The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-23
THE CASE OF MOSES THATCHER.


salina Press: Moses Thatcher has
signed the manifesto and is again a. good
man, but will praise God from the BOTTOM
OF the ladder. No masfer what any of US
may THINK about his course, it is a relief
TO know that the whole business has been
settled
Richfield Courier: The acceptance by
Moses Thatcher of the manifesto issued
by 'the church in 1896 is only natural. The
good common sense of such a man would
say to him: The Mormon church 11a G
the same right to control its officers that
every other churcia has, and as other de-
nominations haVek controlled, must, for
their perpetuat4on.s control and Will ever
control its officers so must the Latter
Gay Saints officers submit to the same
olsclplne. Had any other denomination,
excepting the MorInous or Catholics. is
sued such a manifesto as the declaration
or principles, 40 notice would have been
taken of it; but tIle Mormons were once
a shoctlng target for all who wanted TO
SHOOT, and the shooters having once had
WE privilege, still must engage in the
same paStime. In this instance, til,eir pea;
were aimed at perfectly legitimate
churca rule, and have fallen flarmlessly
TO the ground.
Payson Header: The result of the trial
OF Moses Thatcher before the high coun-
Gil OF the Salt Lake stake was his ac-
ceptance of the terms imposed. Thus he
was restored to fellowship. Members of
the church generally we believe. viii re-
Joice that Mr.. Thatcher was not excom-
nlair,-cated.
Mantl Messenger: Hon. Moses Thatch-
er has had the manhood to come out and
acknowledge the error of his past atti-
tude on several important questions. in
voiv.1g his membership in the dominant
church That came in the shape Of a
cruel surprise to many. To those who last
winter QUIT haechered Thatcher it was
the most unAindest cut of all
Box Elder County News: Moses Thatch-
er says me cam now accept the manifesto
without qualification. He says its appli-
eaton has been explained to him and he
had not understood it before Well. 3. n.
Roberts has after all shown better judg-
ment than Moses Thatcher. Roberts
yielded to the powers that be-" was for
gwen and went on his ecclesiastical way
rejoicing. Mr.. Thatcher has been wor-
rying himself thecihurch and the public
With his case all these months, and at
the last does what me better nave done in
the first place. In the minds of those who
were IN sympathy with the stand Thatch-
er had taken and maintained. ne was held
IN gerater esteem than Roberts; but now
ne has lost that esteem. and we believe
is held lower in the estimation of those
Who were his supporters than is B. H
Roberts.
Equal to kinship, and 1T sometimes
seems. above them are HE ties of re
HsiOn upon a man. And W3len religious
and family ties and life long associations
draw man toward a certain course, it is,
hard for him to resist When ostracism
from these life long religious and family
associations stared Thatcher in THE face
he weakened and decided that he had
been in the wrong.
Park City Record: The Hon. Moses
Thatcher is again in full fellowship with
the Mormon church. He has had his trial.
accepted the manifesto. seen the error of
his ways. been forgiven and everything
is again serene.