Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-06

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H s,..eot conference, that Apostle
n p ,sor l. Grant had been see
Il heD,, 10 open a mission IN
\ l Ionsn the picturesque and en-
''Pa 'nd Of the mikado' mas
' l1"''5 no little interest "'i0"S
B I ,9sr.day saints ,,o.,,. Grant the
IH De ,., pS' has a good deal OF the
unier'a@" , quantity" about it. Never
X 'unSNO"" , r will be approached WIN
th'ss . ~, and with the run nope
entire '0"',1' ,yul reward the efforts oil
that ,uo,s', who have been assigned to
the S.u' mai remote part of the earth
ls'ol y ' sso our plans? Well | haru-
Np.' =. "a that said Apostle Grant
70 , Is'' = only know that have been
teEa1,' mission, and that that ms
cap'a ~ ,aoan Three Of us Will GO
son = p, - ,ont but can't say deilhite'y
'y., now. II was at first thought , At. ' nnt
lu'' .' Dy take our wives with US ou,
M We NV-'s IA, been changed. We VIII
~ ~, ", ahead look over the 'oui ,,',yo '
81 ~ We can do, and If everything l,1o rs
Tp- ,',D, and conditions are propluou'
~suGl then send for our wives anu W"
',,S,bly need more Elders d. vo..
~. + ,hInk we will succeed" yes
~ for so thinking are thar tnc
,',,rese are a wonderfully progressive
m course I know nothing OIL
hem except what ! have reau a"I
4 ' as,, and the more hear and read
/. ,'a,t' ,nsm the more interested De-
' a'ws Of the oriental races they are
I'm M, donbt the most enterprlslns
and intelligent They are tull 81 .o ,mo
a ,as,. Of push and progression and some
an,boritles say that when it comes 70
sb.orblng knowledge they eclipse any
ssso,. IN the world today, including the
r ,.r,o,sexon races. OF the correctness
IN, contention will have the priV'l-
.lss Of Judging later know little OF
rotSing OF their religion but from wl'a'
7 oon learn It seems that many OF tnei,
! ca;, ,so man are followers Of Darwin
and Huxley and have turned lhel.
,ninds in The direction Of agnosucis,n,
an5 Nave eyen considered the proprlely
Of making that the state religion MI" ~"
would. of course be no religion d. az W.
Anostle Grant when asked as 10 lne
,ms he and his colleagues would leaNe
,or their missl,a replied that he did nor
tnow the exac, date though present ar
Engagements contemplated their depar-
n ture about the middle Of June
PRESIDENT SHOWS VIEWS
For many years the ACCESSIBILITY OF
openng a mission in Japan has op-
falned in the mind Of President Lorenzo
SNOW. Speaking to the News, OF the
matter Yesterday he said. This is
how the thought originated with me
long time since, when | was president
OF the Legislative council, and when the
late President John Taylor was Speaker
OF the House OF Representatives of the
Utah Legislature, a party Of distln-
guished officials of the japanese gov
iemment visited Salt Lake enr0ute to
Washington from their own country.
During their stop over they called on
A the Legislature and were given an APP
propriate welcome. The session took
recess in their honor for day and all
The members met and shook hands with
them. They expressed a great deal Of
Interest In Utah, and the manner In
which II had been settled by the Nor
mons. Our talk was altogether very
pleasant and they expressed consider
PIE wOnderment as to why we had not
fnt missionaries 10 Japan. That, to- =,
gsiher with the knowledge that they |
pc progressive people has remained |
WIN me until the present time, and |
tale i may not be the actuating mo-
20 IN attempting to open a mission |
~ now, 1t has probably had some !
Sil to do with H."
Vnilnuing President Snow said. "In
y party Of japanese gentlemen was
" ltue chap-a general | believe; at
~ rate he was a military man. and
oppressed desire 10 visit Fort Doug
aha 70 see the troops stationed
Sele The officials at Fort Douglas
huly sssehted to his wishes and we all
tW w 70 the post which the party
as no' only permitted TO inspect, but
seie allowed TO witness dress
sIs y NE troops arranged especial
usR honor. Every movement and
.suu was watched with marked
T n, Oy The visitors and the eyes OF
,, nne general snapped approvingly
,sN successful evolution in the
'S 'he soldier. II was plain that
npn" was "'uoh more than COM
@ W.. President Snow did not say so,
IN IN w safely stated with full regard
hs,ssS, u IVY that It is just this sort of
nnn,ss vlal quarter Of century ago
3 A., Japan from the lethargic con-
ell,A ~, me ages-cOndtions under
y r ,y- Vnlna Is still struggling today
Rtwr, , ,.g on the outcome Of the
hay. rO!eet President Snow said:
~ M, .vI me least doubt that sue
0s,, 1 'swaTd the efforts OF APOSTLE
n,o ul feel sure that he Is lust
IN 30 90 the work al this time.
N ,mh1s., VINO 70 with him, too. are
0lhpr 80 with the same spirit.
uhNs, ntches have been able to %.
4 u, ana SSSi In both China and ia
Effort sp' " We shall probably make
Rner cn %, nn' TO begin work In the
IA We sb.n Il ia highly probable !
Vere otbo." % SO later on. Certainly
oesdei IN ~ examinations have sue
&e fs,, ~ We held Of missionary labor
fsor ~ ,,uay Saints need have no 90.
h.. -'HlNG OF THE GREAT ITO.
"a, ird = on? ,R man in Salt Lake CITY.
\ lapsS n. nose who have been called
fdsftala ~ ,L would like very much no
<ytncipg Wv mp Tit We're moi Tor his
p ma, s a and home responsibIli.
Annon y, nan Is President Angus AZ
b. g mi, 'he salt Lake stake who en-
kinA wy close acoualntano"o "o ,' All,
Ioiect 10 no Speaking OF the
News' las, representative OF the
Va ' evening President cannon
blister IT, 'V wi Count Ito. now Prime
b him 6y., 'ot a good many years. I
sten and tr,. ~ me spring Of 1871 al
flon pacle"c S w with him over the
tia, time h an lar as Omaha. | was
sseret New. business business manager OF the
lsresi OF tsa a"l was going east in the
AeY me- ana PAPER The conductor
at there Was U UNI Ito on learning
,s ,, oppressed dessr tpt " man ma on the
snS I' %, to him by 70 t see him nun;
i,resting on found ourselves in an
ssinr ssa Snyersation. each in,e az
W hin oelhg interviewed To haa