The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-10
GAZE Of WORLD IS
NOW TOWARD UTAH
Superintendent Kingsbury Of
Salt Lake Delivers an In
teresting Address.
TELLS OF CONDITIONS
THROUGHOUT THE WEST
Talks Particularly of Utah,
Idaho, New Mexico, Arizona
and Nevada.
Special 10 Tho Tribune

Speclol 10 1ho lripune.
OAK PARK Ills. May 9-At the eight
ieth annual meeting OF the Home Conere-
gational Missionary society, held here to-
day. the report for southern Idaho. Utah.
New Mexico, Arizona and Nevada, by su-
perintendent John D. Kingsbury. ID. D..
of Salt Lake City. was furnished. The re-
port in substance. was as follows
The gaze OF the world is turned toward Utah.
No ouu questions the need OF mission work
Many asking the question: What con be
done for Utah!
The Conditions.
There is doubt 10 the history OF the
wretchsd past leading up TO the present con-
ditions In the environment OF sin, The people
have boen hoodwinked by teachers who nave
set forth an idea OF God which lis grossly mate
rialistic, low and sensual, but 20 forgetful cf
His eternal truth and justice. that He roteols
His win through an apostleship OF twelve insn'
In which nine OF the twelve are living In thv
pollutions OF polygamy. They have been led
to believe system OF doctrine which, In lts
practical results destroys the sanctity OF mar
rlage the purity OF home. the beauty and glory
OF motherhood and dethrones character, love-
virtue. ruth, loyalty, and puts In their places
the consuminc passion of an evil lust. This
Is whnt inhcres In the system. and social NE
In Utah gives fearful testimony 10 the evil
OF teaching and doctrine and example.
What Are We DolngP
We have churches that are thronged In salt
Lake city, We have an increasing Gsnuie
population rising in protest throughout the
state. We have mining camps where earnest
churches gather children and youth and largo
congregations and teach the truth OF God and
everlasting Gospel OF His Son. We have schools
at Salt Lake and Provo and Bountiful and
Coolvlllc and I.ehi and Heber and Vcrna
where 7S5 pupils are instructed In science and
established In virtue; on1 eHery one OF these
pupilS VIII become teacher OF truth ana VIII
carry light Into home and society ana thn
State We have taken long travels over tho
desert into the beautiful valley OF the Aehly,
a hundred end twenty miles from railroads
baor ~
preached the gospel and planted the church
and the school. and the result SHOWS "hat IS
possible with the help OF God
The Event Of the Yenr,
We have vernal. where the people listen to
the gospel and 0rc converted and come 10 con
fcss Christ Jesus our Lord at every commu-
Mon. Thcy have built costly house OF God
and paid for IL They have given largely for
the support OF the pastor. They have given
literally to every benevolent society. and
Gift for the missionary debt so large that IL IS
an example to all churches East and West
They have helped to build and equip Chris
tIan school which numbers 40 pupils Yer
nall Youngest daughter OF our church IN
Utah She has received the light Of the gos-
pei and Is already bearing the light OF the
truth to all the beautiful valley.
Our Method.
w. do not attack We never ontasonize. We
to with the Word OF cur Lord. We tell the
story Of Jesus Christ our Lord. We speak TO
the needs OF the sinful needy heart we tell
OF the peace and blessing and comfort OF the
OF Father s love VIC ko touu-
dent in the assurance OF the presence and
power OF the Holy Ghost. We carry tho Siole
and worship and the doctrines OF faith and loNe
and pcnitenee which lead to loyalty In devo.
ton and the result is transformed ire Coz
Ia able TO overcome all human perFersions -
truth He gives power over all lies lhS
churches OF Utah are illuminng the darkness
OF blind belief in error. and through thcnl
God is breaking the shacltls of fanotical su-
pcrstition and destroying ING power oi pOi-
nuted hierarchy.
Cannot Neglect Nevada.
We can no longer neglect Novnda- The time
boa fully come when her camps in the min
ine districts and her reclaimed vaileys-re-
oIeJnod and prosperous-must be taken INTO
omr nlou OF bencvolcnce. Tho coming year
viii witness still greater odNanee n y. WsI,a Ina
and population in the growth OF cities, In lhe
Increase OF people in the fruitful country, hnu
tho wear will witness the missionaries OK the
Cross heralds OF the gospel. ana "o VIII esH
tablish a score OF churches In Nevada
Situation in New Mexico.
In Now Mexico tho people live In adobe
The adobe brick is made In the same way as
tbe Hebrews made II in Egypt holo is dug
a. tho earth the adobe s mixed With water
troJden with tho naked feet, cnoppcu strh"
oddc1 md formed into block eighteen os ten
inches and four Inches thick. dried In tho sun
then lnld up with adobe mortar nho mt
roof spread with earth.
,ons ~ thousands OF dollars for New Mo1ico
blinded burdened. enslaved by sin Bring
a. ,he ot;ornes-freowill oTerings-for tho help
az Gods Spanish speaking children In tno
edohc- walled villages. In the Naleye ana on
the Mcsas and mountains OF Now mexico.