The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-25
The constitutional Inhibition.

The Constitutional Inhibition.
Congress shall make no law re-
specttng an establishment Of religion,
or prohibiting the free exercise there
OF" (Applausel.
And thus we travel the circle of
human experience and come back at
last to stand face to face with the
grand doctrine taught by the great
founder Of the Christian church, who
on the occasion of men seeking to en-
broil him in conflict with the civil
powers of this world, said:
Render unto Caesar the things
which are Caesars, and unto God the
things which are Gods" CApplause).
3 That declaration, falling from the
lips Of him who spoke as never man
spake. and that declaration in the
American constitution. have as their
source the same Inspiration CAP
plause).
In years that are past, in the hearts
of many their existed a fear that here
in Utah we should be confronted with
this question of the relation Of church
and state: and to state it frankly L
may say that the fear that there
would be a violation of this American
principle respecting the separation OF
church and state has been one of the
causes which has delayed so long the
act of justice TO the people of Utah
her admission into the American
Union of states.
I want to say to these honored
guests of ours, so soon to separate
from us and go back to their homes,
that YOU may tell your people that
here in Utah we have solved the prob
lem: and that which we have written
in our state constitution, and which
we mean to keep inviolate, is in har-
mony with what is written in the
great national constitution OF our
country, (Applause).
Not Always the Church.
These is one phase of this question
which l think sometimes is not suf-
ficiently considered; that is that 1t is
not always the fault of the church
that there is a union of church and
state or ecclesiastical interference IN
political and civil affairs. There are
politicians and political parties who
are not above fawning and crawling
at the feet of ecclesiastical influence.
CApplause). Somehow or other the
calamities attendant upon ecclesiastf-
cal interference in politics never az
pear to them until that influence is
exercised in behalf of the other fellow
eappIause) or the other political party
Let our politicians stand erect let our
political parties resent ecclesiastical IN
fuence when eXerted in their behalf as
they would resent it when exercised
against them. and ] promise You that
in the new state of Utah we shall have
no difficulty growing out Of ecclesias-
teal domination in political parties
applause.
You are extremely patient with me
in these rather extended remarks OF
mine. but l am done with that subject
If. however. you viii still be patient
with me. there are a few words that
wish to say to the gentlemen who con-
stitute the silver convention, that mas
now so happily, and as | believe Sc
effectually. accomplished the purposes
for which it was convened Know
rot. gentlemen, whether ever before
Won have felt the inspiration that
comes from contemplation Of mis-
sionarv enterprise: hut it seems TO me
that if cause righteous and just Is
necessary to give true irspir2 ton &c
men. then oh. indeed. how that IN
sniration ought to shine forth IRON
you in word and In action. CApplause3
To labor in the interests of the toll
ING masses is worthy of laudable am
billions. highest hopes. (Applausel.
And now may [ not say for You
though but layman and looking
upon YOU and your work from the
ranks Of the people. may ! not invoke
the power divine by saying what IL
them IS DARK, nlumlhe' WhaI - Nv
raise and support: that to the height
of this great argument they may
assert the patriotism of their inten'
fiOns: the righteousness Of their &C
tons. and justify the demand that We
eli make, that silver shall be restored
to its place IL the monetary system OF
the United States. (Applause; pro
1onged applause, and cries of Rob
erts, Roberts").
Judge Goodwin (toastmas ter)-A few
of you who read the Bible Daughter
viii remember that when David SAID
that the work set before MIN was toe
great for him to perform, he still had
the sling under his sheepskin, with
which he slew Goliath, and when my
friend, in his native and honest mod
esty. said that too much had been per
haps expected OF him I knew he haL
the sling. Oaughter).