Arizona republican., 1890-09-20
MoRMoNIsM: BLIND OBEDIENCE.

MORMONISM; BLIND OBEDIENCE.
 The Mormon authorities at Salt Lake issue their orders, not only in religious matters, but in temporal as well. Col onies are sent out under the guidance of chosen leaders and settle in various places, but the stakes are agreed upon in the start by Apostles or Bishops and when once the stake is driven no one in the colony is permitted to move away unless permission is granted. During the last spring this was clearly illus trated by the remarks of Apostle Lyman at conference in St. Johns, Apache county.
 He said :"You" "(meaning the St.Johns Mormons) "are now regarded by the church authorities in the light of mis- sionaries, practical missionaries. You are here by the order of the church. It is your duty to develop this country-to build up the waste places. l am fully cognizant and the central authorities are aware of the many disadvantages under which you labor. They know of this bad land, worse water and these terrible winds. But am glad to inform you, and will take this opportunity of ac- quainting you with the precise time when ycu will cease to carry the burdens necessary to the pioneer in any movement, and be looked upon in the light of permanent people. l do not know, Brother Smith, " turning to Apostle Smith who was present, whether l have ever told you of this date or not, but the exact time when the church authorities at Salt Lake City will cease to regard you here in the St. Johns stake as missionaries, the very moment is, iCheRerer yOu become cORiented to remain here"
 Hardly Mormon remains in St. Johns of his own free will, still dares not leave. Mormons who some years since left the town of Woodruff, in Apache county, without leave were forced to return from new places they had settled, to Woodruff, when the church so commanded.
 No Mormon dares to sell his land to 6 Gentle. An edict was recently sent forth from Salt Lake: Don't sell any land to Genties. That has been the cause of our downfall in Salt Lake City" Is this order obeyed? Yes blindly and without any dilly-dallying As instance: A St. Johns Mormon had agreed to sell some land he owned to q county official, who, while not a Nor mon, is as much one as he can be with out taking the oath of disloyalty in the Endowment House. The terms were all agreed upon every thing was concluded except signing the deed when all of sudden Mr. Mormon comes to the purchaser and says, 'I can't sell to you, the church has or dered that the MormOns shall sell nc land to Gentiles and 1 must obey. And still these hypocrites will tell yor that the Saints are as free to transact their business as any American. Le our good citizens stop and consider whether such an organization as this de serves further recognition in our Re public.
 Politics are little mixed in Apach, just now and the Mormons want tn, county seat at St. Johns, but they als, want all the offices. Several "heweri of wood and drawers of water" mem bers of this Church of Latter Day Saints (God save the mark were discussing tn, situation the other day in St. Johns with some of the heathen's (for Gentil, means heathen) influential men. Wha was said by the latter indicated that tn, MormOns might be foiled in thei schemes unless they could adopt tn, views of the heathens. Aud on, old time elder said: "Well, that wa my way of thinking, and wher we held our conference on politics said so, but was overruled by Probat, Judge Lesueur and the other leaders of the church, and the other plan having been agreed upon in religious council can't depart from it." And yet any Mor mon will tell you. ''I vote as l please the same as other citizens" Yes, bu his church teaches him that what he il ordered to do he must be pleased in do ing.
 Such is the liberty of conscience amongst MormOns.
 It means that all members of thi; church must without hesitation or argu ment submit to the will of the churcl and carry out it's mandates, even thougl contrary to manhood, contrary to civil ization, contrary to the law of the lanG and contrary to all that is good, virtuou' and loyal.