Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-03
Called on President Snow, Inter-
viewed by News" Reporter.
LIFE SEEN IN COUNTRY.
Thinks the Aggregation OF Capital In
elite. a Danger 10 500
oioiy.

Ian Maclaron." Rev Dr. Watson,
the noted writer and preacher. who lee
turcH tonight In the Assembly Hail.
was Interviewed by "Nows' reporter
today.
Dr. Watson Is large Of stature. with
an erect. easy bearing. he has "A kind
~ countcnanco and Recon eye. which
lights up IN conversation. Ills face ia
smooth rhavcn. except Tor a trace OF
side whlskvrH. Clnrciy cut. Illa nose
u lnrge and straight. his complexion
fresh his hair abundant his brow mas
niNc-VVory indication OF deep think
81 being plainly manifest In his feat
ureH. IN conversation his voice IL
musical and his words distinctly ar
uculntgd with no marked trace of the
Scottish dialect. I'm my wrltlngu. 1
aim 70 give said he. the annals OF
the Scottish Ieopic. my lectures try
TO explain some 81 the characters Of
-coti. and 10 rrvsil the simplicity and
Intelligence ~ the rural people OF scot
land. Rive readings from the Life
OF DR.. Mcclure" "iiriar Bush" and
Aud Lang Syno.' To- exhibit the life
OF the characters portrayed"
You viii always ind" h. continued.
the real life u a nation IN the coun-
Try, and not In the towns. You can
gct down 10 the people only on the
ruil % the country. The rural districts
contain aud exhibit the people OF a
country"
''1hc towns" said Dr.. Watson.
''ufu In our day absorbing the wealth
and debating the policy ct nhdona. but
You cannot md In them the real char
acter % the people OF any country.
The rural districts have today no voice
IN the great questions 81 peace and war.
The towns declare war. as did Paris In
1870. and the rural districts thereafter
pay the cost OF the war with their
blood and labor This power 81 ocn-
trallssd capital In becoming dangerous.
and Is menace 10 human society.
Nevertheless, the towns are sustained
by the virtues and tho Intelligence %
the country people. n u Tor that rca-
son that ! prefer Co study human MT
turc In the country. FOR there you md
itn characteristic olemenua."
In the Scottish rural districts" con-
tlnucd tho doctor. "thc people have had
n great struggle with nature. a similar
struggle TO that which you people have
had here. aud it has made them firn In
character"
'ilau Il not also made them sympa-
,hepe 10. Inc nnfer Snnsie aud KIND 10
rccollccting hir avn pleasant cxpsri-
cncva IN the country ~ Scotland.
"icH,' said the docton where they
heatuw their friendship. u n genuine.
but they are reserved also In making
new acquaintance"
The Doctor then toak carriage 20
Wow the city. with him were THREE
othcr, his wife. a young looking. In
telllgent woman, who remarked how
much she admired western scenery. and
Major and Mrs. Pond 90 New York.
| Major Pond stated that he had been
! taking Ian Mnclaren" over the fOad
for the past ave weeks ana nad found
| him the most successful man he had
ever travelled with la drawing large
| audiences
The whole party went 10 tho Presl-
dents Office and called upon President
SNOW. with whom was Presidents Geo.
q. Cannon. Today waH President
/ gnoWs Nith birthday. and the begin
ming uf the conversation was OF a
/ friendly md social character which
Immediately btanchcd on upon the
doctrinca 81 the Church. President
Cannon explained 90 Or. Watson the
| belief % the I.nttor-day Salntn concern-
| inc baptism Tor the dead. quoting from
st puul'H letter to the Corinthians In
illustration. Tho doctor remarked that
he was familiar with the belief and
practice OF the early Christians IN
| bnptiEIng for the dead. The use OF
temples and the eternity OF the mar
finrr covenant We're explained TO tho
doctor. who said he believed IN mar
| r.nEc Tor eternity.
The party h registered at the Knuts-
ford.