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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-08
rus GENERAL CONFERENCE.

ITO annual conference Of the Church
Of Jesus Christ Of Lotter-day SAINTS
inst concluded. was one Of the most
important and most enjoyable gather
Ipgs in the history Of "Mormonlsm'
The attendance, usually large, was al
most unprecedented. The first meet
Ings on Friday, were in the nature OF
surprise as to numbers, and also IN the
strength and cloarness and yigor OF
voice and intellect, displayed by Presl-
dent Lorenzo Snow in the opening dis
course, which was listened TO with
thrilling interest by the vast congrega-
ton. Considering that he Ia now IN
hls sSth year, It was most remarkable
both in matter and manner
People were present from every part
Of this State, and the regions surround
ing, and from Canada In the North TO
Mexico In the South, from New York
and the States on the Atlantic, ana
from California and other places on the
Pacific. II was truly representative
assembly. The greetings of old friends
and fellow laborers were cordial and
gratifying. The number Of very aged
persons was a marked feature Of this
great gathering Of Mormon" men and
women.
The dlscourses throughout the Com
ference were practical and inspira-
tlonal They were received with Joy
and appreciation. The interest was UNI
abated from beginning 10 end The de-
sire to hear the leaders OF the Church
was manifest in the big attendance on
Friday and the oyercrowding Of the
Tabernacle in the midst Of the severe
snow storm Of Sunday morning. In the
afternoon both the Tabernacle aud the
Assembly Hall were packed, hundreds
Of people standing IN aiglcs and door
ways while many hundreds more were
unable to enter the buildings.
The musical exercises We're good, but
The grand organ being stIll undergoing
improvements which are not yet COM
pleted, more dependence than usual had
to be placed upon the congregational
singing. and the fine anthems that It Is
customary 10 render on such occasions
were missed Any criticism Of the new
~ extended organ would be out Of place
because II Is still unfinished, except the
moving Of the keyboard, which is de-
cidedly a step forward Ia every sense
Of the term.
The spirit Of the Conference was most
excellent from beginning to end and
when carried to the various settlements
Of the Saints, as It doubtless win be-
cannot fail to revive and inyigorate the
whole Church, and give II a new mpe-
tus toward the grand purposes held in
view in its establishment. one thing
was plainly manifest TO all beholdors
no matter Of what belief, that Is that
"Mormonlsm' shows no signs Of that
decay which It's enemies desire and an
ticpate. II Is onward and upward and
the force that comes from compact
union Is In It and actively exhibited
II is living power in the religious
world. and It's adherents cling 10 It with
a faith and a devotion that are sublime.
1t VIII 20 forward and must prevail
because It's principles and authority and
destiny are divine.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-08
Kansas CITY World.

But does the whitewashlng Of the
Filipino leader make him any the less
a Filipino with a large capacity for
stirring up a row and gathering UNI
quiet spirits about him? II is not to
be expected that he has had such a
complete change Of heart IN the few
days Of his captivity that he took the
oath Of allegiance because Of sudden
ly conceived affection for the Amer-
cans Little as we know Of the man
we know that he Is intelligent and prob
ably not prescriptions as TO the
means he uses to secure an end, He
may have expected that the same treat
ment would have been accorded him as
has been the portion OF those Of his
countrymen who came In and took the
oath under the terms Of MacArthur's
proclamation. This was impossible,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-08
1.-THE sun DO MOVE"

