Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-07-26
aMORNON- LIBERTY AND UNITY.

THE annexed pieces OF anti-'.NIor
nom nonsense are from the Van.
couver, 3. C., telegram Of the 10th
inst:
1.-The Mormon Church is in reality
great sociaiistic community, ruled
with absolute authority by a Few
scheminS ecclesiastics. The socialist
principle was taught by Brigham
Young. He said ne had a revelation
commanding that all things be held in
common by the brethren. Hence in
the Mormon Clutch. when man
becomes possessed Of a farm Of land
he must aSsignit by deed IN the Order
Of Enoch; that is TO say. the Church
becomes the owner. So also with other
property II Mormon owns sheeI,
or cattle or horses, he must deed them
% the Order Of Enoch. II he refuses
he Is accommodated and becomes a
pariah in the Mormon community
IF man leaves the Mormon
Church. and is permitted to escape
with hIs life, he m'y perhaps take
such OF his family with him as are
willing TO go; but that is all. He cau-
not take his property or sell it: that
belongs to the Church to which It has
been decided. And this is not all.
When mans property belongs 10
the Church, he is not his own master;
o. II. D.
SuPerlors command him to do: his
vote j. no longer his own, it belongs
20 the church, and ballot Papers will !
no; protec: him"
It viii perhaps surprise tine writer
octac foregoing 20 learn that in the |
Mormon" church the right OF pror-
cry isheli as sacred as in auy church |
or other institution on the globe.
"MormOnism" is not socialism. II
does not teach a community Of goods. !
No mormon" is required to deed |
either his real estate or personal |
property 10 the Church. or TO any /
''Order" OF Individual.
There are many Persons. well in
formed on other things, who enter
tain the same incorrect ideas Oh this
matter = those expressed alove
iromiuent national Legislators. On
visiting tins city, have been
CANNED fun o.. such stuff bv
"LibaraI'' lars Of supposed respect
ability. And when told the cor-
trary by '-AIormans." they have IT,
eeiveu the recitation with an alrcfI
very doubtful crelulity.
OF course the comments Of the
Telegram are liz line with its state
ments Of what it supposes to be
facts. They are to one informed
simply idi5,ic. But they would 90
very wei with similar remarks from |
the organ Of the "LibcraIs,' in this
city.
We state To the Telegram and
other T4pers that have been TINS
deceived, every Latter-day saint or ]
Mormon" VINO Possesses property.
holds it in his own right. and if Is
not gned away or given in anv [
way 20 the Clurch. II he secedes
AMI desires 70 leave he can disease [
"' ms property in any manner he q
l'eaSe7 an, the Church does not in
t"riere with him or his. There Is
no. any substantial foundation for 4
the assertions Of the telegram. and Z
MS TeSs5ninZs are as vain Us it, 4
>-iacts'' are mistaken. 4
Il Is also entirely untrue that the :
'Aiormons" are under compulsion q
in any form Whatever As t. voripT d
at the polls or elsewhere. They are d
perfectly ami entirely free in mi.
respect, III assertions 10 the contrary o
notwithstanding. No one tells rba-, II
that they must vote FOR certain p
person or a certain ticket. EIec- II
tons are conducted as elsewhere t
except that in Ut,h all the mlrbip- 2
cry thereof is in the hands Of the
political enemies OF the s.Alormous.,, n
Tickets are maize up IN the usual o
Way, AMI the "MUrmous,, mr.. ,,r,,o,y Il
10y their friends 10 vote the peopI-.. t
ticket and not to vote for their enc.
mics. The ballot Is compler,.Iv So
cret. But all the assertions ,iou,
o'ths' obligations, covenants or
agreements, which render olro-- Il
mons any less free and untram- u
meled than other citfz rs, are either q
great mistakes or wilful aud bas.l, =. u
ial-ehoo3s. There is no truth in tc
them whatever. They have been ie
conroctei for purpose, Of DECEPTION Ia
ana their authors were iaspired by q
the Father Of Evil. Al
- our friends in the far north ri
need ire unIer no concern in regard
T. our people who have settled i, il,
Cana n. They are 2 good people. tn
who own what they hold. and wbn III
|iIl Hr found oasIiant 10 the laws oi
D. inc country In which they dwell. =
L is to be hoped that they will re- az
MAIN UNITED in every respect, Tor in u
lni'y VIII lie found their happines. 70
'nd prosperity. But that unity will tf'
not consis, ia communism nor in a
'inpuiN'rT association Of any kind. Az
.ll IN thai voluntary union which ~
Jmes from similarity Of sentiment -.
"i conviction. ana that brother =
GOD which modern Christians pro- -.
- 10 admire in theory but con- ~.
emn when they see it nut into ;,
rariiec. ~
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