The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-14
DIR. lifts ADDRESS.

Rev Dr. Tiff, of the NJ E. church.
preached a sermon on Sunday which
is said to have been review of Nor
monism in Utah from 1S47 up to date
we mean literally up to date-up to the
day on which the discourse was
preached.
From a full synopsis Of the dis
course from which we have to judge
of the whole deliverance, the review
was complete from the doctors point
of view; but we regret the spirit of it,
and especially the insinuations which
it contains. 1t breathes Of the past
rather than of the present. It's ten
dency is to stir up strife and re-
sentiments rather than TO allay them.
1t was calculated to create fear in
stead of confidence, doubt instead Of
faith and hope; and that we take it
is a mighty bad kind of a business
for anybody to be engaged in. especi-
ally a minister Of the gospel.
It is clearly the intention of the doc
tor to deliver substantially the same
discourse in the east, and his deliver
ance here may have been a sort of
dress rehearsal of the matter, and
also appears to have been intended
to forestall criticism upon his utter
ances in the east. Our reason for the
last remark is found in the closing
paragraph of the synopsis of the gen
tleman's remarks:
In conclusion, Rev Tiff said that he
would leave for the east today Mon
day., and that he would be called upon
to speak in a number of large cities,
with reference to the outlook in Utah.
He did not desire to say anything that
would initiate against the new state,
and intended to be guarded in his ex-
pressions, ''but," said he, Il felt that I
should speak plainly to you before
go, so that if l speak plainly while alb
sent you can give me credit for speak
ing here the same as there.
We think Doctor Tiff is likely to do
much mischief to the material pros
poets of Utah if he delivers in the east
as lecture the discourse he preached
in this city on Sunday. His treatment
of very recent occurrences is not wise
to say the least of it. To be more
explicit. He says of the new mani
festo:
1 take no exceptions to great deal
of it, but some things l either wrongly
interpret or there are some things in
it that look as if an attempt was made
to throw the gauntlet at our feet and
say to us to make the best of it. If 1
am mistaken. 1 ask God to forgive me.
In reference to the alleged church
junta affair he says this:
f'But still more serious is the infor-
nation gathered from member of the
legislature in a letter published in the
Tribune this morning. I don't think
that the people who know Hon. Mr..
Crftchlow will question the absolute
truth of his statement, and If it be
true-if there was appointed by those
high in authority a committee of five
to go to yonder legislature and the
governor, and, not only by a friendly
call seek to influence legislation. but
by the direction of the highest author
ity of the church endeavor to show to
the governor and legislature that GER
tain measures must not pass because
the church didn't want them-if true.
as have heard, that men appointed
upon the various boards had to pass
under this same scrutiny, it is time to
sound the alarm
IF we have to fight the old battle
over again we ought to know it, but I
hope that such will not be the case.
and that satisfactory explanations will
be made
In the case of public teacher being
in doubt as to so important a matter
as what he half suspects is a chal-
lenge to an old conflict-a conflict in
some respects the bitterest and most
disastrous that ever a community suf-
fered-it would be the part of
wisdom and patriotism to throw
the benefit of the doubt on
the side that no gauntlet was
thrown down, that no challenge to old
foes was intended. What public
teachers of the standing of DR.. Tiff
should do is to seek to allay fears, not
foster them.
IF we have to fight the old battle