The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-09-10
RYDNAN ON CARPET
Scandinavian Editor Defends
Himself in the Bishops EccIs.
siastiCaI Court.

Bishop Clawson and his counsaio--
the Twelfth ward, cOnstltuIug ~ "
ciesiasticai court which is tryirs ~.
Rydman, editor OF the Utah Ksrrs.-yI'lll'
enten, on charges affecting his stag5t.-
IN the Mormon church. are ba.r--'-a
weary Of the long drawn out ia,s.I--l.''s
ton. and last night expressed h. y 71-
that the trial might be- brought f1 "a gu So
Friday evening, 10 which time ff. 80
ing was adjourned, after another -.--
OF hours devoted 10 the matters in .'.
troversy. The bishop urged thar r1fff-.,
further be given TO The Herald f-- ' l...-i
ncation about the affair. '-''
Last night the investigation rrr-.-.5
around the question OF Rydmarfs .g--.,.-
cation for advocating an orgar.z4---.-- --s
Swedes separate from the har.. 5
NOrWegians for religious and s0.I.f cog
poses. The testimony brought out srag.a5
that Scandinavian elders who sr. ~, ~
sumed 10 have been commissioned hwy.
church leaders TO supervise the nrkff
ton Of Mormon missionary Uia-srr,--
have permitted some Frotrsque sf-rafi.-'
10 appear IN print for circulation ir H..
Scandinavian mission fields I'd srDa.,-
that Editor Rydman has directed tr---
ton 20 the blunders Of the Danish U.riI
ers who have essayed % write .r-.-'r
literature and have corrupted fns SUI
ish language 10 an extent that rrrsr...,
i've Swedish converts have been nr1raI. q
% laughter and the church expssr. In
rldicule. Herein Hes The basis OF e..-.
Of the charges OF city Councilman 49,
strom ana Laurentius Ddhlqu.,t rFar t..
kOrrespOndenten man has been arrfIf,.. 10
maligning the church leaders and -f..-
obeying authority OF the priesthood
In his defense last night RyFrrsr
showed that FernstrOm' SON had 49,.
lated into Swedish some Mormon r,rrrs
without meter or rhythm, that ths r5fsy
compliments son had published tg -r-
tiCie in the Missionary BlaU. for ..,.a.i.
ton IN Sweden. smputiug Thar tb- Mo-
mon church died when the late Pr-4iE.r,
SHOWS demise occurred. and fumnfrp rr-
language so that b appeared that fha ma
Of Man. George q. CanE0Hs blrthBIa..
was IN its infancy when the late church.
man was clothed with apostolic u0v-rrs
4 further sample Of The inabUirv "a
( Danes 20 write Swedish correctly Was
submitted IN a missionary publication
stating that the Prophet Joseph Smrf
was shamelessly immoral when one III
the early day churchmeH was Invested nj
his apostleship, the bluuder ucaurrl8.
from a lack OF knowledge OF Swedish
pronouns.
Editor Rydman eontended that he had
not violated the authority of the priest
| hood In calling attention 10 these wrongs
OF which he believed the church lesder
10 b. uniformed.
AS to holding a religious meeting with
out authority, Editor Rydman expiaine.
that ne had never found IL necessary ID
| secure consent 10 pray 10 sing OF 10 o.
fend his faith. as ne did when he gave
lecture 10 a number OF SWedes who Wer
weak in the faith and who were likely II
follow enc Lindauist when he Tfu0unctI
/ MOrmonism for the Swedish LutheraI
/ church. Rydman declared his friends ha
assured him that he so routed Liudqulz
| in expOunding the two gospels that ID
/ tide 81 apostacy in his locality was et
( fectuaIly stemmed.