The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-09-25
Oh my, WHAT A DREADFUL
THING!

Scott Anderson, Esq. formerly a
member of the Mormon Church, has
created no little comment in this com
rnunity by publicly withdrawing from
that organization, in letter addressed
to President John Taylor. The letter is
published in fun IN the Tribune of yes
tarday morning, TIE author of it being
Mt the time Il net stall on the way to San
Francisco. 1t begins as follows:
SIN pn.U irapsratively demands. that AS
T ana about TO Withdraw from the Church
ever which yea preside, make known 10
Won and all whom 1t may concern tne
reasons which have compelled me TO take
this step-
What the "duty" was that ''impera-
tiyelv demapded@ the publication OF
document which contains a great NUM-
Der Of nisstateDents and improper con
illusions to say nothing of downright
falsehoods. ne are at something OF a
loss to ascertain. That Scott Anderson,
ar any other man, has a, right to with
draw from the Mormon Church or any
other body Of people, or from the Terri
tory. cannot on general principles be
denied; it is q question to be decided
by himself, and he is not subject
to arFaignment for whatever step he
NAV take in the premises. But there is
another feature in the case, from the
consequences of which he cannot so
easily escape-that is, the unmitigated
egotism by which the whole transaction
was undoubtedly inspired. It is mat
ter of no epncern. 10 the public what
Scott Anderson does IN social way, so
long az he keeps inside the law; the
people are ret So much interested in him
or his actions that his proceedings give
them great concern or any concern
whatever For him to assume-which
he does Joy the publication of the letter
referred to-that his ap0stasy is pro-
ceeding affecting the welfare of the
populace, that the causes which led TO
his Withdrawal should be placed in de-
tail before The world, and that any
position he may occupy in this life or
the next affects any one hut himself, is
to make. of himself an .asswith aural
apparatus unusually elongated.
1t would hsre looked much better in
Scott Anderson TO have prOspected in
another way fer the notariety which he
SO plainly and greatly coSets. If hehad
arisen in the Tabernacle and made his
announcement of resignation there, or
had refrained from the publication. Of
his letter until he returns (h he intends
to return), or had remained with us
until the document was published, there
might in either of these cases have APP
peared slight trace of the heroic; the
trace would not have been of SO pro-
nounced a character as to cause
any one palpitation of the heart; but he
would have met the consequences of his
proceeding face to face, and have
thus obtained some three-for-a-quartel
glory which the sku!ker or absentee car
never hope for.
Scott Anderson says in the course O
his eplstle-''The first shock ] received
was from Albert. Darlington, who sue
ceeded VIM Bulge as president of TIT
European mission" The kind of cleo
trical apparatus used on that occasion
is not stated, nor does he give tn
hungry public the slightest idea o
how violent il was, what b
took it for, or how much b
paid Mr.. Darlington for his service
ON that occasion; neither does be tel
when, how WHEREOF from whom he oh
tanned any other shocks, although Ia
implicitly admits that he got SOM
others; and the conclusion of the letter
which announces that he (Scott Ander
SOM can meet President Taylor at tn
"bar of God, nand look him the. Presi
dent) in the face a. an honest man, is
very suggestive statement. COMM
from one who is supposed t
keep away from bars and VIII
leaves US tearfully, in hurry an
fn debt; the assumption Of such gram
and glowing virtue and courage seem
Ant to make Scott Anderson's positio
more ridiculous and absurd than woul
have been the case had he rested whe
he told his little story, and been salts
fled with showing TO the busy world hoy
great a little man Scott Anderson is.
Scott Tor Scoot) Anderson is the cham
pion cake-taker of the period; one OF hi
kind to 3 planet is an ample supply.
Who IS Seott-Anderson?
THE GAME KEEPERS snUIRH.