Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-06-01
Crowds Gather at Wandamere to
Celebrate Anniversary OF Brig
ham Young's Birthday.
ORS0N F. WHITNEY'S EUL0GY.
Tribute to characteristics OF the
Departed President Who
Led Saints to Utah.
President Joseph +. Smith and Coy.
Cutler Also Address Descendants
This Afternoon.

One hundred and six years ago to-
tev Brigham Young WAS born in
little Vermont village, and this after
noon the people of u great religious
falth VOL housed in a beautiful valley
Of the western mountains to which
he led their forcfathers. are meeting
10 do him honor.
The anniversary celebration Is bo-
lng held in Wandamore park, and IL
IN charge OF a committee of the great
rionecr'p descendants. At o'clock
formal exercises were opened by a
salute Of cannon which echoed on
tho distant hills where he first looked
ON The valley that he was to plan
few weeks later into a vast city with
its wide streets and H. great temple
IN symbolize the faith in God OF It's
founders.
There are gathered at the park
many hundreds of people, and after
"A program this afternoon an Informal
elmer Will be held tonight, to be fol-
lowed by dancing and other recrea-
thong.
President Joseph +. Smith. Orson f.
whitney OF the council OF apostles
and GOV John G. Cutlar are the prin-
cipal speakers of the occasion, and
thoIr addresses deal with the work or
President Young as leader or the
western movement. and as governor
of UTAH A quartet composed OF
NcSsrs. Whitney, Piper. Ensign and
Spencer, and Lizzie Thomas HdW tt'
furnish the musical numbers, Whlie
Frank Y. Taylor presided as master
OF ceremonies,
In slzetching the career of Brigham
Young. Mr. Whitney delivered the
following eulosy:
Among the many illustrious names
that brighten the pages of western
American history, there is none mat
shines SO UNANIMOUSLY, there are few that
viii i've SO long. as the name of Utahei
founder Brigham Young. Doubtless
much of his faue is due to the high po-
sltiou that he held, rs president or the
Church OF Jesus Christ OF I>atter-day
Saints: but this Office, exalted as 1t is'
would not have given him the place
that he occupies in the history of his
country Place alone Will not make q
name nlustrious. By their works will
men be judged: not by the offices they
hold not by the names they bear, no,
nor even by the ability they possess.
Independently OF the uses made of 1t.
lrlglAi0 young WIS u genius, Uut tt'8'
is not all. He was a philanthropist,
who used his great gifts and powers In
such a way as to become a benefactor
10 mankind. That is his true title to
greatness. That is his real patent of
nobility
The story of his long and useful life
Is so we'll known, that to dwell upon IL
in detail, while interesting, would be
super1uous. Let US, however upon this
his natal day, be reminded of some OF
the main events OF his mighty career,
some OF the salient points of his colos-
sal character, thus encouraging our
selves 10 pursue more steadfastlv the
path Of honor trodden by our beloved
and departed leader.
one hundred and six years ago, Brig
ham Young was born at Nottingham.
Wndham county VT, the same state
that was the birthplace of Joseph
Smith and OF many more who be-
came prominent in the Church founded
by the prophet of the last dispensation.
His father, John Young, was a revolu-
lionary soldier. serving under the i'm
mediate command OF Washington. The
sons early avocations were those of
carpenter and joiner, painter and gla-
sier. In religion the family We're Meth
0dists, and all or nearly all OF them
were converted TO Mormonism. Brig
ham Young was baptized by Elder
Elea2er Miller, at Mendon, Monroe
county, New York. on the i4th of April,
1899.
MEETING WITH PROPHET.
The Church WAS then little over
TWO years old, and had migrated from
he region ia which II had It's origin
western New YorlI--to northern
lhio. Its headquarters were at kirt-
and, on the forest fringed shore OF
Lake Erie. Thither six months after
bis blnTiuTn BRIGHAM Young
accompanied by his brother Joseph
md by his friend IIeber G, Klmball.
Al Kirkland they met for tho iirst
lime the Prophet Joseph Smith, and
ne latter. IL Is said, predicted That
brigham Young would yet prealde
lNer the Church. In the fall Of 1898,
as widower with two children, he
'rmoYed 10 Kirkland. where he re-
harried, and thenceforth made his
nome With the main body OF the Lat
.er-day Saints.
The next event Of Importance in his
career, II we except his experience as
member Of Iion's camp, was his
sail tn the apostleship, Feb. IA. 1895.
ne filled missions In the Eastern
STATES and in Canada. making prose-
ytrs. and gathering funds for the
completion OF the Kirkland Temple
ana the purchase OF lands in Mis-
iouri. where Mormon colonies we're
men settling. When dlsatfection
irose, and the existence OF the Church
ma the life Of its leader were threat
med by foes without ard within.
sHgham Young stood stanchly by
me prophet, defending him at his
'Nn imminent peril Finally the OPP
1otlion became 30 fierce that he as
Ven as the prophet and other leading
nen were compelled to flee from
Kirkland.
They made their way TO Caldwell
county, Missouri. whittier they were
2lloNed by tho main body Of the
'hurch In that wilderness country,
'ear the western border OF tho state,
which was also the frontier of the ma
Ion, they founded the city OF rar
Vest. the birthplace OF our present
IGNORED leader, President Joseph II,
smith During the mob troubles that
fulminated in the expulsion Of the
alter day Saints from Missouri. Brig
ssm Young, by direction OF the pro-
shei. who. Win others had been
hfoWn into prison, was SUSTAINED 10y
ne twelve apostles as their preside A.
us seniors IN the quorum Of tile
we've az originally Constituted, were
Thomas u. Marsh. Who had np'ls'a,
lxcd and David W. Pnttan who had
,alitp q marty 10 The Cause. presi-
isn't Young WA now at the head ~