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Show HiHGu', mm i'iiLsnrrt:iiiAX timtoh-s. Initio Oun Prttbyletlau frlendi who have 'jfflFffl favored thla city with a vlalt have been jlB-Tili made heartily welcome, and they de ?91lfllf part wllh the good wlihM of theped "IBBm"' pie here. We rxret that anything oo l-'IBSiHJ curred during their lUr la enar their ':: Hln plcaeurc, but rejoice Ihet whatever ni .yiHrch ulisgreralile did aol come from the C;v5t' permanent residents of IMi Territory. 'li'ldft' There were two Incident! of to. meet- lrVS' "' b,IJ ln "" Tll"u 0D S-"-J7 ' n!?fjHB.' evening wblcb litre occasioned much 1 iXfaVK'' embtlo comment and received no jWfHy little denunciation from member! of BF.lH; the party, both ladlei auJ genllimen. jjaiBIjK The tint wai thli lalement made by $KH3$' Dr W. O. Iloberla: SMLK "When I waa here before I read an ItHav article In a paper which l published In S.)IHX; this city wblrh said the sooner llie flsg ym&i ' of Ihe United HUM wsl traduced and BrftflKji' dragged In the duit of the valleys of tbe Kfibaef SI Wasatch ILe b-ller." JnJBrJy We venture to lay thl Dr. Itjberta fJETfca - did not read that In any paper that re 'EjIBr ." prelected the "Mormon" people or if.t'JfiS'' thslnentlments. lie may hare rent JJaJBEi something ol the kind In loma paper SKu' pretending to quota from "Mormou ' JKVHif f utteraucea or to relate km alleged lKMKi "Mormon"proccedings, but If lie did, (fuaBjBi tbe atatementa were misleading aad jPjH-V" falie, and he hii totally mlenppre- ftttfHM bended the facia. Ifliecau glreuilhe pljHm' date of lili Tlilt or of the, paper jKjtjHm"! In which he thinks ho read thore worde BajEjgl or anything like them, we will under MMJBi take to ebow that In repeating them hv BttKLJ nMi whether wittingly or not, uc. HHjn ceeded In bearlog fade wltneia agalrut KyHiV Lie neighbors. EP)Hffi The lact that the"Mortuon"brouglit CRJBSlit the United States flag here In 1517 HfHwS and unfurled It In tbeie valleys, when fS.' jK8 ': tbli m foreign aoll, that at the lame Ic'VLbTu '' time flvn-hundred of Ibclr able-bodied cljBli' men were carrying It Into Meilcau '.fSBv ' Territory u loldlen of tbe Union; that yKMBB lb Dae hai been complcuoui In all ISIlVF; public gatherlngi of tbe "Mormon" HuffHJf , people from the beginning; that fWl.'aeR '" ""' "" M1tf',t admlulon Into l.fi'liW.J, the Union aa a Hlate, and hare (. ' limj repeated that application, continually, lWilwf?j' are mattera of unimpeachable hlitory, iltJSWj The "Mormons" bare never fmfcfiaw. "traduced" or"draged ln tbe duet" iBKffiearar tbe flag of our country, and never de, mKlKilh ilred to do ao. And we are ready to lW3BrS itand by thle itate ment anywhere and twIfflKfn whenever It may be necessary. lIumbbbhiv n 'n'f unpleasantness waa tbe tJtHtffSTf' manner In which tbe ceurteiy eitend fisjiBs,, ed by the aged t'reildent of our iIwBRMc Church wai met In the motion JmKaaWH made by Dr. McNlece. The free uie IMiJaBaBB of the Theatre waa oflered for tbe HlfiyBoaff meeting, aa the free uie oftheTaber HmMBB cade had been lime time efo but not- nMB accepted. Tbli wai ant by the an BjnlVwPu nexed mottont I fflnfCT'l 'That we accept the motion with hearty I jHrWeali' tbanki, and that the meiuonger lo In VfA H '. Inetructedto welcome l'reildeot Wood ianJfl i! rutTlntu tbo rrcebylorlan Church when i3lS yf beglveetaoglbloovldonoo ot being a good i htH W orthodox Cbrlitlin." I rtfla! J We ,,'ou,(". U,T0 laken do notice of ojB thli poor attempt at a Jeit, or map at 1 lH ' the band that exleii Jed aoourteiy, or I HHi ebabby eflort to make a fling at au ea. I JB; teemed veteran and pioneer In thli I faawE ' community, but for the numereui pro. Sjk u teita which have been made In our feawMB hearing by member! of the 1'reiby VHJI terlan parly. Iloth ladlei and gentle. tpieBaam i& tu"n -UTe exprened their dlteeot In J9B I vlgoroui tormi, and their opinion ai to UBJ ffl the manneri and Chrhdlaulty of the uUHj 1 originator! aad aupiartera of tbli UaV a: motion. HoHft ff We are accuitomed to receiving thli SbttSIoWhR or' ' trcftlmeD from peraooi profei bVbbbh b's ' e "Chrlitlani,1 aud tobeao Raeee$ iurlor to a "Mormon" that they Hi'eR could not abide tbe Idea of going wfc'aKaL to the time heaven with a follower of 8ee? v BjMtS Joieph timlth. Ho we have uo reient tjjr'l ment at thli Intended rebufl" ner wlih Hjif to retort ai wu might If io Inclined. rari(Rt Hut we are greatly pleaied at the many B k lfS''I " expreriloni which tho motion H iiivn I hai ellolted front memoeri of tit Sim I "" r"' who' w''" fTolog the ! H14 prowiltlon to return thanki for tho if J -HJf , Theatre, were oppoied to the latter il iVaaHl partof themolleu, and entertain only H '': ''aaaf?r ""' '"" "' ,l','"u';" towariia 1'reildent RJB WoodrutT and tho peoplo of theie ffl'l 'aBV ' valleyi. llMBf ' Wu with our frlendi a pleaiantlrlp KnQ'blSr or,'a. proiperoui conference Ill'H '" ""' c"y' "J " ,,tt rcturn t0 lkW' their hemei In Ihe Katt. We SBi'.Bv ho1'" "" wl" 'f"k ' "" lElt' Wm t(Mormoni" ai they fouud ue, and not !HfJl,,ltS'. t from rumon and atorlee aud ttl'Uatur. IIhIm' rt (r4JuUlceit through wblch the I,at ItaKa Hi . terday Halnta and the good people of aula 'Hft' varloui denomination! havo been kept ilflH ' apart and prevented from arriving at a 'gnyrM4'' mutual underitandlng. iifx:. iB& Tliero are many eminent and cull! in'- "B! vatedjieople In tbe parly, and their F " jly f K01 wordi of encouragement and Vw cheer far outweigh any thing of a dlf Jf i ferent character which hat been aatd ', I', if' during th.lrvlilt. We have welcomed 1 lial them to thli clly; may tbeynow depart 'leWfLaVBl 'u f!, n, may Uod blem them In !m9JI1 all their .ll'jlt. to iprcnd truth and' fSli Swls benefit ru.nVlnJI 4 |
