The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-06-28
BOUQUETS GALORE
FOR EVERYBODY
Rev. Noble Strong Elderkin
TaffieS Entire Community Be-
fore Leaving for the East.

In his last service before going away on
his summer vacation, Rev Noble Strong
Elderkin, in a pulpit editorial last night,
took occasion to throw a few local bou-
quets In a few days he will leave for
Massachusetts, and viii preach nine ser
mons on the way from the pulpits of "A
number Of important cities. In his edi-
tOTial last night, Mr.. Elderkin said;
This Sunday completes my fourth year
of service in ogden. To some, no doubt,
it has seemed that in those four years
I have gone about looking for the ugly
sights in the municipal landscape. 1
could not help seeing the ungainly struc-
ture in the foreground. ] have wanted
you to see it, too. When Lester park was
adorned with that hideous pavilion we
couldn't see the park or the trees or the
distant mountains. Then some one re-
moved the pavilion, and behold-beauties
In Lester park which we never dreamed
could be there.
The pavilion on nv Landscape is pro-
tected vice It is not vice that we shall
have while human nature remains as it
IS, but league between lswbreakers and
the paid enfOrCers Of law / cannot recon-
Gle with my ideals of justice.
/ do not minimize for a moment the i'm
portance of commenting the good and
the beautiful. We are under obligations
10 strengthen all the good we have. I'm
fortunately, however. progress is marked
by successive steps of triumph over ap-
pslling evils. Constant emphasis upOn
tAlSLlIl8 evils does not preclude ability
to see the better things of our municipal
life. I know as well as you that Ogden
ties are not all traffickers in vice. And
YOU know as we'll as l that Ogden would
not be worth talking about if all of them
We're Ihere are hundreds of things to
adHsre here We ought to rejoice in our
great possessions can set down only
few
Not many western cities can boast of
such parks as our park commissioners
are establishing for us They ought not
to stop with three. The view across Les
ter park toward the northern mountains
is as fine a sight as l ever saw. To walk
home past such park l count a pTivi-
lege. The city hall square with its cleo
trio fountain and tastefully arranged
gardens is to be forever a protest against
the protected Institutions which from
across the street plead with men TO live
the lower and uglier planes of life. The
Carnegie library Is more than building.
1t is constantly reminding our hurrying
city that in the education of the people
lies the safety Of the republic. So we
become more and more jealous of our
public school system.
The work that is done for the states
less fortunate boys and girls at the
school for the deaf and blind may well
inspire pride. The earnest and enthusi-
astic effort of the Weber club officials
to give Ogden the position it occupies by
right in the intermOuntain country should
stir up in all of US q like confidence in
the worth of the city.
Another reQeemlng feature OF our COM
munity life is the absence of bitterness
in the religious atmosphere. We dis
agree. but We disagree decently. It is
possible TO express that disagreement
without seriously endangering ones list
of speaking acquaintances.
L am glad to commend the mayor for
one considerable achievement-the sup
preston Of prize fighting A year or more
ago / said it was worth electing him for
that one thing, and I still hold to that
view Our chief of police does more. I
believe, to turn boys and girls who are
plunging downward toward criminal ca
reers. back upon the road toward the
eternal values. And I feel that the Judge
of our juvenile court is COnseCrated to
the task Of retaining youthful delin-
quents. For these traits in such import
ant officials we cannot be too grateful
In the council there are five men VINO
honor the city in their loyal service. With
ten men of their caliber the city need
never fear for its interests. No city pos
sessing one such man as the president Of