Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-26


ouehly and unfortunately, bitterly
discuBscd tbatit 10 almost out Of place
to reiterate It. But the chief prnuosi.
don ie. that no Cnuich I'll ser, having
voluntarily accepted ;hdt fusp0nsiuility
and WHOSE calling Replies his time
aud laDorH shall accept any employ
ment or tilice that would hinder the
ugTfofmancs of the uuties OF his
eccieplasiiual office without advising
hts ecclesiastical superloIs rs euch, OF
bic intention. 1t appears very
patent that this rule would BIZ
considered as thoroughly consistent IL
any ecclesiastical, benevolent or
commercial society, association or
corporation.
The said address expressly declared
that there 10 no dcsire on tho part OF
the high authorities OF the Utah
dominant Church, In any eense, to
influence any in the exercise Of theii
cicil or political privileges or iunctione.
AS / understand tho isauC--flr
Instance In Is watd-a man may be-
called to be a Bishop, whosu duiios
are well undofstoOd. DO 10 the on
ciai representative OF tGD Church rs
such IN bis locaiily-a iatbor 10 tn
people tccltBiatticslly. ~ MIN his
people or any portion are liable
10 look for unset, gu.dAiC., com OFT
in the time OF Trouble. Huuce hn Il 3
8urvnnt Of the people. Being a citizen
Of our Commonwealth, and peradyen.
turo in the interests OF good govern
ment, his 10 low CITE .ns, aud 1t may
be- his cu-pBrtlsnns, politically, desite
nm to represent the county in the
Legislature, or his state IN Congress.
pnis, Of course, would involve his
leaving home, and being absent from
his spiritual flock for u greater OF
lesser perlOu. DOes 1t not appear to all
that, 30 far as the ecclesiaeticai body
over which he presides Is COucetned,
1t would surely suffer from being thus
deprived Of its beau? Does II not up.
pear that common courtesy hlOne
would require that his eCcIesiRsticR
superioEs should be consulted betUre
his accepting a nomination or election
to any such civil Office? l am conf
dent that we're tue same to
occur to an employe Of an in
duslrlal or mercantile Institution
that that much certainly would On re-
quiIed anu in nearly every Case would
10 willingly sssented 10, IL has the
appearance OF being nnught but well
defined business rule applied to
Chufcn discipline, Even were 1t a
new Iuie what exception could be
taken to NJ But as IA member OF SAID
dominant Church l3r well nigh o
third OF Q century, IL astOnishes me
tuat any should uenumiuate II new
rule. Is 1t reasonable, should pOliti.
cal office, the performance OF which
woull Interfere with my Carrying GU
my ecOleaia0ticGl official duties, be
offered me, that II l must
choose the former to the ugtri.
ment OF the latter or despite
the desires Of my presiding Cfticers in
the Church, or stake, or ward Of
which / am q member, must
aband the duties OF my Church
lflice without notice or consultation,
WheEsby the place could be iilleu
temporarily or permanently by some
peTsop, IN order that thai p0riOD Of
the body religious may be In working
trim2 / take 1t that any who have
given the mater consideration would
agree with my view that L would not
be in good faith in my Chnrch TO DO
el-this being tuh4tluiiated by my
chUOsing political flee ana its hOnuTs,
emOlume uts, etc., in preference TO due
respect to my official associates and "
my continuity and integrity Is an
| olfcia in the Church utto which
| have Voluntarily Joined myself
am speaking now OF the EXTREMIST
phase Of the matter, the y int nj
which would be CONT elleI
70 choose between flling my
contract (Which 1 believe that
all religiOnists would agree 10
DO most sacred and sOIemn)
!, 4 hn
OF any employment, political or other.
wise, that would interfere herewith.
am thankful personally that do
not share the double and tears that
some of my c0-religionists, as L think
unfortunately md without sufficient
warrant, have suffered themselves to
entertain anu expresR.
My political preferences are OF the
Democratic stripe. My experience has
impressed me thus: that were / to be
chosen for any OF the civil honors that
my co-partlsane desire to bastow upon
me, and that would interfere with my
ecclesiastical duties Voluntarily as
sumed, 1 certainly WOuII 20 u my
presiding officer, great or small, not 10
ask him II / should "ruh" for said
office, but to arrange as q Church
officer, to have such and such recess
from my labOrs in the Church which
/ had agreed to perform. l would do
the game If 3 lucrative business
offer would be- made to me,
requiring my removal from the
seat of my ecclesiaatical duties
were my source OF information on this
point the rankeet kind Of Republicans;
i would still go to him. My expert.
enca teaches me that II my Church
superior could see the way clear to
make the arrangement, that he would
as readily assent, and 30 lar as he has
the power give hia blessing, even
though politically his and my viuws
would be Numerically opposed.
l fail to lind in the said "manlieslO"
q hint that or any Church officer
shall not "run" for or hold public
nce without Church permission.
Neither do find tue least intimation
that the political views OF the appn.
cant shall determine the nature OF the
counsel sought. It is no more nor legs
than simple rule governing
Church officers as aucb in the matter
OF accepting any lfiice or employment
interfering with the fall and proper
performance of their Church or ,.al
duties,
A great deal ia said about render.
Ing unto Gao ar the things which
ara CRial's and all the emphasis
appears to tie placed on that part OF the
quotation. do not ask that tins greater
emphasis shall be laid ,On the latter
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