Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-05-16

ladies and Gentlemen--l have been
spending the last Is hours in the will
derness OF the Rocky mountains. part
civilized men and women to the plant
mind Involuntary went back to the
first journey across the wilderness by
OF the time unavoldably detained. MY
ing Of this superb colony by a Chris.
tan Church II reminded me of an
other planting 25G years ago, by the
Puritans ana Pilgrims in New Eng
land. They too. crossed wilder
ness-a wilderness OF water. they. too.
sought freedom to worship Cod they,
too, fought TO subdue the wilderness.
They waited much longer than you
have done for fruition Their soil was
poorer their labor less promptly re-
warded, their sulferings greater.
Did II ever occur 10 you what is the
most heroic part Of planting colony
OF people which moves into o wilder
ness 10 establish civilized commune
~? You think perhaps, Il is the sol
der the armed man OF the laborlng
man. Not 50. II Is the women VINO
are the most heroic part Of any new
colony tApplause) Their labOrs are
The less because their strength Is less,
Their anAietles are greater their dan
gers greater the risks they run are
heavier, We read that story in the
history Of the Pilgrim and Puritan
colonies OF Massachusetts. The wo-
men died faster than the men, they
suffered more. Perhaps their reward
was greater, TOO. They bore children
TO the colony Let ny bear in our
hearts veneration for the women OF
any Christian folk going out In the
wilderness TO plant new community
And then again In New England IN
1886, the same great interest was
borne In mind which | lind Is al heart
here among tins population-the inter-
est OF the rising generation In cduca-
ton, The university which | have the
honor to represent was founded In
New England six years after the Mas
saChuSetts colony was settled In the
year 1896. You have already the be-
ginning Of two uniyersiues-the Uni
Versity Of Utah and the Young uni
Yersity. But here you have not equaled
the promptness Of the Puritan fathers.
You have been - years getting a real
embodiment OF the higher education.
! wish these universities a prompt sue
cess and quick development. But they
will never catch up with the old Puri-
tan university OF New England plant
ed there In lo36. We've got bit the
start OF you ana We mean 10 keep IT,
applause There IL no motive In coli
onization like the religious motive.
The history Of the world proved that
abundantly. Mind will not DO Il.
Neither Will the search Tor furs, or
for game. or for fish. or any other
wealth Of the land or sea. The great
successful colonies OF this world are
founded hy men and women Of re-
Agious enthusiasm. Here, therefore.
you have founded a colony IN the nm
est spirit. In the hope Of Worshlpping
God according 10 your consciences,
And yet here in this beautiful valley,
here In this most successful Of Ameri-
can colonies. 80 Far as redeeming the
wilderness and establishing well being
IN single generation is concerned,
has already arisen the question Of re-
liGious liberty. | do not know how
anyone can have a better right 10
speak upon that subject than d.
rect descendant Of the Puritan fathers
and a teacher Of the state Of Massa-
chusetts