The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-02
BUSINESS MEN
! INVADE CHAPELS
/, Liberty Stake of the Mormon
Church Inaugurates a
New Custom.
OPENS MEETING HOUSES
FOR TALKS BY LAlTY
Professional and Business PeO-
ME Talk to Young People
About Good Citizenship.

,horty stake OF the Mormon church In
Y ,.,-sted a movement Sunday evening
,n,, IL new in Salt Lake In each Of the
-, ecclesiastical ward meeting houses
in the stake business and professional
n u,sn had been invited to deliver ad-
N a,ssses along business and citizenship
y ur,s to suggest ideas that would be help
Y N, NOT only TO the young people. but to
i uose nj more mature years The meet
,cs were held under the direction of the
\ youns Mems and Young Women's Mu-
s,caI Improvement associations. Enter
,aInlnr musical programmes were given.
y Tbc meetings were an innovation and
.bsv were largely attended Here fol-
lows a synopsis OF the addresses;
W. W. Armstrong; Address,
AT the meeting held at the Second
uard chapel W w. Armstrong. president
Of The National COPPER bank, delivered an
naIress on Better Citizenship. AitSr
snoolInr at some length on mans duty
~ hn1thcr man and mans duty TO one
another as component parts OF the same
government Mr.. Armstrong declared mat
az citizens it is the duty Of every young
man and woman to devote his youth 10
\. Stmdv not 10 be satisfied with COM
= mon school course but TO seek higher
cauca,ion. Mr.. Armstrong declared that
lhr state demands IL ana the state mas Il
right 10 expect IL.
The speaker also impressed upon his
hearers that a good education. unless ac-
, companled by sound moral habits backed
BIZ good principles is Of little avail Mr..
.rmsrong declared that the young men
and women TO become better citizens
should know the resources or the state
and Incidentally ne ventured the predic-
lion that the time Will come when the
output or the fields and orchards OF ltah
,rill dvs ri into inSigDiiiCanCe the output
Of It's mines.
"ict us here highly resolve said Mr..
Armstrong. "that VIC will ever be found
In the vanguard Of progress active in
our endea.or 10 make better citizens of
ourselves ii better city. better county
and better state. that we VIII use every
effort 10 bring about an honorable anu
lasting peace among the discordant clc-
ments in our state. that we will so order
otr lives that we will be u credit TO our
selves. our neIshbors and the fair stale
VI Utah, God bless it
The musical numbers OF the programme
included "litah. We Love Thee, by the
choir: anthem, Master the Tempest Is
Raging" by the choir: solo. Addie F'letch-
or; Thanksgiving anthem. choir.
Governor Spry Heard.
In the Third ward GOV. William Spry
1 was the speaker. The governor was
happy that the gct-rich quick fever had
subsided and referred 10 losing invest
ments made by the people some wears
ago In Mexico banana and rubber stocks.
and in mining stocks obin at home hn and else
nor said, had not been a people who
sought particularly after money. but
many of them had comfortable homes
aud were happy. He also said that the
Mormon people gave more money 20
their church than any other religious or
ganlzation in addition to the money
which they contributed for other pur-
poses. The making of an attractive
home meant much. the governor said,
us II made the lives Of the boys and
girls happy and gave them every reason
TO remain at home instead OF seeking d.
versions elsewhere.
The governor said lie was asked by
Gen. j. S. Ciarkson on one occasion If
me young men and young women OF
Utah We're able TO take up the work OF
their fathers and mothcrs-the pioneers
Who had buildcd Utah. The COVER
norS reply was that they were. He
ihen referred 10 the Importance of par
manner rs tc make useful citizens OF
them, and declared that the great ma
lpflty OF Mormon parents were doing
lhlS thins. AS for himself. he would
dislike 10 see his own son endure the
hafdships that he was compelled 10 en-
dure when he was Il boy, but he wanted
ms son to be so brought UP that ne
would be able to 20 out into the world
came necessary for him 10 do so.
IN conclusion, the governor referred TO
me me large sums spent on education in
utah. During the past two years he
said S45O0oOO had been expended on the
schools the grade schools alone having
expended s5,lSo,0 900. In this connection
We spoke OF the splendid educationa1
work being carried on at the State Indus
ilial school, and declared that he wanted
creased
Simon Bamberger on Citizenship,
vdSI Simon Bamberger spoke before the
yln nf ftsrl.N ntd ON
Gitzenshp. Mr.. Bsmberger traced the
developments OF the various phases OF
GG.tzenship Gnn from the Greeks and Romans
, ol ms country. We have the many adj
wan,ages and privileges. he said. because
We nave inherited them, and not because
rscn1g rsc,s1lng the duties OF citizen the first
lssqurement he believed, was Intelligence
~ INC voter. Many have the idea that
,aey are free just because they have Ger.
ia'n rights AS citizens. while the truth
20 uhey are moi. so long as they do not
'pnI,eciale or understand those rights.
nj. or. samberser urged the young peo-
p,s 10 respect the sanciity Of the home
rhNN Spend more OF their time therein
me citizens Of our country were com.
bbeieu baiau,%ii WIN those Of other countries. IIt
n', nVre appreciate the privileges and lib.
TICS more than We who have Inherited
inn Our people are prone to act witt
LIT ;miST liberties much as The fellow who
lunerlts fortune, and then suuandcr.
without thought OF the labor involved
.II dts accumulation. Mr.. Bambergcr con
,n.u INDUSTRY. perseverance, and char
,oIs inc Three great essentials for tht
;IIuns man or woman: but OF these thre,
Laiacter comes first and must ncvc
appreciated, Most of the world.
: pnr,nTaasureS. n,Ta as well as The things which
III Inake happiness, are transient, h,
u' put character cndurcs forever
Geo. I, Odell on Opportunity
george 7. O'DeIl general manager o
~ aS consolidated Wagon IS Machine com
b,,,S b"nS Was among the ten representative
iancss riss men who spoke before tho va
Mus us words OF Liberty stake Sunday eve
tnh. ,nh AIR. Odcll's subject WAS "'rhe op
G,', o,.uhlties and requirements in present
odel said: '''''e' "
lie honesty TO yourselves and the pub
,,s..i In my Judgment Is The first an,
ho31ule essential To- anyone entering tn
TSatsSs To'a,Hs held, Advocate all the ruerI
ana i'u " IN what you have to sell the public
inm,. u refrain from saying anything deroga
S iS regarding your competitor or hi
-, hous III you have anything whatcve
"aS ABOUT your competitor or his good
lie pc hulogistic. \ great many he
- tlat II js necessary only TO rem
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