The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-25
ApOstle-SenatOr SmOOt and
President Charles H. Hart
the Speakers.
PROVO MAN GIVES
HIS USUAL HARANGUE
Proud of the Fact That . His
Father and Mother Were
Pioneers.

| ors at the big tabernacle Sunday utter
non. Apostle-Senator Smoot, a tool
| Of the Payne-Aldrich crowd who
foisted upon the country the most in.
lquitous tariff measure the people have
ever been called upon to carry, was
the principal speaker, and he ha
| angued the congregation for fortyfive
| minutes on the virtues Of the pioneers.
Charles IL Hart, ono of the seven pres
ldenIs of Seventies, was the other
sneaker, and the occasion was the quar-
terlv conference Of Liberty stake,
Hugh j. Cannon presiding
President Hart, in the course Of his
remarks. said that naturally all their
minds were associated with Tho his
toric event of the 24th of July. All
classes, regardless Of creed, he said,
might unite IN doing honor To the pio-
achievement and the founding Of q
great commonwealth. The coming of
the pioneers meant the opening Of the
great west; they Taught new system
OF agriculture and advanced tie civil
| zation of the west by Mt least not less
than quarter of d century. AS the
Pilgrim pioneers found an asylum on
the shores of this country from Euro
pean bigotry, go the pioneers here
found rest from the tribulatious which
| they had endured for many years In
the states to the east.
Troubles of the Saints.
President Hart referred at length to
| the troubles the Saints experienced in
Illinois and Missouri and said that
IN the latter state the war cry was
| that either the Saints must be extermi-
mated OF driven from the state for the
good of the people. "Strong men. :"
said the speaker, "boasted of killing
little children or boys and 10000 peo-
pie, were driven from Missouri in an
| lnclement season of the year, and with
bleeding, shoeless feet left trail of
blood from The state Of Missouri
It was often stated, President Hart
said, that the fact that the Mormons
had trouble in Illinois and in Missouri
| showed that there was something
quarrelsome IN the disposition Of Nor
mon people. 81 think" !" said he. "the
fact that the Latterday Saints were
not slave holders and were not in sym
pathy with that system of bondage is
one of the true reasons for disagree
ment between the two classes. -
Quotes from Bancroft's History.
President Hart quoted extensively
| from Bancroft's history as to the hon.
csty and integrity Of the Mormons. He
said that the draft of 500 men for tho
Mexican war was A severe test of the
patriotism of the Mormon people, when
they considered the fact that they
governor and their prophet assassi.
mated under the rule of another gov
| ernor, and when they appealed to the
president of the United States he said
Your cause is Just. but l cannot do
| anything for you So you can under
stand what a test of patriotism it was
for 500 men to leave their wives and
families and fight the battles of their
country
smoot Heard From.
Apostle-Senator Snoot was the next
speaker, He said he had full conf
dence that the Mormon people were full
filling the mission that God intended
them to fulfill They had heard re.
cited that afternoon the iniustices and
| indlgnities and tribulations heaped
upon them rs a people. There were
said, the dark and the bright one, "and
here want to thank God from the
bottom of my heart that ] was born
of father that was n pioneer of this
country, ! want to thank God that the
mother that gave me birth was strong
enough physically. had faith enough in
her God to cross those trackless plains,
pulling q hand cart and walking every
foot of the way, leaving along the line
Of march her dearest and closest kin In
this earth, -
Has No III Will.
The apostle said he had no i'll will,
no feeling Of resentment for ANYBODY
He often wondered he said. if he had
as strong a faith as had his father
and his mother, and he wondered if
they as a people today were perform
ing their part Of Gods work as wei
as did their fathers and mothers. The
apostle-senator referred to a prayer
offered by President John Taylor on
| the temple block many years ago, "In
the last sixty three years. continued
the speaker. "we have increased in
rial affairs Of this world. We have
been blest in our stores; we have the
blessings of this life, materially speak
ing, showered upon us. But have we
increased IN faith7 | doubt it. Do we
have the same kind of faith? L am posi-
tive OF it. But. my brethren and sis
tiers, if anything was impressed the
neer father of mine, it was. first OF
all, 10 know God IS love That I do
know. Then he impressed upon me the
great principle of patience, the great
principle Of industry and the great
principles of love Of your follow men
here TODAY that if we carry out thos"
great principles in our lives we will
have no animosltieS IN our hearts. ]
haven t an i'll will against a soul on
earth. | don want, If ! give Il per
son a cause, 10 have any one have iii
Will against me. | don want to have
an III will even against Il dog
How About Immortality
The apostle senator held that all
that had been prophesied by the proph |
cts is going to take place The day
is not far distant. he thought. when
missionaries Will be asked to testify
to the real word of God and not as
they have been In the past begging and
pleading for men to listen to them. The |
apostle said that in n fashionable
church recently preacher gave voice
to the following. "Witbju the dim tw |
light Of revealed spirituality |
troubled ones are constantly cropping
for the heartsease that is ever denied |
the traveller this side of immortality
If it is denied this side of immortality. |
the apost Ex-senator said: and there is |
no revelation of spirituality, Chow can
he figure that there shall be an i'm
morrality7' and ii was in those es
sentiaIs that the Mormon people diff