Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-06-17

tho NEWS today from a tourist who has
been making n brief stay a! TIE Tenn
plclon hotcli
SALT LAKE CRY, June L., ls95.
Eitor Dcscrci NcrG
Aamy grandfa hor was ono oithrCo
IN authority who compelled joseph smith
10 depart from tho ~usIuouAunt NlNpI
valley, In norlhotslorn Pgnusy.NauiH, ]
naturally have had strong desire 90 SEQ
Salt Lake city, which has brOu hu't up
by the religious scot which he founded
AHOr soiourn OF nearly a week M this
marvel Of tho ninOtDouih century, am
impoIlod 20 believe that tho act or my
grandfather was uun % tho w.sof' Hud
bn.t Of his lilo 10 hulpcl Ia turn No face
OF Joseph Smith a. he westward, aud 10
was In measure lnNifumouul 100 BRING
Ing the Prophe In contact win Gao mas.
ter spirit ~ brigham Young; tor nothing
but master spirit could have Tod
an army oi almost helpless ana
persecuicl omigrants across a thou
sand miles ~ desert and gigantic
mountain ranges aud located ihen 10
once i0fbiddiug valley which thoy, 10y
industry and marvellous courage, have
transformed into workable earthly para
disc.
There arc two cities In America which
stand first In beauty aud cleanliness. ono
~ Washington, tho other a Nhlt Lake
city. predict that In tho near future
Salt Lake CITY will become the most
popular health resort In this country and
The objective point OF all tourists. 10 has
been revelation 10 me. The half has
not been told oi 1t In the East
JA,ms T. DUBOIS.
II gratifying /, note thu pleasing
impressions this city has made upon
Mr.. Dubois, and We eau assure him
that the people OF Utah will highly
appreciate his kindly words. Rsc1g.
u'Ilng the foundation no has for HE
prediction regarding the future Of Salt
Lake City, her citizens viii agree with
him fully n, to that which II In store
for her, ami always viii extend =
hearty welcome To the irankuess AMI
generosity Of such a nature M the gem
tlsmRn shows himself to DO tho pcs.
SCISSOR Of.
Mr.. Dubois Gays that what he has
learned In Utah has been revelation
10 him. He also says the half has
not been told. In that he speaks ~
truly as on the 0thersutlec,. And Il may
be when the whole has been brought
10 bis attention, II will be to him a
revelation that his grAudiRiher's Re-
ton OF three score years sgo was not.
after all, either wise or good, but waL
rs unwise and unfortunate Tor the &C.
tor and his associates ~ It was unjust
and unealled for-albeit those who
drove the Prophet and his people from
the SusquehAnnA River valley may
have been proceeding under n misap.
ptehension Of the necessities aud
equities Of the case.
II 10 an error 10 say that tho driving
referred to vas in any way instrumental
In "bhnEing the Prophet ia contact
with the master spirit Of Brigham
Young" The association referred to
was brought about wholly by other
and more righteous means. IL was
accomplished by the Gospel message,
which Brigham Young received.
Further; while It ~ true that "nothing
but q master spirit could have led an
army OF almost helpless and perssouted
emigTantH across n thousand miles Of
desert and gigantic mountain tangesp
to these valleys, the Implication that
Joseph Smith himself was not such a
master spirit, HAD his lilo teen spared
10 tho time f1r the work, is great
mistake. The greatness OF President
Young Es leader must ever mold a
prominent place In the worlds history;
his goLius rs n pioneer ami founder
Of oommonweElths must shine
with undimmed llsItr on tho
pages Of progress. His wac
Indeed a master spirit, with few peer.
In oarth's history, ami OF the noble
band who arc accounted savl1rs among
men. Blu! the Prophet Joseph smith,
who, ere he had attained the age uf
iwoscJTe ysaus, had conducted hIs
people through their triGls IN Penny.
gauia, ohio, and other states east of
mo AisslssippI; who lei them IN the
0i.aJmu migration Of moro than %
thousand miles to M8iouri, all tho
Elils iu tn5 midst OF active, bitter
mgmigs, gui located On, sstll mon.,
har,; who Withdrew them fi m the
IDlco uualaughts o. Mia.ua m0lB anu
Established tHem iu the beautiful Nlu.
'-2 aud other places in Illinois; there
ly also fully cft,ull5hol hi.
''s,tne's as pIpna,f . founder
mi leader OF commonwealth. Bp
ION all this, ,ue n.t tusI na was a..
hrumerAl Ia tguaui.r tho Church
Vhlch made all tnis sumgluen. worn
'os'iole, that he gave to mau tho syF.
EN- through which the succossaS re-.
erred to were achieved, aud that
through him, o. Prophet, Seer anI
'e7eiatpr, was Instituted the plan
'hieh 10 snrolug revolution A. thu
Ilauua. tcNon lie anu industrial