With the death Of Rev. John Jasper
at Richmond Va, few days ago, one
OF the most famous OF colored preachers
passed out Of view lie was the pastor
OF the Mount Zion church, Richmond,
since 1865. and was among the most
influential speakers Of his race, But
he became famous through his the
sun DO Move lecture delivered in
1878.
Mr.. Jasper was born in 1912 and
worked on a plantation with other
slaves. when he Joined the church. he
decided 70 learn to read, and he mas
tered the intucacIes Of the alphabet In
seven months, ana soon began to preach
on Sundays After the war he was
preaching the Baptist doctrine In Pc
tersburg and &c Is seld that on one oc-
casion he baptized 800 persons in two
hours-a refutation, by the way, OF the
statement OF pRdobaptists that the
followers OF the Master could not bap-
tie 5000 in one day on the day OF
pentccost.
Concerning his famous lecture about
the sun, the New York Times says Il
was In the Mount Zion church, Rich
mond that Mr. Jasper first delivered IL.
The text for the discourse was taken
from Exodus. Ky. 8; "The Lord is a man
Of war The Lord Is His name" The
theories advanced were; The earth Is
square and lmmovable The sun rises
In the east and moves toward the west
and there sets The world is fat
The lecturer reasoned somewhat In
this manner:
The Bible says the sun stood still. Is
anybody going to say the sun was
standing sun before Joshua told Il 10
stand still? Do you think Joshua
would have asked the privilege 10 stop
the sun II she had not been moving
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-08

Gen. Cassius NJ, Clay has declared
war against all the world and threat
ened to shoot anyone who approaches
his residence II Is amusing In one re-
spect and very sad in another He is
over ninety years OF age, an age at
which men love to honor their fellow
men. Yet here is this ola man looking
upon all men as his enemies. At his
age a man has earned the right to rest
from the strife and the turmoil OF the
battle OF life.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-08
San. FrancIsco ChronIeIo.

One who has been 'generalssimo"
and dictator does not Ike to at once
take subordinate place His tastes
and talents are probably political II
he should come 10 see that his logical
position was that OF Delegate to Con-
gress from the Territory OF the Philip
pines. and the quicker his people ac-
cepted the situation the quicker he
would have q chance 20 be elected TO
that office, he might become a very use
ful parsonage.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-08

Whether the willy Tagalog general"
who has never seen a battle Is sincere
in subscribing TO the oath may well
be regarded with much doubt. His ac-
tons in the past have not been such as
10 afford much room for confidence In
his sincerity on any subject. He has
betrayed his own people often enough
TO show that his pretensions OF pa
trlotlc devotion to their interests are
lnsincere. His career has shown be-
yond a doubt that about the only in
terests he has been accustomed TO serve
faithfully are those OF Emilio Agui-
naldo. II requires something OF a
stretch Of the imagination TO suppose
that his arrest and imprisonment have
changed the nature Of the man,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-08
----------------=------H--------
AGUiNALDo's ALLEGIANCE.
Baltimore sun.

Baltimore sun.
II Is highly gratifying to learn that
Agulnaldo has taken the oath OF al
leglance TO the United states and pro-
tesses the intention OF becoming a loyal
citizen. SO long as he thought he had
q chance to maintain the rights and
liberties OF his people II was natural
and proper that he should fight In sup
port OF the Filipino republic, but when
he saw success was impossible, good
sense and humanity required him to
prevent the useless shedding Of blood
by submitting to the inevitable. He
has maintained his cause with yigor
skin and courage and Is entitled to the
respect Of the victors. It Is to be
hoped that his example will influence
his compatriots to take the oath OF al
legiance also and keep It,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-08
Cleveland Plain Dealer.

has taken there are some stars indicat-
ing the omission OF special conditions
which II is thought advisable at present
to keep from public knowledge. II
may be that he has promised to do
something calculated 10 influence other
Fiipinos to accept the supreme au-
thority" Of the United States, and II
he should succeed in effectlng this OBJ
ject II is not unlikely that he viii be re-
warded with a nice rat office in the or
der OF things in the Philippines, Then
"Aggy" may read references 10 himself
I'm administration organs as a gentle
man Of ability and culture" instead OF
as "treacherous and bloody minded
savage or a "contemptIble Insignia
cant whiffet."
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-08

lice OF New York by alleging in mag
aalne article, that for all practical pur-
poses New York is wide open
town That is probably the case so iar
as habitues are concerned And no
one is better qualified than Flynt to
work all sorts Of "rackets' to ind OUT
His experience with tramps has given
him an invaluable experience ana he
has all the shrowdt'ss Of the shrewd'
est criminal II New York is wide
OPEN he would very easily find the
door,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-08

