Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-06-19
The london Parks.
Alstocrats Rotton Mans Parliament
Reformers Tree, Socialists Atheists. Anarchists Open
Air Orators Mormon Missionaries

equipages loll back on their Cushions
and survey the common herd through
their quizzing glasses with an icy stare.
Half million of money is represented
in he horse flesh in the park alone on
single afternoon. Here comes a curious
yellow chariot, which sacfieeious
Mormon Elder promptly dubs ''Stude-
baker wagon F" Upon the box are
perched he usual coachman and foot
man Only these dienified servants are
clothed in strange attire, viz Plush
knee breeches, silk stockings, gold laced
hats and curled wute wigs. Within the
open carriage sits in solemn state
nursemaid with an infant in her arms;
It's some young viscount or duke out for
an airing. Then the Prince OF Wales
and the Duke OF York drive along fol-
lowed by au admirIng crowd.
But Hyde Park is not wholly given up
TO the aristocrats and sycophants who
pay penny for a seat within the rail.
ings so as not to have their skirts con-
taminated by the contact with the rabble
on the free benches. Across the PARK at
an entrance known as the Marble Area.
is situated vacant bare spot. Here it
is that is situated the poor mans pat
Lament. All day long. but especially in
the evening, discussing politics and
every ism" under the sun, may be seen
little knots of men. and Tor any young
Mormon Elder, who is dying for chance
to contound the wisdom OF the world,
right here let me prescribe a Sc OF
poor mans parliament, 10 be well
shaken before taken. Situated about
quarter OF mile within the Park from
the Marble Arch is Reformers Tree. 1t
G ra haf al 1ah
STATIONS are held On May day at
tended huge demonstration held here
| in favor of eight hours labor a day.
There were some thirty bands in the
procession. The anarchists were there
in force singing the Marsellaise to the
elevation Of the red flag and red cap of
liberty. There were twelve platforms
from which the leading labor leaders,
socialists and anarchists OF Europe
spoke, including several ladies, who, if
anything, were more denunciatory than
the men, whilst a big force OF police
| stood by and smiled.
, In Regents Park similar scenes are en-
acted on small er scale. II is here
every Sunday morning that the Mormon
Elders hold forth. 1t was in Regents
Park that the London boys opened up
the summer campaign and sailed forth
in fear and trembling. We we're early,
but finally alter much debating, selected
| spot and sailed in. Let us be merci-
full and pass over that hymn, the rendi-
ton OF which caused an aged park
keeper to lean feebly against tree and
weep bitterly. No sooner did Oar me-
lodious voices scare the sparrows than
the c.owd began 10 gather in 10 see who
| was suffering To the LETT OF us hoary-
headed disciple of theosophy erected a
scarlet banner and began to yell at the
horizon in his endeavor to gain an audi
ence. Thirty feet Immediately in iron,
OF our little band a man mounted port.
able roslrum and proceeded TO rioicult
the Bible and Almighty in a manr eI
that made ones blood run chill. To the
right of US was another similarly en-.
gagged; whilst behind us was . socialist
who cursed society and every "blood
sucker" in toto. In such pandemcniun
did our gallant little band stand by oui
guns and rake them fore and aft. Oul
worthy president trotted out our bes
rhetoriclans Canon tarrar and B. II
Jr.), and we had the sympathy OF the
crowd. | only wished that had pho
uograph to record that meeting, wi h tn,
object in view Of reproducing the sam,
at farewell missionary benefits at home
1t might sound something like this:
Our side Tile that believeth and Il
baptized shall be saved, aud he that be
lieveth not, shall be damned"
Party on lett-"Now look at YOU
ministers, Moody and Sankey, DR.. Par
k r. ct al; all lot Of damned hum
bugs"
Party in front-"And they call ,hi
book OF fairy stories an inspired work.
Excited Individual on other side, wit
the spittle running down his greas
beard,-'Iook at your Rothschilds' re
Ginning n their carriae es, whilst we ar
ground under foot, but with terribl
roll OF his eyeballs) the tim. will GOMEZ
: Party in the crowd, referring to u.s.
at makes my heart bleed to hear an
| parertly young, intelligent men, talkin
/ such rot"
; And so the pandemonium increases i
, volume of sound and babel until tn
, doxology, one-half an octave too high
; scars above the tree tops, and we Civ
way, 10 be pounced upon by individual
who have a very awkward way OF put
; ting questions and who endeavor (
sweep the walks with us, upon doctrine
! in general. As it is against the law I
: hand around any literature in the publ
3 parks our park meetings are not condu
5 Give OF such good result as might other
: wise be. However, II is there that W
t have our best meetings despite tn
) spirit OF the devil that pervades the yer
! atmosphere. For the mere fact of fiv
e | young beardless boys having the te
r merity to walk into the atheists camI
4 crate and cut up the atmosphere int
e cross sections, ii it does nothing else
causes little curiosity. On the stree
y corners we do not get such success.
I Londoners are callous, pleasure-see k
: ing people, and when it comes 10 stree
S preaching, from the crowd DRAWN
: standpoint, we are not in il with the va
rious all, ged church missions, ETC., wit
I their brass bands, choirs, etc VINO wi
, all these inducements fail to draw
S crowd. 1t is a walking congregaiio
: that we have to preach TO. A crowd i
{ London at its best is general signal 70
a pickpockets. We have come over her
1 to preach the Gospel and if the peopl
don't want it, 1t is not our fault, and S
] sometimes we have TO turn in and tr
: and convert stray dog that is squatlin
e upon the cuibstone in blank amaze
a ment, and when he retires in DISCUS
1 why. we switch our energies on 10 IN
Y lamp-post. In The country district
5 things are different, and our boys z.
d large audiences. In London 1t seem
i that the people don't want the Gosp,
= AZ any price, and one stands appale
), when he reads that in this modtr