The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-27

deney Of the church, is a matter be-
tween him and the church authorities.
II has been decided, 50 far as the COM
plaints are concerned, after long and
patient investigation. II there is any
thing wrong in the decision Il viii
doubtless be pointed out by the first
presidency. and is really a matter OF
concern to members OF the church only.
and not 20 the general public. The
discipline OF the Mormon church is
very plain and easy 10 be understood.
and there is ample provision IN IL for
right 10 come uppermost and justice
TO be done. That matter should rest
where 1t properly belongs
Oppose swede Segregation.
"The other subject. that OF "a sep
arate Swedish organization. is also
one that belongs entirely TO members
of the church and the authorities there
or Correctly speaking, there cannot
be any separate Swedish. Danish. Nor
wegian. German, French. English,
Scotch, Irish American or other ma
tlonal organization in this church. 1t
Is ONE. No matter what language or
tongue or dialect is spoken, what GUS
toms are followed. what peculiarities
distinguish them. Latter-day Saints Of
every Kindred, tribe and nation be-
come one on joining the church. and
on coming 10 Zion cannot be separated
into national organizations.
For the benefit of older persons par
ticularly. who are not familiar with
the English language. meetings are
permitted in which foreign speaking
Saints may be instructed by elders
speaking their own tongues. In this
stake Of Zion the German speaking
people may assemble and hold serv-
ices in the German language. The
Swedes and people from the different
German states assemble under the d.
recti0n of persons appointed by the
stake authorities. Saints from Sweden,
Denmark and Norway meet in a SINH
lar capacity under the direction also
OF appointed elders. This is not a
Scandinavian Organiza ton. nor is the
other a German organization. but the
persons appointed 10 take the lead are
called and sustained in conference as
the presidency Of the German meetings.
or the presidency Of the Scandinavian
meetings.
Claim All Tongues Are Heard.
1.-THE Scandinavian meetings, as the
/ term specifies. are attended by Swedes.
/ Danes and NOrwegians. In order that
/ there may be no reason for objection
as 20 the nationality of these indi-
viduals. the president of the meetings
I is a Swede, his first counselor a Norwe-
/ gian and his second counselor a Dane
/ A meeting is held every Thursday
evening, the exercises being held In
/ Swedish and Danish alternately. That
/ is. Swedish on one Thursday night
/ Danish the next Thursday night and
so on. At the general Scandinavian
I meeting on Sundays. care is taken that
I each language has its representative
/ Thus the Swedish people are recog'
| nized. and their language, which diff
/ fers from the Danish Norwegian. Is
I spoken for the benefit of the Swedes
/ The great body OF our Swedish breth-
/ rem and sisters are contented with thi:
| arrangement. 1t Is approved by the
! authorities of the stake and the frs
/ presidency of the church. They coun.
/ sci union among the Scandinavian PEG
/ pies and the suppression Of all antipa
: thies arising from race questions
/ whether OF the present or Of the past
! IL should be understood that this !.
/ the policy of the church as formulated
/ by its highest authorities.
Aim Blow at Meeting.
/ A rev INDIVIDUALS 90 noS IKE I'M;
! Arrangement. They clamOr for a sep
arate Swedish organization. What
ever that may signify. il is contrar.
TO the regulation duly established. The
| subject has several times been agi
tated and discussed, with the result
herein mentioned. Otto Rydman, ed
itor Of the Korrespondenten, enter
tains very strong feelings and Opin
I TONS IN this s,rhfaf.t and few DeF.
sons who follow his lead desire TO Civ,
IL extraordinary Importance. For THU
I reason they=hase issued call for