PT0lnIgNg and IVTIUTIITITIVV0' ~
Curious Human Document Is the tue
Of an article In which Or. Louis Robin
son tells how and why civilized man Is
afflicted by corns Il. Denison Ross,
professor OF Persian in University Col,
iege. London, narrates the history ana
expouuds the tenets Of "Babsm," In the
series on THE Great Religions OF the
World" And w. D. Howells reviews
Professor Barrett Wendell's recently IS
sued Literary History of America. -
New York
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-08

Mayor Thompson has vetoed the BIZ
cycle ordinance. In his message he
says he believes that the sidewalks are
made for pedestrians That Is the only
right and proper view. His veto will
meet with the approval Of the vast ma
jorty Of the people, and that OF large
portion OF the blcyclists themselves.
The bicycllsts have their rights and
they should be respected, but II would
he a grave wrong to extend their priv
ileges 80 as to seriously interfere With
the rights Of pedestrians.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-08

Discussion Of the ethics Of Funston's
method by which he captured Aguln-
aldo continues, BY many It is con-
demned. by many II Is upheld. War is
not conducted on the same PRINCIPLES
nor for the same purposes as parlor
games. 1t is a trite saying that "all
things are fair in love and war" 1t
may also be said that amidst the din
Of arms ethics are silent,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-08

If Aguinaldo was worthy TO be called
"the George Washington Of the Philip
pines" he cannot violate his oath OF al
leglauce to the United States without
sacrificing his personal character as a
man Of honor, which Is essential to pa
triotlc leadership A man who. has
violated his oath, given under solemn
circumstances, can never inspire comb
dence again. Hence, Aguinaldo Is dis
posed of. as a leader Of insurrection,
unless his character Is as bad as some
have painted IT, II he Is the man that
the anti-imperlalists have proclaimed
him TO be he must keep his oath.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-08

a Liverpool merchant. in a fever Of
enthusiasm, has offered five hundred
pounds to the company that
will capture Gen. Dewet There is lit
tie doubt that Mr. Chamberlain would
be glad to give five hundred thousand
nnnnds for his cApture.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-08

Special Commissioner Rockhill at
Pelun is satisfied that there is not like
" to be any further important hitch in
the negotiations for settlement be-
tween China and the powers. II there is
to be no more hltching, then the powers
should hook up" and pun together,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-08

The collier Merrlmac that Lieut. Hob
son sank in the Santiago de cuba chan
mel, has been blown up with dynamite
that the wreck might be removed.
Lieut.. Hobson did not succeed in ac-
complIshlng the object OF his hazardous
expedition, but he succeeded in making
himself famous the world over and
writing his name high on the role Of
fame alongside that of Cushing.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-08
Chicago Record Herald

Probably many more surrenders VIII
follow but however that may be- II VIII
be impossible TO dignity any further OPP
position as the opposition Of soldiers.
All murderous raids henceforth should
be treated as the acts of ladrones or
banditti.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-08

Emperor William seems to have a
mania for talking about himself and
how essential It is that his army be
loyal The strange part Of It is that
every precaution is taken to prevent
what he says being published to the
,p,.v1d
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-08

The April number Of the North Amer
lean Review is devoted In not less than
three articles 20 Tolstoi literature. The
first IL a paper by the count, entitled
1.-THE Root Of the Evil" In which he dis
closes what he regards as the funda-
mental cause Of the inequality which
characterlzes the circumstances OF DIFF
ferent classes Of men under the existing
constitution Of society: the second Is a
Message to the American People from
the Russian thinker: and the third,
"Tolstoi and Resurrection by Con-
stance and Edward Garnett Is a study
OF Tolstols theories, especially as these
are set forth IN their latest development
In his last publication. Resurrection"
Mark Twain contributes a reply ITO My
Missionary Critics" Senator Albert J.
Beverldge explains and defends the
Plat amendment to the Army Bill IN an
article entitled "Cuba and Congress"
Henry A. Castle. auditor Tor the post
office department. concludes the dis
cussion Of Some Perlls Of the Postal
Service" Alleyne ireland. In "The
Victorian Era OF British Expansion"
shows the phenomenal advance which
the United Kingdom has made since
1887 in population. revenue. expendl-
ture. exports imports and shipping.
W H. Hotchkiss. chairman Of the ex-
ecutlve committee OF the National AS
ISOLATION Of Referees In Bankruptcy. in.
Qulres what Two Years OF the Federal
Bankruptcy Law" have shown az 20 the
fitness Of that measure 70 serve the
business interests Of the country. Rear
Admiral George w. Melville. engineer
iu-Chlef OF the United States navy.
writes Of The Submarine Boat, its
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-08

