Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-01-16
that is, those who attend two services

that s those who attend two services
each Sunday.
Most Of these Nonc0nformists decided
| at first to pay the hated tax and take II
| out In voting against the government
when they got the chance, but the
'martyrdom" Of the 1000 who have been
warned that they are TO be sold up, and
the steadfastness OF the 10000 who in
tend to be sold up, bring on converts to
such an extent that no one can tell
where the affair viii end
1T is my opinion" said Or. Clifford
to the writer, that nothing but a
general election. bringing a change Of
government, will stop this fight As
long as the Tory party remains in pow
er we have little chance of getting any
thing permanent. but the Liberal lead.
ers have pledged themselves to two
things, which, If granted, win probab-
ly suspend the campaign for time.
These are popular control over the sup
port Of the public schools and the abo-
lltion of sectarian tests for teachers.
Until these, at least are granted. the
Passive Resisters movement viii con.
tinue to grow how much do not pre-
tend to predict"
AMERICAN SYMPATHlZERS,
Although almost nothing has been
written IN the United States about big
contests, letters from sympathlzers
across the ocean are beginning to pour
In by every mail In New York and
Boston committees have been formed.
and funds are being solicited to send
across the ocean The Rev Dr. Hill of
Valley Falls, n. Y, Is the head of the
American movement, and nearly all
the contributions reach England
through him. Drs, Lorimer and Haw
OF New York are associated I'm the work
with d. Hin, while the Rev. Or. Nc
Arthur of Boston Is furthering the
cause IN that city
For the benefit of American readers
DR., Clifford summed up the Passive
Resistance creed In these words I'VE
contend that no taxpayer should be
obliged to support schools In which dog.
matte and ecclesiastical instruction
contrary to his belief Is taught, nor to
help pay teachers who must undergo
denominatlonal religious test before
they are allowed TO practise their pro.
fesslon. II is precisely the same spirit
which caused the Pilgrims TO emgrata
to America In 1890 for Just as the gov
eminent was trying 10 force a state
religion upon the people then, SO It is
trying to strengthen that religion now
by proselytizing the children Of Nom
conformist parents"
one Of the most unconventional OF
the auction sales was held recently ia
a suburb OF Birmingham a Noncon-
formist minister who had refused To
pay that portion Of his taxes which was
To be devoted TO the support Of schools
of another faith surprised the officers
who visited him to seize his goods by
inviting them into his little front par
lor, summonlng his family and reading
the Psalm IN which appears the words.
surely, He shall deliver them from
the snare Of the fowler and from the
noIsome pestilcnco," and then. asking
officers and all to knecl In prayer. In
the course of which the pastor besought
special grace for the dear friends who
had called upon him that afternoon.
After this ceremony the dear friends"
carried OF the pastors piano.
At Sutton some Of the goods OF n
minister 90 years old were sold Off and
IN Berwick a Methodist minister was
to seven days Imprisonment
for passive resistance" At Fulham
the mayor himself was among the num-
her summoned to court for Withholding
the educational part Of his tax, He
told the magistrate that he felt his
position kceny, but. come what might,
his conscience would not let him pay
any portion Of a tax for sectarlan
teaching.
Near Bristol woman who owned a
little farm, and who had rendered all Of
her tax except the two dollars which
was to be devoted 10 the local sectarian
school. was told that part payment
could not he accepted. and the horse
and cart on which she was depending
for living were seized for the pay
ment Of the whole sum. Friends finally |
bought the property for her, but the
government had the last word by |
charging n weeks board for her horse.
In another place some vases for
which the registers" had paid $50 were
knocked down TO a stranger for the |
1850 Of taxes which had been withheld.
In most cases, however the goods have
been bought IN by friends Of the RE-