Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-01

warmed and ilumned and kept the at
teutlon of an who came within the In
0uence OF ITS rays. When be- passed
away. a vast commonwealth mOurned a
leader "a father. am ever faithful friend
Brigham Young was Intensely prac-
tlcsl He was man Of the people.
His heart was fun of sympathy ana
tenderness, yet upon occasion ne coul9
be- terrible as a lion. Few men hSl
such mastery as he of the arr OF
reading human character His lntultlohs
Were swift as lightning enabling MN
10 decide upon the instant Like mum
der was his rebuke and his denuncia-
ton of error. His self-reliance was
magnificent. lofty and intrepid was
his soul. matchless his genius ana
grasp OF affairs No problem seemed
too great for him. no detail was TOO
small The scope of his mind appeared
boundless; the highest philosophy
even the organization OF WorIds-he
would discuss al one moment, the next
would perhaps abound with homeIy ad-
vice as % how Go pillow and pant
Without what the world calls eauca-
ton he became the great Instructor or
his people. and impressed everyone VINO
ever met him with the originality OF MS
thought and the accuracy ui his per
ceptions Without prefiops STUDY or
experience as an eXplnfef Pc pioneered
"a thousand miles Of WILDERNESS anu
opened up an empire without seq htllic
training he planned cities, railroads
and canals. and built temples acaae-
mics and factories. WithoW apeclai
business training, De amassed,alott
and made a financial success oA,fteiy
10 HNHH HNH NIH .
ed. Without acquired political sfelef
statecraft ne becam q mastera ~
plomacy and statesmahship. aH F
Tor years the hiFhest office IN one eN1,T
m0nwealth. as clearly lng a4Itt
such Is the man whose ninetl AVE.
anniversary We today celebrate
mis- memory has special claims u1bn 90
affection and our gratitude. Under d.
vine guidance he made uossiOle that
which we now see around us Ihese
beauties and these comforts were not
always here. Think OF the heroism ana
the splendid confidence which nerNed
him i'm lS47 to penetrate the Wlids OF
the untrodden west IN search OF
resting place for his people THINK
of the days Of weary toll, the
nights of anxiety II not AT times de-
spair Think OF the fortitude 10 silence
am fears 10 adjust an disputes, To over
come an dlscouragements and press on
and on undauntedly over mountain
desert and plain! Think OF the genirk
10 retain AN the confidence Of the as
sociate piOneers, 20 minister 20 an
wants. To- guard against destruction by
hostile natives Think OF the inspira-
tional foresight which a place being
al last found that no one else would
care TO possess was able 90 declare.
"This Is the ulace-here we VIII Dulld
a city!" And then think OF the SUI
preme influence exercised over the
minds Of the waiting thousands left be-
hind. causing them TO follow cheerfully
and with confidence 90 the spot selected,
a forbldding. dreary. desolate waste.
parchng under a pitiless sum These
were the qualities. my friends. that
were required in the modern Moses who
led the exodus Of lSil
Following down the years we can
read OF or recall the courage which
granpled with and overcame every OBJ
stacle: how al FIRST a soant livelihood
was eXtOrted from the thirsty soil; how
famine threatened. and poverty and
want pinched the infant community.
Yet Brigham Y0ungs faith never fal-
tered and his determined spirit I'M
parted hope TO an his followers. Then
came the greatest exhibition OF en-
pire-buildlng the nation has seen. As
the uutried process ~ irrigation came
into more extensive use, garden spots
sprang un here and there out OF the
desert. Towns and villages began 10
multiply both north and south. both
east and wcst--models OF thrift and or
der. the home of "a prosperous and con-
tented people. Flocks and herds dotted
o thousand hills, mills and workshops
utilized the power Of the mountain
streams. fields and orchards took the
place Of alkall and sagebrush; schools
and academies and churches were built;
mines Of coal and iron and gold ana sll-
Yer were opened and poured out their
treasure the snort OF the iron horse
echoed through the canyons and the
products OF the world were brought
swiftly and cheaply into the valleys.
Formulation increased, the arts -four
ished. prosperity beamed upon all the
people and an their Interests.
shall we who have lived 10 see this
latter picture. this Utah of today for
gel the great leader and laWglver 10
whom we owe so muchP No, in honor
lng him. we honor ourselves Tie Is one
or the immortal benefactors OF his race,
and even as his defects need no apology,
so do his virtues need no eulogium.
when recent American history snail
come 20 be written from the later
standpoint which gives correctness aud
conservatism 10 the view. his place
among the greatest viii be undlsputed
And SO LONG as Utah has a name and
existence or q loyal son or daughter
anywhere there VIII not ceese TO be
respect veneration and love for the
memory OF Brigham Young"
TELEGRAM FROM JNo. w.
Horace s. Ensign followed with the
baritone solo. shine on Oh stars,
rendered In his best style
The telegram from John w. Young az
New York was read: Accept for your
self and the family love and brotherly
greetings also kindest regards 10 an
friends toinlng IN this 9sth anniversary
OF dear fathers birthday
DAVID MCKENZIE.
most feeling address was then de-
livered by David Mckenzie, who was
President Youngs secretary for hve
wears and be never az any time ne
said forgot that Brigham Young was
God's representative on earth. some