The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-08-02
SOME FEW THOUGHTS.
Mormon FruitfuIness, Vitality
and Endurance.

r. Az TIC SlueIs WIZ advocate
both at home and abroad, and it is
unlike the set of prayers and the oft r.
peated formula of other churches ths
1t IS eyer giving out something fresh
nsomuch that attention is continual
called to it on account of its newnes
: and variety. 1t has withstood all III
attacks that the clergy have made upo,
1t THEORETICALLY in this and in ever,
lend where the elders have advocated
It's principles until it is universally adj
mitted that it is invulnerable to all spcl
attacks.
Nearly every newspaper in The land i,
constantly giving it prominence by the
! very elaborate mention they daily make
OF some of its features. Detested as it
IS by the clergy, they nevertheless seem
unable to resist the temptation to refer
to 1t continually from the pulpit, for its
many phases furnish ample material
for'constant comment from all classes
OF Divines. The novelist and the nIav
wright receive inspiration from Ire fr,.
nlshlngs, while the local as we'll nc tbo
tenerant lecturer serves II mn in biobI'S
seasoned quantities to tickle the nsIate
OF their audiences. And nearly all mite
10 dIstort, misrepresent, traduce. abuse
ana mallgn Mormonism and the Nor
mons IN such manner that anythino
with less vitality would have succumhed
longe ago.
Failing, to cope with it by legitimate |
means, legislators have gone ont of |
their way and passed special statntorv
provisions to give it a death blow. The
ohcers of the government, armed with
such guarantees, have transcended III
bounds OF all former precedent in tbei,
haste to execute these unjust laws. The
court or last resort has plowed around
me soundest propositions and silently
gnored unanswerable argument in its
earnest desire to sustain anything LOOK
ne 70 the overthrow of MOrm0nism
or to meet it square, upon any issue
Il ans sure defeat. More than one w.
us newspaper owes its existence TO it
lu tnelr continued life is due to Nor
@1st their life would soon be extino
uished. " IN
But despite these stupendous efforts
lormonism remains the same stubborn
act, unchanged. unaltered, unmoyed.
'eidlng no part of its doctrines. its
TVS, nor It's ordinances to this uniyer-
Il pressure. During the last fifty wears
$ Votarles have sacrificed property
mounting IN the aggregated to an enor-
ouS sum; they have endured mob.
ng, driving and death. They have n
en their prophet as well as MANY y
hers OF then best men slaughtered he. u
re their eyes, but still undaunted and
ldlsmayed have they chung to princi-
es winch outliye even the lives OF the
en- VINO have introduced them and
men the most bitter and evil persecu-
rs are unable to alter or eradicate.
w men VIII the people learn that social
u aclsIh' REIMBURSEMENT, imprison-
ent or death itself are powerless 70 -
ange mems opinions or their honast =
INJECTIONS? True. the BODY NAV he
,de TO yield to superior force Int a !.
ana complete victory can never he
II uDtII the mind is captured too. hnt Y
II can be done in no other way than 4
reason and evidence for it is beyond Z
man power to chain mans spirit. Tol Il
Iertake to compel the mind to snr.
der by lnflicting Imprisonment
lly torture or the threat of death iS
'ardly IN the extreme and worthy Of
Verlesi tyrant. But, though sad IN
tie, these can always be found ready
Wiling to prey upon human liberty -
uppress Tree thought, free speech or D
exercise OF any other legitimate
eiege. All OF which the Mormon
pie C. verify as being true
ley are called upon TODAY TO sacri.
fundamental principle of their be-
a. q pra tee. Some have already ac- ~
ed III
What to them is dearer thar IihertY, n
fe itself, and from the present nros l.
many others will follow their ex.
lie. '-ieii GA
all sincerity l ask: What has
or VIII IN the future be gained bv
onslaught that is now being made
/ thls people? l answer: It must
IN victory to them and miserable "A
II ana dlshonor to their persecn-
what religion ever Welded to fine
isonment or death? Millions have
deaths OF lgnom ny for RELIGIONS
out tnelr suHerlngS have only
a 10 perpetuate their faith while
uedths nave increased its strength
lold- Senators and Representa-
VIII yet learn that they made a sad
re every time they legislated
81 tne mormon religion and an
sustained |
e courts must exhibit the wrone
plainly. The officers of the conrts
only for the emoluments have on
every advantage of these unfor.
conditions to prosecute and bar- ~
len whose standing in society is
reproach oreyen questioned an d
nearly every instance are more
ne peers of those who profess such
y TO see the law magnifed. The
can people will also learn bv and
t they have been deceived and
cen made the victims of bigoted
who are smarting u der the
defeats they have met at the
of these Mormons in the hattie a
lglous doctrines; assisted Inv a Ii
I, carpet bagging horde of poiiti- Asal
npS who are not a whit behind
my; the advocates of social ana
mental disorder and ruin; whose
m Is p'under, caring nothing for r. A
rights and privileges; blatant | u
1gues' who are continually shont-
rty, while they would rob wife
'oand's care, children of parental
y, disrupt families by tearing
every tie. imprison honest and ~
, men Tor their religion and then D0 r
the spoil. If the American i OIL
can afford to let tb;s ~ -"