The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-05-12

Inc tnlngllnR OF Jesus Wit1 the Wlne-
bibeers and publicans, subjected Him to
being called wine-bibber. and to be
slandered and reviled. The mistake of
the Jews caused them to cast out the
Savior OF mankind, Jesus of Nazareth,
Gods idea of hero, who submitted and
bowed to those who had the priesthood,
and acknowledged the power anu
authority of God. Had He lived in
this age he would have been termed a
serf, even as the Saints of to-day are so
terFaed. He humbled himself and went
down into the water of baptism, and
was baptized by one having authority.
He observed all the ordinances of the
Gospel he himself taught; and when
he had accomplished his initiation he
said: go We INTO all the world, and
preach the Gospel. They that be-
lieve and are baptized shall be saved,
and they that reject it shall be
damned.' Why were men damned!
They damned themselves by their own
actions, by refusing to &ccept the ofier
of the Savior of mankind God was IN,
terested in the salvation OF all; and
promised different degrees of glory to
those who were relatively faithful and
Jealous in living up to and mag
nifying their callings. Mans agency
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The gospel Of Jesus Christ. in its full
ness. was the only way into the celestial
kingdom; every law must be obeyed,
every principle lived up to and every
ordinance observed Celestial glory Is
achieved only by living according to
every word of God. a partial glory was
the rewardof partial labor. The exercise
of faith was the crime fundamental
lever in this work of salvation. The
labor was eternal; never-ending. Death
was but the turning point between this
life and that of the future. 1t was I'M
pertant to obey every word and prlncl-
pie proceeding from the mouth of God.
The speaker missed many faces; Pres
ident Cannon had been compelled to
take up his cross for righteousness sake.
Rather than relinquish their convic-
tons, he and others had gone cheerfully
within the walls of the Penitentiary. 1t
does not argue that the people are sinful
because they were prosecuted; the
world would some time realize that
there was such thing as suffering Tor
righteousness sake. Jesus had said !:
- Blessed are We when men shall speak
all manner of evil against you, "
etc., Jesus was tried ana per
secuted according to the law, by
who were deemed righteous men, who
considered they were hurt by the bias
phemy of the Nazarene; His crucifiXion
was considered by some as judicial
murder. Man will answer for their deeds,
Their accounts would have to be rem
deced. 1t does not argue that
people are sinful, because they are &C
cused. There never was a reformer
who was not accused. Some might
ask, why he talked this way, he was not
prosecuted? The wrongs of his people
were his wrongs.
1.-The remainder OF Bishop Whitney's
remarks were of such an impressive
and forcible character, that we repro
duce them as they were delivered:l
1 never expect to see the day when
Mormonism can be assaiIed without as
sailing me. l never hope to be in that
condition of mind wherein / can sit by
and see my brethren and sisters OPP
pressed and say it is no concern of
mine. God help me, God pity me If
ever get into that condition. / care not
who the man is who is taken before the
courts on the fimsiest evidence, and
goes into prison for the sake of his re-
iigion, he is a representative OF the
Kingdom of God upon the earth. 1t is
the Kingdom of God that is being as
sailed in this person. 1t is not matter
of individuality. What do they care for
individual sins2 What do they care for
crime and corruption? Criminals, black
legs, adulterers, whoremongers walk our
streets unprecedented, unpursued by the
hounds of Justice, while men who would
rather die than give up principle of
their religion they go to prison gladly.
counting it for righteousness sake
that they are permitted to suffer
for the sake of their convictions.
If the powers that be want 10 convince
the Mormons that they are operating in
the interest of morality let them con-
Wet the whoremonger, the adulterer
and the bawd who flaunt their shame
in open day. fearlessly, knowing the
officers of the law are their friends and
they know they run no risks in haunt-
ing it in open sunlight. You cannot
convince US that it IS morality that is
being subseryed. or that the object of
the Edmunds law was the suppression
of crime, essentially. so long as such
things are permitted to continue. We
our religion that is being assaulted and
that in the land of Washington, in the
land of Jefferson, in the land of patriots
who fought, bled and died to hand down
these great blessings to US who are the
of them-of the fathers
who died in the revolution. You can
not throw dust in our eyes that way
the world cannot do it. They may
crush our bodies in the dust, but they
cannot convince our minds by
force. We are not to be compelled
We are the sons and daughters |
of God. We claim the exercise
Of our agency. We reaffirm
the declaration of rights that this land |
was and is intended for land of liberty,
where all may worship God according
10 the dictates of their own consciences |
80 long as they do not infringe upon |
the rights of others. l am at the de- |
lance of the world to prove that the |
Latter day Saints have ever infringed |
Upon the rights of their fellow creatures. |
We are prosecuted, we are trampled |
Upon for the sake of our convictions,
put we are willing that the other side |
should monopolize that part of the pro-
,ramme. We propose to treat all men !
Is friends and brothers until they prove
themselves otherwise, then we shall |
'hun them as we would a viper. But
We do not propose to shake hands with |
he devil to show how liberal we are
NV only hone for the future is that |