example among many, I may mention that Mrs.

Leland Stanford once happened to be on a train



with us and to meet Miss Anthony. As a result of

this chance encounter she gave our whole party



passes on all the lines of the Southern Pacific Rail-

road, for use during the entire campaign. Similar



generosity was shown us on every side, and the ques-

tion of finance did not burden us from the beginning



to the end of the California work.

In our Utah and Idaho campaigns we had also our



full share of new experiences, and of these perhaps

the most memorable to me was the sermon I preached



in the Mormon Tabernacle at Salt Lake City.

Before I left New York the Mormon women had sent



me the invitation to preach this sermon, and when I

reached Salt Lake City and the so-called ``Gentile''



women heard of the plan, they at once invited me

to preach to the ``Gentiles'' on the evening of the



same Sunday, in the Salt Lake City Opera House.

On the morning of the sermon I approached the



Mormon Tabernacle with much more trepidation

than I usually experienced before entering a pulpit.



I was not sure what particular kind of trouble I

would get into, but I had an abysmal suspicion



that trouble of some sort lay in wait for me, and I

shivered in the anticipation of it. Fortunately, my



anxiety was not long drawn out. I arrived only a few

moments before the hour fixed for the sermon, and



found the congregation already assembled and the

Tabernacle filled with the beautiful music of the great



organ. On the platform, to which I was escorted

by several leading dignitaries of the church, was the



characteristic Mormon arrangement of seats. The

first row was occupied by the deacons, and in the



center of these was the pulpit from which the deacons

preach. Above these seats was a second row, oc-



cupied by ordained elders, and there they too had

their own pulpit. The third row was occupied by,



the bishops and the highest dignitaries of the church,

with the pulpit from which the bishops preach; and



behind them all, an effective human frieze, was the

really wonderful Mormon choir.



As I am an ordained elder in my church, I oc-

cupied the pulpit in the middle row of seats, with the



deacons below me and the bishops just behind.

Scattered among the congregation were hundreds of



``Gentiles'' ready to leap mentally upon any con-

cession I might make to the Mormon faith; while



the Mormons were equally on the alert for any

implied criticism of them and their church. The



problem of preaching a sermon which should offer

some appeal to both classes, without offending either,



was a perplexing one, and I solved it to the best of

my ability by delivering a sermon I had once given



in my own church to my own people. When I had

finished I was whollyuncertain of its effect, but at



the end of the services one of the bishops leaned

toward me from his place in the rear, and, to my



mingled horror and amusement, offered me this

tribute, ``That is one of the best Mormon sermons



ever preached in this Tabernacle.''

I thanked him, but inwardly I was aghast. What



had I said to give him such an impression? I racked

my brain, but could recall nothing that justified it.



I passed the day in a state of nervous apprehension,

fully expecting some frank criticism from the ``Gen-



tiles'' on the score of having delivered a Mormon

sermon to ingratiate myself into the favor of the



Mormons and secure their votes for the constitu-

tional amendment. But nothing of the kind was



said. That evening, after the sermon to the ``Gen-

tiles,'' a reception was given to our party, and I



drew my first deep breath when the wife of a well-

known clergyman came to me and introduced her-



self in these words:

• overcome [,əuvə´kʌm] vt.战胜，克服 (初中英语单词)


• amendment [ə´mendmənt] n.改正，修订；修正案 (初中英语单词)


• partly [´pɑ:tli] ad.部分地；不完全地 (初中英语单词)


• california [,kæli´fɔ:njə] n.加利福尼亚 (初中英语单词)


• election [i´lekʃən] n.选举；选择 (初中英语单词)


• worthy [´wə:ði] a.有价值的；值得的 (初中英语单词)


• advanced [əd´vɑ:nst] a.先进的；高级的 (初中英语单词)


• audience [´ɔ:diəns] n.听众；观众；接见 (初中英语单词)


• lonely [´ləunli] a.孤独的；无人烟的 (初中英语单词)


• capable [´keipəbəl] a.有能力；能干的 (初中英语单词)


• ability [ə´biliti] n.(办事)能力；才干 (初中英语单词)


• fortunate [´fɔ:tʃənət] a.幸运的，侥幸的 (初中英语单词)


• interfere [,intə´fiə] vi.干涉；妨碍；打扰 (初中英语单词)


• amusement [ə´mju:zmənt] n.娱乐；文娱设施 (初中英语单词)


• absence [´æbsəns] n.不在，缺席；缺乏 (初中英语单词)


• arrival [ə´raivəl] n.到达；到达的人(物) (初中英语单词)


• unusual [ʌn´ju:ʒuəl] a.不平常的；异常的 (初中英语单词)


