Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-17
FINE TRIBUTE
TO "MORMON|SM"
Distinguished Americans Freely
Express Themselves ON Vlsltn
Mexican Colonies
TESTIMONY or COL, GREENE.
Says There Are No Worse Slandered
Or More luduslt ious People Than
The "liormOns

No finer tribute TO the "Nlownons'
ana "Mormonlsm' was over paid, than
that loyishcd by u party Of distinguish.
cd Americans on a recent visit TO the
Mormon" colonies In Mexico, At
Juorca a reception was given IN thcir
honor and III progroso, paper pub'
lishod At CNeas Ornndos, chihuahua,
gives the following account of II,
The visit Of Col drecno and party
at colonla Juorca May 3 was greatly
enjoyed, The party consisted Of cob
W. G, Greene Judge \, d. Fan Of vi
poso, Cob N, NJ Parker of Washington,
u, C5 e, J, Harris Of North Carolina,
Gov, y, A. Woodbury. Of Vermont, Ja.
cob WcIdmann, Paterson, Now jcrscyi
II, q, cheney Of Connecticut, Norton
Chase u Now York, A. e, Lallmcr Of
Norlh Carolina, capt, ELLIS Spencer,
Blackburn, North Carolina, Marcus A..
smith, hrISonaI Or Gnlbmllh, cam.
antai Dr IT, n, Carpenter New York,
Barry Seirlc New York, Judge l., n,
llclo, Now York, senator ", &, lIous.
ton ana son, tennessee, Congressman
John H. stephens, Vernon Texas,
charles Davis, 81, mayor Of III paso,
commissioner Montgomery Arizona;
Col G. H. Hunt Messrs Sam Powers
and John Fail
The party arrived early about 10
O'Clock and were taken to the house
Of President A. W. lyins After brief
rest enjoyed AZ that handsome homo
with ~ attractive lawn and beautiful
licWors and trees, the party was inkon
to the assembly hall IN the new acado.
my building The juule2 brass band
gave q llne selection, The hail was
packed, The stage hdi been bult has.
NY but was decorated with the hags
of MoSloo and United states. ON the
stage with the visitors were also Ilcsi.
dent II. Pratt, Hon II, Y, Bowman,
Jt hneoni Bishop j, g. Bentley Bishop
q, g, Nocglo ana Mr. r. l., Taylor,
II WAS AN Inspiring sight 10 the audi.
cpco ana equally u surprise aud pleas.
ure 10 the visitors, There IN plain
clothing mostly hunting suits, WAS "A
company " distinguished gonllcmcn
many Of them men OF national ropuia.
ilun, II ls raid that the wealth ropro.
trnlod by the visitors was over $780,.
100000
AN IMPRESSIVE SCENE
The scene was impressive, The faocg
OF tho visitors showed that they were
deeply Impressed, They had gron AN
oasis, town where long streets wpro
heavily shaded by large trees whore
lovely homes " brick and stone whose
lawns ma flowers showed Intelligence
ANA refinement and were IN stately
modor academy building, costing per.
maps $4,000,
40 they listened to the strains Of the
orchestra and heard the opening prayer
by 'ilahop W. d. johnson, an air If
Srrlo lEnosS aud sincere respect Was
PLAINLY noted, They felt that They wclo
ulnnng q people who feared God and
looked Ia Tim Tor guidance, (Sovorai
NlsllorN spoke IN earnest praise OF tho
prayer ana soono lAteH
VISITORS WE'LL PLEASED.
Al the Visitors were invited to speak,
ana nearly an responded io the inNitas
TON Everyone who spoke Expressed
himself ms pleased with what he hal
seen ana many of them were fun of ad.
mliAllon and praise for what the "Mur.
mon people had accomplished. Thor
words were honest az they were all mon
of too high standing for II TO be other,
wise, While faces showed that they were
sincere,
Hon A. H. Fall who had been myit.
cd by the Juurc1 people 10 be the orator
of tn occasion, though suffering from
q headache gave brief, able, interest
INK and appropriate address, judge
Holes, Eol NJ, NJ Parker. GOV Wooo-
bury, Hon spencer Blackburn Hon,
4 g, LalImcr Hon, j, II, stephens,
Hon, NJ A, Smith aud Capt Charles
DAVIS gave addresses that wcrc fuu
Of fooling and made n deep impression
on the audience Some NJ ihoso gentle.
mon RaVc n grand testimony Of the
goddess and intelligence Of the MOS
mon Iooplo
con, uREESE'S TRIBUTE
cob w. G.. urccno gave u nno, earn.
est aldrogs. Ne had known the "Mur-
mon People In l'iuh and other Wntoi,
ana I'M Mexico, lie snid There wore nu
worse Hlnndcrod people IN the world
than tho "Mormons, He stated thai
ihoro were no moro honest industrious
hoRpllnhc people IN the Iniicd Sialoa
than the Mormon people, cob Nioone
said ne liked people who do things an |
Ma words showed that he admired the
works of the Mormon" people in make
Ing new country productive ana honu'
tiful Ito spokc OF tho great natural
wealth of this section Of country
The speakers were an IN the house NJ
their friends, and their words were col'
tuinly friendly,
GOV Woodbury. said he hoped Tho
Mormon" people would grow and h,'
crease"
Congressman Stevens said that hc
was SORRY United states had lost such
n people ng these 'Nlowmons' who had
settled IN Mexico,
MARCUS SMITHS VIEW,
Hon Marcus smim mld he know
the Mormon people, that they had be-
frlcndod him when ho needed u friend
aud he gnVo them the hlehost praise
Al present who heard the words NJ
prnFc FOR the mormon" pcoplo and
what they have accomplished ana nr,
doing ut ColonlR Iunro2 from these
gentlemen, many Of them men ul m.
lionnl regulations saw that those ylsi.
tors were us they said, surprised and
pleased,
Prot Guy g, Wilson presided aud
pnvo "A good address NJ the clopo,
The anthem, "Song ~ the Re.
deemed, AZ given by the Junros choir
led by Prof \ i Done was grand,
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