Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-11-08

Taking up the demand made oy
some un-American parer' ina.
asIormonIsmvis destroyed root ana
branch, the Pittsburgh, Pa, fos'
replies:
AS TO the faith taught by the
Church Of the Lai,er-day Saints me
outside world has nothing TO do win
Il in the way Of repressive laws !. Is
good field for missionary labor tnA'
is all"
The Columbus, Ohio, DiPatch
looks at the matter In the same
light, saying;
"Having Dropped the feature oil
poIygamy from their church, the
MorInons have now. no matter how
peculiar their belief,a right to worship
and live as and where they please
The Bill OF Rights allows them TO
worship according to the dictates OF
their lnseiences, and. being no long
er law-breakers, they ctn worship
brigham Young, joe Smith or any
one else. Their church has passed
from under governmental restriction
but 1t is still 4 field for missionary
work and should not be neglected by
the Christian Churches"
The Lacrosse, Mo-, DenOcrat
thinks that,
IF Polygamy can once be stamped out
the way will be opened for Mormons to be
come useful and valuable citizens All evi
denee goes 10 show that they are industri-
Gus and frugal people and with thesHint Of
disioyaliy, srowiEg OCT OF p0lygamy, once
eradicated. Utah can take her place among
the sisseFhOod OF States with credit to her
and advantage 10 all"
The Hartford, Conn, Times is
reasonable in its views, as VIII be
seen from these excerpts:
1t is not expected that The new order
means that II women polygamously mar
ried in Utah hitherto. shall be turned out
upon the world 70 take care OF themselve Is
for that Would BE- barb-roas and nhumtn
but the meaning Is. that from that day
October 8, $50, no more POiygamous mar
RACES must be made by Morrnons
1T viii be obeyed. There seems TO be no
good r,ason 10 question the sincerity OF
the Mormons In taxing this important
sPp."
The Worcester, Mass, Spy takes
up the subject tn this way:
- large number OF men whose knowI-
edge o. the Mormons ought 20 count for
something. believe their Official renuncia-
ton OF polygsmy 70 be sincere. There are
those, however, who express doubts aud
are OF the opinion that II Utah is made 4
state tho Latter day Saints can eaniY re
turn to plural marriages unfc= state
laws. with which tbs national gov
erument canuOt interfere. Bet such seep
tics forget hiatt IS nothing IN the creed
or articles OF faith Of the Mormon Church
requiring the practice OF polTgamy. Plural
marriages originated through revelation
communicated TO Joseph smith The prac-
deal effect q President woodruffs recent
declaration is 70 abrosate the revelation,
Which. at most. was only .permissive- 81
the present day only ! small portion Of the
Mormons practice polygamy-7
A lengthy editorial in the New
Haven Comm Register is thus
concluded:
"Our duty is not to allow fear aad sns-
pieion 70 poison our generosity, bat to NEE,
them haif way 70 encourage and help them,
to accord TO them generous treatment, 70
pour in upon their homes aed hearts the
light Of Christian education. While NJ the
same time we aba;e nothirg from our de-
mands upon hem for obedience to the laws
OF the nation and OF pare morality"
The North american, published at
Philadelphia, commences an edi-
torial with these words:
"The proclamation Of President Wood
ruff, Of the Mormon Church. ab0iishlns
pOiyg4my. has 4 TIDg OF truth about i that
ousht 70 comment IL % fair public eonsid-
Grafton. The Mormon Pfesident says that
a. laws have been enacted b. Congress aud
pronounced valid By the supreme COur,
forbiiding p1lyg1nY. he wall himself sub
nit TO those laws. and use his influence
wIihNormons 70 induce them 70 do likewise
He closes the proclamation By eNhorting
Latter-day SAINTS 10 contract no marriage
by law forbidden a motion to regard the
proc amSt:on binding and as auth ,riiitir e
was carriei without . dissenting vote
among the ten thousand people pres ut.
The public is bouad to accep, the act as Of
good faith"