Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-08-26
pn. rArn.ors Lrcrrnrs AnnoAp.

A. already stated IN the News" DIT.
J. n. Taimnru has recently returned
home after an absence VI sieven weeks.
spent In travel. mostly In Great Britain
and Norway. The principal purpose 81
the rcnticman's visit abroad was that
Of attending meetings Of oertnln ciu-
oatlonii AMI scientific orgnnlEaii1na,
observing the work ~ foreign colleges
and universities. and studying the geo
logical features ~ the countries ira
versed. 4 very important incident u
,he professors tour was thas u the
lectures delivered on thc way. on thls
"trip. as on former visits abroad. pr.
TaimnEe was invited % deliver adj
dresses In different cities On wr1oua
phases Of utah and tho West u Il
we'll known that a vast amount ~
prejudice s,lii exists particularly In the
minds Of the not over-carcfnl populaoe.
regarding our own great ana growing
State. This has The missionaries, Of
the Mormon Church havs had o. mos
In many and varied forms; and no IT.
tie persecution has resulted from The
efforts made 60 stem thli tide ~ popu-
lar prejudice ami opposition based on
irp9Nncs. pr. TalmhEe ugrscd e. de-
liver a fiw lectures ON ttnh topics
during the past summer IN England;
at the Instance ~ the missionary ON
clais and with thls purposs In view, no
took with Min from home an extensive
series of ntcrcop,leoN photographs. ~
Illustrative ~ our towns and curu,
humble dwellings una more prctcnjl'us
homes schools. academies. colleges.
ana the University; county and munl-
cIpal buildings ana Institutions; pic
turns showing irrigation pr1ccuso-i
mines and mining operitionai raiirnd
Scenes; the unsurpassed seem
.ry ~ our lakes, canyons ana
mouneaina; tho chit products
81 our state, including "utaha beat
CROP" and numerous other Items ~
interest," The unsearonahle nature of
the time for which the lectures were
announced was very generally rocog-
nlEeii the summer monlha In England
are not lecture months and many fears
were felt by ~. missionaries who un.
dortook 10 arrange for the Addresses In
the various clira that the interest ~
the people would not be strong enough
10 rise above the very dlacouraglng
conditions incident 20 the heated aea-
son. Nevertheless as summer u the
only time at which = visit from Dr.
Talmage could no expected. the de-
clson was speedily rcaehod that the
lectures should be announced IN spite
80 an obstacles. The wisdom ~ The
step has been demonstrated by tho
result IN ovcry ease. by articles pub
llahed In the Aullcunlal star and IN
numerous British Newspaper. We learn
of the success which has attended The
EFFORT. In no single Instance. We are
told. was an unsatisfactory audience
present; and on most occasions vast
congregations assembled 90 hear tho
lecture on utah and lts People" II
Is needless TO say that the audiences
were enthusiastic In their c0mmenda.
tlon Of tho subject and praise ~ the
lecturer Many people In Utah have
heard lectures by Or, Talmage. ana his
illustrated talks aided by stereopllcon
Views have been enjoyed by thousand
His popularity ahroad,Whors he IL az
an known. Is evidently mo- loss than
that which attends his work at home.
Elsewhere IN this evenings News"
will be found an account 90 Or. Tai.
images lectures abroad.