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Show W LMp, -- t i - DrTfcTalrriage in England. II- Througlutheconrtesy of Ileber Austin we publisltho'' following report taken from the" Chronicle of Oldham, Eng-land: Eng-land: f Ts " AfU'nltyfhnlL a lecture was delivered on Sundajeniiig, by Dr. J. E. Talmage, F. R. S.ftF.G,'S., formerly of England, Eng-land, nowJoWSalt Lake City, Utah, U. S. A. The lecture was entitled "Utah and its pebpl?' andwas delivered in an eloquentndjirnpreeeive manner, aided by a la'rgeje'erfes of limeliget views. The large halltyas crowded, many of tho listncrsystan'djng throughout tho meeting, meet-ing, whileflarge numbers were unable to obtain admittance For fully two hours Dr.JTalmage hold his audience in strict-a.ttentfbn, the only interruptions being those of frequent and prolonged applanseJJEThe address began with an admirableftebiial of the events leading up to tlmp?t?etWiiient of Utah by the Mor'nioninfuiigrant; who had ljft their 'J ww home.s.i.tuphio, Missouri, and Illinois. TKo d'jsfVfr of tho desert journey, the uninvitingfco'ndition of the once arid valley, fcfijs subsequent MUterings from threaterie;d'Wrvatian by the Rocky Mounta'ilillocvists, and. the destructions of the p'estsith'tough tho opportune arrival ar-rival of 'AheTsoft-guila from the Pacific, and many other startling incideritslin Itho gre"alVc6nte8t: With nature in tbe wilderrieas'were'grapliically dealt with. Tho conpSJetiqn f the great Union Papif)o sJiHwiiwaa referred to as an ,epoch-niftkinjj?'event. Numerous acono8 along" 'tlmfri )amouH highroad of travel .fit ,. r. wcro slio'n on tho scrcon, and the lino the west and as tho chief of tho great trunk lines at present crossing tho plains. Tho speaker described tho Mormon pcoplo as sincere in their undertakings. Whatovor may bo thought or said of their religious bolicfs, with which the lecturer did not undertake under-take to deal, they aro entitled to full credit for their victory over the deseret and for tho establishment of a great commonwealth in the west. Irrigation was spoken 61 as the magic wand under whose influence tho wilderness has been transformed into a garden of beauty. Among tho beautiful pictures shown woro illustrations of tho scenic grandure of mountain and valley, tho cities and towns of Utah, photographs oflndinn squawR and papooses, the great Mormon tabernacle, with its auditorium seating flOOO people, and its enormous organ, tho wonderful temple, churches of many sects, Episcopalian, Presbyterian, Methodist, Catholic, Jewish, and others, with the barracks of tho valorous Salvation Army; canals and irrigating ditches in tho field, mines of coal, gold, silver, etc. and many views of tho Great Salt Lake. At tho conclusion a hearty voe of thanks was given tho lecturer, and tho congregation dispersed with evident satisfaction for tho mstructivo evening's entertainment. |