Evening journal., 1908-04-13

The Rev. DR.. F. B. short. formerly
Of Wilmington. but now Of Salt Lake
city. has written an interesting letter
70 friend connected with THE
EVENING JOURNAL. In part he
says;
-The proceedings Of the Whining
ton Conference / read with both de-
light and anticipation. until the hnal
henediction had been pronounced, anI
the Bishop had missed his train. A.
this distance / cannot tell how the
brethren feel about their appointments.
bur II seems 10 me that I never read
a list OF appointments. Tor that con-
ference. where such unusual fitness
seems % have obtained. Every church
has secured a fine minister and every
minister has been appointed 10 a good
church. therefore an are happy. q
almost makes me homes ck for an ap-
pointment again in the land Of my
birth. Wei. may every man have
year OF undreamed OF success IN wine
ming souls Tor the Master of men.
This ls a great city. Alr. Editor.
and IL ls becoming greater every day
The business men here are surely
-onto their Job and they are doing
marvellous things. not only for the
city. but also Tor the outlying districts
And in spite OF the fact that 1T is an
expensive place in which 20 live. Il is
q delightful place and we love our lot
and are endeayoring 20 do our share
in helping on every good work and
commendahle cause
Eyes. It is Mormon city-the
Mecca Of the Mormon Church Their
IHH I'm
Tor three days. and yesterday Mrs.
Short and I attended their meeting in
the great Tabernacle. in which al least
12.000 people were comfortably seat
cd. listening 70 those high up IN posi-
ton. in church affairs eXpound the
Scriptures according to their interpre
tation thereof Apostle Whitney gave
us Mcthodists a good hard poke
(from their standpoinu but that was
his privilege. and my time may come
later. While I do not agree with them
in their doctrines. ] have not as yet
seen a Mormon wearing horns. And
it Is the belief Of almost an the Cen
tile part of the city that the rank and
file of the Mormons are a well-mean-
ing. industrious. thrifty. law-abidine
people. They are by no means a
polygamous people There are few. &.
any, polygamous marriages. But Il is
said that there are about 100 men who
had plural wives before the Territory
became a State that still hold onto
them In one way or another II is my
Judgment that the younger members
Of the church are most positively op-
posed TO the two-wife schedule.
Ny work naturally brings me into
contact with many Of this sect.
think I may claim some n ends among
them. and in my associations have
found them very human like most o.
us. OF course they love their church
and a good Mormon defends its doc
trines. but I predict that in time ths
falsity Of their tenets win eliminate
themselves by the Fight Of the Trutl
shining In. and TN the incoming OF
great numbers OF the Gentle folks.
The city has many. attractions Firsi
Of an must be noticed the immense
Tabernacle. and the majestic Temple
! may describe these buildings later
Then comes the Great Salt Lake, onls
a few miles away Then the eve,
gorgeous mountains which pile no o.
three sides Of the city ] venture Z.
say that there is not "a city anyuher,
that has more Inspiring situation
Then the broad. straight streets 81,
not elsewhere duplicated. The Roman
Catholics are erecting a stately ca.
thedral-a veritable ornament ant
credit both TO the city and TO tha
horored denomination. The Fresbv.
terians. Ccngregationaiists and thi
Methodists have splendid modern edi
noes for worship. The church o.
which I have the honor to be pastol