Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-04-20
rnEsiLY RUIZ.

Tho Church Review, which BE- pat
,ishUI IN this city, according 10 iia
own announcement, "with the Coz
operation Of the Methodist Episcopal
Congregational, Pfcshy terrain, Baptist
ond Christian denominations, and the
Y. NJ. &. A., w. G. n. u. AMI other
societies." has tho iDll wing in IT,
"Cenlfal Christian" column this wort:
A great deal ~ anxiety has boon cx.
pressed over hc last Mormon manifesto.
10 looks as though the leaders ul the
Church were At ump.lug iu gather up tho
rolnv once moro 90 ns 90 direct hnd cone
troll thu affair of tNu IS ate. AZ plp4on 20
looks as hUush w0 were Co have tho OLD
struggle over again, with the MurmnuS
decidedly iu tho saddle. II this IN Go un,
then tho sooner We know u the hu'iur,
f1t no permanent prosperity can como
while puo.tly ruiO oNlH,a Boa OiAh,
10 certain clgssts IN this State, whose
motive Tor persistent agitation is feadi.
~ disorrniblo, we're to follow ms Nor.
mon example Of Winding their owu
Biairs for while, there would be
SONS chance Tor tho State 10 progress
without being handicapped by the
foonsh soarcs that are sprung with
great frequency In certain publloa-
lions, donomlnallonal and otherwise.
] he "MofmUn manifesto" referred 10
has received little attention In tho way
Of explanation from the NEWS, Tor the
reason that its statements were 40
ooaf and lite logic 20 convincing g.
thoughtful, reasonable anu iairminded
people, that any explanation would
have been supelhuous. Il was
addressed TO the members u the
Church " Jesus Christ Of Latter.
day SAinlF, and every mem.
Der Of that Church IN iuil fellow
ship and touch with its inspiring ge-
MUS understood its meaning aud on.
doTsed It AZ the Federation OF well
established rule " discipline, essen
tiAlly applicable In business sense to
any organisation. There have been
some few whose heads have been
measurhbly "eArried on by spirit
and associations foreign TO the genius
OF their religion, who have started up "A
though some surprising thing had
boon discovered; but even these, on
oalmtr consideration, hud out that
there was soothing u be- disturbed at
except that II recalled them 10 their
dulies. The eplstle reached q Church
members ouly In their obligations to
the Church, and had no eject what
ever on their politics.
The document named Ia simply
the enforcement Of the moral rule
OF contracts. II says, In language
not to be misundoutood, that when an
official who has taken upon him
Church obligations proposes to UNDER
take anything that will Interfere with
the iul6llmont OF those obligations
ho shall consult his Immediately
superior Church officers Il hs wished
to retain his official podtiou, rhl.
rule OF discipline IL purely a defensive
rule, and il " common application m
business affairs. FOR Instance, ~ an
emplOyo Of a mercantile house desired
to engage In some other calling that
would interfere with his employment
for brief space " limo, anu lac wished
to retain his position as such
employe, ho would co1sllt with HE
employer aud get permission &c
leave Of absence Tor the time
desired; II he proceeded with.
out such leave he w1uli be prop
erly regarded AS either rv,lrIug from
hls former position VI VI violating au
obligation Of bis contract ~ an um.
ploye, II ho thought 10 continue IN the
position. The application u such q
rule Is ~ uEeIubl 10 c.nutput
Church discipline ne IL Is 20 a business
contract, aui goes no uunor IN the
"muuliostJ" referred 20. 10 lss0 slm.
pie aud reasonable that h is win diff
Guilty that i,s application can bo dr..
loTted; hence foolish and vicious uowt-
papers aui prr-Ins hl their attempts
Rtd .s,1rlon win "Is' a. to impruh.
able AID impossible meanings iu order
60 hud any basis at alIior complaint "
chuorm,
Tue Church has touched no mans
politics In the rpste Of April O. lt'
merely announced that whoa Que
holding q position Of authority In the
Church proposed to assume on.
clal political responsibilities wliuh
lntererud with nls Official Church
duties, he ought to consult those i'm.
medlately concerned. II mia proposed
actiou does not 20 INTERFERE, then he N
not D. Il acted, Tue rule n good in other
than political mauers, aud Ito violation
IL dlscnutte0us anu woulI tend To- dis
tupuon; hence a mau WHO per,is,s IN
Insisting that he Ii nj liberty to ylU.alg