Speaking Of patriotic orders, about
the most universal one seems 10 De-
keep of the grass,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-08

When secy Gage hasn't anything
else to do he goes out and buys a few
hundred thousand dollars worth OF
hon1g
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-08

When Agulnaldo took the oath OF al
legiance Gen. Macarthur was justiied
in exclaiming, This is so student
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-08
RECENT PUBLICATIONS,

The National Magazine deyotes space
10 an article on How to Spend Other
Peoples Money" advocates the endow-
ing of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., authors and
inyentors-by wealthy philanthropistsin
preference to libraries and institutions.
"The Brothers Of Silence" Is the title
Of am article telling Of the daily life and
occupation OF the Trappist monks In
America. who are vowed to perpetual
silence. "Hadassah," the fourth In
the series Of Old Testament romances,
lends beauty 10 the story Of queen
Esther and Mordecal, Haiti: a Land
of Decadence," treats Of little known
facts regarding the Black Republic,
There are several regular departments,
In the way Of fiction may be mentioned
"The Reckoning" and q splendid array
of short stories, poems and sketches,
A number Of drawings and many pho
tographs cnllven the text. The April
number Of THE National Magazine is
in the front ranks of popular perlodi-
cals.-The w. w. Potter Co.. 81 Bed
ford street, Boston, Mass.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-08

Josiah Flynt, OF "Tramping with
Tramps" fame, has stirred UP the po-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-03-09

elasticity. The pool Is being set in
place on the stage. A stage hand comes
out with pail full Of water and places
II in the hollow Of the pool where It can
not be seen by the audience,
1t is explained 60 me that in order TO
make Cigarettes horse come on natu-
rally he Is not watered after three
o'clock In the Afternoon. OF course he Is
thirsty, and experience having taught
him that there IL water In a certain
hollow OF the stage, he makes right for
IT, and as Cigarette leaps off his back,
lowers his head, stretches out his neck.
pokes his nose into the water pail and
takes series of long draughts.
All this I am telling by anticipation
for the scene In Blidah Fort is still GO
ing on. But at last the cue comes and
the Bedouins, who have been chatting,
straighten up and take their POSITIONS
Up goes the drop OF Blldah Fort, but
those on the stage can see the audience
only very dlmly, for two gauzes cover
the stage opening. The scene unfolds
Itself. Cigarette duly makes her en-.
trance and Is surrounded. The three
unfortunate people whom the Bedoulns
have captured are brought In and con.
NN"hNb W VIZ anu lMu Vi lltUl dit
thrown over the cliff seen through the
opening IN the gorge, which also dis.
closes distant waterfall
! have had a good look over this cliff
while walking up and down the second
run, and have observed with amusement
at the foot OF the precpIce,
which Is just about three feet
high. a platform with a nice soft mat.
tress. a charming spot TO fall on,
whether, like the priest. who is first
hurled over by the Bedouins you have
brayely refused TO abjure your religion.
or, like Baroni. the second victim. have
failed 10 succor Bedouins fleeing after a
disastrous battle.
And now comes the climax. The air
grows dark. The man at the wind ma
paddle wheel revolving against
a broad strip Of heavy ribbed silk
gives the wheel a turn. and you hear
the whistling and bowling OF the ap-
preaching simeon. The man at the
thunder box, large square frame COW
cred with raw hide, begins humping II
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-03-09

