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Show I'Bthll'EXr lUlMI's EAItl.I LII'K. The Klnnra, New Vora, Telegrem ol Dec. If2 devotee oonelderabla apace lo an article on the "Ureal M rinon Leader," aa It atylee Ike lata I'realdeut Hrlgham Voung. Tbe haala of thr article la an Interview with C't-'tiii Ueorge Hlrkox, whine nlnel)- rd birthday waa laat Hundey -Dec, ;u and who la deeorlhed ae "the ol.iual man In Canandalgua lownehlp, a man of remarkable vigor, mentally aad phya'cally," and "Ilia anly living par-eon par-eon who knew Brlgbam Young before Murmonlam bad aeourad a life-long leaie upon hie lalenta, and drawn bl. name lulo nilloual and woild wlt'e iremlnenoe." The Telegrem, after giving Mr. Hlckoi'a eliry, aaya of l'ree dent Vouog that "ba poairaeed many quail. Ilea which o uld be tmlnipil mil to the acua if loday aa wall lo follow and worlby ol devrlopm.ul, Tha theory ef Hrlgham Young, aa ahawn In ll le early life, and more dearly ai.mpli. fled lo hie latter yeara, waa Ibnl Ihe poor of tha earth ahould have home and laude, and lha. their ohlef li.ppl. tieaaebould ba found In toll, lie waa a man of which any aeol or oouutry might ba proud of lha nietal from which he ova ate made " Of thla early lite, lue Telegram aaya 111 I la Interview with Mr, ltickoxi 'Did I knniv llrlghaiu Youngr" he Mtl, In reply to a u.uot!mi; "well, I rprknllj ere were li'iya tiigt.tbitr, vim m uhl any. Ilrlgliitiu ueinl lo work fur inr. ..nu.Uy he I. f ,. Y.r. p....' I end a .hurl tinio liplnre lita il,.aib hu wrnte lue n Idler; tha; wee llie only tune 1 ever Im'.ii.I uf linn einco lue ilepMrtur,,. ract.pt IhliiUBh Hie !!. .paper. It era. oil Ike mil pin utr yun.tiir," aalil ihe old man, punning to a hoti.e ni'illliig tieneiiUi a mall lull lo the .-t, "thel I llr.t iupi lll-irliiiiii. That wit. Ill the 'tweiillcC'end Ihi. old niiiu a iirc.1 i ll oer ll... ulna. e If In. tuitid ecro cro.aii.g iliu ye.l Pip.ui.1 of yi-,M which bad e-cd, end hn. l.ru.Linu Imi-k the inoiuuiloe ol hla eaillor duyn. The TeieK'tim then recline the com. ing of tha Youtig family Hrlgham, John, Lorouio, I'liiuuha., and two daughtera to Caiieiidaltr.ua lium Autiurn, N. V., lu the latter part of tha "tweiitlee,' and coutlnueat llrlglinul Yniing waa uiArrleil.eiid with hie wife end four children llvvd e ahorl ili.leuce nnrlh of chcahlrc. Ai Aul.urn he had wotkvd at Iho pinning l.u.lnp.a lie tied not iho mcniieio hnv e plece.aiiil worked a e iioinmon Uiiii lahornr. lie found cmploynn iil at ilay lHl.urat.uul tlip ui.igl.horhu d. and worked for the IlK'koac. a ginaldeiil. lin wna cue year ouh.r tli.ui itickos. Wiih a lamliy , i cuny le-k for the yoiniK mail lo k.x.p h.-lh ,'li.ia wllhlil ip-p.'.-lHl.lii pnniinliy, end llii. uiiwpIcoiiio wolf from ihii ,n.or. lie had llothli.K ImiI Inn vt;..n tl ol which lo auppoil hi. fniuilv, but lliey wcro never llit. tlllliil.lu cnpncllv Ihnl lllli.nill Y.. 11111; .hotted the iiiinlilit.'. Hun w.r - 111 him. lie waa inn emeil mm hi. Im an tt fnrni lil.uier, l.ilt lie per. lorinod hi. Iiuiiii.iu .In v well, lie ha.t a Ui il"'. lor klionlnluc. iiihI ..Mi y M.llicp IWI 1,11. III. luirli I.,. 1,1,1.. , I. III. kind and auui.,.i.lUui.p,..,ii,in h.lll friend- from ail the eutiiini.li.lv. In .ivl.n,.