Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-01-11
TALKS WITH OLD.rlNEsS.
Friendly Words From One - Gross
bitterness From Another
Biitor Deere, Nowr

Editor Deseret NoDc
In reading over the sermons ieliyer.
ed at the late 5eml-Aunual Conieiencc
by the Authorities OF the Chuich Wheh
the people were advhei TO DO mOie
economical and seli.sussaiuing hnu 70
keep out Of debt, ] was remlnIou ol u
story told my companion ana T}}se,'
10y a gentleman VINO had visiiou o'A"
early In the entities" - r...,.
The gentleman was MI 'lHuua
Woods, Of Btlstoria, Pa hhu nne OF
Green oouniy's most respected oii l,llt''
Hearing OF our presence III nteuh
codniy, he sent for ua 10 como anu ~
MIN which we did; and our WIFI TO me-
home was q very pleasant one put "h.S
Tor w but himself 90 we'll Tor ~ Sn'
joysd TALKING about "gld'umtf.Y he
said he went out West duflug we
great gold excitement IN tailoihA
and travelled around IN MontanA,
Wyoming aud those northern countries
aud when winter came on ne Iouhu
himself IN Utah and In the heart oI
the Mormon settlements re was
struck with awe whom nc en-.
torod The beautiful little ely OF
Great salt Lake anu saw the
people living 90 happily together IN
ihsir comfortable little homes, When
all around them for hundreds Of miles
there was naught but rugged noun
tains and barren plains ~ invite the
weary wAndeTef.
he gave good description OF the
city az IL waa men aud ssld he novrf
could forget his visit tueTs, "iof," 5,iu
he, "f was treated luit Ike ouo Of the
,saints.,n He spoke Ia glowing terms
o! tho industry and ifugniliy Of Tue
people and OF their hotpitnbio ways,
aud ever siuco ME visit there he has
defended them whenever an oppoT'
tuniiy presented Itself.
Some VI tho bread that the early
Hsintn cast upon the waters returned 10
US In the form VI Mr. WOOi'a hOspi'
tallly, though II had been floating
many years seeking place 10 lodge.
Mr.. Wood said the most unique and
interesting feature about Mormonism
was the preaching OF ils Eldefs which
did not consist OF some old story re-
liberated every sunday morning, butthe
sermons were full oil instructions about
temporal NJ we'll NJ spiritual niiaiui
aud ne thought that was one reason
why We made such tucccasful
farmers. He said that good many
farmers Of this country lacked tho ad-
vics given 20 those MofmOns out In |
Utah; aud when look over this coun. |
try and see come ~ tho hali.tillod |
farms, cannot help but think N the
owners Of them had some man like |
Brigham Young or Heller &. Kimball
10 Instruct them they would be better
~ financially as well ~ inlelleclu-
ally.
Mi. Woods spoke Of attending a ward
over which Bishop WoOlloy |
Jfesided and said he; III hear part "
hat mans sermon sutging Though
ny ears now" aud Judging from the
lppeaTAnoo OF his surrounding cannot
islp but think no pronlod by u, TOT he
q tho poseeesor Of u nice home aud
veil disciplined family. Hu said the
Bishop told the people that spring
would soon be on and he wanted them
o prepare for 10 by getting all Of their
afming utensils In wCfEing order 90
here would DO no delay In putting Ia
their crops; and when gardening
to keep up their pigs and chickens 90
that they would not bother their neigh.
Oors; aud he wanted them TO learn 10 |
lay away for "rainy day" and that
"a penny saved IN penny earned"
Mr. Woods also gave u good account OF
the ''ieAcheTsi vlsllI" "whOse duty,O
says he, sis to visit every family ami
ind OUT how they are getting along"
10 sec II there are any poor or sick and |
II NO 10 rec that they have the proper
care aud this necessarits VI life. He
thinks our system oiuking care Of tho
poor tho best lie has ever seen anu
never tires singing it, virtues TO his
friends. He spoke Of Brigham Young
As n "smart MAINLAND n "ltadet" anu
what hsnest man who Is acquainted
his history will nolY
Our visit 10 Mt. Woods 10 one long
to be remembered for ~ talk with on
honest man who Ia acquainted with
Utah and hor people Is a thing Of
beauty not easily forgotten; but talk |
with a man like met few weeks |
ago IL lsnged 10 be- forgotten. He Rt
Que time, 90 be said, "wsnt through |
Utah 20 California and ~ " |
had not been for tho snow in |
"ihe Sierra NevAiAs he would have
helped wipe Us d--n Mormons cut VI |
existence" Ho then went on In
great TRADE about the MUuntain MeS.
dow massacre, and when | corrected |
him In some Of his statements, ho said; |
''What do you know aboutit. You are
too y0ung 10 know anything about |
that AFFAIR." have been there and !
ought 10 know something about It," | |
then asked him where Mountain meB.
lows were situated, and when he said |
''on this side OF Salt Lake City on n
tributary OF Bear rlvor,"I left him dis. |
guaied, with the words running through |
my mind, "Whoro ignorance Is bliss,
'tis folly 10 be- wise"
IonN q. CBITUHLow.
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