The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-04-15
,ya THE SITUATION

-,,cla services .Gn Sunday
The o ,a mere commeneea'bg the choir
. ..,.tns tne,4gm": -., lain
t1eotA: .qbbitl's come again,
FOE Il.,s,f..,,in nay rest.
,,.ii-a his tl9& ksdH Y o.
All MI is blessings TO the best
-, os,ver by Ei,ler arthur j.
saver another hynan
- ,.t.-b.. wisdom aad the love,
Hes iee,t.,Se5t courts 0u high,
10. -. he 5 tyiOr rom above
13 ~ suffer, uieed ana die
r.negt OF the Lords GIpper
lAgJ-1c-ini,terad by the prlestiiS'od oi
- Fighth Ward 81 = eorded
l1 s 70 IoHY 7. CAME said IL 'eAStueo
tLbAI oysat deal OF pleasure TO meet
bn q saints once more, atter an aD-
Win tlg r r., four months. 1t was
.encs or ia~ the Elders who have been
custom Give q report OF their labGsS,
so'eaI ~ -essumed It was with this CD
lld le - called OF to speak this after-
stt liz = tor rs his laOorS at the
noon initial were concerned, the
ra"yl", ~ read the newspapers nles6i
le0IiFe ;nJge On the 4th or March last,
le me JsLt'---97eiobth Congress closed lts
que .;on, without having acted on any OF
I'm numerous and Klmical meas,
ils '- sanpht to be passed, ana
uIe' aimed az the liberties
VIM rqtter-dav Saints. We have
Of ~, to he grateful for many things,
i5t'O u-biIa we NAV not complain or the
gnu Inch have already been enacted.
.l' ~ " romDlain of the unjust enforce
" ~ of them which has been prac-
lV5' All Of the prOSeriptiYe measures
lI q.aL have been aimed at us, have
e .ar;notad with what is termed the
o o..t Mormon ring" and were designed
F., jsprye the Latter-day SAINTS OF the
.:gbts and liberties guaranteed 10 theh
,g the Constitution.
me particular characteristics OF sew
.-1i nj the most prominent bills pres
o onta5 during the late session were men
s ,I, some of which passed the Senate,
i,rt 'ramaiped in the House. tabled and
l ~. aSr'r' he,ng referred. He was happy
"a tnov thi enough statesmen yet
occnpied seats in the popular branch OF
To1gress. to defeat the passage OF such
inf9mons measures as contemplated IN
the proposed legislation. Some OF the
menbgrs allow themselves to be lnflu-
qpeei BY the continued efforts
NJ religious bodies whose min
.ters are endeayoring to obtain
t1e massage of such OdiOus avs.
Nony congressman are friendly to Utah
md IT'S inhabitants, and without having
gDy especial sympathy for the Latter
lav Saints. ale disposed to see harness
and iastlce done. Such members are
frequently accused of being sympa-
thizerS with polygamy, by those. who
are factions and malignant. President
Cleveland is disposed to be slow IN tax
ing action, preferTing to understand the
position. circumstances and require
nenb, before making changes, new APP
continents, or giving consent to any
measures affecting the public veal. At
least this is the general idea In Wash
ngtOn, mot alone in reference TO
Utah, but to all other matters. Such a
course is all the Latter-day Saints ask
oi that justice may rule, and that
The emnitY of our prosecutors may not
epermitted to bring about unlawful
egSlatiOn and illegal proceedings.
Some people think it is;presumptuous IN
Is to assert our rights as American cltl-
lenS and claim the liberties guaranteed
Eby the Constitution. But | hope we /
'lall ever contend for our liberties and
1Sert our rights as freemen. |
The caution with which President /
usVeland is acting, gives reason to
e.leye that it will be some time before /
ls makes any changes or appoint
nentS affecting Utah. However, it IS
Aieto presume that when he does do
20, he will not permit himself to be pre-
iluCed by anyone, but act upon the
Noad views of an enlightened states
Iiah 1t would seem that the seat OF
le var against the Mormons has been
0ently transferred from Washington |
1eale Lake. The recent doings of the
:oYeTnment officers of Utah would |
aset with general condemnation, were
naOt that the unreasonable prejudice
i lEsi'alned towards us, gives rise to the
{S'ing that anything is good enough for
ls A6ormonS. The majority of Latter
"a! SAINTS did not anticipate our
r gass persecution; they did not ex-
NV s1Gh partisan construction OF the
i1', Many OF our enemies are disposed
Ia @y mockingly, where now is the
S5 .oan that you claimed that Proyi-
,S NY would afford you in carrying out !
is /, laws laws OF God? Wait awhile, the end
.u not yet Let us be faithful and |
6s 70 ourselves, and remember
orn Vu Mormon creed, to "mind our
Ssia.I BUSINESS" do that which is right |
G ssa God, and He will sustain and
bsvnuu US May our acts be such, that |
bssrs passed through persecution,
mls,ss Oeen brought before judges and |
pN,o5 ior the gospels sake, and having
or y's i. ourselves faithful, and come be- !
vsloo she oar OF God, may we receive the |
and fais piaudit, well done, thou good |
# NJ :. faithful servant: enter into the ioy
VI ny LOrd.n --'N INV ' 80
vssi Us5LE JOHN HENRY SMITH said it |
he SSnaeed pleasure to meet here with !
ofnearin'S, after an absence IN England
many :b .nree years. During this time
,One foonainIlgeS had taken place. and
hose M 1GlihtIiar faces were missing of
rel h Sm ny; mad passed away, behind the
Of thar give 1--WE final account before God |
repOrtiniUo f Which they had labored. In
ni.Non his labors in the British |
sOccesn ne could but acknowledge the
n the p; Vi those who had gone forth !
sarthly 'r,a any' without expectation of I
i1eiO1nd ward. Arriving in England,
aborinn,.u !. corps of most efficient men, !
allOng91 Nv 70 spread the truths of God
and ipe he people OF England, Scotland
ties q !, the Saints now in pit these [ coun-