-., I.r uh'iii wn. a wl.o e..iit..el..r. Wha.nver ihe il..eae, he could ,'iilie, ami hi. reuieilien ami advice were mu, I, aoul.t Ihrouiitiolil the ueiahtiorln.ou'. He wa. often heard to remark that w lint am worlll 1I0111B al all. wan worth ilniuu. uv.l. He hclleved III n: he praclice.l ll, and 1,1. tiaiue in line willtcti upon (Uu liallou'a hl.inrraa one of her grnatcit natural leedere nf men. Aa an Hluitiatlun nf Hie lial.lt. of the y, ung man, ihe following la glvem 9 "I waa chopping wood one dar," aald llie oht mail (ilieko.e irilllllg 111 over ami warned In borrow a dollar. Chop wood wl.n mo bidnv end earn 11,' I auld. hrlgham wa. very poor and wora wa- no, ea.lly I .1. lie wna glad of an nppnrlunliy earn the money, end In two Je a wa bad ehoin ,l liit-lltpr eigh pen cord., Al another time llnuhain (..win., .lull, One ilay he eame 10 me end m.!-ae,l that lipaw 110 way of be. e d'.reu rhairn. 'llie clmlra w ern doi.pj illev nnowp.l Ihe baiellwork or lirlnhnut Y,,' lui Iher were houea ly 11, nun." 'I ho wrlur nan Invited 10 Hie li. .111 . nil, where nne of Ihe eet, well preeurvud, la allli doing duly, Hnar .lug tha ccnaelon whao the (r.apel rea. ,ret through the I'nphet J.aeph wa iir iughl te lha aulijev-t of Ha aketch, the Telegram aayil liurlrig the lime that llrlghain Young wa.areniiipulofi anniidmg.ia, Mornionl.iu wnn ht tfi, n.tig to nlir 111 a lew loeallllea. Ilr.elin.n wa. pneuliar In hia religion, bnl.el, and waa a tal liful a.llierunt to ch.ireli. In within a Very ahor. lima of hi. itepariure, Mnnm.nl. 111 e.i.meil 10 da- e no wlp iie.n Ihe young uinin but tin wa. looking fir. higher calling then that ol a romi 1 term laborer, Nome. I wna In More for lull,. I I. - lar came. Mormon luia.lnaailea were I1.mj.1-Ing I1.mj.1-Ing Iho cnururr. In Hi,, nhl mw lug boii-e in Hrlgham'. ill.lrict, liieetinti. were lie d, ami Hrlgham waa cnnvoriid. In workp.l for Ihe lin k.. nr. a' thai nine. A few laya al.er hla oouvnr.lon three men came lo thn larrn. Th"V Impilred al the liim.n for tlntihatii, mid weielold Hi it he we- wor nitron Im, Clll Intlianair, "llntrlmin and 1 were cradling urnin lo-gelher lo-gelher thai dav," .a.d the o d 1,1.11. "1 .aw a limn e,.me up Ihe Id. I. When lie .aw Itnghaiu hn Weill toward him and thn two hel.l a few inlliute.' I'lin.e.t i.n-ver.a i.n-ver.a Ion, Alter the .traile r l.n I l.ll, llnuhain aalil lo mm 'lie. ig.-, I am nol goiugtowork lor yon anv more.' I waa iirprl.nd allhl. auddell ill i ln n lull, and Baked Ihe rin-oii, 'lain going 111 bnlter I'll-I ' he paid. 'I em Koine lo preach the evnrlanllng llo.pel.' " Ilia eariipat nin. ii.r lam.k.nr.l lie veracily of hla atatemcnt, although It wan al liret treated with aarea.tn by mo employer. The article llicu ata'aa Uial Ilia men who callrl were Mirm iu uitiiaonarlai, with whom lha nrw convert went t Auhutn, taking hla family. Tha dale of thla la given aa late In iba lunimer of 181. The rending of a letter lo Captain lilt k-a, l y I'rmld.iil Youag, In H7 la then riciumnf, tollowad by 0 impllnieutary remnrka on Ika part of tha Telegram, wblob alatee Ibat I'reeldeul Young "would have been a great man or leader In any department depart-ment of life." Aalda from Ha enter-laming enter-laming reference! to Ihe early Ilia of Creeldent Young, Iba publication In the F.lmlra Telegram la quite Inlererb Ing fr m the evident pride with which II polute lo Ihe fart that Hrlgham Young once made hla home In lhal nelghliorbcod an event which would net alwaya have h-an referred to In eo plpaalng a manner. I n the changed atlrllof lha prearnt there la another avldenca of how tha Almighty operalea among men In decreeing that Juilloa eball be dona lo thoae who foraaka a'l 10 follow II Im. |