Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-08-18

Dr. Carroll spoke 0f the condition or
The people Of Porto BIco. 80 which DE
made these assertions.
Their bosctung SIN is gambling Tie
was I'm one city during "a church festival
and everybody seemed to Doc gambling,
the market places wero given over to
lt children lct out from school because
of the festival were un the streets
gambling. Sunday afternoons they nave
cock fights
"The people DO not attend church, in
the first place because the priests ar.
robbers and were so closely associated
with the Spanish government Ihe
priests are immoral gamblers ana
druukards'
Wouldn't Il be a good idea for Dr..
Fowler aud carroll 70 get together and
compare notes, then see which IS
nearer the mouth ofhsll," Salt Lake or
Porto Rico? II they would condne them
selves to what they know instead OF
rolling under their tongues as O. sweet
morsel unsavory stories they have
heard TO which they give the sanction
OF their sacerdotal endorsement they
would not be long IN arriving at q con-
cluson.
Dr. King made an attack upon Ro-
manlsm. That was 90 keeping with the
spirit Of the conference. which seems
to have been an occasion for general
invectIye. and the defamation of every
thing that does not fam into line with
the kind OF Methodism which those
ministers represent and which is as
foreign 20 the spirit and methods OF
John Wesley os the darkness of the pit
IS to the light Of the Eternal throne.
The Roberts question was introduced
by Dr. n1, who appears TO think
great victory has been achieved in Che
exclusion of the Utah congressman
from the House. although a Mormon
now occupies the seat that was refused
TO him But what kind OF a triumph
was achieved? According TO Dr. King
SC was the uamplns down Of law and
justice and constitutional right Dr.
King declared.
"B. II. Roberts had as good a legal
right to his seat IN Congress as amy
other member of that body To wasn't
law, ft was Gods gospel that kept
Roberts out OF Congress. The men who
voted against his admission ackuowl-
edged that they had no legal grounds
for excluding him. when they imme-
dlately afterward moved for a c0nst-
Wtonal amendment against p0lygamy
no II was not law that excluded Rob-
erts; Il was the Christian conscience
Of the nation"
Is Congress a body that should be
regulated by anything but coustitu-
tlonal law? is It right that any pre-
tended religious cause should control
a body created for the sole purpose Of
secular legislation? What about the
union Of Church and state. so yehe-
mentlv denounced by the same church
people who dominated the Congress OF
the United States? They fought it In
theory In attacking "Mormouism' but
simply pelted a man Of straw of their
own creation. Yet they supported 30
In practice when they oyershadowed
the House OF Representative, and im-
PEELED IT'S members 20 violate their oath
20 sustain the Constitution OF their
country AN that IS disclosed by the
assertions OF Dr. King
But. poor Dr. Hin has a big COB Of
bitterness at the bottom OF his cup Of
comfort According 10 his tale Of woe
he IS out more than two hundred dol
lars in expenses. while touring the
country 10 BLACKBOARD Roberts and
malign the "Mormons.' We cannot
say we are sorry for him In this de-
nclency. although we pity the poor
creature who has so shamefully pros
tituted the powers with which q kind
Creator has endowed him
The Methodist conference Is next
year to meet IN ogden We respectfully
offer a suggestion 10 It's leading min
isters II is that instead OF echoing
old ISLANDERS about "Mormonism. "
Romanism and other systems that
they cannot weaken, and can no more
uproot than they can shake the f0un-
dauons of the Wosatch mountains
they expound the principles Of their
own creed, and view with charity what
they consider error I'm their neishbors
By such course they may gain some
respect which they do not now COM
mand and save themselves from the
penalties which are provided for those
who bear false witness against theh
nelghborg.