Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-15

nsnt" and put her away" 60 brird |
abe stigma u adultery upon the faithful |
wife az hla bosom and hlstirdlzo his |
children, what "swcct-smcilinE saw
or would the nfe-lonH 9nsuish 81 .
wife and mothers broken heart In their !
.yes have been, In the purity " a low
ing hear. and In the sancity m q deep !
religious faith. she entered INTO the |
molly bonds of mntrlm1ny with man |
who commanded her love and shared |
her religious convection. MUS me- az
tha bidding 81 another. violate his anc- |
I'd VOWS. trampic upon hls conscience. !
and eruah that wOman'a hear and stig-
matlza his own Offspring Had he done !
80 h. would have been unworthy NJ The !
dignity and honor which ihlH common
wealth. 10y over 5000 majority. ndf cone
80 II seems 10 some or the eeninos WIN
hoipoI to elect him; and. doubt not.
"a IL seemed to an who voted fur him. |
HAD h. not loyalty AMI maniully stood
hy every sacred obligation N the "cov.
/ enant made and agreed between them"
: whether with one or a hundred. hl would
have been loss a man and mo- worthy
Of our suffrage. And rs covenant I
mean everything essential t1 ihe inteE.
/ riy " the martial relations. liut what
are violated VOWS. broken hearts. de-
plcty u the four and twenty vicariuus
BIhi il l. slckenina. Who made this
clerical cotsrir our lu1gcsf We she
people. lows. Gcniilcs M0rmpns and IN
ndels. we the SOVEREIGN people " a SOW
erelgn state. have elected him
20 represent us-not YOU sin
less souls-in Conrrcsr. II he L. q
| aw.hrciker. as you assert. be men
| enough to awoar uut a complaint ana
have him Indicted and put on MS trial.
what has thc Federal government %
DO with the morals 81 a citizen " thls
| commonwealth Tho state % South
. Carolina has put inio her constitution
| a perpetual prohibition FOR any cause
whatever. Can the Federal government
| Interfere thoro. and sly she must ac-
knowledge the biblical right % al
| vnrce The state OF teah has
the Inherent right 20 make
| whatever law rhp pleafcs. as al
| sovereign state, In regard g. marriage
| aud divorce. ~ the cnnErcaamnn-olec
| " a violator Of the laws Of his own
state. let him answer at the bar Of her
| inruitcd soVerclEu.y.
| Lot ua nnnlyzo Tor a moment what In
the motive which prompts these ccclc-
| HiaHtlcal carpct-bngEcrH so Invoke the
| bugbeur ~ "uniVcrsnlf prejudice.
| Are they the catApnw " secret p3lltl-
| cal plsc7 Do they hope by Wholesale
trading ana pecksnlfiian protcAts to In
| flame the religious blgotfy and rec
| tartan passions II the lnhnmmablc clc-
mcnt nuniclently To cocrce the House
10 cxpcl sir. ilobcrta7 II they do l
| commend a. them for ghcir cnlighicn.
| mcnt "a little book entitled In Office"
| That viii cnliEhtcn them upon the
probability Of members of Congress In
| rtituting Inquiries Into the private
| morals N members. Judged by their
own standards not enough would be-
loft for Mr.. Reed o. count n quorum
| under his own rules. According g. the
4 las 90 al lal fHHFf
there mur be- many bgamlats In
/ Congress. According 60 their construC-
| ton ~ the New Testament. which they
all profess 10 follow. any man divorced
| except ON the grounds NJ the adultery
OF his wife IL nm adulteror. and. II re-
/, married. bignmlst. Again the same
authority says, Whose fooketh upon
| q woman To lust after her. hath com
| mitied adultery" 4 nnc time these
| rainbow crusaders viii have IN cnforc-
lng their standard ~ qualifications for
| u seat In Congress Tor adoption by that
august body. II these persons stand Tor
, high morality ~ the New Testament.
hut they say he II n breaker ~ the
statute law. And who made them the
guardians ~ the clvll lnwi Since when
was II q part Of their ordination vows
that they must enforce the statute
lRw9 N Il BE-, why do they not do
their duty ana swear out complain.
before the proper oiiiccrf
And ~ these ecclesiastical carpet
hnggcrH win teach NJ. "thc people not
| O. confer honor on a man of such
standing" Aud u they elect they will.
~ necessary. put the state under mar
tini law AM this IL the way your
| rainbow crusade IN TO convert
Mormon sinners 20 the holy faith
of the meek and gentle yspuag
To invok thc strong arm ~ ghe tenn
poral power ID your divine mission In
Utah. 9s itg Your nunkuoss u brutll,
hut a. ltlft q n STRAIGHTFORWARD. n Il
this. then. that cradles the warrlnr
secs 90 compose gh 'r differences long
| srDufli o. make common cause against
che hated Murmonsf II j. 81 compel
| ling force % a common haze fhat has
| caused you an % blend your various
oolurH a. one beautiful rainbow Of hope
| that yuu can 40 last down your ene-
| mlesY la your rainbow crusade ~
defamlciIn ana deiiuolon ~ mcrrlly
uiong. n by ~ dolrg you can down your
enemies OF raise your voice the unanl.
nous feeling " the non Mormon p,oplv
OF Uah." | have llvtd In dhe South.
ana | know The uuhluahlng effrDnirry
ln1 auhl.me lus1lerce NJ cfrpet- bag.
geiy ana I mlgh expect me effrontery
~ eccieiilci.gd cirpet-baggf ~ 10 *
vted thls ~ putilCll carpet baggcfy.
hun thae any So o. human beings out.
side of the asylum for The fedbo-mInd-
ed would have ihr audaciiy 90 Fly such
a fkfng IN the face " thr fact tina.
Roberts iun ahead ~ his Ticket IN the
gefi,lir Fironghllds AMI received better
suppon. IN Gem Than IN the Folid Nor.
mon Districts. would pu. the very
"hi.hcr a., Hes" 10 thc blush.
IL not this the spirit ~ Torquemldl.
of a Weylrr the sHrii which burnt
witches az salem. which carpo,-bIEgfd
,he south ana Kept uripe the wounds
~ she Civil war; whose oliTf stock IN
tiade - 10 repent Of ether peoples sins.
and which would "c7ll down flrs from
heaven" - deftrnY ihoff WIN refuse
hospitality 90 their pr1pnglndlf
As a gnIrd-siuni play 90 the galleries
~ Eastern mifaintury boards your
rcFoiu.louu, plous brethren, may be a
magnificent success; una ! congratulate
you upon the absence Of IN. uFull pious
references 10 divine guidance and HESS.
lngi but lot me ask you at The bar OF
your own cunsclfrccs do yau think
that Jesus, whom We call our common
Lord and Master as H. witches my pen
nnd looks lrtO your b ans, can approve
your methodist Tanlght N your kne.s
as you open your ian rmust soul 90 llls
splrchlng eyes, AMI recall llis fthult
10 iie "s0us ~ thunder" whl would
call down IRE upon the lnhospltAhlo
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