At the close of this meeting I would
like to say a few words. I feel to re-
turn thanks for and in behalf of this
assembly to Professor Eliot for his
short but very interesting and import-
ant lecture, or discourse, that he has
given unto us.
There is not a word or sentiment
presented by him here tonight but
what I could receive conscientiously
before God, and I think all Latter-
day Saints and all former day
saints and all American citizens could
say yea and amen to it, because it is
filled with principles of Americanism,
of the spirit of the Constitution of the
United States in the rights and liber-
ties of every man, woman and child
who inherits this land.
I am thankful that I have lived to
see the day when I have been privil-
eged to listen to such gentlemen from
abroad present to us such sentiments
as given here tonight. And I
hope the day is not far distant when Utah may receive all these principles
of liberty which are guaranteed by the
Constitution of the United States and
as they are enjoyed in Massachusetts.
(Applause.)