Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-01-08

we uphold him before Thee in
our hearts best love. We ask
Thee, Our Father, to remember all his
faithiulness and devotion unto Thee, and
to Thy great cause in the earth; TO have
respect unto this Thy servant and to give
unto us tho life OF this man, and to tn o
Church OF Christ and this man a life OF
usefulness in the future.
"Our Father. we will not let him &c, and
we ask Thee to have respect unto the
Priesthood and authority which thou
hast given unto us. We ask Thee TO
hear our petition in his behalf. And, o
Father, do thou bless him, as in the
name OF Jesus Christ we bless him, and
may health and strength be given
forth, that he may begin to mend,
and that Thy power may rest
upon him, that he may become powerful
and strong to plead for the rights and
liberties of Thy people. To this end we
petition Thee, and ask Thee to bless this
Thy servant. Aud, Brother Moses, in
the name of the Lord we say unto thee,
BE thou made WHOLE that thy recovery
may begin from this hour and we COM
of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.h
1t is evident that, at this time, your
opinion was that the liberties of the PEG.
FAo WIN IcophIulZei, duu III Wow OF the
controversy iheu existing it Il but fair to
assume that these liberties were placed
In jeopardy, in your judgment, by the
manifesto which, for reasons best known
to you, you had been led unconscien-
tiOusly to sign.
1t is probably truo that there exists in
Utah today condition which makes it
necessary, or in your opinion advisable,
for you to hold in allegiance the opinions
hnnaQtlN arfa nh
ject. and the object of this letter is not
IN any wise 10 influence you to
reverse yourself. My design IL rather
TO point out the evil which cannot fail to
develop to the people OF Utah and to The
Gospel OF Jesus Christ by the continue
ance OF policy, the tendency of which
Is so wantonly in the direction of the
destruction of the faith of the young
people In God.
the conditions heretofore dwelt upon
make 1t almost impossible for this ques-
ton to be fought out and settled in the
Church, becau, o the DEsERET NEws APP
parently voicing the sentiments of the
First Presidency, has laid down the
principle that in them, rests the author
ty to "make, alter, change, or revoke
the laws" 1t IL seli-evident that this Ia
subversive of the rights II every MEM
Der of the Church; annihilating the doc
:rine OF "common consent" and reduce
ing our membership to the position Of
mere autOmatons.
Permit me, however, IN suggest that
the question may be determined quite
effectively by the election Of Brother
Moses Thatcher TO the United States
Senate, believing, as do, that the great
body Of the Church would feel honored
rather than insulted ut such happy
consummation. Your powers of body,
heart and intellect cannot better be
utilized for the welfare of the young
State OF Utah Than in championing this
cause before the Legisla uro. His cleo
ton would be accepted By the self-sufii-
Client leader whose personal ambition 10
become the dictator OF tho Church Is
widely believed, as warning OF the
people that, although their voice is now
impotent In the councils OF the Church,
in he affairs of State 1t is omnipotent.
Wishing you the compliments of the
season, and with sentiments of high
personal esteem, am
Your Brother in the Gospel,