Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-08-15
ALL ABOUT iug HonroSs.

kins, Nav York INA Iuisr, who hos
viti'ed Utah frequently AMI formed hIs
Impressions Independently Of tho IN.
mos that used TO c.tcIl,te. The
colonel paysa high tribute to the lsndlns
men OF the Churoh ss well ~ to the
people generally.
Asan Introduction 10 the interview,
the statement IL mads that the colonel
has pretended TO the Long Island Hit.
tarlcal socieiy ono q tho most vsiu.
able collections Of book. oItsnt relating
TO Mormon history, gift due pflmnr.
ny 10 the literally OF Hon. George q,
Cannon. Isis Nj Hopklns's infection
to ada to this collection Of books and
u establish n department Of Mormon
het9fy In the HisorioIl society,
TO DO tho most complete Of It's
Kind In tho world, 70 that scholars
from all parts Of tue globe
may know where 10 lint re-.
lhblu iuhfm it,oa concerning tbs
mSrvel'us people. Among the works
now douA,ei M a nuulsaa are, History
u U,sh, by Bishop whitBoy; tho Book
Of Mormon; Lils q Joseph smith, by
George q Cannon; Autobiography
aud Llicoi Farley Il. Pratt; series Of
pamphlets On tue DIc,tuvs Of the
Gospel, by OuoB PTLt; "a Voice q
Warning; kvy 10 Theology; 5pencsr's
Letters, anJ Sacred Hymns and Scrip
tutal Songs
Speaking OF the Mormons, Col.
Hopkins says they are wonderful
people Of whom tho world knows but
little except BY misrepresentation.
"Whcn the oAlm, dispaasIUnAie OBJ
server studies their history, SEES the
marvellous results Of their foretbought,
labor ana Industry, he can hut admire
apu0pln who, despite their shorIcom.
ings, have plowHd and til,s1 a wild
territory until now II has Become a
yeritsbls garden Of tho Gods," UtSh,
he couIlnues, n one VI tue nnesi places
for man 10 1.-Two IN, its climate, soil,
scenery and natural resources making
II An ideal county. Tho people are
kiuj, generous. hospl,Abls, Industrious,
frugal and ssgacious,
lie then goes on TO describe our
magnificent Temple, our sunday
schools and religious services. ~
have heirL ~ haO orthodox sermon,
preschod In Groat Salt Lake City by
Mormon Elders ~ ever heard
preached IN even ITO CITY Of Churches;
sermons, too, that were not restricted
to latitude or hAmpersI by oonvsn-
tlonAlltits. You would only kn
that they were Mormon when the
speaker incidentally referred to tho
Prophet"
After having paid hearty oompll.
m8ntB TO Hon. George q. Cannon
and to other early settlers OF this
Territory, no describes tho scenery
that here charms the visitor and
snumcrA,es soma Of tho numerous re.
source, Of the country.
GA the Book VI Mormon he says
at does not In any sense take the
place OF the Bible with them. IL
would Interest students, especially u
American archaeology, to read THO
Book Of Mormon thoroughly aud al
tonliysly. II Processes 10 account for
things otherwise unscoouulgole Ia the
pnclent civilizations u this hemi
ophtTs; u poTlTGJs the origin AMI e.
psriSnces Of tho old peoples here; I
Tscltos The riso and fall o. ancient
dyuasties and republlcs, and It Slio
gives an account Of tho final gK.
termination OF the white or superior
RAGS at tho banda OF tho LAmAnites. or,
as they are modotuly called, the
indians. 70 the best oi my gcc.l.
lection, De, lao Plongson, the arctic.
olygist anu scholar who Is also a
rssideni OF Brooklyn, has made sgnis
astonishing discoveri,s which coincide
wish the record SO, f5gyh In the Book
OF Mormou."
rhus, all through tho as.iolo, 90 B
lrasl.m nded, kind aud fair spirit,
Col, Hopkins cndoavors 90 0nligh,ou
eastern newspaper rcatcr ln the sub,
jrct 90 Utah and M1rm0uism.
All though tho past, when Tie Nor.
mons were tried Ia many ways, tHp