Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-11
REV. F. B. SHORT
TO LEGISLATURE
Pastor Of First Methodist Church
Delivers a Welcome
And Request.
ANTl-sALooN LEGISLATION.
Every church, schooi and uomc In
tcrc-tr Demands the illumination
ur uhv Grop shop.

The majout, Of Salt Lake muls-
tors yesterday preached on the subject
OF prohibition Judeing by the MODELLING
of heads and the remarks taught as
the audiences nlcd out after tie es..
vices the subject of temperance is of
vital interest among au christian de-
nominations
Among the sermons preached was
one by Rev. Francis Buraette short
pastor of the First Methodist church.
who took as his theme aour Legisla-
ture-a Welcome and Ucluest"
ln part Rev Short Spoke as follows.
'Legislaturas Goo this country are
creatures Of thc people Boy the pep
pie. and FOR the people This is true
OF AN legislative hodies-municipa
state. nationol-aud as sucn they are re-
sponsible. and only responsible to their
creators-the people In this form of
government every American rciolces
The people that grow need now laws.
new eXleencise require new adjust
ments. Old things pass away. indeed
must pass away and in their stead new
lions which are 90 be- more perfectly
human. and more nearly divine We
therefore. the citizens OF this great
commonwealth are passing into and
under another administration. which
we trust shall continue to add dignity
20 our state and glory 20 the nation.
WELCOME TO GOVERNOR.
ITO the governor of our state. we
unite in most cordial welcome lie
is our governor and we hail him as
such. When he does we'll we shall re-
joice To- claim him as our governor;
should he do that which a. not In har-
mony with the highest ideals and for
the best interests and the common
good of the people of this state we
shall have occasion for regret. be-
cause he Is our governor We agree
with him in his inaugural address rela-
tive to many things. and especially
when be pleads for a coming together
of all good people for the purpose OF
making out OF Utah state whose pos
siblitise when relaized, win surpass
the most optimistic dream Of any
among us ! say with him, we agree.
and with him all good people will Coz
operate 10 that desirable end
THAT means that we shall AN become
the very best that we are capable Of
becoming, and upon adding our several
gifts and powers for the common good
there win come To the community an
uplift-commercial moral. and re-
ligious Of which every citizen shall b.
proud. for which the nation VIII re-
joice. and upon which the angels Of
God win look down with approval.
Gov. Spry, We welcome you as COVER
nor, and IN harmony with the teaching
OF scripture. we pray for you because
YOU are 10 rule over n.
FOR ALL THE PEOPLE
And as we welcome the new gov
ornor, even 50 we welcome the new
members OF the coming Legislature
These men have been elected by parti-
san majorities. lis true. but they have
Tot been elected for partisan purposes
Their chief duty Is Co leglslate-repeal
obsolete laws and make new laws-in
the interest Of 'sll the people To re
peal those laws that we have out
grown ana 10 make such laws as are
in harmony with the development Of
our resources the growth Of manhood
and morality aud The pcrpetuity of
that which cXalteth the state. even as
1t does the nation-ri righteousness. ANY
laws that win benefit one class at the
expense OF another class Is wrong
Crmiually wrong and should not be
tolerated for one moment. nor win It
be by high minded lawmakers The
tool Of the mere politician VIII do most
anything. except what is right and
so win the Doodle hunter; but let MS
pray God that an these are no more.
and let us further pray that every
man I'm the coming legislature may
prove himself a man IN an his acts
and return 20 his home and constitu-