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Show I Cfe Comtng qf'Fra. Elbertus H A very original and unique character in Am- M erican letters will entertain the populace of Salt H Lake when Mr. Elbert Hubbard arrives here on H May 10th on his lecturing tour. Mr. Hubbard Is ' the caustic editor of The Philistine, designated as H a periodical of protest. He is a versatile writer, H with a finely developed philosophical view-point H. and a sense of humor which has infused mirth fl into the hearts of hundreds of his countrymen. HH ' Mr. Hubbard, unlike many contemporary men of letters, possesses an unusual capacity for work, and while delivering lectures in the leading lead-ing cities of the United States his virile pen still supplies the sparkling pages of his journal. Ever since the inauguration of his East Aurora colony, and the supplemental establishment establish-ment of the Roycroft Shop, he has been the subject sub-ject both of the highest elogiums and the bitter anamadversions of contemporary critics. Whatever What-ever justice there may be in the epithets with which this original literateur has been be label- led, it must be admitted even by the most ultra- virulent of his detractors that his entry into the 1 pasture lands of current literature was a pompous 1 and brilliant spectacle. It is claimed that while J the unique coterie of craftsmen whom he gathered I together in that strange colony have builded better bet-ter than they knew, under the impression that the product of their tasks was to have equal distribution dis-tribution among them, and with the ideal of a ' continual search for the Beautiful and a career of toil for the joy that was in it held before them always by the pastor, Mr. Hubbard has himself accumulated a considerable tortune. ( j That may be true or it may be Action generated generat-ed by animosity. Still it must be conceded that Hubbard's was the master-mind, that he was always al-ways and indubitably the pastor to whom the Flock looked always and confidently for inspiration. inspira-tion. And in the midst of all the babble of his critics, he still stands an original and stalwart figure, preaching with facile wit and philosophl- ' cal boldness his creed of the joy of living and j working. This original thimcer is frequently referred re-ferred to as a poseur, who possesses a mercantile mercan-tile sense of the financial benefits to be gained from the display ot clever and peculiar eccentricities; eccen-tricities; that while propagating his Utopian gos- j pel, he always fastens a keen eye upon any avail- j able chance for personal pecuniary betterment. That scarcely seems consistent in view of his j past career of unsurpassed industry; for the qual- j ities of the poseur and the impetus for unceasing ! labor, form a rather unusual and peculiar com- 1 pound. But what if he has combined the poetic g and commercial. That is a rare gift. I One thing that cannot be denied is that , Fra Elbertus, as he is familiarly called, is a 8 I thinner of rare gifts, the writer ot thoughtful and B epigrammatic essays and an organizer of great F talent. He is further the maker of brilliant speeches, highly entertaining and sparkling with r salacious humor. It is probable that Brother Elbertus will re-reive re-reive a warm greeting when he preaches to the people of Zion. and judging by the enthusiastic appreciation he has received in other cities, the sermon of the pastor will prove entertaining in the extreme to local lovers oi originality that is fearless and agressive and literary ability which is beyond question or cavil. Here are some of the unctious paragraphs which have appeared in recent numbers of the Philistine: Here is the formula for Hate: Keep your eye on each other's deficiencies. Life consists of moulting our illusions. We form creeds today only to throw them away tomorrow. to-morrow. The eagle moults a feather because he I is growing a better one. I If we carry any possession from this world it is the memory of a great love. A conservative is a man who Is too cowardly to fight, and too iat to run. |