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Show FTis Seventieth Birthday. On Wednesday last, June 1st, President lirighaui Young, hi-ing sixty-nine years of age, entered upon his seventieth seven-tieth yea), '.. '! in body, vigorous in mind, and with his'jsoSrci'S- t etokeneJ a lengthened lease of life. It is granted gran-ted to few men to behold such glori ous results of ajil'e-long labor as Pies, ident Young can look arond him and see on every hand. Honored, beloved blessed and prayed for by a hundred and fifty thousand, co-re. igluti . t ; a flourishing Tcrritoi.rttled and built '""vTpunder his guiding care; an industrious indus-trious and prosperous people indebted lor their wonderful success to his sage counsels and wise example; a numerous numer-ous and virtuous posterity grow.ng up . around him; and the prospect of many happy years to run, are ble.-ings which might satisfy tne strongest desires de-sires of any human heart; and all Latter-day Saints fervently pray that they may long be his, and that lie may live to see truth triumphant and virtue revered the world over. |