Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-30
ANOTHER LAWYERS FOLLY

ANU I1LN La w IN - 'h''
Among the choice morsels OF anti
Mormon testimony before the COM
mlttee on privileges and elections, was
statement by one Edward Il, Barthell,
Of Nashville, Tenn, who claimed tose
lawyer His story was to the effect
that having TO engage in discussion
on "Mormonism," he sent to Chatta-
nooga to Ben r., Hin or Ben y. Rich"
he could not say which, for some liter
allure. That he was subsequently watt
ed upon by George L. Fox who sup
piled him with some Mormon" works
and asked permission 20 appear before
n club Of which Barthel was a member
and that Fox did address the society,"
On being requested to tell the commit
tee what the missionary said the OFF,
clal report gives the following as the
answer:
"Mr. Barthel. Well he said a great
deal, Senator Among other things,
he said that there was no trouble az all
in performing miracles that II per-
son had only one arm there was no
trouble to give him two.
MIR Worthington. would like TO
see him. tLaughter)'
"Nr. Barthell. We asked something
about speaking IN tongues | called at
tentlon to some Of the literature when
said that II was perfectly useless to
undertake to study different h0okS
that all you had TO do was 10 talk. he
said that was absolutely true that he
had seen II himself even in Indian dia-
lects. and a great many curious things
OF that general character
The attorneys did not seem to think
the testimony worth cross-examlnation
and he was discharged after a few Inn
material questions by one or two Of the
committee. Now what relevancy such
stun as that has to the Inquiry into the
right OF Senator Smoot to his official
seat would puzzle a Philadelphia
lawyer" to discover although a Ten
nessee attorney may be able to see It's
worth, considering that his expenses
were paid TO Washington and back to
impart the informatlon(O to waiting
and wondering senatorial committee.
ON inquiry we learn that there is no
George T., Fox In that mission, but the
missionary alluded to is probably Elder
George j, Fox, of this city, and he is
not the kind OF man to utter such
nonsense as that repeated by ". Il. Bar
thell, Probably Elder Fox viii favor
us with statement Of facts in the
case The arm story Is an old false
hood 10 be ranked with the walk-on.
tho-water fable Of more than sixty
years ago. And the notion that any
Latter-day Saint believes II Is unneces-
sarv and useless to study diff
fcrent books is so contrary to
the teachings Of the Church and the
revelations Of God in this age, that 1t
Is perfectly astonishing to read that
the witness claimed to have seen the
nonsense IN some Of the literature
furnished to him. II Is certain no
never found anything Ike II In Nor
mon literature, nor heard II from a
Mormon" missionary, Did the
learned CO lawyer take the following
passages from tho revelations In the
Doctrine and Covenants as AN excuse
for his story?
Seek sc out Of the best books words
" wisdom scck learning even by
study and also by faith p. 3l2,
And study and learn and become
acquainted with all good hooks and
with languages, tongues and people
D. $50,
"The glory Of God Is intelligence, or
IN other words light and truth" p. $751;
And verify ! say unto YOU that Il Us
my win that YOU should huston 80
translate my scriptures. and To obtain
a knowledge Of history and ut ,oun-
tries, and OF Kingdoms Of laws of
God and man. and all this for lhr sal.
walton OF Hion' =, 33S.
Does the Tennessee lawyer know
that the "Momons' have aoodencs
colleges and universities whore the
best talent and the best books attain
able are employed for the education
Of the youth OF both sexes, and chat
many Of our sons and daughters. are
graduates of eastern colleges and dis.
tinguIshcd IN the professions? Is ne
also aware that number ~ them are
Of high rank as surgeons physicians
dentists, etc, and Tint our doctrines
favor the use Of skin and medicines?
II Is true that they incuIcalo faith In
the power Of God to heal tho sick and
that we believe the Almighty is az
Wiling to answer prayer now as at any
time, that It viii be with Va as with
His people in former times. according
TO our faith ana that the signs fol.
low them that believe today as in ages
gone by, Rut We are not devoid OF
common sense, and we do not believe
any Elder or member Of the Church Ia
responsible for the trash he dealt out
TO the committee OF the Senate Law
yers do not seem to have figured very
brilliantly IN the eo.called inyostiga-
ton Of Senator smoot