Show SAYS PROPHECY IS FULFILLED Nephi L. L Morris Addresses Tourists at Service in Tabernacle HISTORY OF MORMONISM The Words of Joseph Smith Uttered Over Sixty Years Ago Are Recalled Fulfilment of ot prophecies ma made mado e by Joso Joseph h Smith In 1842 18 was Illustrated b by Nephi L. L Morris In a 0 brief address at atthe the tabernacle service yesterday afternoon after after- noon held for tor tho the benefit of ot tourists tourIst On account of or conference opening on tho the regular fast rust lay day tho date was changed to yesterday Tho The program at nt the tabernacle In Included In- In clu eluded ed sa several ral or organ an numbers by Professor Professor Pro Pro- Professor fessor J. J G. G who opened with witha a ft t fantasia on Hanover an old hymn tune This Thus was followed by an old melody arranged by Mr lr McClellan Tho The next number was non Gavotte Gavotte Ga Ga- by Thomas and after atter the address address ad ad- dress drees Mr 11 McClellan closed with a l selection from Dlo Mr Morris reviewed some of ot the prophecies made b by Joseph Smith when the Mormon church was In its Infancy telling how the Latter Day DRY Saints Were Vere to be driven westward b by mobs and persecutions lie He said tho founder of ot the church at that time also predicted that tho Mormons eventually would reach a 0 land of oC rugged mountains mountains moun moun- tame and fertile vall valleys ys In the then unknown West est and would become a 0 mighty people Word Worda ord R He Recalled 1 d. Tho The speaker then quoted from th the th words of Daniel Webster ebster delivered about ten years ears later In Con Congress when Mr Webster ebster said he hu had no Interest whatever In tho the worthless West He Ho declared that Daniel Webster ebster also alao said salt tho the West est was waR only a desert esert chased by whirlwinds and the Pacific Hit const had no decent harbor harber At that time DanIel Danid Dan Dan- id IcI Iel Webster ebster said he would not vote one cent to bring the tho Pacific coast nearer to Boston The Tho speaker said these theao statement stood out o on account of or their apparent contradiction but ho lie only mentioned them to show the apparently apparent apparent- ly 11 wonderful insight Into financial am anti antl temporal affairs that tha t was possessed by byth bythe bytho th the tho founder of ot the Mormon church Sp to lo time tho strangers In the audience audience audience au au- au- au Mr Morris said You my friends have had a 0 wonderful revelation revolution revel revel- ution In hi your journey to Salt take Lake In seeing 1 Co for I yourselves what this great Western country really amounts to lie He recalled that CO riO years ago the Mississippi Mis pl valley was regarded as ns MIS-j MIS the greatest a asset set of or the thc nation Tho The then thon reviewed the tho Incidents connected with the across the tile plains and tho the arrival of ot the pioneers In Salt Lake 6 62 years ago avo under the leadership of Youn Young oung They came camo with or teams eaRls an and afoot with hand band carts while you OU came cam with all nil the luxury of or Pullman cars and fast trains ho said Arrival of the Mr Morris told of oC the arrival of the pioneers In 1847 and how when hera after almost Incredible hardships they reached the valley of ot the Great Salt Lake Lalo Brigham Young had sal said We Ve Wel VeIne l have In ave reached the spot Ono woman at that time weak and weary with the tr trying ln journ journey y had said she would go JO 1000 miles further than stop hero lucre because she sho had received a vision Islon of a n. promised land The speaker said the first wheat planted plantel In this region was the Knutsford hotel now and h he ho drew a word picture comparing tho the city of ot Salt Lake with tile tho valley as the tho pioneers round found It The Mormons had always alwa's lived under hardships he lie said anti their struggle gle for had been one fraught ht with difficulties especially tho the carl early days Mr r. Mortis Morris told of ot a 0 conversation he lie I Imd md mad with Elbert Hubbard 1 a 3 few years ears n ago o. o while thc they were seated In the I tabernacle You Xou Y ou people have gotten rich quickly said Mr Hubbard Mr 11 Morris said he had told the time man nuan of man many professions and abilities that Denver for example had grown rich quicker But you OU have dug duJ your wealth out of the thc soil soli said Mr Hubbard Hub Hub- bard This conversation was used by b bytho tho tIm speaker to Illustrate tho wisdom 0 of ho tho position taken by Brigham ham Young v when hen he hc Insisted that tho the Mormons suck t to agriculture rather than to toI take up mining One Ono of ot the reasons for this thiN advice from the early e leader I was as that Brigham Young appreciated tho the value of or social life Ure in keeping the pc people lo together The speaker told about the missionary mission mission- ary system of ot tho the church which sent tho the young men way away for tor two and three years to return with minds broadened and Improved by hr experiences Tho The a address closed with a n review of or articles article of ot faith and comparisons of or orthe the tho beliefs of the Mormon church with those of other denominations |