Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-05-16

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my ny whole ',, being, In every pait ,uloa
o u,,, i know 1t In my mIra my
soul, Ieni " In my body; oye, rs AND
" ,ne responds TO tue tcstimons ~
! Know have receiSody mat
uou. And this Ia the t,.,la nom
All the faithful Lntter.tlsy nohy Of
This Ia why we are willing 4, Srlni..
thinge, TO endure all thin.. lef al
gospels sake. AS read M ~ ,'f The
have endured a great many iSln, we
wo hope TO be able to endn.s JAM
things." We are getting alan', !, al
ume when wo can take Ioyh,t,V we
spelling OF our goods. II H.. 'hs
rather a hard thing 10 bear: bn, oeen
beginning to see the hand Of o. Tear
aud rejoice In II. 'Vu IN "
Now, we believe we ought IN L
the privilege Of publishing hi. c;o NV
We do not wish to infringe nnos r.
rights OF others. We believe ~ we
people should have that freedom s M "
Ia part OF our faith. Lot mo READ 'uS
vcrae or two from the Book ~ ~ Hyou
trine and Covenants. This booL ~ ~.
| hold In my hand tho Bool ~ n nuN
tfine anu Covennnts) We real AZ ~ 80 IS
Tue book OF Mormon, aud a, wa 10 ~
Bible. We believe that tho mn
written In this book have conn. .ur
God, for the benefit OF mankind I p
we DO not believe that we ought 10 4.
10 force these things upon anybody. :"
1--WE believe that religion 1, ln,,.,,,.,
Of God, and that mon are amenstiil
Him, and TO Hin only, for Tho ave. Y
Of u, unless their religious onlslo,.
prompt them 10 infringe upon M ,,.i,'
and liberties Of others. hut wa ID ~ ~
believe that human law has a rirht "a ~
lorfero In prescribing rules OF wor.b,n,'
bind tue conscloncos OF mon, nor d.
forms for public OF private devotion. M,
the civl magistrate should ro.,,,'.
crimo, but mover control conscience; ps,,
i.i quit but mover suppress tho ff,.iles.
Of the soul. VIVA
"Webollcve that all religions ,o.,,,t..
have right to deal with thoIr ms,r, .a
for dlsordorly conduct, according "a 4,
rules and regulations of such socIs,,.s
provided that such dealings be for ieIle.r,
ship and good standing. but We q, ~,
beliovo shat any religious Hoeletv H..
authority 70 Try men on the Right olp,@
orty or He, 10 take from then M.
worlds goods, or 10 put them In leos,,9,
OF either lifc or limb, mother m l1d1gy
any physical punishment upon ,bSs,
Thoy eau only oxcommunlcate ~,
thoir society, aud Withdraw from IA
their followship."-Soctiou cSx1lv, q IN
read this that our friends p,..,,,
may have an idea Of what We th,nk w.
may do, and what we ought moi 10 ~.
auu TO show that II those who belsng
10 cur Church transgrcss the rnls. y
the Church. they can be dealt WITH,
their fellowship, and for tbs, only. NJ,
do not believe that we have any rirhi
tn deprive them Of property. We 4,
no, believe that We have a Fight Ia
punish them physically. W. do pot
believe that We nave n right % ibgel
any peualty upon them, EXCEPT nd In
relation 20 their fellowship. rhw can
be Suspended from fellowship, o. they
can be eAcommunica,ed for trsnsgrts.
sion, and that Il the emf " our power
In this Church concerning them. That
is what we believe. That Is what wo
practice.
Now then, while we claim the righ,
10 do all these things for ourselves. be.
cause In II we infringe upon the tlghu
u no Others, We also extend this PRIV.
ilcge TO everybody else. And We do nst
think II right for any government Of
any society, Or any Institution
to interfere with that full freedom
and liberty which the Lord has
given 10 His creatures. We bellrys
that governments have n right 10 pun.
ish crime, We believe that they have a
right to say what "a crime. We also
believe In the rights Of citizens 10 con.
test before the coufts Of their country
every poiut Of dini renee that they
may have with the law.miking power,
But We believe that governments
societies and Institutions should not
try To Interfere with religious freedom.
We believe In religious liberty In tho
fullest sense Of the wore; not In license,
not Ia breaking the laws Of our conr.
try, not In doing that which is essen.
TALLY evil; but only IN doing that
which ~ good. And as 10 the right Of
belief, we believe hat Is Of Itself ifee to
everybody. We 10 not believe that
governments can interfere with
that II they try. So when the
Constitution Of the United States
In ia fiet amendment says
"Congress shall pass no law respect.
ing an establishment Of religion, OF
prohibiting the free exercise thereof,"
we think It means just what II say.,
that II does moi simply mean the right
OF people 10 believe what seems flgh,
to them. People talk about believing
what they please. People cannot DO
that. They cannot believe what they
please. | believe some things that
don't please me until | get to under
stand them Alright. | dis0elleve some
things that would please me, only |
find out they are wrong. II Il not
what pleases me, or what suits me, but
that which eeemB 10 he right In my
eyes that | believe. IL IN true, We eau
close our eyes TO the truth. We
can shut up the windows Of out
souls, ae we do sometimes the Windows
in our houses, and pull down the blinds
TO shut out the glorious sunlight, iof
fear OF spelling the carpet; but u We
lot the sunlight Inlet the light Of The
sun OF righteousness penetrate oul
souls, we can STE and understand that
which is true and that which Is right
II IN by closing our eyes, by loyiDs
darkness rather than light, that We
bring ourselves under condemnation
But as rule people believe that which
seems right TO them. We accord thaI
right TO everybody. We are strugglins
for that ourselves. And In all that We
have done 10 battle for the rights Of
freedom In religion, We have had a.
much In view tho rights OF our iriend'
who are not Of our faith as our own
rights. can say this conscientIously
for the leaders OF the Lattef'day
Saints. | am acquainted with them
| know their opinions and views ~
regardto this matter. Our deslre !
that all men should be free. Libefly
should prevail everywhere. There !
No boni.vein mi. Church. There j.