worship God according L.
their own conscience. A privilege OF
this kind was OF greater impoIlAucn 10
"a OF Iul la a ass. L..
10 obtain this boon they would rather
settle In n desert country ana put up
with all the hArdships and trials Incl.
dent u pioneer life Ia SUCH laud,
than 10 enjoy the natural advantage.
which better country Afforded, Ii
they In such n lnnd should be sub.
Jectcd 10 the fruits of that kind Of
Religious intolerance and bisotfy
which they T. their sorrow Aud lass
hal been accustomed 10 while rrsid0uls
OF the states In which lhey had
formerly resided.
The next on the program was an
organ tOll rendered by Mfs. ]. D.
Hamilton, whj was folIowe by II. q.
Eastou, Esq., who, according o. To.
quest, saug 80 my Father, thou tia,
dwellust," etc., as typical Mormon
hymn. 70 tbs encore he Iusponuel
with "Annie Laurie"
The proceedings were concluded
with selection by the choiT,Ani were
throughout spirited aud inlores Ing.
AZ different timcl while tn speaker,
were delivering their adIrrsssl, thy
were heartily applauded, anu tile
music especially seemed u 10 highly
appreciated by the audience.
A NDpEw JENgoN.