Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-09

planted 10 the Western world b. ihe
Pufitans where ii il still dsmanding ihsi
liberty Of conscience be not tolerated.
that every man who daros 10 dinor from
the majority he east into prison o.
scourgod beyond the confines Of ciyilisa-
toni Il is generally believed that the
Mormon hierarchy i intent upon csiab.
fishing mighty thoooncy and
casting Oh allegiance to the
Federal government; that It fosters rc-
sisianco 10 secular nutho rites and will
raise the standard OF revolt should @ ever
become powerful enough. Tho same cry
was raised against tho carly Chrlstltus,-
l. heard 10 this day against tho Catholics
/ Thousands u good Protostauts are firmly
convinced that should tho Pope call upon
American Catholics 20 take up arms
against the national government they
would do so instantly. The Mormon
creed a. woli AZ the Catholic church
teaches submission 10 the powers that he.
Tho fourteenth aud last article In tho
Mormon creed i worthy careful study
and adoption by every scot. It readsi
we believe Ia bong honest, true, chaslc,
temperate, benevolent, virtuous and up
right; also thai an Idle or lazy person
cannot bea Christian, neither have sal
vaiIon'
"wha,evcr may DO tho shortcomings
oftho Mormon faith, certain u Is that
wherever that scot has settled they have
been distinguished from their nelghbors
By their greater thrin, industry, temper.
atouuss, aud all that pertain, to desirable
citizens. Even their enemies bear tesii-
mony TO this. AZ kirkland, Sauvoo, In
dependence wherever Mormon sotilc-
menis were made-aroao the busy hum Of
industry. temples and schools sprang up
as II beneath tho onchantor'- magic
wand, and pcioo and sweo. contont
reigned supreme until fana,ical Chris
tian' neighbors swept down upon The
happy homes with rifle aud faprot until
minister's OF God, protesting tho fofboar-
ing spirit Of Christ, raised ihoir voice. In
vindlctivc donunclatlon Of tho 'hcrotlc-'
and melted midnight mamudera 10 plun-
der aud butcher their bcttcrs.
''one Of the darkest pages In tho
worlds history, one OF tho most damning
disgraccs recorded m the blood. stained
annals u Time, IL the brutal treatment
the Mormons have received from tho So
called Christians Of this enlightened land.
oh, what a disrRc,iul mockory, what in-
famous hypocrisy t. our boas, that Ia
this land, 10 favored Of the Gods, rollg-
ious liberty Is tho birihfight OF every
NAM that hors beneath tho banner OF
the frye all Gods children may worship
Him a. ihoy will, with mono to molo.t
them or mako thom afmldi Religious
llbcriyi lioro In this land frat settled by
religions exile. dying from the pcrsocu-
tons Of lntolorant bigosi In this land
where Puritan and lIuguonot, Catholic
and Quaker raised their pgans OF praise
In tho prlmovM wllds, fearing savage
beasts and still more savage mon less
than their bigoicd brethren, we ind them
nil making common cause againsi a poo-
pie daring TO disagree with them, hound.
ing ,hom from place to place, numbering
their teacher and driving them llks cattle
half across tho continent.
"rho Idea 80 lndus,riously promuigat-
I'd that Mormonl-m Is false religion,
founded by M impos,or TO subscryc his
own selfish pupo,os, IL no, tonablc.
False religions do not make men true, do
not thrive aud wax strong In tho iacc Of
bitter persecution, do not Withstand tho
searching eye Of an advancing civillxa-
tlon before which shams fade like noctur-
nal vapors under tho terrifying glare OF
tropical -un. do not make people happy
aud content, console tho living and CONF
fort tho dying. lmposlora do not brave
poverty aud persecution, tho proud
WORLDS scorn, persist despite discourage
mont aud lay down their liyos for what
they know "a be- a falsohood.n
We agree with our Texas cotempor.
AIRY In Ia reference to the remarks OF
the Hoayime at l. refreshing to
lind a daily newspaper with the courage
to speak Of the Mormons without be-
Utilizing and belylng them" For this
reason we admire ths fearlessness aud
Justice exhibited by The ioonooids,.