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Show DR. GOSHEN PRAISES LAFAYETTE AS HERO Describes Tremendous Assistance Given Giv-en to American Colonists by Noted French Patriot. That IjafayeUe was one of the world's greatest heroes, a champion of liberty, and was of tremendous assistance to the colonies in their revolution against the tyranny of Knrland. wa emphasized in an address by the Rev. timer I. Goshen, pastor of the Kiret Congregational church, before a large audience at the Salt Lake theater iast night. Mr. Goshen decla red Lafayette sacrificed sacri-ficed a li'e of ease and luxury In his native laud to answer the call of an oppressed, op-pressed, hul liberty loving, people thousands thou-sands of miles across the sea. No more splendid example of the youth of tho nation na-tion today, ho waid. could be found in all the pags of history, and It is the. dbt of gratitude owing to Lafayette that the A niprh an people should endeavor to pay loday while franco is being besieged by an impbu-ablo oppressor. The lecture was one of a scrips whhh M.r. (lOshon lias been delivering at his cjuirch on the subject of American history, his-tory, and way given by him at the regular regu-lar Sunday services a week ago. He repented re-pented it last night at the request of sec-i sec-i eral local societies. The lecture has been put into printed form and was sola at the door last night. Tho receipts will go j to the relief of tho Armenians. j |