| Show SUNDAY IN SALT LAKE CITY madison democrat Demo orai salt bait lake city utah may 16 1 I thought bought that bat the ibe many readers of the be democrat m ight like into to hear bear something ol of salt bait lake city and its lt people anil and I 1 therefore write you ol at my first sunday in the west As aa I 1 look from our ur rot roi m window which faces almost east the sun eun la is already above the peaks keaka of the tb wasatch mountains moun imagine la in the for far a back ground of atel afe azure blue spotted here bere and there by whitish clouds then abe rugged out lines of enow capped moun mountains tans tenius beneath the rays fay of a ours sue then hen nearer a steep descent of 0 rocky almost barren laud then nearer still the abe bright green of now new voleta legeta HOD and you find yourself youra elf to in the beautiful valley talley of salt bait lake while to the west lies liea the great salt lake a au u american decors debert in the mornings mor ninga walk along wide cool and shaded streets past many fine and well kept lawne theo then past the be county and city build aug a magnificent structure of gravits granite with a beautifully kept lawn five fire and artistic in flowers and to lo the tower a superb clock that chimes the quarter hours boura to lo chear musical toree tonea at 2 we pass pase up the main business street of the me city where there are many fine korep k kuc ut one ione to kompare with zion aioo the great greab department store afre which I 1 am told did a business last year of and pa 9 a dividend of 8 per cent per an num then past the great mormon temple which you have all blaid de ascribed scribed bed to the tabernacle where we listen to religious services which are a surprise and pleasure plea eure to us ae opened by prayer then a hymn by the choir of u voices well directed and in per fact ft ct harmony with the great organ A short address by an aim elder just juat returned mm from sweden followed loll owed by an eloquent sermon by elder mckenzie McK eazie who told how dow josepn smith when but a mere boypra log ing that anat the lord might point out tu to nim dim which of the many denominations he be should choose saw aw the lord to lo person and jesus his bla DOD aon and aad jesus tolu tola him that he should follow none of them for they hail had wandered from the Q G epel as aa preached by jesup jesu and how joseph smith and two zihere had bad tablets placed before them and inter preyed to them hem by an angel and thus thua came the book BOOB oi of mormon mrs mra ge nevra blabol sang aang gounoud gounod Gou noua s jerusalem superbly too the great choir gang being an anthem a vigorous white haired elder said the and the service was closed we were much impressed by the evident sincerity of the be people and their faith in the prophet joseph smith and to in the future of their church toward evening a cool breeze note aeta in down the valley many people brome aliade the shaded street etre ete flue fine carriages come and go the bicycle fiend la Is largely in evide oe ce the son on sets bets to rest reat beyond the she great salt bolt lake and american desert and so ends enda our firel sunday in the abe west went C BOWLBY |
