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Show m pnora&L " UTAH'S i , PIONEERS Tomorrow Is n day that holds a , plnco In the hea-t of every true Utuh ' ' citizen second only to the placo held by Independence Day. It Is to Utah I whtat tho landing of the Pilgrim Fatli- i era Is to New England and the whole J United States. Tho pioneers of Utah f wcro stern, hardy, Uod-fearlng men ' nnd women who were willing to for sake all that they had and risk their lives umid the dangers of hostilo In-', In-', dlans, barren deserts, and rugged Br.ow catipcd inounta'ns merely that . ' they might worship God as thoy be- w : Hovcd that He shqu'.d ho worshipped. AVe do not need to agree with their ; ' religious views In order to ndinlro their fortltudo nnd sincerity. Tho f religion which drove tho Pilgrim Fa thers forth from England to bravo tho dangers of an unknown country has long ceased to ho ft leading faith among tho religious of America. Hut tho admiration which wo feel for tho men who undertook such a Journey for religion's shko will never die from ' I our hearts. Wo will never ceaso to I bo proud that our nncestors were I mado of that kind of stuff. " It Is tho same with our Utah pioneers. pio-neers. Thoy aro ancestors of whom wo shall always bo proud. Very few , sttites havo tho honor of having been 111 '. llrst sottled by so hardy, sincere and ' God-fearing a people. Tho heart of ijvery loyal sou of Utah, Mormon, or non-Mormon, should leap with prldo when he remembers these things. S Tomorrow wo celobrato In honor of theso men and womon who risked ' : their lives and many. of whom gave ? ' their llvos thtit this stato might . be settled. It Is the greatest day la .- the history of our state. Every loyal citizen should assist In overy way posslblo to make it a long-to-be-re memberod -holiday. |