Show A CONTRAST VE WE have a rich contrast to present to our readers today to day and we give the worst side first because it is unpleasant and the sooner begun with the sooner done with the boston evening journal of july 21 says the rev C P lyford a member of the rocky mountain conference of the 1 methodist leth odist episcopal church who is stationed at provost in utah the afternoon previous addressed a large congregation in the winthrop street M E church boston highlands upon the subject of mormonism and the condition of affairs in utah if the journals report is correct then the rev gentleman must fie be correctly na named so far as the first syllable of hi his patron patronymic ym lc is concerned and s so tar as th the e large congregation believed on his words 1 they were very thoroughly gulled we have no intention of following the rev gentleman through all the mendacious representations sa said sald I 1 d to have been made by him but we give a few specimens that our readers may know what sort of a character he gives them in the athens of america while on his begging tour on purpose to excite sym sympathy lathy tathy in the hearts of the bostonians ton lans ians the more readily to extract athy lucre from their pockets the journal bays says after atter the devotional exercises mr mir lyford baid eald that be proposed to present guch euch facts to his ids bearers aa as could be known only by one who had resided long la in the territory it would not be safe for him to make exaggerated statements of the condition of affairs in that benighted sec section tiong as his hla remarks on previous occasions had been reported to brigham young and as he be had bad seen the announcement of a meeting of the latter day saints of jesus christ to be held in washington street there might be mor mons among the congregation who would take exception to what be he said gald this tallies well with the following follo w facts presented by the rev gentleman ent leman ieman speaking of salt lake valley vailey valley vailey etc lie is reported as saying this valley was not the most productive in utah stiff it contained aw W inhabitants one half of whom were comons one half of the population of salt lake city at the present time were gentiles while in provo where be he resides out of inhabitants there are not more than a dozen gentile families in these valleys then said he are the most oie wicked debased and oppressed pe people ole which exists upon the face of the earth fat tt was a mistake however to suppose that polygamy was the greatest evil which exists there it was far from being the gravest crime of v aich this peculiar people cople stand convicted we ive did not neer need laws to suppress polygamy which was rapidly melting away and he was willing to leave it to the rising intelligence of hum kum humanity a n 1 ty to the influence of newspapers and b books 0 0 k to undermine and destroy the institution the greatest evil existing in utah was the one man power if an apostate mormon was discovered his real estate consecrated and held by deed and trust by brigham for the lord jesus christ was confiscated his business broken up no one allowed to employ or recognize him and belg hela co compelled m I 1 to flee if it he can with his life MI it Is made the duty of the bishops to intrude into the privacy of the family and to ascertain even by interrogating little child ren all that passes there after referring to the atrocities committed by the mormons cormons Mor mons he said that under existing territorial laws a decent american settler with but one wife could preempt pre empt but one section of land while a mormon with thirty wives could preempt one section for each and every one of his bis le partners there was no protection for gentiles under the law lawr of utah and no safety for themselves or their families their only safety lies in the fear of public opinion on theeart the part of the mormons cormons Mor mons that if they continue to commit crimes against the gentiles they will meet with retribution every gentile goes prepared to defend himself a clergyman eyen even going so far as to enter the pulpit ath a bible in one hand and a revolver in the other this last item is peculiarly delectable and here are some more of a similar kind he lre said he had never met such a profane people and had never seen men who drank so much liquor aa as these latter day saints one ot of whom he had seen standing on the corner ot of the street swinging a bottle bottie ot whisky over his hla head and calling upon other saints to come and take a drink the impression impress press on that efforts were made by the mormons cormons to suppress the sale of liquor was err erroneous 0 leous it was true enormous licenses licen cen ses were paid by gentile deale dealers one as high as in three years auty aval and nother another wa in four tour years yea rs but this was done for the benefit ot of a corporation liquor saloon the profit ot of which goes into the treasury of the church of all t the tho he large cities in the united states salt lake city was the most wicked degraded and debased but this rev gentleman la Is endeavoring dea deavo ning ring to reform things here to his bis notion in conclusion mr lyford said the rocky mountain conference numbering twelve mis missionaries were endeavoring to establish the christian religion in utah mr ly ford has a sabbath school in provost numbering scholars a church and a parsonage and be he comes north for aid yes mr lyford wants aid financial help what he was after at boston the very thing hence the wonderful tale he unfolded concerning utah and the mormons cormons Mor mons 11 and his tale was a successful dodge too financially for the journal says at the close of his address which was listened to with rapt attention a collection was taken up and a handsome sum realized that was the hope of the rev bev mr lyford he filled his pockets and safely forded corded the waters of pe by believing beli bel leing eing the mor cmor mons and not believing bellying beli bel eing leing his own name perhaps our provo neighbors are not aware of the precise regard for truth mr lyford has nor of the very pretty character he gives giver them when abroad now for the other side of the question and this tills comes from one who apparently is not troubled with any religious relie ious lous prejudice or ministerial venom don a gentile in utah writes to the tile new york nail dail dalty daily graphic the excellent and successful new now illustrated daily newspaper in the following strain dated ogden UT ur june A I 1 As evening fell we r dished kanyon and into weber kanyon doth full of magnificent scenery and greeted with increased delight by the weary traveler as a a relief from the ghastly desolate mono tony of the several hundred miles preceding late in the evening we reached 0 osden ogden den the western terminus of the U P A R R and the second city in importance among the cormons mormons mon Mor mons itis it is only two hours ride b by y rail rall from here to salt lake city aua ana and end although there are now a