| Show I MORMONS ARE PROGRESSIVE Orson F Whitney Says They All Favor the Improvement and Beautifying of City That the Mormon church Is It not pro progressive progressive was emphatically denied by Or Orson Orson son soli F Whitney in an address at the tab tabernacle tabernacle tabernacle yesterday afternoon The speak speaker er said that is essentially a t progressive creed and that its followers keep abreast of the times tInes He lIe also com corn commented commented on the false assertion that when the Mormons were In complete control of ot the city grass grew In the streets and no attempt was made at public Improve Improvements improvements ments He Tie said that the Mormons have always been willing to improve tho the city In every wry WI possible and that In this as well as ail n a other ways they are pro progressive progressive Mr Whitney took occasion during the course of ot his remarks to review the his history histOry history tory of the church told of the struggles s during the pioneer days ds In Utah and of the difficulties which were encountered by b the tho early settlers in making a garden of the desert This ho he said proved con conclusively that the Saints do donot donot donot not desire to live livo separate sep rate and apart from others but that they are arc willing to tomake tomake tomake make their home so attractive that oth others others ers era will be Induced to settle with them and add to the general genera prosperity |
