The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-28

the public and his enunciation Of a
new definition of imperialism, has
aroused deep interest. Speaking Fri
day before a meeting of the Christian
Social union, this versatile and bril-
liant figure in British politics struck a
note which meets with universal ap-
prevail from all sections of the liberals,
even those who were most bitterly op
posed to the former leader.
Imperialism, he declared, depends
on the integrity and heart OF the en-
pire for its virtue
Continuing, Lord Roseberry said:
What is an empire unless ii is pill
Jared on an imperial race? The heart
of the empire is Great Britain, and the
heart of Great Britain SIS London You
cannot afford to let the source and cen
ter of the empire decay or be poisoned,
and this is what you are doing if you
allow this imperial race to be vitiated
and poisoned in the dens of crime and
horror in which too many of them are
reared at this moment.
Lord ROseberry's subtle turn in max
ing the virtue of Imperialism depend
upon internal reform has opened a door
to the malcOntents. and the Star, which
fought his lOrdship tooth and nail, to-
day declares:
This is the true and only imperial
ism for this empire of Great Britain
Sir Henry Cambell-Bannerman who
has been the liberal leader in the house
u cOHlItlOlS up 10 the present Is SdlC
to be ready TO accept Lord ROseberry' s
leadership. Combining this with the
former premier's (ROseberry's) partial
retirement from the turf the eXpecta-
ton is rife that he will return to the
arena of active politics and make the
fight of his life against the mammoth
majority of the present government.
1t is interesting 10 observe while
speaking of the next parliament. what
a task confronts the speaker of the
house of commons before he masters
the personnel of the new house 1t in
cludeS no less than eight Wilson's, four
BafOurs, Four Smiths. four Thomases.
four O'BrienS and four MurrayS. TO say
nothing of a dozen triOs of similarly
named members and a perfect maze
of couples
Church Circles Active.
Church matters are attracting no lit
tie interest The resignation of the
bishop of Exeter. Right Rev Edward
Henry BickerSteth, has given Lord Sal
isbury the chance to add one more to
the long list of bishops OF his creation.
an opportunity which the KensititeS
(anti-rituals) have improved by me-
moralizing the premier to appoint a
low churchman who will protect the
Protestant interest better than the for
mer bishop.
Within a few days final steps will
be taken to amalgamate the two great
Scotch churches, the Free church and
the United PreSbyterians, under the
name of the United Free Church of
Scotland, which will accomplish a
greater breaking down of religious bar
riers and divisions than the century
has heretofore witnessed
The old question of the morality of
the stage is once more discussed by the
English bishops and clergy. This time
il is the Rochester diocesan conference,
Of which several clergymen urged a
sweeping crusade gainst the immoral
ity of English plays and actors Canon
jeff, well known here, declared it was a
dreadful thing to see a Christian man
taking the part of a murderer and a
Christian woman playing the role of a
harlOt, now so common in the London
theatres. The bishops of Rochester and
Southwark. however. persuaded mod
ification Of the resolutions, the bishop
of Rochester telling the clergymen that