Show f fUR FOR SOUTH AMERICA A Brigham Young Youg Y op Academy A a e y Expedition EX n i t tarts taits ts t F 2 HELD ADEn S 4 f Three Thousand People Wit es the Departure Depar JIre t I J Addresses Address Prominent Pro s By Church L People and Others American Flag Yla Presented Presen ed to duff Some of the e Results Expected From the Expedition May M r Show Sho Divine Or Origin of the Book ook of Mormon A Mission Missi of f Peace Pea I Special eSpecial to Tho The Herald Provo April 17 The departure of 01 S the South SoutA American scientific expedition expedition expedition tion today marks a very important date in the history of the B Y acad aced academy academy emy and the event will long be l re remembered remembered The celebration of the oc occasion occasion occasion casion began last evening in room D t Dof 9 of the academy build building ing when peo people people pie joined in a dancing party in i honor honorof of the explorer The of the thc party part swelled the th expedition treasury treasur account in the sum of 90 This morning at people I to assemble In College hall ball to bid fare faxe farewell farewell well to the party and at 10 the hall hail was filled to overflowing g about abo t l seo people being present res nt While the people were gathering mu sisal selections were rendered by Pro fessor Lund and Miss Belle BelIe Monahan The exploring party entered the large l rge hall In regular military order dressed in brown duck suits and led by Pres ident Cluff They were given a place of ot honor In the two front rows of seats The meeting was presided pr ded over by Act ing President George H Brimhall Appropriate exercises were held and a number of speakers addressed the members of the expedition President Partridge in his talk considered the expedition the most important the church has ever eyer before sent out One of its objects is to bring to light evidences of the divine authenticity of the Book of Mormon This party he said go not to ex expand expand the gospel particularly but as explorers pioneers and will doubt less Jess preach the gospel to the people if ifan ifan I Ian I I an opportunity presents itself Counselor David John spoke for only a few moments exhorting the members of the exploring party to good behavior and strict obedience to their leader President Cluff He said saM that Joseph Smith the pro prophet prophet prophet phet had only a few of the plates now transcribed into the Book of Mormon and that there are wagon loads of them that have never been n touched They are hidden somewhere and this party may find some of them Counselor Stephen P Chipman en domed the exploring movement in a few fitting words Colonel J i Q Cannon felt honored that his son is one of the party He advised the boys to stand by their leader and all would be bet well He hoped the party would bring to light some som things that have heretofore been con concealed concealed concealed from the world and that the re results results suits of the expedition would redound to the credit of the academy George M Cannon a member of the expeditions executive committee told of the Interest taken throughout the state in this enterprise Ve e can hardly realize its importance Run Hun of students in Utah are wishing they were members of this party Where Cortez Cortes went with the sword this party of Saints will go on a mission of p ace ce with the olive branch Apostle Smoot spoke with great feel feelIng feeling feeling Ing and earnestness e of this movement saying that the work contemplated could ouli be accomplished only through the Continued d on Page F ge i Off WR 1 t i SOUT i C Continued from Page Pase L LI 1 I spirit of r God He admonished the bo boys s sto to obey the word of wisdom strictly I and promised them rich blessings it ir I they should do 1 so He charged the company that they a are not only I i f of the te academy but of the t I church and many got greet things would lJ be el te of them Te The apostle j I by assuring the explorers that 1 the they would have the prayer prayers of the people that that it Ir th the pry party do does It its I duty wel well the o of April wIll 1 be one oneo o of the greatest dars days of f the history I The training schol of the academY the Ule comy company wih with the Amer AmerI J f I Je lean flag ag in a ne neat t and appropriate spee Cluff In accepting the n G said id I It will be held in fond i remembrance and our little band wi will willbe be true to the stars and stripes ad and the we ha have ve made In the hous house d I of the Lord I It is fitting that te the Uni Unit United ed d Stat States fag flag the eblem emblem of freedom i should be for the firt first time through this old lad land by a band of Mormons Morns I trus trust the of April a groat da day and nd I hone hODe the academy wl wili not regret our mission A little child brought fowers to f i Char Cluff and the touching In InI incident I moved d man many to tears Acting PresIdent the exercises J I i At 12 2 all J were Invie Invited to re repair repair pair to rom room D for luchOn luncheon The room was a beautifully decorated in ever evergreens t l gree greens fower flowers and a spread pre prepared r pare pared by the student students was laid for Cor 00 i people people 11 Distinguished visitors pre present ent 2 Apostle postle Smoot the the presidency ot of the stake Colonel J Q Cannon and Hon G C M I Cannon of Salt Lake ke dent Wooley Woolley of Kanab Bishop Joh John son ot of Diaz Diu Mexico and and other other dent Sow Snow ad and paty party telephoned ed that through n a they had missed the morning train ad and were consequently unable to be present preen A At 2 pm p in the company of explorers j I ip number mounted fone n lne line of on J street treet in inI I the ert a and followed by eight mn on eIght white i horses carrying the academy colors and the eight banners representing the d class organizations of the school j I marched along the streets to te the State f I Toad road and nd out of town PO pee i pIe appeared along the lne line ot of march marchi i to 10 given parting wor word to the company Telegrams announcing the departure I were sent to Pe President Jent Snow at Salt Lake Beav city r t and d to o Partridge at att t 0 i |