Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-23

ger aud want would certainly be a
cDmmeuiahlu work. II had been often
held by the courts 20 be one Of the
mot sacred duties deyolving upon
Christian communities g. make prOvi.
sion for iho relief and support Of the
needy, II was a chasity which ought 10
he favored by all. Counsel cmphat-
ically denied. ~ had been suggested
hy counsel On the other side. that this
was an effort on the part OF the Church
TO wrtat the fund In controversy
from tnc purposes designed by
the courts, aud bring Il back into
the hands Of the leaders u the Church
20 he applied 10y them to improper pun
poses. Did u follow, he asked, because
L was - the hest intercsia OF the COM
muuity that the people should be cdu.
Gated TINT, therefore, this property Of
the Church should be devoted 20 the
general cause Of cducation-to the pub
lie schoOlf3 II 20. and this fund wac
found n Ne Insufficient, theu,upon the
same line OF reasoning, 10 would be
right next 10 isko tho property belong.
ing 10 the Catholics, and then, " that
was not Sufficient 10 meet the wants Of
education, fall upon that Of the Meth.
odisi-, prrsbyterians, or any other re-
liglous secll That must he 20 n the
Argument in this case meant anything;
for all Of those religions bodies had
more property than the law al
lowed. Was that the way our
childrOn should be cducnted2 He had
not single word 10 saS against tile
grand System Of education In this
county, against the free school system
existing ia this Territory. He was
proud 10 be able 10 say that he was one
Of those who had been privileged "
cnsct the law creating the free school
system In Utah. lie realized that not
only the greatness aud glory u this
commonwealth, but the stability Of
the government, largely depended NJ.
on the intelligence of the people.
hut while he would sustain that sys-
tenn aud try 10 make the public schools
all that could be desired by their most
ardent advooAtes-giving tho child Of
the paupcr the same advantages that
wcf. afforded to the child Of the mil.
liOnaire-he would have IL done
In the noble way provided by
law, whereby tho burden should be
borne by all citizens, according to
their means, and rot by fobbing any
church Or p.undcring any particular
class " the community. This effort
which was now being made to divert a
fund which had been contributed by
nu industrious and frugal pcople--a
fund lawfully acqulred-tO take itnwny
from them and from the uses Tor which
II was dcsignud-cvcn Tor NJ laudablo a
purpose ~ that Of the public schools
would be n rcproach upon our public
school system AMI an Infamous outrage
perpctfatod under the guise Of law aud
In the nsmo Of Justice.
Referring 90 the subject Of polygamy
Ne raised Ia the present examination,
counsel saii the testimony Adduced
conclusively proved that tho prac.
tice hal absolutely ccased 10
exist m tho Church. What
more could the "NloTmonn do In this 10.
gard than had bern dontr Their
leading men testify on oath, In the
most solemn manner, that this action
was taken In good faith aud their owl
dcncc must carry conviction 10 the
souls OF all reasonable people. Would
n man IN the position OF President
Woodruff peIure himself for the paltry
benefits which would result to the poor
members Of his Church through the
application Of this fund.- The thought
IL pTepOsterou-. He realized, when he
came here, that the eyes " his people
and Of tho civilized worry were upon
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