Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-09-25
A PROPHET Of
THE WILDERNESS
Cat Lake Pastor in a Sunday Ser.
vice 50 Designates President
Thomas Jefferson.
GREAT AMERICAN STATESMAN
With Extraord mary Foresight and
Judgment lie Looked Into the
Future OF the Nation.

Rev. Frank Fay Eddy Of the UnItar-
ian church. preached yesterday mom-
ing, on the Portland fair and said m
part
The greatest Of Jewish prophets
said 10 his people iu their state OF ex-
lie and captivity as he sought TO arouse
their dropping spirits ana sharpen the
dull edge of their courage Enlarge
the place of Thy dwelling. and let them
stretch forth the place Of thine habita-
ton. Spare not, lcngthcu Thy cords
and strengthen they stakes An after
glance 40 the course of Jewish history
shows that this great master of hope
iuncsS WAS Justified I'm the event
But all the lessons for our guidance
are not TO be discovered boo the Jewish
records. The distinction between sa-
cred and secular history is without eX-
cusc II the words Of our text We're
justified by the return of the faithful
jews from exile, not less would their
spirit be discovered iu the human his
tory connected with the purchase OF
Louisiana and westward course of enc
plre which began with the Lewis and
Clark expedition and has continued
through the hundred years since
We, too, mad our prophet I'm the
Wlde-visiOned jefferson greatest
among American statesmen iu political
genius, with the single exception OF
Lincoln. jefferson. with rare foresight.
realized the need of the future and the
dangers involved I'm having European
neighbor firmly utreuched on the west
bank OF the Mississippi Fate played
10 D.,
10 realize this foudest dream OF his
heart. But the satisfaction Of Jeftcr-
son was the sore yeXation OF Napoleon.
The little COrslcm adveuturer also had
his big dream OF n mighty French
principally IN America. This dream
he put away and sold us an that vague,
wild domain known as Louisiana, not
because he loved us more, but because
he loved England less,
80 II was purchased this wdc-
spreading territory OF SS3OI2 square
miles for $4,000, 900, "A rate Of 3 cents
an acre. Some comparisons may be
interesting, It was just a little less I'm
extent than the original b states Il
was greater IN area than Great Britain,
France Spain Germany. Portugal and
Italy combined. Out OF II have been
carved Arkansas Missouri iowa, Ne
braska, North and South Dakota and
the Indian Territory and nearly an
Of Louisiana, oklahoma Kansas.
Wyoming and Montana as well as
two-thirds OF Minnesota and one-thirl
Of Colorado, The 1900 census showed
that within its limits dwelt more than
three times as many people than lived
I'm the entire United states iu 1900.
Think Of the varied industries. the
populous cities. the 10000 farms, the
productive mines the vast forest and
the thronged harbors az contained I'm
this purchase and what a bagatelle the
price seems-a patry sum that would
not purchase Il single crop from the
wheat fields.
But It takes something more than
dollars TO purchase country II takes
men, The question was not settled
when the bargain was made, signed
and scaled by the representatives OF
the French ruler and the American
President II remained TO be seen
whether we had the kind Of mon to en-
ter into the possession This question
was settled beyond all doubt when the
little band OF 30 men tanned gaunt,
bearded and rugged. emerged from the
Wilderness they had entered some two
years and six months before at the lit
tie frontier town Of St. Louis They
had proven our right to the land by
exhibiting the qualities that would
make them IT'S natural conquerers or
possessors. Had there never been any
Louisiana purchase the sturdy rest
less race Of frontiersmen we bred
would sooner or later have wrestcd this
Western land away from the French
voyogeur and the English fur trader"
ION Floyds blur, near Sioux CITY.
Ia, n stately shaft arises, marking the
last resting place OF Sorgt FLOYD. the
only member OF the band Of explorers
who died on the Journey Amid the
whispering pines far from the haunts
of men, I'm the woods Of Tennessee, nt.
tingly stands a broken column on n
pyramldal base NJ rough bewn granite.
and this marks the site Of the grave 0f
the adventurous young Lewis A few
months ago at Portland beautiful
monument was unveiled Of Sacaj3wen.
the faithful, patient little squaw.
whose services were so Invaluable To tho |
explorers In such ways we honor this
little band ~ explorers, and lt ls TO |
our credit that We erect such tesu- |
monials In stone and bronze. But
there Is a spiritual monument TO be !
bullded more important than there that |
must inevitably be frctted away by the |
tooth Of time. We must continue the |
conquest by thom begun. II is ours Ia |
til the farms 10 found cities 10 probe |
In the mountains heart for precious |
ores. 90 fen the forests and 10 send our |
ships with their white pinions rein !
forced by ThrobbIug hearts OF steam |
over the vide seas. But SHAH we do So |
for the glory NJ God and the good OF |
man. II Is for as 90 DO something more /
than hold this land, Srested from the |
Indian, against nh Corners. II is not |
given 10 us 20 tread the unknown will |
derncss, 10 trace the streams 10 their |
sources and brave the desolatIOn Of the /
desert But I'm our cities there must be |
honor, IN our Homes. virtue. I'M our |
Justice I'm our churches a nat-
ural sense OF worship and animaung |
an our social NE some high ideal of |
brotherhood TO accomplish this is 10 |
build that enduring monument demand |
ed nv the race Of heroes in our past"