Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-07-25

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tian ethics. II was their great love
or right and power to work that made
them strong and fearless people
Ihey feared man so little. because
uney loved God so much" When the
llttle band Of weary pilgrims halted In
the valley of the Great Salt Lake July
~ 1871 their leader, Brigham Young,
saw the hardships before his people
me land was bleak and sterile, with
out grace and softness. Bathed always
Dy the suns hottest rays. the rainfall
was limited making the country an ar
dent ana inanimate picture land OF
solitude, II was the home OF the rattle
snake and the wolf. Wild grass. sage
| brush and grease-wood covered the val
| leys and foot hills. Few trees there
We're. but the red anemone ana violet
grew along the streams Of water. The
mountains were misty and gloomy, and
always cracked by the heat
But the pioneers OF "a had faith in.
the soil. The old trappers and oxplor-
ers who had been through the valley
OF the Great Salt Lake saw the desert
Brigham Young saw the possibilities of
the desert From time immcmorial'
have arid regions been productive OF
high civilizations The valleys OF
Mesopotamla and the Nile have teemed
with luxurlant fields OF wheat. as n
result OF the richness OF the soil and
the system Of irrigation In modern
history, Brigham Young fathered irrl-
cation here In the west. and as re-
suit. the great arid region " America
Is fast being brought into use.
The Mormons made quick work OF the
redemption OF the soil. and in a few
years thriving settlements were found
In all the valleys OF Utah. The people
we're compelled to turn 20 the material
pursuits OF life, but never have a peo-
pie made greater economic and intel
leotual strides IN 40 short time than
the Mormon settlers Of Utah.
The Industrial history OF Utah Is one
OF the most phenomenal In history. II
was here In the mountain Businesses
that men were taught 20 how out their
own careers. and to develop inventive
ness and resourcefulness. The restraints
OF custom were broken. and new lines
of growth and new institutions were
produced, The people were western,
and the west loves a self made man.
and always emphasizes the worth and
power OF the common man. 1t takes a
man and makes him over. 1t creates
new ideals. II gives him weighty
problems to solve. and teaches him the
fundamental law Of democracy. To
Utah has come the best blood and sinew
OF the nations OF Europe. Here have
We a fine type Of domestic society, and
rs different nationaiities have been
Americanized In this state as a result
OF the splendid ideals given 10 us by
Brigham Young and the early pioneers.
The Mormons settled I'm a land where
the material had 20 be loved. but while
loving the material. they CONQUERED IL.
mastered II, made II OF worth TO the
higher self" In Aaeterlinck's King
dom OF Matter" he tells us that man
viii rise from a knowledge OF matter
TO the life OF spirit. the life OF highest |
love. The foundation Of Utah's de- |
velopment Is laid deep and secure. IL
began with the kingdom of matter IN
all its grandeur It will end in tho |
life OF highest love"
PLUNGED INTO LIFE.
Brigham Young did not direct his
people into "A life Of case. but ne taught |
them. and they knew fun well the life
OF toll, effort and conquest. He did |
not shrink from danger from hard
ship and terror He plunged into life. /
lie was n self-respecting American.
OF himself and his people
the best
Utah was settled by the kind Of peo-
Pile that make history. They we're OF
the kind that Emerson designates as
real characters. men OF real worth.
Theirs was the faith.
Taught by no priest. but by their
beating hearts:
Faith 10 each other the fidelity
OF fellow wanderers I'm a desert place
Who share the same dire thirst, and
therefore share
The scanty water. the fidelity
Of men whose pulses leap with kim
dred fire,
Who in the fash Of eyes, the clasp OF
hands.
The speech that even In lying tells the
truth
~ heritage inevitable as past deeds,
May, In the silent. bodily presence feel
rle mystic stirring Of "A common life
Which makes the many one"
AT BRIGHTON.
Al Brighton an event OF sroat in
erest TO the music lovers attracted
many. Emmay Lucy Gates VIII be
heard tonight in a number OF her f'tv-
rite arias and ballads. the assisting
artists being Miss Edith Grant, so
)rano. Bomauia Hyde. violWist, Mes
Irs PNper. Ensign. Whitney and Spen-
'cr. and Cecil Gates as accompanies
The concert Is given by special per-
mission Of Miss Gates managers IN
iermany and many have como 10 hear
nee more the raptr~ notes ~ Sing
iweet Bird" and CO., OF Ocean" as |
veil az other favor