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Show mi TRIBUTE TO THE PIONEERS By C. N. Lund The pioneers of the valleys of Utah have performed a lasting service for humanity. They did a great and worthy wor-thy work. They were heroes and patriots pa-triots in the truest and best sense of the words. From the good beginnings they have made it would be inspiring to those living could they see all that is and all that is yet to come from their effort here in the desert and the wilderne. Could their eyes behold it all they would feel like a new heaven heav-en and a new earth had been made, and they would be overcome with wonder and amazement and would scarcely believe that from their early work here could be wrought such mighty changes. But, no" matter how transcendant shall be the civilization of the future; no matter to what heights the race shall attain; no matter how far the workings of master minds shall perfect per-fect the known and penetrate .the unknown, un-known, no matter if the elements shall be made to serve mankind a hundred fold more than at present; no matter what palatial homes and what beautiful groves and gardens shall adorn and add to the glory of magnificent cities, and no matter to what perfection government shall attain, at-tain, YOU, the poor, toiling, self sac-raficing sac-raficing pioneers who were denied all the better things of life, YOU, who in your lowly dug outs, in your rude huts and in your cabins sheltered your wives and babes and called it home, shall not be forgotten. You who came out to these places of desolation des-olation and bared your arms to labor, and raised your eyes to heaven to plead with Providence and the elements ele-ments for favor that from your toil might come bread to feed your loved ones, and that there might be established estab-lished a place of peace where you could kneel and know that you were free to worship God YOU, we promise, pro-mise, shall be remembered with honor. hon-or. Through all our years until we are old and fall away from life your memory shall abide serene in our hearts. And the remembrances of you and your work shall stand eternally eter-nally as a bright beacon calling the generations to duty and to service. Your names may not be inscribed on the scroll of fame nor counted among the great, but you have left a glorious record. You have written your deeds upon the breast of the valleys; val-leys; you have carved your names upon up-on the everlasting hills; you have made your light shine in the temples of religion and of education, and it would indeed be an unworthy posterity poster-ity that would allow your work to be obscured or diminished. In the last analysis of history and of human lives your work and your worth will shine high and resplendent resplend-ent among the great things of earth. Could you stand forth in the light of the new day that is to be, with a full realization of the service you have rendered the race there would stream into your souls a great light of peace and joy that comes from the knowledge know-ledge of duty nobly done and yo would pass joyously to where the reward for you is sure and where all the toilings and Bufferings shall be swallowed up in eternal day. |