Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-05-11
rHE cAunG SENSATION

Guile iur5tr has been raised 10
eftsin quarters OF late because Oi
vents ut Church meeting, come Of
,htm OF moro Or lees importance 70 tie
pnttieo Immediately concerned. Onr
vi note 10 the recent publlolt.'a 0t al
legged proceedings al Logan. it isTG.
ported that In that city private meet
ing NJ Church local officials was held,
Vt which a few 0t the general OIL.
GERS were present go probably luis
han n score OF patsons altogether;
aud that certain matters wefp dis
oussed there, In awRy warrantiug a
double-ltaded sousallonsl expose and a
great mites Of wise editorial comment
ina paper In this city. without pre-
tuminE 10 cay whether the report fur
nishod lie In all particulars true or not
for the reason which Nv given below
we beg 10 suggest, Ia Wow OF the many
missialemoats OF a similar character
which have appeared and have been
dlsprovod recently, that those who
read tue sensation will do we'll to give
the matter sober second thought before
allowing Themselves to b. specially
distressed by II. The NEWS can
declare with confidence that In
all these reports wherever thoTe
IL an attempt 10 show that
there is any political bearing or effect
intends by tho events narrated, the
report to iaat extent Ia untrue, and the
base motives underlying 1t ought to be
no plain AZ 10 render u unworthy OF be.
lief.
As TO this Cache incident, II the
opening statements Of the report Of II
are true, there Ia but very little that
needs to DO said. Granting tho former,
We assert that tho proceedings OF
private Church nesting, n quorum
meeting ~ to speak, are neither the
business Of the newspapers nor OF the
public. Such meetings are convened
for the purpose OF laying before n Ger.
tain chosen body of men certain
views or subjects In their Church
capacity. II the matters NO presented
are VI tuileiont concern and
should pEopsIly be brought before
tho public, they como mp ia open
meeting, whore net only all members
CT the Church, but generally non.
members also, may be present. Until
such presentation they arc deemed
coniidenllAl-Are 20 regarded by hon.
orable men and respected as such by
honorable newspapers. II men n.
times forget the obligations and pro.
prietlss usually considered Incumbent
upon them under such circumstances,
there 10 no reason why others. unless
with hostilo and not very honorable
motives, should follow their example.
Those who desire TO ditcredit anu
injure the parties concerned, or
who want to create discussion, mis-.
understanding and distrust, whilv
all the time crying Tor peace ami har.
mony and good will, will lose no
opportunity--eyon to the extent VI
eayesdropping or listening to tale.
beATau--lo accomplish their purpose.
We submit, however, that tho real
motives In the case ought not 20 bo 90
clumsily concealed; ana we ubmit
further without passing at all upon tue
accuracy Of the report " the speeches
alleged 70 have been made, that tue
proceedings OF High Council meet.
log in Logan or anywhere else, linco
they concern only those present ans
could not be- construed asapplying 10 o.
being Intended iorthe general publlc,a.o
proper subject OF discussion neither
by the public nor by the pugveyors OF
news, the press.