Evening journal., 1922-08-12

ouN WAcu II comes 70 dICulltC-
ture, the Latter Day Saints relied or
| their own efforts without the Co
operation OF angels, and the results
are splendid beyond cavil.
The Mormon Temple. started lone
before the Pacific Railroad was even
thought OF and not finished until
1898, IS one OF the finest religious
buildings IN the world. It is 1864
feet long 90 feet wide 222 feet 70
the top OF the tallest OF the six
spires. and Is built entirely OF Utah
granite at q cost said 10 be IN ex-
cess OF S4.0OO.o00. although. as
much OF the work was donated, no
one knows the actual cost.
NO gentle has ever been permit
ted 10 enter the temple. The idea is
an excellent one. 1t was copied from
the ancient Israelites. whose temple,
you Will recall. had its Holy OF
Holes into which none but the
high priest could enter, and he only
once a year. In that inner sacred
shrine. all sorts OF mysterious rites
were said to be performed and the
glory Of the Lord was supposed 10
rest over the Ark OF the Covenant.
Finally, when the temple was pro-
famed by the Romans. nothing was
found inside but that sacred vessel
Also a Tabernacle
Just so It will be one day with this
Mormon Temple. Meantime the idea
OF secrecy and mystery serves a
similar purpose to that Of the sacred
rites and passwords OF the lodge. Il
makes folks think there's something
wonderful inside. ..
DO you know. I've often thought
that seven-eighths Of the wonder
about death Is the mystery which
wells t. Probably one day we shall
all learn. as millions have before US,
that there's nothing on the other
side OF the veil so very different
from what we have known on this
side.
Well, 20 get back TO salt Lake and
the MormOns. In addition TO the
mysterious temple, 10 which every
body is welcome to gladly admitted
"a building far more wonderful
than the temple architecturally, be-
cause built by these same supposed
ly ignorant pioneers, with self
supporting roof ESQ feet long $50
feet wide and so feet high. resting
upon pillars OF red sandstone. The
tabernacle Is marvellous triumph
of skill. It contains one Of 1the
finest pipe organs in the world,
seats 5000 persons. has perfect
acoustics and anyone is welcome to
attend the services.
Your true Mormon has no difficult |
ty with the Volstead act. He has
always absolutely eschewed alcoholic /
drinks OF every sort. In this respect /
he has gone the ancient Israelities |
one better. But he also abstains
from all hot drinks. tea and coffee
and Postum, suppose-for what
reason 1 cannot imagine, and to-
bacco for a very excellent reason:
viz, that Il is an Internal expense
and does no good and I wish I'd
never started 1t.
Have Good System.
The Mormons, or Latter Day Saints I
as they prefer to be known. are
4 wonderful people. They are the
best farmers in our country, take
care OF their own poor, ask no help
strong believers in an orthodox here
after, they place particular emphasis
upon ones bread and butter here
and now. Come with us and we
will teach you the true God and also
low to raise six crops OF alfalfa in
)ne yearl" say their missionaries,
md in the great nationwide panic
II 1898 practically no Mormon home
lad ever geen mortgagedl
1 think any halfway intelligent
sentile could engage in no more .
profitable vacation than to spend six I
n eight weeks in the Mormon dis
riots OF Utah and learn how they 7
perate. economically. Twenty years (
go. when touring California with ?
he distinguished lecturer and writer I
n\Arid America. William z. Smythe
gave to him the phrase, the "
conomic Mormon" as embodying a
hat Mormon whom any gentle {
ould well AFFORD to emulate. I still I
eel that we do not know and prob n
bly, never will know how very much IL
re owe 10 the economic theories T.
ractically promulgated and illus
rated by those wonderful pioneers O
( the '4O's. Fl
Utah. as I have said, is one OF the a.
chest mining States in the union. C
ompared TO population. 1t is the "
cry richest. The annual produc- la
on of gold, copper. silver, lead and (,
nc now averages close to Sf20.00O,-l
DO, which was $3.50 for every man. S
oman and child in the State
hich, think, is the record for any
tate in the union. n
Now Brigham Young suspected a
lat Utah was immensely rich in the a
recious metals and he knew just 6t
hat a mining craze would mean 10 81
e civilization he was trying TO d
iild' up. q
I'VE cannot eat gold and silver" b
, said. For this reason he always II
scouraged mining and encouraged c
;riculture. stock raising and man f
acturing. and that Is the reason cI