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Show Ull OF MID IS NOW TOWARD UTAH I Superintendent Kingsbury of Salt Lake Delivers an In-terestiug In-terestiug Address. TELLS OF CONDITIONS H THROUGHOUT THE WEST H Talks Particularly of Utah, H Idaho, New Mexico, Arizona and Nevada. Special to Tho Tribune, jH OAK PARK. Ills., May 9. At tho eight-leth eight-leth annual meeting of tho Home Congre-gatlonal Congre-gatlonal Missionary society, held here to-day, to-day, tho report for southern Idaho, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona and Nevada, by Su-perlntondent Su-perlntondent John D. Kingsbury. D. D., of Salt Lako City, was furnished. The re-port. re-port. In substance, was as follows. The buss of the world Is turned toward Utah. No ouu Questions tho need of mission work. Many aro asking the question: "What can bu jH dono for Utah? The Conditions. Thero Is no doubt as to the history of thu wretched pact leading up to tho present coit-dltlunu coit-dltlunu In tho environment of Bin. Tho people have boen hoodwinked by teachers who- havo set forth an Idea of God which Is grosaly mat-rlallstlc, mat-rlallstlc, low mid sensual, but eo forgetful -l HIn eternal truth and Justice, that He roieats Ills will through an apostleshlp of twelve men, In which nine of tho twelve are living In tho pollutions of polygamy. They havo been lest to bellovo u system of doctrine which, In lt practical rcnults, destroys tho sanctity of mar-rlage. mar-rlage. the purity of home, the beauty and glory of motherhood, and dethrones character, love, Mrtue, truth, loyalty, and puts In their places tho coneumlng passion of an evil lust. This HKSJ Is what Inheres In the system, and social lit In Utah cIvch fearful testimony to tho evil of teaching and doctrlno and exnmpU. IH "VThat Are "We DoingP TVo havo churches that aro thronged in Salt I-nko Cllv. AVe have an Increasing Gontllo population rising In protest throushout the Stale. Wo have mining camps whefo earnest churches gather children and youth and largo congrccntlonu, and teach tho truth of God Rnrt UKVJ ovcrlnstiiiK Gospel of Ills Son. "Vu havo schools at Salt Lake and Provo and Bountiful and Coalvlllo and lehl and Hcber and Vernal, whore pupllb are Instructed In scienco and entabllshcd In virtue; and every one ot theso pupils will beconio a teacher of truth and will carry light lnt& home and eoclcty and thn Stat"'. Wo have taken long travcla over tho desert, into the beautiful valley of the Ashly, a hundred and twenty miles from railroads. Into the h;art of Mormondom. and we have IHH preached the gospel and planted tho church and tho school, and the rcfult shows what is B-VJ posslblo with tho. help of God. Tho Event of the Year, Wo have Vernal, where tho peoplo listen to tho Rospcl and nro converted and conio to con-fess con-fess Christ Jesus our Iord at every commu- nlon. They havo hbllt a ccstly hous of God and paid for It. Thoy havo Riven largely for tho siipjiort of tho pastor. They have Riven H-M liberally to every benevolent society, and a IHH Klft for the missionary debt so large that It Is Haj an example to all churches East and West. They have helped to build and equip a Chris-tlan Chris-tlan school which numbers 120 pupils. Ver-nalt Ver-nalt Youngest daughter of our church .n Utah! She has received the light ot tho gos-pel gos-pel and Is already bearing tho light of the truth to all the beautiful valley. Our Method. IH We do not attack. We never antagonlie. W to with the Word of our Lord. Wo toll lhr IH story of Jesus Christ our Lord. Wo speak to tho needs of tho sinful, needy heart. Wo toll ot tho peaco and blessing and comfort of the jH message ot our Father's love. We co confl- IH dent In tho assurance of tho presence and jB power ot tho Holy Ghont. We carry tho Bible HftfJ and worship and tho doctrines of faith and lovo and penitence which lead to loyally In dyo- IHJ Hon, and the result is a. transformed life. Got jH Is able to overcome all human perversions .l jH truth He glvos us power over all lies. Tho Vm churches of Utah artf Illumining the darkness Vm of blind belief In error, and through them Gcd Is breaking tho shades of fanatical su-porstttlon su-porstttlon and destroying tR3 power of a poi-luted poi-luted hierarchy. Cannot Neglect Nevada. We CAn no longer neglect Nevada. The tlmo has fully come when 'her camps In tho mln- "ng districts and her reclaimed valleys-re- H claimed and prosperous-muut be taken into our plan of benevolence. Tho coming year H vrlll witness still greater advance In alth and population. In tho growth of cities. In tno Vm ""crease of people In the fruitful country: and tho year will witness tho mlMlonnrle of the JM Cross, heralds of tho gospel, and we will cs- JM tabllsh a. score of churches In Nevada. IH Situation in New Mexico. IH In Now Mexico tho people live In adobo houses exactly llko the houses of Palestine. Wm The adobo brick Is mode In tho same way as H tho Hebrews made It In Egypt. A holo Is dug in tho earth, the adobe Is mixed with water. t?odden with tho naked fet. chopped straw tM added I and formed Into block eighteen by ten H fnches and four Inches thick, dried In tho sun, then laid up with adobo mortar, and a Hat JM roof suread ovor with earth. Let there be quick response. Thousands- H tcn of thousands of dollars for New Mexico -bllndod. burdened, enslaved by sin. Bring H In the offerings-freewill offerings-tor the help of cod9" Spanlih-.peaklnir children In th adobe-walled villoma, in the valleys and on the Mccas and mountains of Now Mexico. |