• collection [kə´lekʃən] n.收集；征收；募捐 (初中英语单词)


• cluster [´klʌstə] n.一串 v.群集；丛生 (初中英语单词)


• encounter [in´kauntə] vt.&n.偶然相遇；冲突 (初中英语单词)


• finance [´fainæns] n.财政；金融 vt.资助 (初中英语单词)


• invitation [,invi´teiʃən] n.邀请；请帖；吸引 (初中英语单词)


• preach [pri:tʃ] v.宣扬；鼓吹 n.训诫 (初中英语单词)


• platform [´plætfɔ:m] n.(平)台；讲台；站台 (初中英语单词)


• arrangement [ə´reindʒmənt] n.整理；排列；筹备 (初中英语单词)


• effective [i´fektiv] a.有效的；有力的 (初中英语单词)


• equally [´i:kwəli] ad.相等地；平等地 (初中英语单词)


• criticism [´kritisizəm] n.批评；评论(文) (初中英语单词)


• wholly [´həul-li] ad.完全，十足；统统 (初中英语单词)


• uncertain [ʌn´sə:tn] a.不定的；不可靠的 (初中英语单词)


• horror [´hɔrə] n.恐怖；战栗 (初中英语单词)


• impression [im´preʃən] n.印刷；印象；效果 (初中英语单词)


• nervous [´nə:vəs] a.神经的；神经过敏的 (初中英语单词)


• breath [breθ] n.呼吸；气息 (初中英语单词)


• campaign [kæm´pein] n.战役；行动 vi.从军 (高中英语单词)


• suffrage [´sʌfridʒ] n.投票(权)，选举权 (高中英语单词)


• colorado [,kɔlə´rɑ:dəu] n.科罗拉多(州) (高中英语单词)


• breadth [bredθ] n.宽度，幅面，广度 (高中英语单词)


• impressive [im´presiv] a.给人深刻印象的 (高中英语单词)


• seeing [si:iŋ] see的现在分词 n.视觉 (高中英语单词)


• finding [´faindiŋ] n.发现物；判断；结果 (高中英语单词)


• learned [´lə:nid] a.有学问的，博学的 (高中英语单词)


• cheerfully [´tʃiəfuli] ad.高兴地，愉快地 (高中英语单词)


• generosity [,dʒenə´rɔsiti] n.慷慨；慷慨的行为 (高中英语单词)


• characteristic [,kæriktə´ristik] a.特有的 n.特性 (高中英语单词)


• pacific [pə´sifik] a.和平的；温和的 (高中英语单词)


• memorable [´memərəbəl] a.难忘的；重大的 (高中英语单词)


• sermon [´sə:mən] n.说教；训诫；讲道 (高中英语单词)


• so-called [´sou ´kɔ:ld] a.所谓的，号称的 (高中英语单词)


• fortunately [´fɔ:tʃənətli] ad.幸运地 (高中英语单词)


• appeal [ə´pi:l] vi.&n.请求；呼吁；上诉 (高中英语单词)


• reception [ri´sepʃən] n.接待；欢迎；招待会 (高中英语单词)


• clergyman [´klə:dʒimən] n.牧师；教士 (高中英语单词)


• aristocratic [,æristə´krætik] a.贵族政治的；贵族的 (英语四级单词)


• hopeful [´həupfəl] a.有希望的，激励人的 (英语四级单词)


• physically [´fizikəli] ad.按照自然规律 (英语四级单词)


• delighted [di´laitid] a.高兴的；喜欢的 (英语四级单词)


• eventually [i´ventʃuəli] ad.最后，终于 (英语四级单词)


• californian [,kæli´fɔ:njən] a.加利福尼亚州的 (英语四级单词)


• experienced [ik´spiəriənst] a.有经验的；熟练的 (英语四级单词)


• anticipation [æn,tisi´peiʃən] n.预期；预料；期望 (英语四级单词)


• congregation [,kɔŋgri´geiʃən] n.集合；团体 (英语四级单词)


• pulpit [´pulpit] n.讲坛 (英语四级单词)


• taking [´teikiŋ] a.迷人的 n.捕获物 (英语六级单词)


• admirably [´ædmərəbli] ad.令人钦佩地；极妙地 (英语六级单词)


• syndicate [´sindikit] n.理事会 (英语六级单词)


• tabernacle [´tæbənækəl] n.临时住房，帐篷 (英语六级单词)


• frieze [fri:z] n.(墙上的)横饰带 (英语六级单词)


• preaching [´pri:tʃiŋ] n.说教 a.说教的 (英语六级单词)


• inwardly [´inwədli] ad.内向；独自地 (英语六级单词)


• aghast [ə´gɑ:st] a.吓呆的，吃惊的 (英语六级单词)