Show BISHOP GARDINERS SPEECH following is tho the speech delivered by hashop fred 0 cardiner ut at tile tho mutual entertainment tor for tho the editors ail and I 1 their friends sunday evening wo thought it so BO good wo we are publishing it for tile alio benefit of oc those that did not hear it head the article carefully and le let t the tit boosting ideas sink deop deep into in to your hearts and then alion you yon boost also 11 at t every opportunity having jut juat passed another ind independence C pen n do dence day our thoughts aro naturally turned anti and riven over I 1 to tho the deeds or of those who in past times gave then themselves olVeS unto the task of 0 establishing aul it maintaining lorty liberty all and fre freedom edoil we AVO uro are nut wo we are not ungrateful neither aro are we unappreciative of tile the great men and women who lived and died lighting fighting tor for the cause of human liberty tile tho liberty wid freedom we enjoy today have been purchased at very great costs wars are unpleasant to think about but they have cantril contributed buted very materially to tile the cause calls of 0 freedom and havo have done much to break down and autocracy the benefits of the war ot of tile revolution are fresh upon our minds wo we feel tho the spirit of 76 and love the patriots of that day wo admire tile the action taken by those who guvo gave us the declaration of independence and can call realize tit in a way what it took to make it valid it Is our belief that divine guidance directed in tile the bringing forth of the of the united sites and and we appreciate what it liar hau cost to maintain aud and the principals set bel forth ther phi ln it lua been no easy task to convince mankind at large that men are and by right ought to bo be tree free and independent the powers that would enslave mankind and koop keep them from getting a vision ot of freedom and liberty have been diffin difficult alt indeed to overcome and are yet wielding considerable Side sid erable fable influence in some ani parts ts of the earth we love loo wo we lovo love tho the principles upon which the government of these L united states were established lis lied we lovo love tho the flag symbolizing as it does all the virtues of a glorious country ever reminding us of the ti 1 0 sacrifices that have bee inadi la II 11 freedoms free donis causo cause it Is a banner the sight of 0 which stirs out our inmost feelings of gratitude and appreciation for the heroes of the past who con tribu buted so much to our welfare in ili thinking of our own dear state utah we attribute her success very largely to influences that have ever characterized and had weight tit in the lives of great meu men and great women who have unflinchingly under all circumstances cum cuni stances stood tor for right and the establishment of correct principles 1 while we love our state it Is home il oine to lia its wo we tio do not think of it as something separate and apart from the united states when the pulse of the nation is stirred we vibrato and that in unison when the nation Is ca called e upon for some great service wo we a answer by meeting the demands made 0 of us you well remember how utah responded ln in the lato late war with spain when called upon to furnish five five hundred volunteers elie he answered with seven hundred utah as a state was then barely two years old and while but lit an infant she acted very inu much it c as an adult loyalty can call only be shown in deeds in fit time of need did utah demonstrate her loyalty to the nation 0 of which she Is a part and to tile the world at large in the recent world war well say she did nations and states are in a way like individuals vi vidu alg weak or strong according to the kind of principles they live by and practice whon when wo think ot of utah today in all of her ber splendor and pride our minds at once carry cany us back to those who faced under the most trying circumstances cum clun stances the difficulty of crossing a thousand miles pt of trackless and almost unknown country and this under very trying conditions and this Is not all can you ou imagine are you able to visualize the condition of this country when the pioneers with brigham young looked out over sal t lake valley listen to what daniel webster had to say about this country vi what blat do we want with this vase vast worthless area this region legion of savages and wild beasts 0 or r deserts of Bliff shifting ting sands and whirl whirlwinds winds of dust ot of cactus and prairie dogs to what use could we ever hope to put these great devertt desert tt ti or those endless mountain ranges do you wonder that those early settlers begged to go on another thousand miles the count y at that time must have been roost most desolate and very uninviting we are all more or less familiar with the and difficulties endured by the early settlers of utah as told in history by those who have attempted to depict them possibly not halt half of the story has ever been told I 1 we are not ungrateful to those vigorous sturdy determined pioneers who began and founded the life and industry of their tolls and sacrifices gave us a splendid beginning and did much to bring about present conditions we are not or unthankful tor for the institutions tuti olis they founded a nd ild fostered they were certainly wonderfully blessed with vision and foresight the earls earl settlers of utah not only lind had the hardships incident to pioneer life to nicot meet and vin master titer but tor for yours greatly aloyed and troubled by tile tho lil indians dialls who bitile and thile again engaged them in ill battle tile tho bettl bottlers ol 01 8 never know knew when they were freo free from till nn indian attack the cricket plague grasshoppers and crop failures tile tho echo canyon war und and ini misunderstandings sunder on oil the part of tile tho rovern mont I 1 t were somo some of 0 tile tha unpleasant experiences through which tile people passed after many effort ti on oil the part or of tho people to have utah admitted to the union silo camo callio lit in as aa the alio forty fifth state in 1896 this event was warmly revolved by tile pomplo its first governor Oo Co vernor was glober M WON wells since statehood utah luls lias wonderful progress lit in nit an industrial and material way utah Is it a land of opportunity port unity tho tit variety of climate fertile soils and mountain streams contribute to great diversity of occupation possibly no state has haa such a variety of f resources it has boon been said that no other state santo could be so BO independent and self supporting agriculture la is the chief industry of tile tho state irrigation has contributed ns as much to tho the progress and success of the country ns as tiny other one tiling thing tho the main products of the boll tit in tho state aro are wheat oats balloy potatoes pota toon sugar beets alfalfa and timothy mining alining sheep and cottlo raisins raising wat inai fruit raising rals liiK boo beo and poultry also contribute largely to the wealth of the state tile op arford afforded ed in ill the state tor for industrial growth and development have attracted much capital which hns has greatly influenced and stimulated growth the people of 0 utah from tho the earliest hayo have been great believers at and 1 I 1 ardent su porters of the fundamental institutions of soo society lety viz alzi tho tha homo the church andt liB school there la Is it greater percentage of home hoine owners lit in utah than lit in any other state tho church la Is foster fostered etl and believed to be vital to tho the welfare of tile individual the schools of utah are equal to anny lit in tho the land hind its public school system la Is pop possibly sibly not equaled tiny where in the united states tile tho compulsory y attendance law re reaches a ciles all or should do between the agoa ages of six and eighteen years high schools are numerous and the three loading leading institutions of tile the state are schools of which we WB may well be proud while much has boon done to equalize educational opportunity for all the children of the state it Is tar far from being so at present there Is need for a more nearly equal distribution of school monies tor for tho the education ot 04 its children Is there any good reason why a child because ito ho happens to live ili garfield county should not have an ail equal chance in as such Is possible with the child in ili salt lako lake city the greatest asset asso t of any state Is its boys and girls and only when they are all given tho the best possible opportunities for growth and development will iho best results bo be had wo we know something of tile tho past in the growth of utah tho foundation has been well laid inid the present Is open to all of us its the future of the state will be largely determined by tho the character of its coming citizens may god cod help us to ever build upon tho the principles of truth and righteousness that such may over characterize our lives humbly pray in ili christs name amen 1 |