| Show CHEER FROM ARIZONA A Provo ite addresses his old friends A FINE FIELD FOR A subscription LIST boring for water in the sun kissed valleys of arizona editor of the Eyan iSEa I 1 must speak I 1 had thought to keep silent on utah affairs and look on but when I 1 see my old home provo assailed and in danger the home that sheltered and protected me in my boyish days none daring to make afraid for the space of twenty five years I 1 must speak even should THE refuse to publish it A man standing at a distance watching a game of checkers can sometimes see sd vantages that those engaged in the game cannot looking on from aliis remote distance about 1000 miles at affairs occurring in provo and mindful of the affection 1 have ever felt for my pioneer home will not allow me to keep silent and have her fair record abused aad trampled upon by boycotters boy cotters who should be true to her interests what are my old friends in provo seeking after Is it the loaves and fishes only are they not looking after their own pecuniary and selfish interests instead of the more weighty things of the kingdom I 1 would here remind them of some of the sayings of the prophet nephi seeing that they with me believe in the old prophets and expect to see their sayings literally fulfilled I 1 hope they will study carefully these words the laborer in zion shall labor for tho building up ol 01 zion for if he labor for money he shall perish again all who fight against vion shall be destroyed the methodists are the avowed enemies of the latter day saints their aim their endeavors and their greatest anxiety is to fight against the work that god has bet ha hand to accomplish ia these last days would my old friends in provo or any others identified gods work aid by their influence or their means to establish such an enemy in their midst where tha fight against the work of god can the more easily be carried on oh man where is thy reason oh laiter day saint where is thy consistency still we need net wonder at mens acts for if they would follow tho savior for alie sake of the loaves and fishes will they not in this day follow the church of christ for the same purpose to attempt to argue that an institution such as is desired to be built in provo by the methodists and their adherents is a benefit to all classes is absurd well did the prophet joseph say that delusions should cover the land and iniquity should abound and that even the very elect should be deceived if it were possible I 1 feel proud that THE ENQUIRER is one of cannot be deceived and trust that with the aid of the deseret and tha majority of the citizens of provo it will be able to turn the scale and throw a shovel of ashes and two chips upon the concern that would beek ita injury together with sackcloth as a special adornment for tha man of ashes and chips tha folly that my old friends of prove are falling into reminds me of the sayings of the prophet they are drunk but not with wine they stagger but not with strong drink the idea that such between saints and sinners as some people are attempting is at all DOS sible or ia in accord with the spirit and genius of the gospel is an absurd one what does our prophet keahi say and I 1 saw all tho nations of the gentiles not only those upon this land but those across the many waters eathor together to fight against the twelve apostles of the lamb now your chamber of commerce would make that vision of echi a false ono poor eilly moths that nutter around the candle until they scorch themselves just for the sake of a little pecuniary interest amy dear old friends there is a day coming when one whisper of an approving conscience one smile of an approving god will be accounted of mora worth than the wealth of a thousand worlds lika this in that hour nothing will sustain you but the consciousness of having always been found on the sido of the right and not fighting against zion or the interests of the latter day saints neither aiding nor assisting the enemy to fight the twelve apostles of the lamb in conclusion a word about our beautiful sun kissed may not be out of place rains in the valleys are increasing winters since our first arrival and more snow on ehg mountains which makes tho winters colder and the healthier there is no tima in the season that we cannot plow those bowed sowed fall grain last fall are in luck thosa who did not are out of luck A great deal has not one tenth that ought to have been the bees are busy gathering their sweets OH such flowers as blossom here in the winters principally OB a scrub brush the business we are especially interested in at present is the drilling for artesian water should that prove a success we shall expect a boom here that will far eclipse all efforts of a chamber of Comei erce for thare are thousands and ten of thousands of acres of mesa lands in chii valley that offer good homes would it net be a far more laudably pursuit for my old provo friends invest the icleane they are so to subscribe for abo building of an institution ution in honor of our common in this land for the obtaining of artesian water and thereby us in our arduous task of reclaiming the wast places aad making the deserts blossom as the lose but should ire not succeed in obtaining artesian water that fac need not deter any who may wish to secure a decidable deci rable home from coming for there is land and room for hundreds yet JOSEPH cx crr CEa TEAl graham co A T feb 22 |
