Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-05
Or, ]. Lloyd Woodruff and Wife
Principal Speakers Before
The Noted Club.
PEET ANSWERS A CRITIC
There WINS, Howcycr( But Ono Adj
verse Remark Made During
Evening.

Philadelphia. March lDoubtless the
read ers OF the News win be glad to
know what Utah students are doing IN
Philadelphia, ] am happy 20 state
that most OF them are singing utah's
praise and are defending her from the
false attacks and impressions, that ira
yelling lecturers and many OF the news
papers have made l am not MEM
Der of the Mormon Church. but these
young people have attracted attention
by their integrity OF character and their
devotion to their religion.
Sunday, Feb. IL, was Utah day at
the Friendship Liberal league. us north
Broad street this city. The Liberal
league is large club, composed OF
people from every rank. condition. re-
ligion, politics and walk in life. Sub
jects for the betterlnsnt and nforina-
ton OF society are discussed there eve
ny Sunday. The chief speaker has
the opening and closing address, and
between his addresses the question Is
thrown open for general discussion. If
the chief speaker does not fortify his
remarks by proofs and reason he is
numerically bombarded by the bright
critics In the audience. Sunday. Feb
10. a Bal tist preacher addressed them,
sunday, Feb. H. a Mormon, Feb. ~,
Catholic, and March 3, Jewish rab-
hi.
DIR. WOODRUFF ON UTAH,
V. $. Peet was advertised to speak
on Religious Persecution in America,
on Feb. IL, Or j. Lloyd woodruff,
Utah Medical student In Philadelphia.
attended MIR. Peets lecture at Camden,
New Jersey, on Feb. S. and at the close
OF Mr.. Poets remarks made a short adj
dress DR.. woodruff's speech was so
pointed and made such a good and
lasting impression on the audience
that Mr.. Peet invited him TO repre-
sent Utah at the Liberal league on Feb.
Il. Although Mr.. Peet was advertised
in the Philadelphia papers to give the
address. He persuaded DR.. Woodruff
to speak as his substitute.
Dr. Woodruff handled his subject TO
perfection. He gave a graphic descrip-
ton of the most glarlng prosecutions
OF the Mormons from the Prophet Jo-
seph Smith down TO the present time,
in such an eloquent, honest and sim
cere manner and re-enforced his state.
ments by such positive and accepted
| authorities that at the close OF his one
| hour speech not one person In the large
| audience attempted to controvert sin
| gle statement that he made
AN INFrDEL SPEAKS.
When the question was thrown open
| for general discussion an infidel ascend
| ed the platform and stated that the
| Morrnons didn't follow the teachings OF
Christ, for II they had they would not
have been so prosperous-Christ said
take no thought of the morrow, Lay
not up for yourself treasures upon
earth.' etc; II the AIormons had fol-
| lowed that teaching they would have
been no better than the beasts of the
field, but they cast aside Christ's ser
mon on the mount and took thought of
the morrow and laid up treasures on
| earth. they went to work and devel-
Hoped great intermountain country ana
| made the desert blossom as the rose:
| added a grand state to our Union, and
a bright and prosperous people
A LADY's DEFENSE.
He was followed by Mrs. Or. Wood
! ruff, a bright attractive speaker. who
| spoke briefly of the faith OF the Nor
| mon people, their belief in prayer, etc.
| Said that the way Senator Dubois had
| been trying to unseat Senator Smoot,
and that he (Senator SmooD still stood
| above reproach. /. ter all the evidence
/
stance OF how the Lord overrules evil
| with good. She said that she knew the
| children In Utah were taught to honor
and love their country and their flag
and to be good and pure in every way
| One OF utahs teachers. In speaking 10
his pupils, said, The evil thoughts you
| think and the evil words you speak
| make scars on your soul, like burn
disfgures your body. You can crowd
! these bad thoughts out with good ones,
think OF some beautiful poem or read
some good story and you Will ind thar
the bad viii leave. Never harbor an
| impure desire" A mother said 10 hei
ltttlt girl who was naughty, Darling
when you don't mind mamma the bad
man gets a tiny tiny thread around you.
It's easy TO break one little thread but
! IL he should get hundred then what
would You do?" II ask you, ladies' and
gentlemen" said Mrs Woodruff, m
wicked people teach these things to
their children. She closed by saying
that although her stay in Philadelphia
] had been very pleasant, stlll when she
/ took her baby girl for walk through
/ the busy streets and saw the thousands
| OF people, her heart turned back to the
| little farm IN the mountains and she
| longed for the peace and quiet that
comes 10 US when we are very near 10
| nature.
There Is pleasure IN the painless
wood,
There is a rapture on the lonely shore,
| There Is society where mono intrude
| Nv the deep sea--and music In Its rear.
| love not man less--but nature more,
| From those our interviews Ia which !
steal
From all 1 amor may have been be-
fore
To mingle with the universe and feel
What can ne'er express, yet can not
all conceal
The fair speaker was applauded sew
eraI times during her remarks and a
the close OF her address the applause
was SO great that It indicated she had
completely captured the audience.
Mrs. Woodruff was followed by John
Wright OF Camden. n. j. Mr. Wright IL
not a Church member but he believes
~ free speech, free religion. humanity
OF man and 10 do right because u Is
right. He stated that II tho speech 1ust
given by the young lady Mrs. Wood
ru1) had been delivered IA any church
IN Philadelphia II would nave been pub
lished by the leading papers and herald
ed throughout the country as one or the
choicest selections of literature, art and
oratory ever given 10 the world by a
woman. Great Applapse) MI Wright
talked IN happy. eIterainlng strain
nd cloged his remarks bi stating that
" tho MornonA had suffl.lent numbers
and power they would b. like all other
religious socts; they would prosecute
an those who did not hlieYe as they