Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-02

what he wants; I, O., notice and criti-
cism. He is doubtless here 10 feel the
public pulse, and through the mediums
OF the press aud platform the papal
representative Is receiving all the ut
tentton he could desire. and an oppor-
tunity to feel the pulse of the public
opinion TO his hearts content. One
thing the American people can do. and
that Is fire oil their opinions. They
are by no means well considered, but
there Il seldom any delay In firing
Our school system must be kent I'M
iettered. We are not all of ono re-
ligious or political opinion aud for that
reason the public schools must he held
a'oof from the narrow fctterings uf re-
ligion and politics. The educational
institutions of our land must be on
broader more accessible grounds than
from the hnsc OF any ecclesiastical
creed or political party. II Is or should
be the mission OF the Church of what
soever denomination TO broaden and
enlighten the view of the people; 10
give them knowledge, pure aud simple,
Every Mith y at liberty 60 have its
own schools, but the people, as people.
aud not as sectarlans, must have broad
educational institutions; schools where
none but the hroadest of universal
truths are taught; where facts
rather than fancies are
given first place. We ARE
such creatures OF circumstance, that
most OF us naturally grow into our POI
liticnl and religious ideas; absorb them
from our surroundings, friends, reia.
tives aud localities; we take them AS
we mud them, they become part OF
us, and they are comparatively few
who ever stop TO consider whether IL
would he well TO carefully weigh In
the balance OF reason our inherited
and absorbed opinions. Then, too,
another and perhaps the chief reason
why we ARE ~, Is because there Is no
party or creed that manifcstly has all
of the light aud truth. Our own ~ al
ways the best; 10 Is but human nature
that II IL so, Religion should lend the
van OF our onward educational march
hut IL doea not. Hence, our school
principl must bc FREQ from suclarinn-
Ism; they must be broad enough for
the broadcst. And above all things,
when educational laws ARE hciny con-
sidered, there must he no Democrats.
no Republicans. All must be friends
and brothers.
- t"NN'fNN NiitVNNitVtiD.
In viewing the Mormon situation
one IL liable 10 become 40 blinded by
prejudice and RICH aous Indignation
ns 10 lose sight of the virtue of some of
their methods, which might well be
patterned after. We look only nj the
ioulness and hldeousness of their prac-
ticcs, and do not remember that they
are nm enemy from whom we might
learn something. We know that our
worst enemies often teach us more
than our best friends, hut we seldom
stop To think of II; In fact we seldom
when philosophy Ia
most needed. Reason In times OF
trial gives way 10 impulse. We should,
however, try 10 profit by our ADVERSE
Ties, and our adyersnries; they show
is tho sharp, hard realities OF life; the
defects Of ourselves, with
no friendly allowance for circuni-s
stances,
But, nun drifting away from the
subject. What IL the cher stronghold
Df the Mormonsi How X II that they
are taking train lond after train load OF
converts from all directions into Utahs
Is II because they appeal 10 the sensual
animal nature OF their victims? No,
because they take as many or more
Women than mon, aud surely they
nave no low Inducemcnt of the kind
o offer the former, II they have 10 the
after.
Their stronghold, as Gladstone says,
4 the fact Tint their missionaries
% 10 the very lowest, most Ignorant
nd most poverty.strickcD classes,
nd Offer 10 free them from
heir want and misery by paying
heir transportation 10 u land where
hey can get greater returns for their
ibor; where honest, hard work will
I least bring enough income 10 drive
way tbreadbarcness md hunger.
'his IL the way the Mormons get their
ccruits. They go 10 the downtrodden
nd luckless of humanity aud offer
hem material mid. The noxious
doctrine IL kept In the
until the victims are In
jtah. Now, why nre the Morinons
making such rapid aud dangerous
tribes? They are. first, thoroughly
rgunized aud work together IN perfect
ystem. Second. they address them
elves to tho most destitute and needy
T humanity. Third, they give free
aud Offer maierial Md
IRE there no hints here for Christian
and philantlroplsts.
ELECTRIC CorRTsBIp.
A romantic courtshlp between u
Dung lady In 81. John. N. b., Lnd a
DnDg man in Fort Worth has Just
ldcd IN n happy marriage In Chicago,
lies Minnie Odell, the pretty little
DRY runs, learned tclegraphy 10 help
pport herself and mother, her iather
ling dead. She became proficient
,cratOr In the employ OF the Western
Mon AT 81. John. Mr.. Harry III.
bingham Of Fort Worth, whose
thcr was Virginia sluveholsler and
colonel In the rebel army. who lost
y life, also chose tclc-
Apply az u means Of sup
,rting his widowed mother aud
mself. lie was stationed IN The
estern Union Office nj Fort Worth.
10 day about n ycar aud q half ago,
man stepped into the sub-oillce al
/. John 10 send bfiof message 10
,rt Worth, Texas. Niles Odeil sent
and Mr. AllinghatA received II.
In the mechanical trnis-
Ission attracted his attention, and he
ked who was sending H. Tho re-
oIlse came back, "a young lady,
llyairOuH young dillingham; replied,
iou send well y III which Miss Odelt
iuind The compliment. They iellin-
conversation, very naturally. after
9 Instantaneous but long range in-
,ductiDn.
The acquaintance continued, aud
0 young, fellow chntted freely over
seIal uiouzand miles OF wire III odd
ies. The acquaintance grew iuto
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