Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-07-06
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learn that the bright anarchist l,c-
turer, william whitlick, like Nd ma y
other public SPEAKERS and vrl'o''' on
tertalns his audiences with di''el''-
lion on Aiormonism. The Gne'''ou
has gradually, II toemg, assumed sucn
universal Importance that IL mh'n
features must bs portrayed even ln
circles where religious topics u'uai'S
are not di.cu,sui. pPmi mot
bearing the alarming title Of "B'mO''
isat hand, and one chapter is ueVo''u
TO "rhe Mormon Monster"
The lecturer says he Il indebted 10
Mics Kate Field for this suggestive
title aud acknowledge his surprise
that the lady mentioned should hnl u
In hsr heart TO ionuunce the M0fmousi
after having been Hospitality cutef'
tanned by tue len Inns Saint. and given
every facility for studying thsit in'ti'
tutlons. Miss Fields "Monsier," he
saws. IL a harmless aud thoroughly
domestleated animal, aud the
lady IL muco In the same
posItion ~ the poor fellow who
spent cold night 10 n lfeo under TIE
Impression that bear was waiting ~
the vicinity to drvour him, should ho
descend. When morning came anu no
was rescued by his friends, the dreaded
animal was founi . be- CALI
peacefully gazing near tue iroe' 'he
sole cause OF bis fear and weary vigil
After having IN this wey iaid hl'
compliments to the lady lecturer, Mr'
whi,tlck givcs iAir synopsis o. the
liio and death u Joseph, the Prophet,
and tho cxodus 10 Utah. Then speak
ing Of tho progress Of the Saints he
points cut that their uucces' was due
mainly 60 two principlci-o1'optfAlion
and arbitration. material welI.Ouing,"
he says. 'ps fundamental feature ui
the Momin religion. Progress With
cut yotty IL It's aim. with 'nJ POI
in Zion' they wero ready Of tie NJ
len iuni, anu cooperation anu Af0''
trAtion were tue children OF their
faith" Cuncetniug the struggle Tor
existence In when tho Saints often
were involved the lecturer prjnounces
his views strongly. Hu sayG
IL 4. said tina, among the Saints M ono
limo there was nos "a single luhlcr, rch
or poor, idiu.genllcmm OF lazy vala'
bond.p Snch community cNcics Tie
gfood OF the pirates oi civiliH yiun; hey
behold good mold Tor bonds and mo-
nopolies, aud ihuy also lear tue example
OF such Institutions, l. ihfcn On. the
prie.ts OF tho goddess " Diana, Not q
moral issue, bat an economic one, cen
Iouts u la Utuh.
The lecturer gives utlefauce to many
/a~t1oroughly Christian seutimont
anarchist though he be, notably when
he denouncrs persecution and do
mands liberty Of conscience as one Of
the greatest boOns TO the children o
men.
The way In which M. whiltlol
treats his subject ID very different frou
ths general course adopted. Between
Anarchism ani MoImonism, We neel
hardly say, there can be no sympsthy
tho two ara different ~ lirp ani water
The first Rlms, as we uoderstaud u, I,
establish liberty without law aul with
out moraliiy--an utter impossiuility
foolish In tae extreme. ia this putsui
OF lie work no means strms Il
be stunned, not even tie stblttgTl
destruction oi lite aud property. Nor
monism also aims a. the establ.shmen
Of liberty, but one built 0n .aw All,
order and morality such o. AZ
sanctioned by divine authority
AuaFohl,m de,ttoyi; Morm1nisn
build5 az. rno latter "a the work o
GId; the fiim'r, the oppoi't. Yet
uutu Ia truth wherever found, Even II
the mouth OF an anarchist, Gud u I
perhaps nuI natural tHgt whou thya
vino know the trash deny u, other
ore led T. speak nv testimony again.
unbelieycft. when the Tlghio u
PhArIsur, refused 90 acknowledge N
divine MlttsT thp children wvr
moved upon u pEy the homngc due I
Him, and u tnc,c should hlll th0i
peace, "tho very stones would la
nrdlalely cry out"
suLolt Of MOrm1nism, who loo
upon thi1 t,miTkaula System wlthOu
baudages OF preiudlces bllntiug lhol
eyes, hud In It wonderful oJncrpti1
OF the immediate needs Of thcwurli az
tho adequate remedies for these ruuiD
This Is tact the Saints shout nov,
forget, Tho men WIN were cllloi upoU
to lay tue foundations Of the Churc
were Inspired with indJmitablu cJu
age, eauts,ness aud uniyiug faith /
their mltalon, because they knew the
were guided by the Almighty, ~
salvation Of the world was their hlu
and the doctrines they preached ~
the institutions they fouudel, thu
knew TO bo adequate for the c1uauu
nation Of tlat purpose. Al iiis; the
were mostly considered enthusiast
but now on all hands their w.rk
being recognized as that " the srra,r
TsfOrmers. ruts suggosls the ngcr,s {
to their followers o. stand Grm on u
same round and i1g tie same puuc
pies they 10 ably txpouulel, gHt
met auyers ~ with tuat spirit lhl
enabled them to bear aTlyTIom AL
vet TnnIatu tftIa. nnu an fnpv aurrYrI.