Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-09

threats Of crushing ON one side with.
out any attempts at retaliation on the
other We have no fight against any
church or people, The Can goes on to
say
"By demanding the exclusion Of Apos.
lie Smo0t from the Senate the General
Assembly would seem 10 be invoking an
alliance with the civil power in It's pro.
posed attack upon Mormonsm. Now
the civil power can rightly do nothing
In such cases unless the law IS VIC.
lated The fact that man elected TO
the Senate Is one OF the Twelve Apes.
Ties of the Mormon Church, Of the
Presbyterian ministry, or the Methodist,
Episcopal or Catholic hierarchy, is not
an offense against the law; the civil
power can no more be invoked In the
case Of one than the other.
Our Presbyterian friends should stop
ana consider that II one religious body
can call the civil power to It's assistance
In the absence OF any nfractlon Of the
law, any other religious body has the
same right and the government would
soon be ahoat on the stormy sea OF
troubles that would have no end. Such
alliance with The clyl power was the
odlum Of that religious controversy
which agitated Europe In the past and
drenched many countries with blood.
We don't want to begin such Il policy
here, for like causes would lead to like
results.
1.-THE history Of mankind proves that
persecution never yet arrested the
spread Of any form Of the religious idea
Even when persecution goes TO the cx-
IRENE Of determination It does not sue
coed, as Is proved by the origin OF the
French Huguenots, and even by the sur
ylyal Of CalvInlSm itself Those re-
llglous sects which teach the rights Of
human reason and Of human judgment
as against the conclusions Of external
authority, should be the last to appeal
10 force In religious controversy,
1T should be evident to every obsery-
er that force can make no Roadway
against Mormonsm II that sect had
been let alone In NauvO0 II would prob
ably have disappeared. But persecution
gave 1t q martyr when Joseph Smith
was murdered by a mob In Carthage
Jail, and the sect has flourished ever
since wherever planted. It's 0rganiza-
ton is perfect. It's methods appeal to
the dullest ina glnation. It is a tempor-
al and spiritual corporation, and its
followers are cared for and taught IL
their materiallties Why not appeal 10
reason against Il? II claimed persecu.
tion under the Tucker Edmunds law
and has been stronger than ever since
the civil and criminal statutes were en-.
acted 10 check Il. IL is stronger today
than ever before, and Is probably gain.
ing more rapidly than any other church
in the United states.
1T must be admitted that It's spiritual
appeal has captlYated the brightest and
sharpest as well as the dullest OF minds
When pressed from the outside every
order OF intellect in M0rmonism has
stood In compact combination. The
apostate has gone back to his altar.
The Indifferent has been fired by zeal.
The hesitatlng has been confirmed and
made certain, and all have stood to-
gether and the church has been
strengthened. The leaders are by no
means unlearned in the book of wisdom.
They are born leaders Of men. They
have profound knowledge Of human ma
TURF anu man - an uptll buoh " lltins
The only way in which they can be OPP
posed is by the entire withdrawal OF
and pressure As their
face the outside world they
should find 1t friendly, in a human
sense, displaying its virtues aud Its
kindness, rather than Offering flown
ing front and a clenched fist
Against equality OF treatment. tender
human interest, and manly, womanly.
social sympathy, the Mormon hierarchy
can make no Roadway. Under such
Mormons will find their allie
glance to the church unbuckled. They
will see that outside Of It there Is all
that Is promised and provided inside Of
Il, and they will lose the impression
that they are a peculiar people. Then
II the teachings Of the church are
against human nature If they affront
human reason and put the mind in
shackles men can be trusted to revolt
against them, and the progress OF the
Church vii cease But perse-
cute IL, give It martyrs, enlist the civil
power against IT, and all the mighty
forces OF mans spiritual Independence
win fight on the side Of the church.