Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1889-11-27
PHASES OF OSTRACISM.

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suited to the purpose Of the activ
politicians who engaged in the Wor
: Commissioning capital from tn
. proceedings in point. Two distinc
aspects were strikingly illustrates
nv two of the witnesses whose test
n,onv WINS taken-Mr. Henry w
Lawrence and Mr.. William Ward
bofb Of whom seeded voluntarily
from the Church many years ago
The former stated that, in conse
guence Of the position he assumed
his business materially decrease
and he was Stunned by his formeI
associates. II this were the case, i
may be proper to inquire into the
cause. and also TO ascertain whether
the stunning was one-sided. Mr.
Lawrence asserted substantially that
he did not apostatize from the faith
but voluntarily renowned the fel'
lowship Of his co-religionists because
he held that the chief authority Of
the Church usurped power that did
not properly belong to him. Had
he stopped there his position would
: have been different to what 1t has
been and is.
The local history of the past
twenty years or so shows that Mr..
Lawrence has frequently, bitterly
and relentlessly assailed the Church
and been hand and glove with the
most virulent and unscrupulOus enc
mics Of 1.-THE Latter-day Saints. That
his former associates who still all
here to the faith and in whose
hearts the love Of their brethren
CLOVIS could, under such circum-
stances, be expected TO fall on his
neck, so to speak, is quite too much
to anticipate. This, however,we can
state without fear Of successful con-
tradiction-thatt the community rs 4
whole have treated Henry W. Law
renee with a thousand times more
consideration and respect than he
has exhibited toward the commu-
nity. As a matter of fact also we
may state that even the unwarrant-
ably preiudiced course taken by the
gentleman toward his former
brethren has not wiped out
of the hearts Of many Of them a
kindly and respectful feeling that
has always existed toward him, but
which does not appear to be met by
any reciprocal sentiment from him.
Hence the prejudicial attitude he
assumed on the stand, manifested
even in his repeated protestations Of
not desiring to DO the "Alormons"
injustice. Shakespeare struck po-
tent keynote when he put this into
the mouth Of one of his characters-
"Methinks the lady doth protest too
much"
The bias he displayed was disap-
pointment, because some Of the
members Of the community against
whom it was directed expected bet
ter things OF him.
Butreturning TO what has been des-
ignated as ostracism, il has always
to us a manifest absurdity
for 4 man who has pursued a course
Of the most pronounced antagonism
against a community, TO complain
Of being cut by a people whom he
thus ostraciZes.
Even now there is a friendly
feeling among the people toward
Mr.. Lawrence. He may have
so nearly worn it out that it is not
appreciably deep, but nOtwith-
his constant efforts to up
root it, a remnant still remains.
What there is Of il is genuine, and
a man of his intelligence must know
by this time that the real article ON
the outside is decidedly scarce,
toward men Of his class.
There is plenty of that which is
exhibited by demOnstrative
but unreal lip and pen service,
dealt out for the attainment OF III
terror ends. Once in a while the
real sentiment toward ex-"Mor-
mons'' in certain quarters crops out.
4 report came to us of a manifesto
ton Of that kind that occurred two
or three months ago. When it
probable effects were estimated,
there followed fulsome dissertation
upon the heroic qualities ofaPostates
in general. Even among seceders
from the Church there is a growing
belief that in the event Of certain
conditions arising the "Liberals-
would demonstrate in a manner I'M
qualifiedly practical, that the class
referred to are only wanted so long
as they can be OF use for the attain
ment Of the objects Of their pre-
tended friends.
Mention was made by Mr.. Law
renee, in his testimony, Of the late
T. b. II. Stenhouse. During one
Of the latter's last visits to this city,
he said 20 an old acquaintance, in
the hearing Of the writer: "Stick to
the Church. There is nothing
equal to it. Ny experience has
taught me this lesson: that there is
no real friendship outside of it, and
without genuine friendship life is a
blank"
Mr.. William Ward, whose name
has already been mentioned, belongs
IN n Glass nf sacaiars fron, fba.