Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-13

shadow ~ excuse for anyone 10 say
| that he abused the powers Of his cx-
! allied position And YOU know what he
| has boon to an of YOU here II this
valley and mountain could speak. would
| they not have story to tell 81 his DO
sire % be a uclghbor In the highest
/ and fruoat eenacf
"As h. ont friends private llfe-most
! Of YOU who are here need not that I
should recall a. but on this occasion
| ] know you would have me speak Of
| that which your own hearts know only
| too we'll You know him as he walked
over these hills and up and down this
valley simple unaffected. gentle and
| kind In our sorrow's he took ms by the
hand. in our joys hc entered with US
and in every event De- showed himself
ffiond or DTS worldly achievements
and distinction we know nothing from
his lips. From sources entirely out
side ~ himself we had TO gain our
knowledge Of This part ~ his life. he
could always Dc approached by ug, and
when we needed advice his best
thought WAS directed To us.
You need not have me draw upon
the religious side cf hts nature. 80 the
every man employed on The place tn
following letter
Arden orange County ~ ". oct.
IS. 1895 To the men residents " Ar
deni The lack o. Interest on your part
Is discouraElnE 10 those who provide
the means whereby you can have the
important privilege o. attending church
services
Fair weather Christians are of no
more use ia "a community than the
same sort Of laboIcr. milkman. dairy
man, farmer. carpenter. blacksmith
railroad man or any Kind Of a fair wea-
ther man,
II seems 60 me that your RESPONSE
bility does not end with yourself but
extends ovor those Win whom you
have influence.
The opportunity Is given your
children For religious training az sun
day school and the church fOr YOUR
selves end families.
II Is not a favor conferred on
anyone else than yourself and families
1t Is not favor conferred on any
one else than yourselves II you avail
yourselves OF IL.
"a nopo by next Sunday that you
viii evidence more interest by attend
ing the services. Yours faithfully.
T.. H. HARTMAN
"His realization 10 the tremendous
importance Of regular attendance upon
divine worship was illustrated not only
IN the sending out of that letter, but
IN his constant personal practise Many
AAlfltN WitiNl Alt larl rev years llt cum
quered the intense pain OF his innrmi-
ties to come to this church lie was
also p most faithful commmnicant At
the time when his daughter was pros
tratef by serious illness aud during
the crisis which followed he sent me a
note IN his own handwriting requesting
prayer FOR her Time and time again
he declared TO me his firm belief I'm the
teachings Of our hold faith The
mighty power which he welded by his
personal influence never obscured IN his
own mind the need OF absolute reliance
upon the hand that governs tho uni-
verse
Long after our childrens children
have passed the way OF an the earth
this trait will make Elarrman's
career stand out brightly in the pages
of history. a distinguished American
ia speaking Of him to me recently.
said.
Mr. Hartman has done more for
the development Of tho resources OF
the country and the expansion OF is
power than any other individual In
the last hundred years
we are proud 10 know that he
achieved all this distinction without