Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-07-20

We'll may pride oil the heart o.
livery Mormon Piorf' 's"'
4, tho fret day oil a'i''es
hs, honor, and Thea hchatac'
med the Day, suGl, "--.y maui
.,,d the reverence in which the
,,nd,ts OF our commonwealth are
INK, not only by thelr descendants
Ind cc.reIigionlsts, but by all Citizens
\ \ The state, regardless OF relisiou OF
,oltcsl creed. Even the thousands
\ people rom other states and coun-
tu who are here 10 witness Utah's
,,pd senlI.cenlennlal celebration, are
ppreslraino1 in their praisn of the
itopders OF Uiah, their achievements,
.pa the manner In which the found
itg Of the State is being signalizad.
There have been careers and fault.
fpIels during the progress OF the
,rtstatlons for the celep4ation, but
basy their tune was either q banged or
Pley were dumt; for criticism was
lsuced By the grandeur OF the DIS
pl,ys aad proceedings. A semi'sscreu
anoiphere rested upon the city, as II
,salbllh hsd come In which 1t was
pioter to shout, boom cannon, dis.
barge ilrew oiks, preach sermons ana
tlleI prayers, all at once. Thousands
hu.htd aud maay wepi, for the il1o de
d ltcolleotious aroused by what was
BIZ aud done could find expression
Oily In teSGs.
1na, pbalapx OF veterans who AZ
|amOled on Pioneer square AM
nIobed 10 East Temple STREET
La the forenoon anu 10 the
itefn0on TO toe Tabernacle, there 10
Reeve the gold badge OF honor which
nc survivors Of the migration d 1877
Iph ttqleath TO their posterlty, was
O I'M retslve sight, at once beautiful,
CAnd and solemn. IL any man had
IN him spark Vi poetry, or reversnce,
n Eaif.OtitD, be must have been, ~
y looked upon them, stirred to the
etpihs Of his soul. They were the
/ tundeis and builders OF our Stale and
Y cites, the seueemers OF the desert,
ue brave, IGus ard noble men and
pcmtD, Oul for whose lahore this re-
pol might yet be, for aught ary one
~ now lell, what 1t WAS when they
nl.l pitched tent upon It,.
Il Tue utyslling OF the statue OF
Brigham Young WIS, TO an extern, the
hveillng Of Brigham Young. Tue
eIemonI and The words Inat were
y Zen In connection herewith ell
Ntd many who knew him VIII to
" hlm in clesrer asd higher ligbt
ush mat In which they had ever
10 nlm before while the whole pro-
sslngs were like revelation to
uouealds who never cav or knew the
wAue' III his life time. The greatness
" us character, the magnitude of mis-
uieVtmenls and the vastness of his
s',oh began TO dawn upon them:
u 'ley saw that he, In comparisot,
uin hs delnctors, was as the lion
pileWel by iackals.
upon The mIDos Of the rising gene.
w, Of The State, and OF ali Inc ciu-
~ 10 ihs State, ana OF all y,sltors
~ o1pet states and countries, who
,Iess we festivities In honor of the
~ rlouet's The fleet cannot but
feDslug, lasting nuu Balutsry, The
mountains o. ITuluJice melt before
slofous sunligbi u that hIstoIv
',u Il being typiiied anu illus; rate,
'uh gloilous celebration. Gogd
~ c'me OF 1t to millions. and h.,n a
|"Eo's living eOul,
)tua",e NEws feiolces with the mnI.
Fu4e, ana tXlendg TIA c,ra,aI
,'A'uIatlons to the SEM.
'n i,,. commission, Its ais
nbGn eueiBe Of 'ne parade; 10 ths
T m'l spirited citizens VINO Rave ais,d
IN IL ~, ,ue occasion the grant puc.
Il It; to the people Of the s sao.
II" % ,s,.,nl'cehtury milestone bas
In p,on ausp'oious y Get; uni especiaIIy
{S nD Uu'eI to whom Is ullimntaiy
a ,n ulue' COO, the blessings of jIGsI.
siess, "o people OF Utah