Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-05-23

stance. she furnishes the Record with
this old and baseless biz Of nonsense.
"a story. rather amusing. is told Of
| how Young would take advantage on
| this credullty. In the older portions OF
! the city are 20 bee seen. now and theni
/ lu front of an adobe cottage % gate
/ painted green Gentlos cell, That ln the
/ early days q certain merchant OF salt
/ Lake having received @ consignment Oh
| paint, found &c an 10 De green. THIS
| was before the days Of railroads Ia this
! valley and freight was carried Do wac
/ CONS ON long expensive journeys Such
| ana amount OF green paint would scarce
/ ly be- in demand. and the merchant felt
| De could not afford the expense Of ship
| ping the paint back Tor exchange. He
| went 20 Brigham Young for advice IN
! The matter. Soon after the Prophet had
| "a revelation fr0mthe Lord. CD The Lord
| had observed that Brigham had been
troubled On his efforts 90 distinguish the
| houses OF the Faithful from those Of
/ the Gentnos. when making hls pastoral
calls So the Lord suggested 10 Brig
ham 90 ten his people 90 paint their
gates green, that their Prophet might
not commit the error OF walking into
| the uuholy domains Of the Gentlos
! Thereup0n the people straiChtway dId
as the Lord had commanded by the
/ mouth ~ His servant Brigham. the
merchant was made happy because able
10 dispose OF his super1uous paint. and
the meek humble Prophet pocketed an
ample portion of the profit on paint
Llpplncotrs for June Is 10 contain a
version Of the same stupid story from
the pen Of one Mrs. Hudson, who has
been RECALLING the readers OF that
monthly. for some time, with mingled |
truth and romance about the Nor
mons" DO such q way that ordinary
readers can hardly pick out the small
fragments Of fact amongst the mass
Of gush and fabrication that chiefly
make uo the monthly mess.
The only evidence to support that !
ridiculous yarn Is that NOW and then
there Is to be seen lin front Of an adobe
cottage gate painted green" Won
derful, Is Il not? OF course a green gate |
is not 70 be seen now and then in |
front Of a cottage anywhere except In |
UTAH We suppose the inventor Of that |
tale for travellers chose green as the /
most appropriate color for the people |
who swallow the story
The Record writer has some pretty
things to say about what she has seen,
and thus briefly describes this city in /
summer.
Much has been said In praise Of the /
beauties Of Salt Lake city and sur
roundlngs This Is all justified by the I
condition IN summer The mountain wa
ters ripple along the streets under the /
shade OF majestic trees. Cool canyons,
or lake resorts afford delightful re-
treats The whole valley is a magnih-
cent garden watered by streams which /
trlcke from snow-fed springs, far up /
the canyons. Rugged mountains, with
snOw-capped SUBMITS whore purple .
shadows linger and play. surround and
shelter the valley Then is the proper
season 10 visit salt Lake and become /
enthusiastic, call it Beautiful Zion and
think you have an idea Of what heaven
is"
Here Is an extract which illustrates
the faith and devotion Of many good
Latter.day Saints:
"A young lady whom have met and
with whom have become well
enough acquainted to venture Inquiries
regarding the belief and practices OF tho
Mormons, says
that among the precepts most stren-
uously urged upon the people OF the
Mormon Church Is fidelity to the civil
law. She believes polygamy 20 be
proper institution because IL has Bib
lical sanction but since Us practice Is
forbidden by the laws OF the country
the Church has acqulesced IN that de-
cision. and advised her people likewise,
This young lady's earnestness and
sincerity seems admirable 20 me. When
payday arrives. she goes 20 the tlth-
ing house which Is the official building
OF the Church, and deposits one-tenth
the value o. her check toward the sup
port OF the Church. a short time ago
she found n diamond ring and the own
or gave her a reward OF s.. She went
Immediately 20 the tithing house
and paid IN fifty cents. No
tyrannical priestly power compels her
20 do this, but she expresses herself
glad OF the privilege 10 give IN that
manner, She may be laborlng under a
monstrous delusion but she Is content
happy and true. which fact ought 10 be
some justification Of her religious be-
lief"
After describing our mountain seem
y,and praising the industry Of the peo-
pie who transformed the desert into
one Of the most beautiful Of hablted
places" she closes her well written
letter with this paragraph which Is
commended TO those who may profit By
her reflections:
"a longer sojourn IN this To-
cality might result IN mOdi-
dcation OF my views. but al
present ! experience none but the
klndllest feelings toward the people OF
the Mormon religion They attend
quietly 20 their own church affairs.
without criticism Of the religion Of !
those who differ from them. How many,
many Gentiies might learn a wholesome
lfsgOn from their quiet example,