considerable number of gentiles settled in ogden the place lace Is practically almost as mormon as the headquarters of the prophet baikham young several dass days stay among these triese people with peculiar advantages for becoming familiar with their ife and character have given me shock ng as t the b e confession may seem a high and sincere e respect for them and I 1 am convinced that leaving out of the question their eccentric and self belf sacrificing ideas on the subject of matrimony there are no mom more honest virtuous industrious and law abiding people than these much vilified latter day saints property and life in the mormon cities of utah are infinitely more safe than thin in new york female virtue if the mormon wife be admitted to possess an honorable status is inco apar ably higher than in certain new england cities I 1 came here prepared to find myself among a population of criminals under the ban of the civilized world but am already compelled to the reflection that if these people are such their style of crimi mality will for all practical purposes compare favorably with the model of social morality civilization and piety which we have to ommer offer them in the east cast the fint tint impression of every visitor to utah is one of mingled wonder and ad mire miri mi ration tion at what these people hay have done edone in transforming a barren wilderness of sand rocks and sage brush into a veritable paradise of blooming gardens fruitful orchards and fertile fields hab has not been ane one of gradual encroachment upon the inhospitable realms of nature such buch a progressive pushing forward of clyd libation liza tion as hab has been the general history of frontier life in this country the mor mons boldly attacked nature in almost her most hostile mood and made conquest of her far from any base of supplies with slender resources deprived even of the sympathy of all the world outside it would be hard to imagine a more a hill fl night fight ht than they have nad dad and all the more ore honor on 0 r ds d they deserve that they have won it while other front frontier ler len settlements have grown as the carefully nur plant grows under the gardeners care the mor mons home has been made as the wind ivind hurled seed finds its lodgment in a crevice of the rock there to cling and mature in defiance of burning sun wo and tempests tem peats pesta rage As I 1 sit here writing I 1 bee before me methe the glaring barren sides of huge rising in semicircular bemi semi circular ranges behind the th little town their tops covered with snow their fronts bare of all vegetation except the stunted foul smelling and usellas us eleas wild sage but a few years since this plain w was wae as unattractive and unproductive as tho the mount mountains ains now ap appear today to day daf the side walks walls are lined wit with beautiful 8 shade e trees sparkling streams of ot pure water r ripple rippie across the streeta streets into shewell the well weli kept gardens d e nasu surrounding r ro ebding almost every house the tho numerous orchards are full of apples appleg peaches apricots nectarine nectarines necta nines rines ag and pears P the fences are hidden bidden by countless bushes bushe sos of Curr currants antal gooseberries goose berries and raspberries rasp berries and near the town there are fields red with strawberries everything that bears fruit plant bush and tree Is ia p fid tid beyond the wildest dreams of the eastern st rn agriculturist and all that Is grown is of the la largest est eat size and most delicious flavor the at apricot trees are already bending with their load in ordinary seasons say the Ogden ltee ites these would all be ripe now but this is a very backward spring here her e as in all other parts of the country so 80 t ere Is a scarcity of fruit and one has to pay as much aa as twenty or even twenty five cents per dozen for large delicious apricots f from rom california 1 I have seen poorer ones cues sold in la detork new york and boston for fisty fifty cents each good m meat ment at is another expensive luxury here lust just now it if one wants the finest choicest pieces of beef or lamb iamb or veal as good as any in the world the price will be as much as R twelve velve tx or cents per pound retail does that bee see in exorbitant to one ono rau fau familiar ullar with eastern market manket marketing mg verily the judgment of any unprejudiced person must be that of the two classes the gentile is much more fit for the kingdom of heaven than la is the splenetic lying beggi begging Dg whining methodist parson 0 resolutions ac the fol foi following lowIn report has been handed in for publication SALT sant LAKE city aug tat 1873 editor deseret mews news ai eus dear brother the ahe territorial normal institute resolved into a convention at p ra for the purpose of considering points of business connected with the the tha institute 11 H M C was elected chairman and R 8 horne home secretary of the convention the following resolutions U 6 were unanimously adopted whereas we the members of the territorial normal institute fully realize the advantages end and benefits that result from froza a course of nl normal instruction and whereas the labors and efforts of territorial rit orial superintendent R L campbell have heen been arduous and praiseworthy in stepping forward without statutory pro vision and commencing normal work therefore be it resolved that we ten der to R P L campbell our thanks for the privileges privilege swe we have enjoyed as members of the institute whereas the labors of the faculty for I 1 he the advancement of the educational later esta of the members of the territorial normal institute have been and whereas we appreciate these labors co considering their value and import importance anc therefore r are fre frebe be it resolved that we tender a vote of thanks to dr park brofee pro fei rei sors sers maeser and dusenberry and mias miss s M E ccook cook that we tender our thanks to lysa isa colder for her services cervices ber vices as revolved botved that we respectfully petition the legislature to authorize super In R L campbell to continue the territorial normal institute I 1 annually and make financial proTia provision lon ion for the bame earne resolved that we are in favor of an organ to represent the educational interests of the territory and that all members of the institute consider themselves agents for this organ or paper and that thal they take an In interest teres in getting subscribers moved seconded and carried that the lie rie resolutions of the convention be sent to the NEWS and the salt lake berald for publication convention then adjourned sine die IT 0 chairman R S llor horse r secretary GENERAL DRouT jr eastern papers complain of general drouth throughout the country that the lack of rain is being painfully felt especially as the weather is is so FIO warm the temperature being very high everywhere there is drouth here as elsewhere but that is not strange for we always have drouth in this territory in june july august and usually most of september and much of october |