Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-04-06

A.. ciate. anu ,hoe who preside over
them. II has been undsrsIood from
the very BEGINNING Of the Church that
NJ ttiicef whlse duties are Of the
chata ter referred 10, has the right to
engage Ia my purut, political OF
othervi,e, th,t will divide his time and
remove hi attention from the calling
already acccrtsd. IL has teen tho
constant practice with officers Of the
Church to consult--of, To use our lan'
guage, to &c Iuusoli-vilh their bfoth.
ton concerning all questions Of this
KIND. They have not folt that they
we're sacrificing their manhood In do
Ing 20. nor that they were submitting
to Improper diclsti5n, nor that IN 90
LETTING and acting upon the advice
Of those over tuem, they
serc 10 any nisnuof doing
away with their iadlvldual rights and
agoIcy, nor that to any improper de-
gree were their rights and duties NJ
American ciuEsns being abridged or
inict'efci with, They realized that
Ia accepting ccclrsiasticai Ofiigo they
assumed certain obligations that
among these was the obligation to
magnify the Office which they held, to
attend 10 It, duties In preference to
overy other labor, AMI TO devote them.
selves exclusively to u with all The
zeal, Industry and strength they
possessed, unlcas released In
part or for tins by these
who preside over them. Our view, ami
Il has been tho view Of all our prcie
oess3rS, Ia that no Jflioer OF cur Church,
especially those in high standing,
should take course 10 violate thi' long.
established practice. Rather than
disobey n, aud declare himself by hi,
sections denAuily independent Of his
assoc Alss and bis ME leaders, II hAs
always been held that II would he
better for a man to resign the dulles Of
bis Priesthood; and We entertain tho
SANE view today.
La view ofall the occurrences to which
references bas teen made, and 10 the
diversity OF views that have arisen
among tho people In cons qusuce, We
iool II to 30 our duty TO clearly dsfue
our position, 90 there may DO no cAu''
hereafter for dispute or oJnTovorsy
upon the ~, lscli
Flut-we uuAnimOuIly agree to aud
promulsale asa rule that should a.
ways be ob,efved In the Church
and by every leading ofiiclaI
thereof, that before accepting any
position, political or otherwise,
which would interfere with tho proper
aud complete discharge OF his scclesl.
astlcal duties, anu before accepting a
nomination or entering Into engage.
mepls 10 IeuoTm new duties, said
Official should apply to the proper Au.
ihonlits aud learn from them whether
he eau, consistently with the oOligS.
tons already entered into with the
Church upon assuming his oiliae, take
upon himself tue added dutits aud
lsbors aud responsibilities Of the new
position. To maintain proper discipline
snd order In the Church, We deem
this absolutely necessary aud In as
s-rling this rule, We do not consider
that We arc Infringing 10 the Least DO.
gree upon the individual rights OF the
citizen. Our position Is that man
having accepted the honors aud tbllgR.
tons Of ecclesiastical ofii CO 10 the |
Church cannot properly VI bic own
volillon make those houou tubOrdl.
nate to OF even coordinate with new
ones u an entirely different character; !
We hold that unless he 10 wlIllug to |
counsel with AMI obtain the con.
sent Of his fellow .sborsrs Aud ptesil. !
ing 1filoen Ia the Priesthood, he
should lie releated from MI obligations J
associated with the latter before &c.
cepling any new position.
sccond-we declare that In making |
tuess requirements VI Ourselves ard
cur brethren In the ministry, We du
not In the least desire tO dictate to
,hen concerning their dulles a.
American citizens or to interfere With
the Stia.Is Of the STAT; neither do WI
that In the rcmotos
t.uta. Nvn are aa.IiY.. 49,. 0