Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-21

MOulu he lulpHslblf aUyWn'tt III itN@ I
land to gather such an nfsninplagc ~
historians aud economists, specialists
and teachers as he Ind. seen IN New
Haven. Quogtiuns regarding the prea-
cnt and the future, rather han the
past, seemed To absorb English httrn-
ton. Or. Cunningham commended thc
American spirit. which was Dccpnhns /
truly historical In It's methods ~ deal
ing with great public questions. aud ~
frrred To- America ns a country ns9tt ]
conrcninl to historians and very ,n-
cnuraging to historico-ecDnpnic puf-
suits.
The ;roaaurcr's report showed tho /
present assets OF the association which /
now numbers 100 mcmlnu 10 be /
Sii $50 an Increase Uf about si.apD dur I
ing the past year. The most important /
financial step talgrn at the convention |
was the formal adoption Of tho Aindti- |
can Historical Rcview.-nlrcndy for
rome years edited By Or. Jameson ard
other membern-as tho organ Of the ar
The association elected FOR ita next
President the eminent historian James
r. Rhodes. l.. l.. u. ~ Boston, ann Tie
executive council declared Tor thH mani
foat noiirv OF another meeting IN the
Enat. then IN the West at bctfoit nni
Ann Arbnr In 1900. with retirn IN
1901 to- Washington. the birth-itnc" OF
the association rs a government u'fu-
tuition. 80.
latest published proceedings Of the
American Historical association, ~ or.
dor 10 show the interest that w heinN
taken elsewhere In work ut the SANE
character ga that for which tie state
lIiatoricni society OF Utah wnh orsan-
ignd. N we cannot point with pride 10
IA monument OF achievement such AZ
that erected by the historical sncictler
In the far East. where wealth ana cut
turc abound, and opportunities ana IA.
cllltica FOR the growth ana development
OF such institutions are much inn.o
plentiful than IN the npafceiy nopulat-
ed poorer aud less cultivated West. We
can at least derive encouragement from
what has been accomplished by our
more highly favored c0nfrctcH, ana -
solve to place ourscivcr en- rapport WIN
them IN spirit aud fuzzy abreast OF ,he
prnudcst and mort prosperous or the
state organizations. especially those
now Swinging into existence In the re-
rinna n.nrer home. IN this connection
1 note with peculiar pleasure the Eis9-
unl spread Of zenl ana interest IN ,nlr
direction among IN. ,pinii" INV III
wing between the hihhoull ilNNi ""'
the Pacific coast
nor ,yhnt has been done by our Ho-
| eietv during the few months OF IT. OK
lntonco I have words OF warm plAlhS
and conrratuiation Tor aN cunccin'u,
/ For MlAN NMN NfNW tNAh NffNtHf
should have been done. ! may be pai
donod " utter a fsw words OF irirnu'
| Is advice and ndmoniion 49,.
/ Among the purposes for which thls
/ rocirty WAS created was TO collcct an,
| pronervc in liz archives the inllNlnun
| histories Of It's momherr. and Win thln
end Ia view blanks containing cues
lions. the answers to which would iur-
| nish material not only Tor hiogtnphl'i
hui I'm many instances, for general MS
tory nn we'll. were printed ana uih-
trlbutcd under the direction ot wv
c.iyinr there blanks were requested To
mi them out promptly. and return th"ni
! nu aeon MS possible to the source from
which they cmanatcd. | regret 10 IN
form you that comparatively i"W
even OF the charter incmp.t.
Co this request and sent In tho data de-
sired. Many members are also icfr.
| iiet In the matter 81 Initiation fees AMI
/ annual dues. the only financial rlncWe
the society has to depended upon hntll
others are provided, as II " "arn.,uh
hopcd they soon will be-by contflhu-
tlnnH and cndowmcntn and ny lesiH.
intivc appropriation. These orrorH OF
omission on the part Of members should
be- promptly htoncd for by present ana
future faithfulncHn In order thnt the
society may the better thriN" AMI nc-
] tnNMIlNNu lANi' AhNf Wv f"fN"s'"N' - w.
Lei NO member think that his In
] dividuut lifc--merc bubble though II ho
on the bosom OF the all but h1undl'ta
ocean OF timc-iH not OF Huii'clcrt iln-
port 10 be- honorrd with a place M w
archives of this association. The All
Wise Creator deemed that hfc, how
ever humble. Of sufficient consequence
20 place n here, where " might MAKE
"A record Tor iinclf-a record by Nhieh
Il win be- judged and the mortal ihthgI
and mother supplemented IN" ben"ll'
cent act by rearing the infant 60 man
hood or womAnhnod. training ana edu'
eating II perhaps with the utmost ton
derncaa and care that N might be hfied
for tho duties and responsibilities thni
would inevitably dcvolv" upon H.
what God hath called clean, let 20
man pronounce unclcnn.' What lie
considers important and ner"fHnty' w
no creature ~ His consider uninl"fl'
ant mud noneHrentinl. "Grcat oaks from
little ncurnH grow" No child of uoi
and certainly no member of fofiel,
such M this. having as itH object tn'
collation. and preservation or matvrii'
Tor future history, can nnord tn deem
himself or herself of no conrcqucncr "
creation, or tall 60 record, whore duti
demands and opportunity offers, cv"nli
~ personal experience TINT hay" d
bearing not only upon individual llwei
]
life and history NJ an entire common
wealth. our lives are so lnter'yoNc'
with others and perchancc with that NJ
the community or nation Of whlcl
, we form n part, .het
II impossible that any inn'
or woman should stand alone. law
, 10 ones SELF, an Isolated fact In th'
great volume OF human history. ~,
man livcth unto himself; no man dicii
! unto himself" We are all inter-re
, lated, and depend more or less upoi
, each other. II N with individuals al
il Ia with races; I'm the guin or los
, OF one. all the rest have equal claims
We cannot always decide na 60 IN
, Importance or unimportnnoe OF al
. event at the time OF It's occurrence
| Time must often elapse before events
az Well as lives, can be appreciated
, al their true worth, but we should no
/, let too much time clRpFo before dolnl
Justice 20 those events. which may u
I almost nf consequential nv the i've
4 that produced them, ana over which
/ after death, we rear costly and I'm
\ posing monuments Of marble hnl
D bronze. II IL diflicult 10 write contrm
I uuraneoua hlstory-to record events u
= which one hna participated, with an NJ
A teriy unproiudioed and impartial pen
: but Il IL moro than difficult II II ~
= most impossible, To make relinhl
4 history after the actors upon the seen
A described are all dead, where record
a a.