Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-25

! us view, sweeping from colnHtrVe '"
| diplomacy. from treaty obligations to
the destruction OF the Maine, from bar
barlty In warfare to the problem Of In
| dependence. 1t lays bare the American
| heart. which Is controlled by the sound
est of American heads, and finds flt-
ting peroratlon In these words:
Humanity. honesty virtue, reason.
| liberty, civilization and Christianity
| demand the expulsion of this last con-
sumInate specimen OF the criminal cruz
! cities OF n Latin civilization from the
| island. whose shores are touched by
the same tides that wash the coasts
of this republic
with applause and the singing OF
She National hymn, this pledge OF three
| hundred men Of peace and preachers or
| the Word was sent on its way to the
National capital to answer every for
| eign charge Of mercenary motive In
the attitude of the United states to,
ward Cuba. But the Methodist
preachers are only pioneers in the
| Church Militant. Others viii follow,
for the American pulpit, now az In the
past harbors American patriots. with
whom the cry Of peace is potent only
so long as It presupposes the retention
Of honor and compliance with divine
law and the mandates of humanity"
The Mail and Express is an enthu-
SiuFNfhliN itllEltuS ahN fNle'
prldes itself upon its patriotism. II fire.
quently expresses condemnation of the
Mormons because of the alleged inter
ference of their ecclesiastical officers
with political affairs, yet commcnds
the action of an assemblage OF
Methodist ministers who adopt and for
ward to the President of the United
States for the avowed purpose of In
fluencing his course as chief magistrate
Of the nation in a vital matter of great
magnitude. certainly involving war.
series of resolutions looking more to
war than peace. 1t goes so far as to
say that such action must be most
welcome to the President. coming as 1t
does from the representatives of that
church to which he owes individual
allegiance, and upon whose spiritual
guidance he has been wont to depend
In every crisis of his life"
In New York City, then. 1t Is the
proper thing for body of ecclesastics
to get together and formulate senti-
ments for the guidance of the American
government respecting one Of the gray
est questions 1t could consider. war
with a foreign power. provided the &C.
clesiastics belong to a popular denom-
nation. If It happens to be the de-
nomination to which the President be-
longs land upon whose spiritual euid-
ance he has been wont to depend in
every crisis of his life,' SO much the
better; but much, very much, depends
upon the name of the religious society
which takes such n course. Were
Catholic prelates to duplicate the action
of the Methodist ministers, and offer
President Mckinley spiritual guild
ance" from their standpoint, what
would the Mail and Express say? And
If a body of Mormon Elders as such
were to attempt to influence the affairs
of state in such a manner, what would
1t not say in the way Of excited CEN
sure?
The News" Is not condemning the
action of the Methodist conference. II
It desired to adopt and send to the Pres
ident resolutions expressive OF its feel
ings respecting great public issues. 1t
had legal and a moral right to do so.
But the incident gives occasion to pro-
pound once more the question, When
will equal rights. legal and moral, be
conceded to all religious societies in
America?