The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-26

the lives and deeds of such men. They
are copiOuS reservoirs from which can
be drawn inspiration in every hour OF
difficulty and when the skies seem
dark and hope has yielded to despair
The study of the great creations and
the mighty forces which operate in ma
ture. brings to us a wealth of knOWl-
edge: but the study of man. his great
struggle from the darkness of the past
to the effulgence of the present, his
hopes and aspirations, the mighty i'm
pulses propelling him through all the
ages, the successive steps taken and
his relation TO his fellows. is one which
yields infinite wisdom and is a power
full shield to aid in the assaults which
active life encounters. We can add
nothing by our praise to the greatness
of our fathers who toiled that we might
live. and founded that We might enjoy.
but from their lives. their sacrifices,
their unselfish devotion, their earnest,
God-like sincerity. their patriotism and
the manifold traits of character which
Indicate their right TO stand as pillars
in the superstructure of our lives. we
can obtain renewed strength which viii
fortify us to meet hfe's battles, and
with greater fidelity serve our state
and country and that omnipOtent one
who controls the destinies of men and
nations. The study of abstract truths
i.
life and conduct of those who have
wrought so much in behalf of their
fellows. brings US nearer TO the sole
and center of life, and of all that is.
The patrimony. whether of liberty or
home or state or country, or the price
less jewels of truth which we enjoy,
are not the results solely of our labors
but the products of the patient, ear
nest. faithful lives of others. Our
fathers toiled and suffered. and their
lives and blood were given that we
might reap and become their legatees.
The present is fnseparably linked TO
the past; our lives are indiSSolubly
connected with the future. The world
today enjoys the accumulated treas
ures of science. of knowledge. of free
dom, of truth. that have grown through
the centuries. that have been gathered
from the hecscombs of nations. from
the affairs upon which have been i'm
molated the true and just in ages and
centuries past. 1t is proper that we
should feel reverence for those who
have contributed so much to our hap
piness. 1t is not hero worship which
prompts US to acknowledge with graft
tude our obligations to the great men
who have borne the burdens of men
and of nations. and those through
whose immediate labors we have been
put into possession of this land Who
shall condemn that spirit within which
leads us with reverent love to the feet
of the heroes of the world? Who can
refrain from joining with us today in
browning with affectionate love the
heroes who crossed mountain and plain,
who braved dangers to found this state
and prepare habitatiOns for generations
yet unborn. Admiration for great men
and for splendid deeds must exist so
long as there are people worthy to en-
iov the resultant blessings. Transcend
ant adInira ton for the greatest of ali
Beings is the basic principle of Chris
ton lives and Christian civilization. No
matter what our faith. or creeds, or
views; no matter what differences may
be manifested in our midst all join in
garlanding the browS of the pioneers
who. 81 years ago. planted the standard
of the republic upon the rugged peaks
which stand as sentinels guarding the
homes of the now happy thou
sands. The sufferings which they
had endured. the destruction of homes
and cities. the opposition of mobs and
armed forces. the determination which
took possession of those who were sent
to be exiled, the unfaltering courage
with which they looked into the I'M
known future and the dangers which
environed them, the implicit faith and