The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-01

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Ladies and Gentlemen:-Before in
PRODUCING the lecturer of the evening,
the Hon. Warren Foster, on the request
of a number of personal and lntiina Ie
friends. / shall address you % or 81
minutes on the living issues confront
ing us; and particularly upon some
points involving my personal reputa-
ton, character and honor as cltlzen
Of the state and nation of which we
should feel proud that we form a part,
and to which we owe allegiance.
1 do this not from a personal desire
to be heard on this occasion. although
/ confess pleasure always in speaking
TO my friends residing in this city; ana
especially TO those of them who have
intimately known me and my words
and works for third of century
Here it was, as a young married man,
I made my first home. Here it was
that most of my children were born
and reared. Here ii was that father,
mother, brother and uncle were peace
fully laid on the hillside to rest. Here
it was that youthful hopes inspired
long weary contests with poverty, and
kept lighted the midnight tallow dip
while seeking knowledge from a scanty
store of books. Here boyhood's love of
sacred things matured into personal
knowledge of God. Here it was that
the expanding mind first gathered the
purest, highest and best thought of
young heart around the memory of the
''Matchless" whose unselfish life was
given to make His brothers free. Here
was gained a faint comprehension of
his mission and message of peace on
earth and good will to men, Here,
through diligence. humility and prayer,
the Savior's blameless career and spot
less character grew in my estimation
a perfect model of all that was just,
unseifish, pure, noble, holy and good;
a model so exalted, Steadfast and alto
gether lovely that the mere mention
of his name inspired reverence, hope
and courage Here, by and in His
name. the inspiration and revelations
OF the holy spirit made it possible for
me to pray for those who despitefully
use, while trying to love God with the
whole heart and my neighbor as my
self. Here bounteous nature and a
faithful soil gave industry full promise
of abundant reward, while united pur-
pose voiced the common consent by
which a young community, bound as
with family ties, constructed canals,
built fences and canyon roads and
provided for mutual protection. Here
peace became the forerunner of plenty
and personal purity the glory of God
while the seeds of truth fell into the
rich soil of honest hearts.
Thus from primitive surroundings
and attendant hardships and dangers,
progress, civilization and religion
triune factors developed hitherto latent
forces, and gave us the Logan City
of today with her college on the hill
where, under the supervision and pat
ronage of the state, the head, the hand
and heart are trained without reference
to creed, color or previous con-
5ition of her students Here, in
the college founded and mainly
sustained by the generous bequest
of that great, but lamented colon
izer, statesman, philosopher and
religious leader. Brigham Young. re-
ligion and science-twin sisters, march
hand in hand to the higher plains of
more advanced refinement learning
and moral training; while district and
mission schools equaled by few, and
surpassed by none in the state, became
feeders of those higher institutions of
learning From these. justly viewed
with pride, we turn with reverential
feeling, to such costly structures-aIso
educational and refining in their ma
ture-as the tabernacle on the square,
the temple on the mesa and the opera
house where we tonight are so peace
fully convened. All these, together with
our mercantile and manufacturing in
situations, are the creations of united
effort-the fruits of united toll Here
friends and fellow citizens, l pause to
brush away an unbidden tear and re-
press a sigh that wells up from a sad /
dened and heavy heart. Fanatical in |
tolerance here thrusts in his scythe to |
reap from the hitherto peaceful fields |
Of confidence, good will and love.
May we not justly protest, and with |
one united voice demand the reaper to /
harvest his own fields where naught is |
found but malice and hatred-anger. |
spite. revenge-fruit of the flesh, spawn |
Of hell! Weak indeed, must be that |
cause, employing character assassina- |
ton to sustain its claims. Impotent |
must be attempts to destroy by organ |
lied effort, the fruits of years of open,
honest endeavor in behalf of the public /
weali How shall we justify methods |
always heretofore condemned as I'M |
Christian, unjust and wrong? Can
that which is in others crime become
in US a virtue2 How shall our COM
plants against unconstitutional and !
ntolerant measures directed against US
be sustained or justified, if we direct
and intolerant meas
ures against others?
If today we stand helpless and hope
less objects of unjust suspicion and
how shall we claim the
aid of the Supreme when on the NOR
row we entertain towards others I'M
lust suspicious, and cruelty prosecute
-hem2
1t cannot be, for the Eternal hath
declared that we shall receive that
which we have measured to others.
and be judged with the same judgment |
we judge others. That Is
The law of the great Il Am" 1t is
IN eternal law, co-existent with God
himself. Living oracles can neither
-ender it obsolete nor repeal it, ex-
sept through the Almightys direct
command, for il is founded on that
-ule which demands that Whatsoever
re would have men do unto you so
must We do unto them" In that rule
,harity-the pure love of God, is for
sver safely embOweled, and upon char
ty hangs the law and the prophets.
What is said of him who. protesting
owe of Gcd, shows by every word and
let. hatred of man? BY their fruits We
hail know them. Men gather no grapes
rom thorns, nor figs from thistles.
rhe prayers of the righteous availeth
much, and the tears of true friends re-
rssh the soul as the dews of morning
he parched grasses of the sun-burnt
lain; while those of self-righteous ha-
red blight like the hot simoons of
he desolate sand beloved desert,
where the smile of God abides not, and
truggiing life falls perpetually into the
mbrace of death.
Yes, Brother Thatcher. we know
bout all these things. and with sor-
ow and regret we note the displace-
nent of confidence by that hydra
eaded monster. distrnst. We have
cen love crouch in fear at the feet of
rbitrary power; justice sacrificed on s
he affairs of diplomatic expediency: ]
ruth side-tracked by political sagac-
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