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Show I Dr. 0. P.'Middleton Talks Somo Facts to Saints at Tabernacle. WORD OF TRADUCER HELD TO BE NECESSITY Speaker Declares That New England People Are Failing to Reproduce Themselves. I Truth and tolcranco woro the main subjects discussod b' Dr. C. F. Middle-ton, Middle-ton, who wns the principal speaker at the big tabernacle Sunda3' aftornooni Elder W. E. Iydalch was tho othor speaker, but ho kept well within tho bounds of propriot', although ho ascribed as-cribed all tho good things that have eoino to this commonwealth to tho efforts ef-forts and industry of tho pioneers, no Gentile, according to his dictum, need apply for any honor in tho upbuilding of tho so-called "Mormon kingdom." Dr. Middleton, in tho oourso of his address, said that tho soarch after truth has occupied a good portion of time sinco man bogan. Mon had undergone nll hardships in order that they rnijrht onjoy tho possession of tho truth. "How do wo know that wo have attained at-tained tho truth in the midst of tho man1- illusions that aro presented by our physical sense and by' our contact "with our fellow men?" asked the speaker. "How aro wo to know that we arc in possession of tho truth 7 The world of science has arrayed itself against a revealed roligion. There can- j not bo two sides to truth. Somebody fll I has erred somewhere, but when wo get 1 nt the great universal truth it will dis j 1 close itself io us." Ho behoved thcro 3 was a moans wlierobj" the' might be enlightened as to tho truth when it came to them. There was tho great vj ?ourc of omniscience and omnipotence ffl emanating from the Creator, and after HI wo put our brain cells in proper con- H dirlon we can receive thorn. But if we Hlj Jre not living in unison with them, Hju they will pass us over. The Method of Life. I The faith that we have espoused is j ; that method of life that shall enable 1 us to get in communion with tho great monitor that shall teach us what truths j arc transcendent and whether they arc from God or not. The men who 'with-stood 'with-stood the persecutions, drivings and j' trials, who lefr. their tracks of blood on the desert as the' came here, one by one are passing awav, and wc wonder if thev will produce in us the high tcn-Kion tcn-Kion faith that they lived for. It was j necessary to have trials and pcrsccu- I tions in order that wo may have that I character to live the transcendent H The word of tho traduccr is necessary Hl to pulverize out of us tho dross in f 3 order that the gold may shine. Wc HI j cannot, do away with the traduccr, be- i cause if we did then we would, cease n in our growth. They 'aro n part of tho treat plan for your growth and 1113' j giowth. HI , Takes Bap at Irish. The speaker -said that recently he HJ pet a prominent citizen of Boston and in discussing with him the conditions H ' in New England,' tho Bostonian said H thatj:hc intelligent and educated class . in Now England was not reproducing H itself. "The low bred Irish and Pol- v Jew '""1 the Italian aro coming into U this country and aro occupying it and Hh over-running it." snid the Bostonian. j What he said about that section of the Hh country is true almost about every scc-HN scc-HN tion of the country. But referring to H'j coriditions in "Utah, the Bostonian said, ''You aro most fortunately located. Hrj "Vou have been near tho soil and have HI lived naturally, and what the fathers suffered, the privations that they un- Ha derwent were to bring out a last- I ing race. "There will rise here." the HJ speaker said, "that light of intelli-I intelli-I pence and civilization that is to eu- 1 lighten all the world, and when other rl sections of the country have gono into HR decadence, if we are true to tho prin- ro eiples- that wc have espoused, and live II for the truth, then it is wo aro des-II des-II fined to hand down this heritago to I the races j'et unborn.79 H& Advocates Tolerance. II Dr. Middleton then advocated tolera- 1 tion. He asserted that saints should recognize that others have a right to H their way of thinking, and it was not 3 their right or prerogative to criticise e them in their beliefs. "There is one II thing lucking in this community of Salt Lake," said the doctor, "and" thut I'fl is tolerution by the people in tho In church and outside of tho church. If Ifl we troat them kindly, if we return kind-II kind-II ncsfi for anger, then peoplo will think II nioro of our fnith. Look for the good in everybody and appeal to the highest IH that is in everybody." II Elder W. E. Ilydalch was the next 11 f speaker. Elder Rydalch addressed his II . remarks principally to those in tho con-ll con-ll gregation who wore not of the Mormon II' faith. He said he was willing to lcavo II the sixtj'-tbree. years of work of tho 13 Mormons in this territory to an imparls impar-ls tial world. The pioneers came horo ,to II live their religion. They came hero to I found the kingdom of God on tho tops II of the mountains. This country was II not then what it is now. The pioneers II camt' here and raised the standard of II libertv. rnispd tho flag of their county II because their fealty. their, patriotism, III 'xw''8 ',c a,u their birth. Whon 111 the country called for five hundred IS inen thev woro given, and were known II the Mormon battalion. They marched 19 2200 miles to southern California and II aided in the colonization of California, II and after they were mustered out tho3' II returned to the vrilhws of the moun- I 1'iins. Tn the meantime tho church II provided for the widows and orphans HI ;f ilie men of 1 lie battalion. Elder HI Bydnlch spoke of tho establishment HI' of a library here b.v the Mormon pco-II pco-II oo. but he did not give its location. |