Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-07-19

has NO existence, They should no, he
tho subjects Of Misrepresentation, but
their position, II touched upon a, all
should be fairly Defined
Tho great body OF the Latter'doy
saints forming tho mojorty Of the
population " the state, never entered
into he form OF marriage which,
through the distortion and eN0ggera-
,lons OF It's opponents, has been held w
to oboquy before the world. They
ought 10 be- known for what they are
There Ia no sense or IustIco or good
purpose IN making thcm appear In
false lsht before their counirymen
but N should be known that lhoy are
o. God fearing moral, upright, lndus'
lroua, progressive and patriotic people
devoted to their religion ana 20 their
country und ready TO stand for both
with their lives and with all lhoy pos
foss. II ~ u shame ~ burotquo ana
dlslorl their tnith and TO hold lhom up
10 rdlculo and reproach Thcy nave
as mu,h iph, to their views II dor'
lruo and principle aT the doNo'es OF
any other form " religion have, ana
they are always ready ana wiling To
,onocdc 20 others full freedom Of ialtl
ana Worship
The subject VI Mormonltm' ana mo
"Mormons' IL never properly presented,
when the vast majority of the people
who follow that faith and are called oS
that name are either ignored or abused,
aud only the alleged msdolngs OF "A
comparatively fcw individuals are por'
tfayed ns tho essential features anu
general procedure of the church ana
society and thus II kept up a false idea
concerning q community Whose virtues
and example might be well followed by
hundreds ot thousands, who arc LED to
Jecr at ana dcsplse them because OF
tho dissemination Of un,rulh that "
stIl common In this country
As 20 tho individuals who are singled
on, on samples Of Mormon charac'
tor, and whose acts and words and llve0
are q continual subject Of malignant
mendacly, We do not care now TO say
anything They have borne with pa
tlencc and eQuanimIty the shafts Of
their ndvcrporcp, the misundorslond.
ing " tho multitude, the abuse of thu
press and NJ the pulpit, and tho on
doovors OF crafty advcrsarIos to over
whclm them with the noods Of popular
Indignation They are unmoved by
the vtulont attacks made upon Thorn,
and pay as little attention 10 them ms
possible
nut II IN the great body Of their co.
rellglonsts, who cannot bo accused
fairly Of anything contrary TO modern
theories Of morality or social order,
and the thousands of "Mormons"
who have made their homes beneath
the shadow of the everlasting hills,
that we speak Of az a mnllgned and In
jurtd people, and we protos, against
the injustice ~ aesaillng all Utah and
the vast majority NJ lts INHABITANTS by
transient visitors and the papers and
magazines for which they write, and
making the entirely innocent reaponsl.
bio for the alleged acts Of a few men
and women who are themselves misun.
| derstood and mlsrcprotonted by the
Same writer's and papers, and who ara
| ready to answer for ,heif own dolngs
before tho highest tribunals In heaven
or on earth,
Utah IN great and growing state,
It's people are loyal and true, They aro
not perfect but they are M good and
have M hish ideals and are prompted
by Az lofty sentiments and intentions
as are any people In any part of this ma
ton or abroad on the face Of the globe,
when win they be fairly represented
and treated by the prcse Of the United
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