Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-05-26
CHURCH Ann POLITICIANS.

NlAN iN0llIlD N|. ..INA NH'A .i. OFT.
cent address is.uci by thc church au.
thotitics TO the LatIerlpy ssinis. AH
we have recognized 30 along. tnis BE-
not because NJ any real rla6Jn '1r Gul-
ing fault with The document 0r tho
ideas contained ,brroin but has iH in.
ccption in On oyorwoanIug dc..re Co
say things doi0gailry 20 ,hu Church
aud i,s leading men, with avIcw % to-
tatding OF iuluung the work In which
they arc engaged. The L.ltgr'Jay
saiuis readily rrc8gnlz' the source Of
Inspiration OF those asilults upon them
the aniaconfm has hocu going on
all .re limo rinco the Lori restored
His Go0pcl TO tho earth, the only
change being 10 Tao form Of attack
never In the motive therefor.
Sometimes the hight OF excitement
caused by extreme ana Sensational Mt.
terancea makes It aivi'ablo to toicr for
time the consideration OF certain
Items, 20 that the cllmcr judgment Of
the people eau be applied thereto; nuu
In tho CASE OF thr address named,
Church members who may have been
somewhat affected by the incorporate
expressions VI those who pretended
friendship but who actually enter
tanned another sentiment toward the
Church, now have had time 10 deliO.
crate over events and gnlimato them At
their proper weight. Hence u
10 that the temporary Excitement
caused In certain quarters has
given way 10 an entirely different
feeling. or course tue great bulk Of
Church members were calm anu cou.
fident throughout, those chiefly affect
cd being the comparative Tow VINO tOr
some reason were not 10 closely In
touch with the genius Of tho work ae
thinking, earnest, working members
Usually are. Even non.membera who
took logical view OF the situation
recognized that there was no occasion
for the disturbance sought 10 DO raised
by small but noisy contingent Of
politicians, ior Interior purposes.
That tho incentive tor tho bitterly
Ad SoTsu criticism aud misrvptehonla-
ton Of the address referred 10 was
to inlufe the Church, there h no doubt
among those who have watched care
fully the whole business, II Is iu line
with all the efforts Of that nature that
had taken place heretofore. That 10
has iailsd like its predecessors 10 also
true; and that those who were mad.
vortently caught In the trap feel that
the lesson will make them wiser iu the
future can be- testified 10 by large
pr0porlionof those who got into ihe un.
fortunate position. Perhaps next time
there Ia an attempt made TO condemn
tue Church when It IL attending to its
own Affairs the Last named class will
DO on the safer eide.
There il absolutely nothing in tho
addreas that affected anything but
Church business or that concerned
anybody not member VI the Church.
rs true that all Of he members wore
concerned, Tor what affects directly
part Of those members reaches 10 OH IN
a greater or less degree; and II any
mCmber iolt GggTlovgd by the
Chutch'a action and chose 10
separate himself from the or.
gauIzstion, tho door TO pass out i-
wide opon-u9b1dy ujmpeia him TO
remain inside. But the Church does
insist upon he rights with It's members
Individually aud collectively, ana will
continue 10 DO no. 10 any VI those
member, other In business. p1lltc6,
society intori1ros with the Church,
tho latter Is IN duty bound % maintain
ne rights 10 the extent OF dealing Win
the official position or the fellowship Of
any member, aud u is net tho business
Of others to interleTe-n0uo but med.
dlers will do 40.
In tho events Of recent date herg,
there is no question but that certain
clasaes otp0litlcians have sought 60 run
the rlaiB Of tho Church. II makpF
no difference whether they were
members or not; their effort was mot
on the lines Of Church memU0rsuip
uutss politicians, 90 gain their own
ulus. They demanded that t4v
Church do this, that and tho other
thing as a Church-whlch no pouu.
oiau hama Tlght TO DO, since freedom Of
aglion in religious matteB DO gaarau.
legd the Church; they buTa,uI leal.
ing Church orio.ala for oxurci.-
log puuiy ccclusiaaucol functions,
aui because th5io Church UnlcIals
did not aegoIo 90 tine wrongful
demands referred %. And they auU
continue to NEEDLE and utlomp. 60
s.lr strife in matters with which They
have no kind Of legitimate businrss
whatever
The address to the Saints does NOT