Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-13

ton mutt b. made atii moro aenEn-
nunt with the theory OF evolutionary
growth aud the lnwH Of mental action.
hut Mormonism has ~ practical pros
gram. whose merits more than onset
ita traditional errors and insists. and
place II moro IA a line with the demands
u the are, Of THE Power that makes
for Righteousness" than oven our 10.
crul Christian scots whose pale Mega
tons satisfy Mother the head nor tho
heart. The Book ~ Mormon. though
In one sense "a tedious narrative uf the
fate Of tho ancient inhnbltuntH OF
America. has moro OF the christ spirit
OF the divine uinatua OF tho character
Uf mOdcrnity. than those refined dis
courses fun ri the aroma OF the most
cultured pletY which may Dc called
the Book Of Mnmmun, Tho Mormon
scripture meets Issues Hquarcly and ltH
humDly and antique phrase pulsuteH
with sympathy Tor the lowly ana op-
pressed. with Indignation at wrong
and with faith IN the triumph Of the
truth and tho right.
There arc symptoms of an abatc-
ment Of zeal or "a contraction N aim
in temporal activities. which may De
commcndnhlc or not according 60 the
motive OF such change OF attitude; IL
may imply olthcr desire 10 bring
about q moro perfect adjustment be-
or disposition 10 stop at tho initial
OF compromise stage Of cooperation In
auEurutcd undor brigham Young NJ AN
inatnmont OF the "Ordrr Of Enoch" as
revealed through Joseph smlth.-a
movement In tho line OF progress. as
long aH the Church acts M inHplrrr
and councillor and not ne dictator and
fnnncier Hesitation nt this time IN
this lofty and legitimate enterprise 10
carry this earth from ~ terrestrial 10
fts celestial and celestial conditions
would be treason 20 tho best interests
u our race ana our epoch. II an nd
vance o. not soon made, Mormon Ho-
ciOty viii drop 90 the Gentle level Of
inequality, OF pride ana rrcrd, fcparnt-
inE faith from works and substituting
charity Tor Justice. Utah may lead the
union, II che will, IN tho solution Of
the great labor problem. either through
voluntary cooperation or state action,
or both working In unison. n It fails
IN this. Utah viii have missed ita op-
portunlty and the Mormon religion have
lost half OF itH promised glory and re-
ward
These are the causes that nrst nwolSs
tho onmity OF the other scots which
later on found q more plausible justin
cation In the doctrine uf pOlygnmy an
imitation OF the domestic relations cN-
istiug once among Gods chosen people.
hlaSphomy " divine revelation that tho
Mormon missionary was lnnultcd,
tnrred and feathorod. ana put 10 death.
that the Mormon Prophet was slain
while IN the custody Of tho law, by a
mob with hlackencd faces. that tho
Mormous' temples were denlod, their
cities destroyed, ana thousands Of
homeless families driven into tho track
less waste. bogIrt by winters storms,
wild beasts and savage tribes nors
merclful and h0spitablo than civilized,
ChristlnuiEod man.
When they had found a resting place
IN the heart OF the Great American
Desert. which undor their hands be,
gan 10 blossom no. tho rose. another
anti Mormon crusade was hntchod IN
the East by those pInks OF perfection,
the NOUS politician ANA the patriotic
pnra0n, which resulted IN James
buchanan sending an army out there
ln 1857 20 chnstlse n rumorcd dlsobtdl-
ence TO authority, brigham Young be-
ing Governor under u territorial form
OF government, And these troops were
sent at the very time they were needed
To deal with q real rebellion nt home,
involving half the states OF the Union
Indifference to which was excused By
the plea OF "a lack OF constitutional
p0werai Descriptions Of Mormon ne
centoring about tho pOlygamoua home
which wero fuw enough IN number
were spread over the land. making IL
appear that tyranny and sensuality on