Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-08-09
Or TaImagc and Judge KiHg
Speakers in a strong Lecture
Course
vENtTIAAS MUCH INTERESTED,
Jalmage Spoke on "Stms Facts and
Faneies Of MOrmonsm King on
Material Development"

from California this morning. He
brings the Information that his son
Stirling who was m at san Francisco
with pneumonia, is now ot Santa cruz,
and is doing as well as can be expect
ed though he Is still very weak. While
in southern California. DR. Talmoge'
with whom pevous arrangements had
been made, through invitation from the
Rev. Dr. B. Fay Mills, delivered lee
ture ON Some Facts and taucIes OF
Mormonlsm,'
This lecture was given ON Sunday
night NJ Venice, the famous new sum
mer resort II miles west Of Los Angt-
les, The resort. says pr Iulmage, IL
sure TO become a western wonder
great many wealthy and highly edu-
Gated people have been spending the
heated term there. IN order 20 make II
as pleasant az possible for them, the
management arranged for strong lee
ture course. and prominent speakers
from over the United states, speclallstb
IN their particular line, have been called
upon u speak from time To time DUR
ing the seaeon In that way. intellec-
tual entertainment Of the highest or
der has been afforded az a sort OF rehet
from Kaleidoscope merry.go-round rou-
tine Of summer resort life
AT the head Of the lecture movement
are such men as Rev, Or. MINIS, Gov
George G. Pardee and Y >. senator
Perkins OF California. Or, TalmaBes
lecture was delivered IN the Venice
auditorium TO a large audience Whlch
received his talk With every evidence
OF satisfaction and favor, Vocal selec-
tons were given by WIN y. Phillips
nov a Mormon" missionary In Cali'
fornia. and formerly a member OF the
Tabernacle choir Of this city lie WIS
introduced to the audience By DR. Mlilt
as the coming tenor OF the great
west" His numbers were warmly az.
plauded as were those OF another Salt
Lake artist In the person or Ade,o
Beesley. who rendered three Hyl9phon'e
selections in manner that called ior'h
the heartiest approval from those pres
DIR. STRONG TALKS.
In the audience were many proml-
nent people among them Dr. josiah
strong the head Of the Social Service
I.eague OF America. who gave an adj
dress In the morning, and who said AZ
that time. "rhc American Institute OF
Social Service is q clearinghouse or eX-
change for facts, experiences ana IDEAS
on social aud Industrial betlerment' IL
Sc both laboratory for investigation
ana distributor OF knowledge, In
fact II rs medium for making the eX-
nerience Of all available Tor the M
atructon Of each. This principle u ap-
pllcabe to individuals cQrporauons
churches. societies. cities, states ana
nations. It's headquarters are on Fourth
avenue, near TWenty-thlrd street New
York city. and it has some Of the
strongest names among our nauohu
workers on IS lists.
Among those interested IN that ins't-
tuition Is President Roosevelt, VINO sem
this letter at the opening Of the insu-
tute, Nov 10, 1903
PRAISE FROM ROOSEVELT.
Gentlemen, l greatly wish q were
an my power to be present &C toe IN"
stallatlon OF the Rev Dr. JOSIAH
strong az first president Of The Ameri-
can Institute of Social Service. This
institute IS fitted 10 render great
and peculiar service, not merely TO
this country but to all countries APP
parently Il is proving to be the begin
ming OF world movement, and is be-
ing recognized by the best men or
many different countries as necessity
IN each and all Of these countries IN
order to facilitate the readjustment or
social relations TO the new conditions
created by the modern industrial reyo-
luton. In England. Russia, Italy, ia
pan and Sweden steps have been taken
TO organize Institutes along the lines Of
our own, while IN France the Musee
Social Of Paris has been dolng a great
work along similar though not identical
lines.
"The possibilities Of usefulness for the
institute are well nigh b0undless, !
most earnestly hope that all phllan-
thropists will by personal work, and
whore they can also with their purses
aid In pushing It forward ana thereby
hasten the progress OF civilization and
the uplifting Of humanity
The institute has a department OF IN
formation which Is proving invaluable
10 inquirers IN all lines of thought IL
answers all rational questions and
gives expert advice on local problems
10 employers. 10 WOrklngmen TO mu-
nlcip8l officers. 10 teachers. 20 minis
ters, 10 writer's and students to club
organizers and others interested In the
advancement OF the race.
The institute has collaborators In
many foreign ountries--Austrla, Bell
GUM. chile Denmark, England France,
Germany, Halland, Hungary Ireland.
Italy, Japan New Zealand Russia,
Scotland. Sweden
JUDGE KING LAST NIGHT
joaquin Miller, the picturesque and
Hllted poet OF the slerras Who as
written many friendly lpes conc MN
inc conquest ana redemption OF tan
from us sterile waste pg tne M r.
mon pioneers was also m attendance
.dudkt " ~ hlng noaless was dee
liVefe1 last nlEht HIS so ltc was
me Materlal DEVELOPMENT ol Niah,
ana Dr' lhlmaEe says me- was certuin
to pe ac'olued a. large and elthu'i's,ie
no1rlnX The Rev. DR. AltIIa 3