The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-10-08

tue peace ana good order which exist
wherever We are ia the majority. All
these evidences of thrift and virtue go
Tor nothing, and the National LegiSla-
Cure feels that it is under the necessity
o. oeylSiug schemes to take away f. ON
Us the rights we have Inherited, anu
which belong to as as free people, and
10 bring us into bondage to those who
mallgn US, and who would take delight
III destroying US.
EFFORTS TO PROCURE PROSCRIPTIVE
LEGISLATION.
Every effort possible was made dnr
ipg this last session OF Congress to
secure legislation OF the most pros Grip
tive and sweeping character against the
Latter-day Saints. Not only was it
the design 20 reach persons who be-
lieved in and pTactIced plural marriage,
but our enemies went so far as TO pro-
pose the complete humiliation of every
political rlgnL belonging TO those who
! We're free from the charge of pOlyg-
1 amy, and whose only crime was that
they were members of the Church OF
Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints
! Congress aGjJtrn,d without acting
! upon this IReisu,e. Already we hear
the notes al pstpIi alton for renewal
| OF the campaign against US. Filled
/ WITH anger at ineir non-SucceSS at the
last session, our opponents are pre-
! pairing Tor the ODslau4 Ut 1T The coming
| session OF Congress, anu we are threat
ened with vengeance Of tue most
! dreadful description.
! But in this, as in all other circum-
! stances and conditions, our trust Is IN
God. This is His WOlk. He has thus
! far taken care II il and preserved il,
and has delivered us from the naul
plots which have been framed against
us. 1t has progressed thus tar only Dl
HIS power, ana not by The power Ol
| man. Whatever glory there is con
necLed with the establishment and
progress OF this great work il due en-
Lue.y 10 Him. Mans wisdom, educa-
ton, shreWdness, wealth and abilit,
nave not been the factors thac have
produced success; but 1t has been INT
BLESSING, the power, and the Overrul-
,ng P.ON ldence Of our God. We have
nad 10 IrusU HIM in the past in the
midst IF uHnumbeTed foes; we musl
trust Him III the future against the ter
;ihle UGdS Jnat are pitttd GgaInSt His
work AID His Gospel. We know, and
can boldly testify to the Lauer-ca,
Saints, and to the whole world, that
nix Lord hath fOuGded Zion, and that
40 power beutaJh the Celestial King
dom can prevail against 1t.
But thOSe who night against it will
share the fate of all who have ever
fought against it. Who is there that
has proSpeTed in his warfare against
Zion? Who can point to the laurelS
which have been won in fighting the
work of God? What man or what ma
ton has gained credit and glory in the
earth for successes achieved over the
feeble Latter day Saints? We have seen
generation after generation of our OPP
pOSerS pass, one after another, into
cold oblivion. They have Strutted
their brief hour upon the stage, ap-
pearing TO think that they were accom-
plishing wonders. But they have
passed away, and the memory of their
deeds only lives in our historical arch
ives. So it will De with those Who |
now occupy so large Il portion IF pub
TIC attention as crusaders against the |
SAINTS, and who imagine themselves 10 |
De sucn doughty heroes.
THE SPIRIT OF SCANDAL.
Not only has Satan sent forth his |
lies outside or our society, but he uses |
his Influence il this direction among |
US The tendency in our settlements |
ana cities Ia list u to and believe in |
every wiiG aud slauderouS rumor which |
may be put in circulation is to be |
deeply depl0rcd. No matter how I'M |
fOu -ueO aud dies titute of even the |
SeHOlanct o. tn b such reports may |
be, there are + Sc among US so silly |
ld CredulOUS ~ TO readily believe |
taeln. I he injury lEat is thus wrought |
! not easily l-luaSUIld. Many CT the |
evils from Gl-cd we have sui |
fered rave been gTC atty aggravated !
by this disposition or the part of some |
who cali themselves Latter daY Saints. |
The nf2a VINO Fl, mes q lie is q |
great sinner; bCt The one who loves q
lie, and who CirCuiateS lie after il is
told, is also under condemnation
Many stories 90 from mouth to mouth |
concerning the truth of which those
who repeat them know nothiBg. But
it sc Ems is though the constant Tepe-
titiOn OF q faIseACod impresseS many
people as though it were fact. Where
Latter day Saints, so-called, are found
telling that which is untrue, they
should be called to an account. 1t is
written that whOsoeYer lOyeth and
maketh lie shall not be permitted to
enter into the Holy City, nor to have
right TO the tree of life, but they are TO
De without, with dogs, sOrcerers,
murderers and idOla-
tiers. The Lord has said, HE that
l
Latter-da Saints should be warned
upon these points, that they may not
yrieYe the Spirit of the Lord, nor do
injury to their friends and neighbors,
Oy INDUCING in this pernicious habit of
repeating and attaching credence To
every SANDER and false rumor that may
De put in circulation. But every enc
should be careful, when they hear !
story about their brethren and sisters, {
% refrain from repeating it until they
know it to be true, and then not TO do
20 in 2 way to injure the person about
whom it is told. The reputation Of our
leighbOrs and the members of our
Church should be as dear TO US as our !
OWN, and we should carefully avoid
loing anything TO another or saying
IEything about another that We would :
lot wish done or said about ourselves. !
We testify that those who give way to ,
his influence, who take delight in ..
eading lies which are published
bout US in papers circulated .
n our midst or outside of our Terri :
DRY, who delight in listening to the :
aiSe and malicious representations :
which are made concerning the serv-
.nts and people of God OF His work, or J
Who themselves gossip about and aid !
u the dissemination OF these things to