Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-30
Work of Art Showing Travels Of
Mormon People from Pal
myra to Salt Lake.
BY JOHN CALIFF OF CARTHAGE.
Author Receives the Hearty Endorse
mcnt of the First Presidency
In His Efforts.

VI peCullaf interest 10 the Latter-day
Saints. The gentlemen are here for the
purpose Of placing ON the market
work Of art, which is no less an article
than stereographlc history Of the
Mormon people showing in photo
graphic and printed form their travels
from Palmyra TO the great west
Mr. Callff has explained his mission
to the First Presidency of the Church,
and has received their hearty endorse
nent in his efforts. Accompanying the
Views is small booklet. descriptive
of the scenes shown, By Elder -. II.
Roberts, which viii soon issue from
the Deseret News press. The preface
to the book is by Mr.. Calf himself, and
is intensely interesting This Is what he
says;
1T seems fitting that the readers of
this monograph be given an account
of how IL came TO be written and the
purposes for which II Is submitted 10
the public,
AT present | occupy the residence
known as the Old Jail, Of Carthage,
Hancock county Illinois During the
past year II has been my privilege and
pleasure TO show hundreds OF people
through this building, made historic by
the murder OF the Prophet Joseph
Smith and his brother Hyrum, within
It's walls Among these visitors were
many Latter-day Saints who were
deeply interested in this hstopic scene.
The prosecutions which began at
Palmyra, New York ana continued
through Ohio, Missouri and Illinois, and
which resulted finally in the establish
ment OF the Church In Utah, have been
the subject Of many books, but in none,
II seems TO me, heretofore presented 10
the public, has full advantage been
taken Of modern art to preserve, for q
purely historic treatment the atmos-
phere surrounding the acts teachings
and prosecutions Of the Prophet Joseph
smith.
human toll and human suffering
when endured for the sake Of human
Wcll-being render places not only me-
noroble, but lovable--yea sacred, This
Is true even of secular affairs. The
fields on which liberty has been wrest-
ed from the hands of tyrants are sacred
to all humanity. Bunker Hill Is to
oil Americans more than hill
The monument there erected Is but
marker The real monument is the hill
Itself, dedicated to the spirit of liberty
and endeared to the hearts Of "A liberty
loving people on the very day when the
blood OF New England patriots was
there shed. And how much this sacred
ness Of place affects mankind Is evil
dent. 1t is this that induces travellers
every year by thousands to visit the
worlds famous battle-nelds. the BIRTH
places and the toombs OF the heroes
sagcs and poets of all lands and all
ages. Nor can It be questioned that the
thoughtful traveller returns from such
scenes with a new and finer sense OF
the essential dignity and justice Of hui
mainly,
Just as man Is a dual being, body
and spirit so also history may be said
to have like duality the scenes and
places Of mans great deeds being the
body, and the informing spirit that
wrought these deeds, the soul of his
tory, Nor can the one be considered
part from the other without a distinct
loss Modern art provides a way for
preserving for all future ages this body
OF history. these places and scenes
where great souls have blazed the way
for truth and for humanity, Under the
corroding influences Of time and decay,
as well as through the changes made by
man in the face of nature. those places
and scenes soon lose their pristine APP
pearance, II not their Identity. Out of
these considerations, II seems TO me
that this Is a fitting time TO give to the
history OF the persecution of Joseph
Smith and his followers, and of the
founding Of the Church I'm the western
desert, n body, the best that art can
give. Hence. this series OF stercoscoplc
photographs by the foremost artist OF
the times accompanied by narration
and description from the pen Of the
well known writer II. H. Roberts, who
has personally visited all these scenes
--is submitted To the public as
stereographic history OF the Church OF
Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints, the
value Of which will increase as the
years go by.
"That these stereographs with their
descriptions may prove valuable and
interesting addition to the literature
Of the Church, Is the sincere hope of
the designer OF this work
JOHN A. CALIFF.
THE Old Jail Carthage, H., June
1904"
The negatives for the views were
taken by II. a. Strohmeyer artist, con-
nected with the firm OF Underwood g.
Underwood OF New York, and President
Rooseyelts official photographer. There
are 80 pictures I'm all, occurring IN the
series I'm the following order.
THE Latter-day Saints Tour as
II is called by Mr.. CALM, the author
win doubtless find ready sale through
out the settlements Of the Saints.
TITLES or sTEREoGRAPHs.
Joseph smith, the Mormon Prophet
and founder of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The old Smith homestead-scene OF
Joseph Smiths first visions and revela-
tlons-near Palmyra, New York
Cumorah HILL whore the Prophet re-
celved the golden plates or records of
Book OF Mormon, near Palmyra, New
York.
The Mormon Temple at Kirkland,
Ohio.--59x79 feet--cost $4,000, dedicated
March ~, 1886.
North over Temple lot. site marked
by Mormon prophecy for worlds great
est Temple, Independence, Mo-
Ruins OF jan where Joseph Smith,
Hyrum Smith and other Mormon lead
ers We're imprisoned, Liberty Mo.
Apostle Lyman Wights house at
-d-ahman, near Gallatin,
DaViess county, Mo.
Looking east along Mulholland street,
from south side of Temple block, Maui
VOC, Illinois.
The Temple OF Nauvoo, Illinois. SsX
i2S feet, corner stone laid April 6, ISL
burned Nov 10, lSiS
Home OF President Wilford Woodruff,
Nauyoo Illinois. facing east,
Home OF President Lorenzo Snow,
Nauvoo, Illinois.
NauVOo Mansion, home OF Joseph