The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-23
Committee Makes Call on the
First Presidency.
COLBORN THE SPOKESMAN
PLEASANT CONFERENCE THAT
LASTED THREE HOURS.
A Request For a Contribution of Ten
Thousand Dollars - President
Woodruff Promises Financial and
Moral Support.

The prospects for Utah Pioneers jul
bilee were never brighter than at the
present time. The hope that the cele-
| bration may be one that will attract
the attention of the world will be a
realization next July and the commem-
moration of the planting of civilization
in this inter-mountain region will be
| one of the historic events of great
country.
The commission having the affair in
charge is meeting with success. From
every quarter of the state come as
surances of support. The people of
the state-not a class of people-are
awake to the fact that the celebration
will be the grandest opportunity for
advertising the resources of Utah ever
offered. Beside it will mark an epoch
in the history of the western country.
incidentally to the advertising feature
from a commercial standpoint, the jul
bilee will be an event that will prob
ably create for the Mormon church a
respect due it as one of the great re-
liSiouS organizations on earth. The au-
thorities of the church are alive to this
fact and will give their hearty moral
and financial support to the project.
FIRST PRESIDENCY VISITED.
to the presidency of the church yester-
day morning and had q pleasant inter-
view that lasted nearly three hours.
There We're present Ernest G. Rognon,
H. G.. Whitney, Spencer Clawson, Judge
E. F. Colborn, c. L. Savage and Mrs
A. w. McCune, representing the COM
mission, and Presidents Woodruff. Geo.
Q. Cannon and Joseph E. Smith of the
church.
The object of the call was to lay be-
fore the presidency the details so far as
agreed upon of the celebration, and
also to refer to the method of work
and what had been accomplished. The
coming of the pioneers of Al is natur-
ally so closely associated with the
predominant church that the greatest
of interest may be expected from its
most ardent supporters. Realizing this
the commission desired not only to en-
list the churchs moral support, but
also something in the line of financial
aid. The meeting yesterday was for
this purpose, and the most sanguine'
expectations of the celebration man
ayers were realized.
Spencer Clawson, the commissions
president, made the opening address,
explaining in detail the object of the
celebration. This was followed by a
brief speech by E. G.. Rognon, who
scented by Mr.. Clawson.
COLBORN'S SPEECH.
The principal address was made by
Judge Colborn, who dealt at length
upon the importance of the celebration
and what it would mean to the church.
However, the jubilee might partake of
a state occasion the fact nevertheless
remained that it would be the gala day
for the church to the influence of
which was directly due the magnificent
prosperity of our state.
I'VE come as representatives of a
great state continued Judge Colborn,
and ask not your moral support alone,
but want your assistance financially.
We believe that you, as representatives
of the greatest church organization on
earth, should bear in mind the effect
of the event. Fifty years ago a few
prosecuted followers of the Master
came across plains and scaled the
mountain ridges that a new Canaan
might be established. From the few
hardy, brave pioneers have sprung a
strong race whose religious teachings
are spreading to all the corners of the
earth. 1t is fitting, nay, imperative,
that the church should take an active
part in the celebration which is des-
tined to become one of the great events
in American history.
$4,000 ASKED FOR.
Continuing. Judge Colborn said that
in view of all circumstances the
church ought to contribute $4,000 to-
ward the celebration.
PRESIDENT WOODRUFF REPLIES.
President Woodruff made brief re-
ply. He heartily concurred in every
thing that had been said and fully
q ORC hot h.a I,I,,. ..
be in the interest of any class of peo-
pie but the whole people of the state.
As president of the church he
pledged his moral and financial sup
port. As to the amount the church
might contribute, he could not saw. but
he was fully alive to the excellent eff
feet such an event would have to ac-
quaint strangers with the broadness of
the Mormon church.
Presidents George O. Cannon and
Joseph F. Smith both made speeches
from which the committee derived
much announcement. President Can
mons views were heartily in accord
with everything that had been ex-
pressed by everybody and he pledged
his undivided moral support TO the en-
terprise.
While the amount to be contributed
by the church was not fixed, there is
no doubt but the committee can look
to it for a good round sum in making
up the purse of $4,000 which it will
take to make the jubilee something
never to be forgotten.
NAMES OF PIONEERS WANTED.
The committee is now interested in
getting complete list of all the MO
neers of AZ. great many names
have been secured and more are ex |
pected. President Woodruff will per
sonally inspect the list so that all
names will be authentic. Arrangement
Will be made to have the pioneers as
guests of the city. 1t will be their Gel |
ebration and to them all honor will he |
paid.
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