| Show t S A BETTER BETTEn nAY lAY I IS DAWNING DA At the theatre the other night just after the curtain went do down n and In that moment when people turn from t r the mimic world in which thc they havo have been living for i. i ii i three hours a young oung woman took up her hel jacl jacket et andi and put It on and then reached for lace There i i a scarf was wass s f a a. a. a sort Olt of or Inquiry In the eyes ees of oC her escort He lie hadn't f noticed what she sho had on her head when she came In fn I a- a After the manner of or men he had been simply content r. r that she site was with Ith him But habit had made him exi expect ex ex- i S pec to see sec a woman woman put on a hat t when the pla play Is over j Anti And this young woman didn't have ha any lint hat She simply i 1 the tho lace scarf threw It over over her hor head with a graceS graceful grace grace- race race- S ful ul charming little toss tOMS of or h her r har she was ready for OJ the street et S I cL hen f Then as as thc they pa passed 5 d U up ui the tho aisle she answered that 1 i S. S f t I. I question in his eyes eyes- S. S I think a Joo good deal of or this scarf I S Do flo Is prett 1 o you It is pretty S SS S t That riat much was expected or of him maybe mahe But nut the tho 1 Tsi p nse was now new S SS S It is more than pretty It Is blest S. S ja l He looked respectfully inquiring and ana she he added S Mrs frs So-and-So So wore It when she he was presented to to S the tho tho Po Pope pc And you OU know ow whatever Is worn when o one onelo c lU It lo presented to the Pope is blest S 'S Oh the they talked of ot that for a a. moment and antl then various various va va- va- va J rJ rious us other l' l topics claimed cl their aU attention but lut the thought though of or if that blessing of the scarf a Il woman ma may wear when sho o. o stands stands stands-or tan s ol or kneels kneels kneels-In In tho the pr presence sence of the reverend Fa Father her of or the Catholic church remained with him i Come Como to think of oC it it that is a curIous curious thing timing In the 5 eyes of or tho the women of oC that faith tho scarf was sacred 5 i Any n Catholic would probably recognize that an and would S. S pa pay a deep deop respect to tho the trifling piece of adornS adornment adornment adorn adorn- S ment just because of oC tho the sentiment attached to it the It-the the sentiment f which affects the thc belief of millions of goodS goodmen good S men and women But the tho man in the case didn't understand under r- r stand It it To him it IL was a pretty prell bit of or lace Jace f That at Is all aU 1 Still he was waR not nit unconscious of or the regard in which It Il ItIs S SS S Is held an and he lie respected the attitude o of the woman beS beside be be- S 8 side and him and alt all other p persons who believed cd asI as I she dl did S S There Thero was a time when no Catholic could vote yote or hold holdt t office In all England Ingland There ThOro was a a. time when no Jew S I 5 J S S. S I t j I I J r I. was vas III in England And that is not Hut In lit the tho distant days when tho the Merchant oC ot Venice made his trade In Inan inan an nn Italian H city In a darker ago of the world The rho proscription pro pro- of or both comes conies down Into what may be called clied modern history Tho The time has changed One Ono of oC Great Groat Britain's premiers pre pre- miers miera was a n Jew Jew and and In Iii many respects tho the ablest of all that Illustrious line Certainly he ho was loyal to his country It Is known of oC all men that the throne of oC England under his direction pained gained an extension mett of power and an addition of glory glor with which nothing in that nations nation's past Is at al all comparable Catholics hold office there now and antl exercise In every even wa way tho the 51 same me privileges es accorded other men mon They are arc powerful leaders of oC tho ho thought and action of or the tho BritIsh British Brit lint ish nation And yet the fathers Cathers of or the time men now prominent promInent prom prom- mont In tho the business s and politics of tho the United Kingdom can recall when equal ri rights were denied men mn of oC their religion We of Utah are aro standing at nt the dawn of such a day daya a has come to the tile of oC En England la d. d There Is till still an nn element which would proscribe m men n and women be because because because be- be cause of their religion lon would pl place co them at a disadvantage vantage because of or the manner r of their worshipping won would mark mark them as unfit t und Influence among tho the citizens of oC the lie state and of oC the republic But as England rose to better belter levels level as the tho thop p people pl l of oC that nation na na- mia mia- lion tion permitted reason to guide their conduct and antl abolished abol all lines of casto and antl all bo boundaries of oC faith accor according ac cc- cor cording equal rights to all nil In tho the matter of oC worship worship- so so we WO of Utah aro surel surely coming to 10 the da lay day where wo woo will Iron forever el the tho of r tit the Mormons Men ren of oC the thc besL reason best have hn already reached that thai place pace now They aro arc willing to accord all people tho fullest liberty In the matter of i elision They are arf willIng willing will will- ing log to concede that the lie Mormons arc are us as good citizens aNan as aN an any They are willing to recognize the fact that a mans man's dall daily life i Is tho the only standard of proper measurement and measured by ly that they cheerfully r grant to tho the Mormons Mor Mor- mons a n. full fellowship in making tho the state in the tho advancement ad ad- of oC this part of oC tho the nation In the general total of manhood antI and womanhood I. I Tile The They may not understand all the tho tenets of tho the Mormon Mormon Mor Mor- I mon faith but the they do know that lint tIme the Mormon formon people are arc worth worthy and that their works are fair a as those of oC any other religionists They may not understand fully Cully why I he the girl treasures that bit hit of oC silk lace Jace nil mill other sik lace in her possession hut but they thew are arc willing to grant rant tho the girls girl's view doesn't hurt hui t tho girl Irl nor any one ono else The They mn may r not un understand all tho the tendencies of the Jew but they do 10 know that his fasts and feasts his hol holy days and his ceremonies do riot not make incite him any the wor worse o a citizen clUzen and no less Jess a man Little by little the nation i is getting awa away avay from Crom tho the thol l Idea ea of or religious Intolerance The better da day N is dawn lawn ing It is sunrise here hero in Utah Utah Utah-at at last And we may mayall mayall all nH thank God for Cor the better view we wo get et of oC the mountains of life UCe the tIme plains of or possibility the rivers ers of blessing that flow from the Great White Throne and bear all nU of ofu ofus u UP us on to tho measureless ocean of eternity |
