Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-17
ANTl.SfATEnOOD LECTURE.


remblod nj the hall Of the II. q.
3. Of A. last night TO hear the
lecture Of q. G. Goodwin on the Dan.
gers Of Statehood for Utah" The
meeting was called to oIder by Mr.. II.
A. rreponnlng, who holds the title Of
"Outer Guard" Of the local order. lie
explained In a few words that the
purpose " the order was to promote
the interests Of Am,ricAnism and
oppose the principle Of church aud
state In Utah.
These remarks were followed by n
prayer from Rev. Mr.. Edwards, who
Invoked Divine aid on behalf Of the
orler, "not only In the cause Of tent
pernce but nj the ballot-box," etc.
Aflera song from the "QuartetClub"
the speaker u the evening wins intro.
duced. He explained by way Of into
duction that he had asked his wife to
come with him. Che had declined, on
the ground that she had heard him
before aud there was another Goodwin
IN town (NAt Goodwin) who promised
romcthing more enligh,cning. The
speaker then read his lecture from
manuscript as follow;
would, III could, In discussing the
subject which you have determined TO
consider tonight, reject everything like
passion and pfcIudice, and treat it
solely from the standpoint " reason
anu experience. We are told that con.
ditiDns have changed In this Territory;
that the Mormon Church hAs wholly
Withdrawn it, Old-linIe iron hand
from politics, tina, hencefOfth, In
political natter, the advice Of the
Mormon chiefs viii count Tor no more
than does the advice Of the priests "
the Other denominations.
am not ON this occasion going 10
dispute or question the sincerity Of
that declaration. I am going 10 NJ.
sumo that u Ia made IN all sincerity.
But IN accepting II | DO not mean h.
lose sight either Of the facts Of tue past
or the conditions which CXist hero at
the present time.
Should n missionary convince a
Chinrsr parent who had kept hi
cEilPs irVt ~ closely bound for Year,
that they had c-ascl 10 grow, that the
Practice was cruel, unuatufly aud vi.
together u shame, and sin. and the
parent should cut away the irtlers nnd
promise never more 10 replace them,
we would sny Of cUutsn that the parent
had done what hc could
But would the child be- prepared 10
leap and walk Aud take up liio'-
huTlOnsF
The human soul ~ more sensitive,
mofo delicate, more susceptible 10 i'm.
pttHiOus than the foot Oi The Chlucsc
girl. Aud with q conviction firmly
impressed upon II, IN more difficult IN
"mancipat. II from that conviction
than Tor u long compressed limb to re-
cover IT. form aud strength.
Here Is n people who if0m their
cradle, ana their mOthrrs' knees have
hcon taught that certain men have
been selected anu ordained In stand In
GOd's place IN the world, 10 think with
God's thoughts, 10 speak with Goi's
words, that they receive daily reveal.
tons from OnuipOtonce, md hence
cannot make mistakes.
That thought, mind you, has been
impressed upon the soul. Of all young
Utah from the cradle up, until ID has
become part Of the lie Of every true
Mormon.
Ia the new departure, aud amil the
new conditions claimed, this belief aud
the necessity Of IL have never been re-
vOked. lndotd, were II TO be-, the
church Itself would tOpple aud fall, for
Its entire sup,fstruCture was built on
this foundation, AMI II has been i'm.
pressed upOn this people through the
.bb and How Of five decades ol years,
with such tearhiuis, anu with no
revocation Of the belief or principle,
with
a WHOLE PEOPLE sATuRArLD
with that faith aud fcalty, and dl.cl.
plined 10 perfectly 10 obey that they,
In their obedience, count suffering,
llss imprisonment, " any Other form
~ sacrifice as nothing, the men la
authority tell them that heuOofOrth
they shall IN all political matters be
free agents, aud shall vote ~ they
please. Without any purpose OF being
dlsrrspeciful, the case f. precisely a. II
would lie were the Chiueso father 10
unlousc the bandnger from MS uhild'r
feet aud bid tle child leap nnd walk.
Again, from the trst this people ihve
been taught that they are and are 10 be
distinct people; that their prophet
and founder was especially selected and
ordained by the King OF kings, to he.
gin anew the redemption Of mankind;
10 restore 10 the world the true religion
which had been lost through the blind.
meas and brutality OF corrupt genera.
tons, that those who should accept
the prophet aud his teachings would
he Of the elect, would be a distinct, OK
allied people and all Others should be
held M heathens.
For two generations IN Utah this
theory has been vigorously huilled
upon. Strangers have not been wei. |
coined rs residents, no encourage.
ments have been offered any who have
come; rather, from pulpit and press, nil |
who have come here aud who have
dared 70 assert that the Government |
OF the Republic ought b he here, a.
everywhere elso under the dag, treated |
rs the sovereign power and its laws
obeyrd, have been Wiley denounced
and He'd about, aud this has beeu, 70.
gardltss Of the exalted stations OF some,
the blamelcss lives Of Others.
SO, ifyou please, admit that all this
has been done away with, aud accept
that statement a. true, anu stu are you
IN n day or n year 10 upr0ot from the
hearts Of people, who have been
taught this for ~ long, m coming from
uod, the Impressions that such teach.
ing and practice have madeY
Under ordinary civilization the beet
interests OF children Il the utmost con.
cernment Of parents. Wen, suppose a
thoroughly accomplished young Gen
tile Indy, beautiful uuI nj aiafuIass Itf.