Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-12

ciplent of applause and congratulations
upon his zeal in behalf of "a pure gos-
pei"
The crime of Servctus consisted in
MS daring to hold Views different from
John Calvin concerning the Trinity.
Yet his accuser, his judge. his execu-
loner. John Calvin. was himself a
hHretic; he himself made the denial of
al authority his cardinal dogma and
the bitter mocltery-prctendcd to fight
inc tyranny Of Rome" and in behalf
OF religious liberty"
And 80 the Rev. Mr.. Campbell, a
true disciple of the founder of his
church, desires to see the ''accursed"
tllns Mormonism, destroyed because
of theresy on the Trinity.
just little contrast, Mr.. Editor, for
the sake of an agreeable change:
IT were the emperor of the world,
the ruler of the human family, l would
never do violence to any man on ac-
count Of his religious views. Joseph
Smith.
The speaker evidently noticed that
his hearers did not enthuse over his
dpctrinal discourse and In or
der TO catch the crowd"
he appealed to their patriotism
IN behalf of his bleeding country which
mons who are only Americans in name
He called upon them to protect their
homes and their beloved land He told
them of bin which is now before Con-
gresS to pay certain sum OF money
To high dignltary for services
rendered the government. OF course the
speaker did not mention that at the
present time there IL hill before Com
gross 70 pay 100000 to the Methodist
church In the South for alleged dam
ages done to that church during the
ate Clvil War. when the ministers of
that denomination were preaching re-
bellion from their pulpits against
the United. States government. He
pictured the destruction of American
institutions by the Mormons.
"strike-tll the last armed foe ex-
strike for your affairs and your
fires"
And the effect was wonderful The
Maine disaster Weyler the butcher"
the lynching of negro postmaster. the
'maltreated" Cubans, the annexation
OF Hawaii. and even the silver ques-
tion. were all forgotten and every man
and woman in the audience was ready
to march with hymn book In hand and
to beseige the great Salt Lake city.
OF course. the speaker forgot to state
that oriGinators of his church were
the orlginators and instlgators Of every
revolution against the governments of
their times. History VIII bear me wit
ness that whatever the Mormons said
or did against the government of the
United States. as claimed even by their
bitterest enemies, was devoted LOYALTY
compared with the perfldy and treach-
cry taught and practiscd by the RE
formers" of the sixteenth century |
stand ready Mr.. Editor to make good
my assertion by indsputable evidence
But the best Wine" the grand eli
max. the Bassuets finishing touch came
IN the perorati1. 1t was about polyg-
tention. The young ladies' leaned for
ward, the matrons Strengthened their
head-gear, and the men were nervous
They heard the speaker read from Nor
mon books and so they thought he hal
some wretched polygamlst husband
and wife hidden under the pulpit and
would produce them. He disappointed
them. but all the stronger were his de-
mandatory EXPLANATIONS about 'devilish
sensualism." Here again l must come
to the aid OF the speaker for he omitted
to tell the audience about the views
held on chastity by the licenttous RE
former" Zwingli: he did not allude
to the besetting sin of John Knox. the
founder of English Presbyterianism
nor did he mention the letter OF Luther
ia Chancellor Brucks in which he says.
81 indeed confess, that | cannot for
bid anyone taking many wives, as II
liz not against scripture" In u letter
to the Landgraf Philip Won Hessen
whom he and the gentle" Melanch-