Show naver 11 tho enquirer edquid er takes pleasure in in extending a hearty welcome to tle the who are holding a conference had find port fort of reunion in our oar city they form a large pe per r cent of the population of our canaty es as they indeed do of the entire state and are among our best beat their frugal industrious habits though of sow slow progress have also mide many thron through long years of toil among the well to do of our settlements lle tle menta ments they have not had bad the tact fact of making money mcney by speculation in so great numbers as other nationalities 1 but they have possessed tho principle of economy and it has been said that it is not what a man makes ant what he saves that makes him wealthy The scandinavians have dore done their share in an honest commendable mauner manner to ta promote temporal bat tho the people of the northland are by nature a religious religions people scandinavian mythology proves their great devotion to their heathen rites and later they became jast as ardent christians they tee received dived the gospel as taught by the latter day saints with their usual zeal brit teutonic like they had to lia be firmly convinced before accepting it once converted they endure any bards hardship biD for its sake many of those here today braved most bitter opposition ald social ostracism in their native land for their new religion and chev hc here ro gi the privations of pioneer lif without a murmur their religion ha bm been bean evary everything thi I 1 n to their hoew and is so still they are among th most moat devoted church members and have adopted slowly perhaps vet firmly the american customs and ideas today as stated before they are anione among our best citizens and provo is glad to entertain them at their first jubilee gathering |