Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-01-07
CHURCH AND STATE.
The Use Of the Pulpit In Political
Campaigns.

1 have lived In Salt Lake for many
wears and have seon numerous changes
take place In her social and political
history. have heard Christian
miuisters charge the leaders Of the
Mormon Church with interfering In
temporal affairs, and two years ago
these same ministers carried bsnners
hearing the legend "No Union OF
church and state.D That doctrine Is
dear 10 the heart Of all Americans, but
by VIVA, right, divine or otherwise, do
the ministers OF this city arrogate u
themselves the privilege Of delivering
stump speeches In their respective
churches, and deny the same privilege
10 the Mormons2 do not admit that
the Mormon Church does direct the
political movements OF its members,
hut tho actions OF certain clcrgymen a
few Sundays ago indicate that they in-
tend To take the field for some party,
and | demand to know why the Nor.
man Church cannot do the same. |
intend to call the attention VI these
reverend gentlemen TO certain evils
.xIstipr in salt Lake which should dc.
,nand their care and sjllcitude.
Would II not he more In keeping with
the cause for the iurtherauce Of which
these gentlemen profess 10 have dcvot-
,sd their lives 70 make some effort to.
wards relieving the many cases oil
noyefty aud distress that are each day
brought TO the attention OF tbs city
nutbofitles? There are numerous
ceses Of want IN this city, and no sec
tgrian minister has the courage to de-
m,nd from his pulpit that the Chris
tian people Of all beliefs unite 10 relieve
the distress. There were many child
ron IN thi. city who mad nothing 70 eat
on Christmas day hut the dry bread
which was begged by them from the
rest umnts anu cafes Of the town. II
case OF want Is reported, who Ia the
ffst 10 respond? Not the sectNrian
church.going community. No Indeed.
] realize that am making assertions
which will hu emphationily denied.
but stand ready to prove the charges
] make. IL wasa sld commentary on
the religious aud charitable bodies OF
this city to sos half clad slckly chill
dfen begging hts OF Jry bread aud
refuse vegetables from the onting
houses gu Main Street on Christians
DAY. while the ministers ~ God (2l are
delivering political hOmilies from their
pulpts.
refer only to those gentlemen who
took II upon themselves to den1u 1co a
certain arm of the city government,
la.t Sunday. Why did they happen
10 touch ON politics ~ untuim usly
on that particular day. II lO0ts very
much like another "political job"
A illsugges. that those "Drllliant
orators" use some OF their powerful
arguments" and "g,itterins figures OF
speschn In the interest OF city hos
plal. We need one. Why not also
organize society for the prevention OF
cruelty to children. | am told 10y
the police department that such
n society IA necessity.
It's absence ian wrong. Lot them In.
ter,st themselves Ia n lew such suhemr1
~ have mentioned and they will not
have time to brood over the evils that
exist only In the brains OF few us
couteuted spirits VINO are always ready
~ give their advice on matters OF
which they know nothing. | nave no
PATIENCE with "curn stone politicians"
and the miuister Of the GOSPEL who uses
his pulpit AS stump" degrade, his
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