The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-07

pie on earth were so simple. sincere and
loyal as the Saints
f.In the address Of yesterday he
continued, "the hope was expressed
enlightened Investigation of what the
world calls MormoDism. / hope. to see
the day when that enlightened investi'
CATION will be particularly directed to
the principles of the gospel and the
lives of the Saints. Never has there
been an investigation of any sort
calling in question the principles OF
the pospel or the livees of the Saints
but what it has been an advantage to
us as q people, We have been the
gamers by it. and / know In my
heart that if the enlightened men of
this world will stop and inquire as to
what Mormonism really is, that half or
our great battle will be won in this
world
Last night I picked up Charles
Dickens's work. How many men are
laboring under the same misapprehen.
sion and predisposition as was Charles
Dickens when he thought that Mormon
ism was taking from the shores of Eng
land only the scum and Ignorant class
of peoplel When he visited the docks
of England he wrote an article upon
that visit and he tells the people what
ne found-how, utterly astonished he
was in finding Just the opposite OF that
which he had expected.
Apostle Smoot read long extract
from the article written by the nov,
elist, in which he characterized a band
of 500 emigrants who sailed in the AM
azon1 as the "pick and Hover OF Eng
land
Smoot's Assertion.
Continuing his address, the states
man asserted that the Saints are gain.
Ing ground. "In my travels said
he, 81 was dumfounded TO meet hum
dreds and thousands of leading men
and women Of this country, and they
absolutely knew nothing as to what our
belief and aims and purposes arc. | met
hundreds of leading women of this
country and they said, why, Senator
Smoot. / signed the petition against
you; | wanted You unseated.' But they
have been honest enough to say that
from that very moment that they would
try and undo all that they had tried to
against me. | see and | believe I can
comprehend the hand of God in bring
ing the minds of the best people of
this country into closer touch with
what is called Mormonism.
The speaker declared that the Nor
mon people stood almost at the top in
education. Talk about the Mormons
not believing in education We be-
lieve ii and we spend a great proper
tion of the tithes Of the people in edu-
eating our sons and daughters, and try |
ing TO make them fit men and women.
Some Of the thinking men in this |
country have come to the conclusion
that there is something out of balance
in modern Christianity, Again the |
apostle resorted 10 quotation, reading |
from an article published in the Sat- |
urday Evening Post. with the caption, |
"a Weekday Religion The article |
argued for religion seven days in ev- !
cry week and not only the part Of one
for religion that will chasten the
rich and reconcile the poor TO their lot.
The apostle again took another tack.
Some people think that we interfere
with temporal or material affairs. said
he. 81 would not give YOU n shuck
for religion that WASH t part of the
temporal life Of every man and woman,
as God 80 intended it
Smoot's Commandments.
The apostle Senator then observed
that time was passing. He said he had
prepared some principles, which he de-
sired TO read 10 the people, and admon-
ishe1 the INTO obey, The new twelve
commandments are as follows:
Pray to your heavenly Father for His
guidance and blessing. and with His love
In your heart, rely upon your own
strength OF body and soul
Take for your motto Faith in Cod self
reliance honesty and industry.
1nscribe In the most conspicuous place
nj your home. Luck is fool. pluck is
a hero
Be careful from what source you take
your advice, and remember that the
great art Of commandery is TO assume
a large share OF the work
Rise above the envious and willful liars.
Place your ambitions your aims In life
away above the good you intend 10 reach,
Remember that energy, indomitable de-
termination. with a proper Incentive, are
the levers that move the world,
Irin i,fa riCa tI,fr
chewi t w; Don't smoke Keep the Word
Don't read trashy books, and save your
attention TO vicious and lying newspapers.
Be In earnest, Be generous, Be civil.
Love your God and fellowmen;
country. and pray for It's success,
Be strong We are not here to play.
bs Srda s,T9ng WE are no. here So1d 10 play
do. and loads to Hft: shun not the
struggle; face it; 'tIs Gods gift,
- Be strong; h say y, no, The The days are evil;
acquiesce. oh shame stand up speak
out and hravely, In Godw's name,
Al the c0nclusion of Elder smoot's dis
course, William u. Phillips rendered beau
tifully tenor solo entitled. The Perfect
Apostle Clawson Talks.
Apostle Rudger Clawson followed the
Provo statesman. He spoke on the
beauty of the Mormon hymns and the
excellence Of the choir. In passing he
took occasion to say that the Mormon
singers really should have got the first
prize at the Chicago worlds fair, but
the judges did not desire to give it to
the Mormon choir.
Heber j. Grant, facetious and deb
onair as ever after an absence of three
and half years and several narrow
escapes from warrants, then addressed
the assembled Saints. He declared
when anybody said the Saints did not
believe in education and investigation
they simply told that which was not
true. They have distributed 1000 900
tracts in the British Isles and they
were principally written by Brother
Charles W. Penrose. In the opining of
the warrant-dodger, Penrose is a "bum-
mer,' and he will shake the British
empire to its very foundation during
his presidency of that mission. a tract
written by Hugh j. Cannon has been n