The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-18
COLONEL TRUMBO'S GUESTS
PRESIDENTS WOODRUFF AND
CANNON IN SAN FRANCISCO.
Talk Of the Church Work-President
Woodruff Reviews It's Past and
Present History.

San Francisco Chronicle: MILFORD Wood
ruff and George Q. Cannon, who are at
present visiting a. the residence of Col.
Isaac Trumbo are both presidents of the
Mormon church. and. with one other man,
have charge of the spiritual welfare of
the Latter-day Saints.
Both were Brigham Youngs intimate
and trusted friends. Espousing new doc
trines, promulgating new religion, COM
ing in harsh opposition with the laws of
the land. their most unrelentlng enemies
have conceded their sincerity or purpose
Elder Woodruff is nearing his 92nd birth
day and feels the infrmitles of age, but
he stands straight and stalwart, broad
shOuldered and full-chested, his mind is
as clear. his blue eye as commanding, and
he expresses himself with the same fear
less confidence that be did when he went
forth % years ago to preach new COS
pei. President Woodruff was one OF the
original band of l43 men, three women
and two children, who came 60 years ago
to where Salt Lake City now stands.
4 stood by Brigham Youngs side when
he took his first look upon the valley" he
said yesterday.
Eye never looked upon a more desolate
or forDladtng sight Sam Grammar, VINO
had taken a Shipload of Saints around
the Horn and landed them in San Fran
cisco. was there to meet US, clad in buck
skins from head 10 foot. When he saw
the dry SAND and sagebrush and lack of
water, he tried to persuade Mr.. Young TO
go on to California. But we had a strong
leader, one of the strongest men the world
ever produced. He drove his cane into
the ground where he was standing. and
he said: / am going to stay here. and
am going TO build temple here, and a
city here. and ! am going to create
state Brigham Young lived to see a
great city rise in that barren valley and
10 lay inc corner stone OF the. temple
which stands today exactly where he
stood then. We believed in our leader.
and we believed in his inspiration, and
not a man among US faltered."
The old mans voice rang as he spoke
thes" words.
''The most remarkable instance of
Mormon cohesion, he went on, was
some two years later, when tidings of
the great gold discoveries came Our
people were half fed and half clad, and
they scarcely had roofs over their
heads. but they looked upon the place
as one selected by divine ordinance for
their settlement.
LAS a matter of fact, the Mormons,
poor as they were, saved the lives of
thousands of improvement immigrants
on q John Gipin jump from the gold
fields. supplying them with flour when
their supplies had given out. and taking
their WORKOUT oxen and horses and Civ
ing them fresh animals"
This aged man recalls the time, just
preceding the rebellion, when, as he
believes, southern influence. desiring to
weaken the force OF Union arms, con-
triVed TO send q large armed force. I'm
der the leadership OF Sidney Johnston,
TO Utah to drive out the people alleging
they had destroyed the territorial
library and had expelled the Jesuits
from the territory. Quartermaster Van
Nleet came in advance to Salt Lake
City TO procure lumber and other sup
Van Vleet took a quiet look around,
found an industrious people and the ter
ritorial library intact. and the troops
Il have heard Prophet Joseph Smith
say thousand times" continued
President Woodruff, that were he en-
perOr of the world. and had control of
the whole human race. he would sus-
tain each man, woman and child in his
own religion
Practical socialism. about which all
the world is now talking, was initiated
in Utah under Mormon rule mole man
30 years ago, so say these elders of the
church. IRON the first people who
leys, were helped and strengthened by
the others. This at length grew into
system of cooperation and of benevo-
lent work To regulate prices co-opera-
tive distributing system was estab-
lished, which has resulted admirably in
cheapening all supplies and has at the
same time paid regular dividends. A
conSidera bic manufacture of shoes and
clothing is conducted in connection with
it. On the other hand the entire terri
tory is districted into ecclesiastical
stakes with a bishop 10 every stake.
who looks carefully after the needs of
his p2rishioners. and sees that no case
of actual want is neglected. The first
Sunday in each month is a fast day
throughout Mormondom, and every
family donates to the poor what would
have been consumed at the days two
first meals, or their equivalent in
money.
we are reaching out for truth" de-
clared Elder Woodruff. I'VE have
saying in our church, that we
viii always swap ten errors for one
truth
Presidents Woodruff and Cannon
state that never since the organization
of their church have they baptized so
many converts in all quarters of the
globe, as during the past year.