Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-26
PRIEST. FUCKERS ADDRESS.

Mr.. President, our distinguished
guests. ladies ana gentlemen
Standing upon an eninence OF three
centuries OF achievements, the Anetl-
can republic paus1s today to celebrate,
I'm fitting manner, the leT~centenn1al
OF it's birth on the banks OF the tav'ny
James. The steadieSt head grows dizzy
the strongest nerve agitated. while the
pulse OF the lionvhearted assumes tte
motion OF the trlp-harnmer In the ret.
respect of the marvellous progress oil
800 years. The origin OF ancient Rome.
OF Greece and of other countries that
in their day have controlled the desti-
niles OF the world are shrou ded In rnys-
terry or preserved In IA BILE, by poetic
fancy; and even more modern nations
find it difficult 10 point with historic ae-
crIraoy to the date OF their birth. Even
our own mother land. endeared to us
by so MANY ties. finds il difficult, I'm
the incursions OF the Norsen1en, the
piraIical invasons of the Angles ana
Saxons, and the misty origin OF the
ancient Brfton, to determine etthst us
paternity or the birthday OF the king
dom. More fortunate than these, or
any of them is this American republic,
NOT only In it's knowledge OF the date
of it's birth, but in the possession OF
the names and characters OF those VINO
first faced the dangers OF the sea, ana
then the dangers OF the savage ana
forest, in the founding of the greatest
republic of modern times And so we
gather together in the presence OF this
distinguished company, representing
not only our OWN country, but the
mother country, and with few excep-
tlons. every civilized nation OF the
world, TO celebrate the ter-centennlal
of the birth or America
A MEMORABLE DAY.
This day brings with it two-fold
10y. In that 1t marks the ter cen tennlal
of the birth. not only OF the Anne rlcan
republic, but also the birth OF Virginia,
the oldest American colony, both colin
cident and simultaneous. BY Divine
prescience, the infant republic was
first hidden In Ihe bulrushes OF our Var
ginia Nile, and nurtured by It's mother.
Virginia. the daughter of the King.
whom Providence had placed In HaitiIs
on The banks of 1he river, that she
might be the FIRST to give to her OFF,
spring those Impressions OF infancy so
nece ssary to high and noble character
in maturity.
We greet You therefore this day, MIR
Presid emu. and honored representatives
of the great powers of the earth, at the
Birthday party not only OF the Arnerl-
can republic but OF Virginia also--tho
first. the oldest OF the American colo
MES.
A POTENT INFLUENCE.
1t cannot be doubted, think. that the
religious antagonism of England and
Spain WAS the most potent influence
which eliminated In the settlement OF
AN English colony In America, In sup
port OF this Wow. consider for moment
the character of those TO whom letters
patent were first granted; foT among
them were many OF those who had been
engaged In the Spanish wars, and who
naturally imblbed the spirit OF those
struggles: Sir Thomas Gates; Capt
George YeardleYi Lord De La War;
first captain general OF Virginia, and
Sir Thomas Dale. who succeeded him:
Newport, the captain of the first fleet;
MIngiield. Sir Thomas Smith, treasurer
OF the colony, and Others all soldiers
Ia the Spanish wars, and deeply imbued
with tho religious spirit aroused by
those wars
INSTRUCTIONS TO coLoNIsTs'
The instructions giSen TO the colo
nEsts are interesting as showing tho
object for which they We're sent
Among them il was provided that the
president, council and ministers shall,
with ali diligence, care and respect,
Droylde that the true word and service
Of God and Christian faith be- preached,
planted and used, not only Win every
OF the said colonies and planta-
lions, but also as much as they may
amongst the savage people who do or
ANAL adtoin unto them or border upon
them according 10 the doctrine, rights
ana religion now PROGRESSED and estah b.
llshed within our realm OF England"
AMERICAS MISSION,
America can have no higher mission
among the nations Of the world than
m the simple working out In lhelr per-