his faith did he exemplify the words
Of Emeison:
II DO not find that the age or country
makes the least difference; no, nor the
language the actors spoke. nor the re-
llgion which they whether
Arab In the desert or Frenchman In the
academy. | see sensible men and con-
sCientlous men all over the world were
OF one religion of well doing and dar-
ing"
To him life was of great import,
Creeds and faiths and PHILOSOPHERS and
political principles were only instru-
INEQUALITIES provided to guide humanity
70 higher planes and to-
The great worlds altar stairs
That slope through darkness up 70 God.
This made him liberal and tolerant.
The opinions of others. though widely
variant from his own, were not only re-
spected. but the right TO their full and
free enjoyment was regarded as sacred,
He viewed all men as workmen IN
llfe's great temple. The tools with
which We worked were Of less Import
ance than the fact as TO whether we
worked, and II we did. whether we were
guided by sincerity OF soul,
Ilf lbNNu NV Hlbii hiib INV
man Timeservers and trimmers were
not to his liking. He believed that nei-
ther the name Of N" h""7"rite nor the
as on the pay rolls Of the Al
mighty.
Mr.. Speaker, Frank G. Clarke pur-
sued lofty Ideals; he communed with
the stars, but only that he might more
fittpgy perform the labors OF earth
II he dreamed of a 'ransomed world"
ne awakened to toll FOR mans enfran-
Chlsement.
If he had been less practical and utIl-
itarian he would have followed the
transcendentalism of Emerson. II he
had been less spiritual and poetic, he
would have been Calvanistic or unhap-
~ in the pessinllsm Of unhelief.
He was too harmonious TO be geni-
us; too rounded and symmetrical to be
a prodigy. There was nothing of the
specialist about him. He looked
through the telescope, not the micro
scope. Mr.. Speaker, our deceased
friend In thought and deed measured
UP to the full stature OF perfect man
hood AS a student. lawyer. legislator
statesman, scholar, patriot, Christian
he trod with honor the path OF duty
We are better for his life; the world Is
richer because Of his works. He has
contributed to the sum total Of human
virtue. We need not dispair of the ma
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-03-09

fell as he had lived, with smile upon
his face and an unsullied banner within
his grasp. There is none TO reproach;
all do him honor.
He was born ana reared in New Eng
land but he was free from any Sec
tlonal spirit. lie was what we love TO
think a typical New Englander is-a
broad-minded liberal, scholarly, patrl-
otto American.
He had a passionate love for his ma
tive State. How often have heard his
eloquent descriptions Of her woods and
hills. her lakes and mountain streams.
Though he loved art he loved nature
more The rocks and hills, the great
creations of the Infinite, spoke 10 his
heart, and moved him far more than
the words Of man or the splendid
achievements in the domain Of art
The historic past Of New England
was dear TO him, and he cherished at
fectionately the heroes who gave so
much for liberty and free government
And our government. It's Constitution
and Institutions, had been tried in the
calm and discriminating court uf his
judicial mind. His Judgment had been
pronounced in their favor, and he then
became their enthusiastic advocate and
earnest defender.
He was a good listener and a good
taliter. a profound thinker, and re-
sourcenll and active worker, a lover OF
all thai is beautiful, an idealst, and a
practical unitarian performer He was
a Puritan. and Cavalier; he presented
strong composite character. admirable
in strength, delightful in beauty.
Some Persons are so equipped that
while enthusiastically supporting a
principle or cause they develop other
fields
It is a high gift to be able to teach
liberality while being dogmatc; to
beautify heterodoxy while defending
orthodoxy; TO be able to demonstrate
from the human and finite the glories
of the divine and the inilnitude Of the
Infinite.
1T giorifying New England and eulo-
gizlng mis- partys principles he taught
there were a Republic greater than the
former ana a political faith Of whole
some patriotic Americansim which
brought us all into fellowship under the
flag.
AS think Of his manifold virtues
am reminded OF Plutarch's words, as
cribed 10 Socrates, that he was not an
Athenian or a Greek. but citizen of
the world"
How well in his life and how truly in