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Show REV. S. A- ELIOT. The Eminent Divine Who Will Freaeh In the Theater Tomorrow. A reporter for The Times called on the Rev. S. A. Eliot at the Walker houso. The eminent divine is a young man of most pleasing and impressive appearance. He is fully six feet in stature, of aristocratic proportions and with tho head of Jupiter on his broad shoulders. His features are handsome and intellectual at tho same timo. Dr. Eliot is the son of the foremost educator in America, tho president of Harvard college, but it is easy to discern that the young gentleman is forging his way ahead in this world independent of auy exterior inlluence. During the few days he has been in Salt Lake Mr. Eliot has shown himself to be a western , rustler, notwithstaniing bis Boston antecedents, an-tecedents, as well as a keen observer. He will preach at the Salt Lake theater tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock the first liberal christian sermon in this city. Mr. Eliot said: "I am an old-timer in Salt Lake, all hough I have not been here for two years. Glad to see tho city growing so fast and substantially. Great improvement on every side, and tho architectural ar-chitectural effect is very attractive. "I am here as the president of the Rocky Mountain Unitarian conference. I am looking over tho ground aud shall make my report to the American Unitarian Uni-tarian association, tho national association. associa-tion. If I receive enough encouragement encourage-ment and report favorably, Rev. T. 1$. Forbush, the western superintendent, will come hore for two Sundays. His headquarters are in Chicago. Between us we shall decide what is best to be done, and afler consultation with the Salt Lake people, will say who shall come here and take charge of the pulpit. pul-pit. Already I have received much encouragement en-couragement from people who propose to support tho organization. The future fu-ture pastor will have to bo a man of ability and a leader in a city of this size." |