Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-07-24
brigham YOUNG ADMIRED.

ltllkINN tt VltrNNkt li tN'tlNAtH' NtiN N"N
pecular feature Of II is that the people
there have commenced 10 ask FOR me
truth about that subject They are not
satisfied with sensational stories, which
common SENSE would tell everybody are
either pure fabrIcatlons Of the Nun
chadseu order or facts so Enthusiastically
dressed as 10 be beyond Identification.
Tho fact here stated became appar-
ent to contributor 10 the Dundee
Evening Telegram, when he COM
mencei to contrihute notes on Nor
mcnlsn" to That journal. Communica-
lions came from various parts Of the
country requesting further Informal
ton.
Among the subjects treated on by this
writer is Brigham Young as a leader.
We quote this, ga given IN the Millen-
NAL star It is good reading at this
time, when Pioneer bay reminds the
people here Of the marvellous work per-
formed by that prince Of Pioneers, and
HE followers The contributor TO the
Dundee razor announces that he is not
Moauon, ana says.
"a cynical correspondent lnimates
thar he Is curious to learn something OF
my reasons Cor declaring belief In Brig
ham Young as a great leader
While admitting that much Of the
..f Iefa
people was due to religious feryor and
to The marvellous organization Of the
Mormon Church, history makes Il lear
that beyond religious feryor and
church-mak.ng. there was the brain OF
a great lcader Of men
'"8righam Young knew that 10 be en-
during his power required 10 be broad
based on the material and tangible
Brigham Young was an organizer OK
prosperity, and that WIS the real source
Of his strength
"The story OF Mormon achievement in
Utah Is Of present-day interest for II
our Colonial Secretary, instead Of de-
voting time and attention 10 a scheme
OF protectlonsm. would examine the
economic and industrial policy Of Brig.
ham Young. no would discover q simple
ana easy method Of securing the de-
velopment Of South Africa and other
British colonies
brigham Young did not aim at mere
temporary prosperity On the contrary,
he fought everything that tended 10
that end, He actually forbade the
opening Of the rich gold mines IN the
mountains near an hand because Of the
dangers involved in devotion 20 purely
speculative enterprise,
Had Paul Kruger emulated Brigham
Young In Tho matter working for The
true prosperity of all the Beers the
history Of the Transyaal IN all proba-
bllity would have been similar to that
Of the Mormons OF Utah
Brigham Young led his little banl
OF prosecuted eDlgiants 10 an arid des-
ert. hopeless for agriculture unless nrtl-
ficially watored With marvellous per-
ception he saw that irrigation was not
a drawback but an advantage.
let Il be borne IN mind that wha,-
ever the Mormon people now possess
came primarily from the soil They
had virtually no raptal 20 begin on
As rule their recruits We're drawn
from classes very poor IN worldly goods.
They tcied across the plains and noun
talns with incredible har 'lhood and
persistence They had no assets except
their labor and their leader.
IAN the expenditure Of the past fifty
years for ali classes OF improvements
from the first shanty to the last turrct
Of the latest temple came from the soil.
! need not devote space 10 describing
Utah and the famous Salt Lake city n
tod0y The phenomenal success Of the
Mormons Is q Worldwide wonder. SO /
say that | regard Brigham Young as a
great leader
The historical recognition Of the work
Of President Brigham Young Is sure to
come Already there are many evil
dences Of that fact Interpretations
can prevail Tor time, but the truth
must eventually overcome them. We
look forward to the day. when The
Prophet Joseph Brigham Young, and
their successors and immediate assoc
clates VIII be accorded the place in his
tory that is theirs, by the side Of the
greatest men who were ever called to
perform q mission on earth
Il should not be forgotten. however,
That the great work accomplished by
these men. is not due to their own wis.,
dor. or talents They were Instruments
in the hands OF the Almighty to do that
which they accomplished, for the ulu-
matc bcncnt Of the human race. what
wisdom hey had came from a higher
source. II was given 10 them. From
the same source came strength to bear
mp unGcr ule greatest difficulties Like
the nnCont heroes Of faith, they looked |
beyond all temporal conditions, and be-
held clearly the goal for which they !
had asucd They remained faithful |
to their mission. But their merits, their
flilh their struggles their accomplish
mcnts should never be permitted to
conceal tne fact that the work in which |
they were engaged was Gods work,
no that Of man, only so can it be
truly appreciated.