Deseret Evening News | 1901-05-02 | Page 5 | Packard's Library Gift

PACKARDS GIFT Dr Pr Utter Praises ll I es tho the lu Iu u it Don DOll yet vcr Sermon White delivering a sermon on Keep Thy fhy Heart at Unity church In Denver Denvor hist Sunday Dr David Utter took oc cc occasion 01 casion to mention l In a n flattering man manner tier ner tho the magnificent gift of at John Q Packard lackard to the tha city of Salt Fait Lake After Afler II a homily on the time bad effects of the greed of wealth Dr Utter said Bald BaldOn saidOn On my visit to 10 Salt Lake City I found that a 11 rich mining muting man there thre who was my may m friend In Iii tIme the days when I 1 lived in that city ell has given ghen the lie city elt a n building for fOI a public nubIle library Tile The I building is not hot erected but It II Is pro itro provided I vided kled for the Ito land bought III In the time most suitable place amid aull nil all made ac tic according cording to the tue possible plans for a library worthy ct C the city and anti sure BUrl to 10 be ix a n blessing for tor a II century to come collie or It may be This moan man I also al o I always believed In anti and honored though ho was much spoken against as stingy stiner simply because he was economical and did not give to tooer every oer object that naked asked his assistance example may have Influenced him though I believe that for years earl lie he has counted himself the tho cus custodian of his lila wealth having In lila his mind devoted ceole It 1 to the time good oo of Ids his tel fel lawmen in some conic shape Its all very O Owell well ehl to 10 be ready ral to share shaie your our last crust with a ii I needy but It lunt the highest type of oC man who al allows allos allows lows los himself to got down to his last crust