Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-10

soils and enemies Of Christianity dur
ihg am eternity " their attacks. This
ie'iuE NJ intolerance ut once Vitulizcd
ana hruialzcd The spanish inqulgItion.
Mnlrh ~ today cNecrated and rrprobnt-
~ ~ one " the foultat blota that
stains the Christian era.
AS "a Christian ana an American.
hlufh Co the roots " my hair 10 think
thAs in my native state and under our
Wanted Angl0-SaN0u civilization. tharu
should DE found a community nH drsu-
tuic ~ Religious tolerance and Chris
van ohltlty a1 was bloody and hnnirht.
ca spain IN thc dark uga. England
was close second lu persecution fHr
opinion sake and her ouirhgrs ptrpe-
trdicd upon The Puritan drove them
from England to sock religious liberty
aud peace on the lonely shores uf ihe
new world. and who after finding Do Cor
Themselves. tortured and muulatol thr
helpless Quaker ln The most barblrou1
manner flr hIa attempted eNlrcIFe OF
freedom of thought Aud an N this ln
the holy name Of The Master
Madam Roland, who laid her head
On the gullotInr ana gave 40 her noble
NE Zoo the great cause % humanity.
exclaimed; "oh, Liberty what crimes
are committed In thy name" and II
the l.rht u history should We not AS
Christians hang our heads In shame
ana say. oh. Christianity ChnsilanItyi
what crimes are committed ln thy
namol 10 DE- assumed that this pcfsscu-
ton ~ the MnrmlnH VIII Do iuHiin.1
on the grounds that they practice n rec
llrlon that pcrvcris public morals
that the doctrine polyFamy DO taught
by them.
"'rho Mormons deny ~ charge. hut
l6t ~ not forge that s0cllled foiieluie
Cor che salvation nf souls. and che pro-
nervatlan u morals, has always been
he excuse OF grants and iui1lCrants
To- thelr awful prosecutions.
"l.ct o. remember that the mob
that howlei iisalf hlarse on The sum ,
mlt N mount calvary. ana dCrldcd.
bufCicd and suNi won ne son ~ God,
guncc wreatci upon Him by saying;
We found this fellow parverting the
nation md forhldilnE 81 give tribute
90 CHrnr'
"Tha, there la always room for q ar
ference ~ opinion A. shown BY Pilates
rtpiyi We have brought shif man un-
90 me aa one that pgrvrrioih Cd, l.1-
pie and. behold. ! have examined him
before you and have found NJ fault IN
this man touching those 5hlngs where
~ 81 accuse him 40 nor yci Hnrod Tor
I sent you 90 him and ll. thlnE wur-
IN M death IL done unto him"
"Whtu ihe laws % God and thl laws
Of lur land are sci ut naught ana re-
lrilua persecution 1f this sort T. RAM !
pant IN thlV alleged home % civii AMI ]
religious llhCr,y. the beam ana NOSE |
parable " aurrnatrd hy our pccksnif- /
nan protests aEilnrt RusHla'a prratcu- /
lion " the Jews and thr atrocities per- |
pciraied on thc Armt mans by the 4
Turks.
when our devoted missionaries In
dlsian; hcathep lands. spreading thr
Gospel Ia obedience 90 ihc Masters lu-
Junction; 90 80, thtrrfarc, and teach I
by unciuvricd and uututltci .tvaEes. ]
lt ~. hereafter, not forget thT che I
possibility n such trlg. di0n exists at
our own du1r-nui 40 the hnnla % %.
~ the hands ~ the pros
fcsstd followers % the cruclncd sa-
vllr
N the Mormons are preaching polyg.
amy GUS courts and officers OF the law I
arc thoroughly capable N dealing with .
them aH section 1851. Of the annotated b
f0dc ~ Mississippi. makes such preach
Ing "a mlHdemeauor, punishable By fne
~ imprisonment or both on the other
hand II they are praciIclnE q religion
within the proper limitations pre-
.crIhcd by section n. uf our state COM
'tituuon. they are entitled 10 the free
Enjoyment % thslr faith. a. guaran-
ICED by that instrument, and u We
mink their spiritual teachings are
'rror let ~ eau 10 mind the wise
words ~ one ~ our greatest prnH'-
4 tufH who said. Error OF opinion
nay be tolerated whore reason u left
rec 20 combat a." In conclusion let
~ remember persecution and lntoler-
lnco are contrary 10 the doctrine 81
lcaus Christ aud that no murderoua
mob. even though led by a preacher.
cprcaenta the religion pure ana undc-
led on that blessed Savior Whose whole
10 on earth was q shining example ~
iencr, ruod will. love ana charity for
NJ mankind. MtssissIPPtAN."