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Show HE COMMENDS i; THE TELEGRAM : : EDITORIALS Editor The Salt Laka Telegram. We believe that we reflect the sentl-. ment of every true Christian, every lover of order aftd' right :llvrag. when we commend most heartily the very kind and complimentary notice yor gave in yesterday's Issue of your paper of that grand old religious reformer. Gen. William Booth. It was a pleasure ever -to be remembered when, on last Sabbath evening, we heard and saw him Introduced to a crowded house by our gallant Governor, in a beautifully graceful and highly commendatory little lit-tle speech. The close and rapturous attention given by the audience to the words that fell with eloquence from the venerable General's Hps attested well the profound interest he elicited In telling the history of the Salvation Army in its early struggles with adverse ad-verse conditions. Its ultimate success throughout the world, and US ambitions ambi-tions tot the future. ( We realized to the full the force and aptitude of one of England's greatest Generals (Wolseley) when he said "England lost her greatest General when William Booth entered the ministry." minis-try." The indorsement of such a man as this and of Presidents of Republics, Governors of States and rulers of titles attest deedv and well the estimate in which he is held as a great moral and religious reformer. He is one of the world's greatest conservators of peace and order, and his Army bands in every city should receive all encouragement, encour-agement, respect and protection their great work demands. The humble, often eloquent appeals, of the Salvation Army soldiers upon the streets of our cities have touched the heart of many a "wandering boy" and prompted him to turn from an evil life to a better, and the arms of a loving old mother and father, whose heart-breaking refrain re-frain had been for man years of waiting. wait-ing. "Where is my wandering boy tonight?" to-night?" And now let us commend your criticism criti-cism of the too : notorious painted, flaunting parody of the gentler, better half of humanity, Mrs. Langtry. Your strictures and criticisms o this wretched, wretch-ed, demoralizing and ein-cursed woman find a hearty amen in the hearts of every clean-minded man and woman in all our good land. Newspapers are the great public educators of the world, and should engage In a healthy rivalry in educating public sentiment to lofty ideals on the stage and oft it, frown down: Immoral, Indelicate suggestions sug-gestions upon our theatrical stage, and theaters will be attended by a class of people who will not now often attend them. J- B- P- Salt Lake City. Jan. , 1903. |