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Show - . . . - m . bmm A greater and better. Salt Lake was the theme discussed " In . many of the pulpits of the city, yesterday. "The. speakers not only gave approval- to the forward move-1 ment that is being fostered by the Manufacturers Man-ufacturers and Merchants' association, the Seal Estate association and the Commercial Com-mercial . club, but alfo urged a crusade against vice, crime,' corruption snd other violations of law. The, "boost" talks were the result of requests sent to the ministers of the city by the Manufacturers and Merchants' association, as-sociation, asking -that some word of encouragement en-couragement be given to the forward movement that has been inaugurated for the promotion of the Industrial and commercial com-mercial growth Of Salt Lake. Members of the Ministerial association T)4 fter not members ft the as'octa- " ' ' ' ' ' tipu belonging to the evangelical churches almost without exception gave direct indorsement in-dorsement - to the forwai d movement. Apostles C. -W. Penrose aad John Henry , . n tn Mormon Tabernacle also spoke In encouraging terms of the efforts to build up a Greater Salt Lake. . Among the addresses given along the Hnes indicated were thone of Dean Eddie and . Rector Perkins of the Episcopal fnurch: the Rev. Benjamin Toung and the Rev. D. M. Helmick of" the Methodist church; the Rev. p. A. Slmpkin and the Kev. E. I. Goshen of the Congregational church; the Rev. D. - A. Brown and the Rev. R. s. Walker of the Baptist church; Jn R?vr W. M. Paden and the Rev. Mc-L1 Mc-L1 M ; Davis of the Presbyterian church and the Rev. W. M. Taylor of the Christian Chris-tian church. At. wstmineter Presbyterian . church resolutions were adopted' Indorsing " the manufacturers' movement and -also demanding de-manding the suppression of gambling, of Sunday theaters and of houses of 111 repute, re-pute, i . .' . - All the speakers predicted a bright future fu-ture for Salt Lake in material affairs, but they Insisted that the enforcement of law was paramount and easential to the growth of the city. The keynote of the whole crueade may be summed up in this t2fJnent.by tte Rev- W.-M. Paden: - "There Is a great future for Bait Lake City. Soon it will be cleaned up and purified, politically and socially, and this.' with the natural advantages offe-ed by no other city In the world, la going t d""w capital by the millions, and gocd citisena by the thousands. .Let every rain and woman do their duty and success Is assured." . . - At the Tabernacle Apostle Penrose .spoke at great length alon doctrinal 11n s and In the course of his remarks spoke of the manufacturers' movement' with ap-pr,va'- saying,, among other things: I am glad an effort is being made by some of our friends here, some of thm not very friendly, but that doesn't raat-t raat-t "tablish industries. 4 hone they will be successful and it will not be all JlI "rv Tnat w,n Prt t true religion; re-ligion; but talk, talk, talk everlasting, does not amount to a great dea'. If somebody , else can give lessons to th Saints, let them come. It will be a gocd thing. There should be no pauperism hre That Is against the principle on which the church was established." Apostle Smith Indorsed the position of his fellow-apostle. |