The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-03-18

troll of business and politics and tn,
indulgence of passions which would
be forbidden by all true religions.
In rebelling against Mormon prac,
tices they have simply urged that the
church confine itself to the Legitimate
sphere of creeds and..in arraigning the
church leaders upon the acts which
they could not endorse, and which
acts are bringing tide of indignant
public opinion upon the church. they
point out the evils In plain terms
and for pointing out these evils and
asking for real religious character
within the church they bring upon
themselves communication Evil
IDENTIFY the church lis in no mood for
advice to confine itself to strictly
moral destiny and abandon worldly
craftiness and lust In the editorials
for VII ich Mr.. Cannon is directly ex-
communicates, be says. In the address
to the Earthly King of the Kingdom
Of God" who is, simply, Joseph
Smith
Having cast aside the con stitu-
tlon, you have cast aside the princi-
pies which it represented; having Sc
lected a servile ministry, you have
not permitted the voice of your sub
1ects to reach your ears; having been
gluttonous Of power and impatient of
any assertion of claim against your
sovereign will, you rule by alright
ing the courage and conscience of all.
AS earthly king Of the kigdom of God
you have loosed yourself, and at your
pleasure you have loosed your minis
ters, from all bonds.
l charge you with these acts, which
are violative of the written consti-
tuition of the kingdom of which you
are the ruler.
l charge you with having made
treaties upon which the safety of your
subjects depended and with having
ruthlessly violated, and with having
directed your ministers to viol ate.
these treaties, leaving us to danger of
war with powers better equipped for
earthly struggle.
/ CHARGE YOU WITH HAVING,
TAKEN THE BODIES OF DAUGH-
TIERS OF YOUR SUBJECTS AND
HAVING BESTOWED THEM UPON
YOUR FAvORITES. And you have
done this, sometimes by the secret
method which left you free to DENY
yourpart in the tragedy and sometimes
by the open method when you could
ca1ole the fathers and brothers into
silence by some offer, or brighten
them by some threat.
charge you with having taken the
which belonged to the wild
ows and the orphan and having all
sorbed it into the possession of the
crown. And you have done this, not
only by your personal autocracy di-
rectly, but by referring cases to your
who, because of previous in
structions, have determined the CON
troversies against all justice and in
your behalf.
charge you with having departed
from the constitution, which pro. |
vided for tax which your subjects
were able to bear; and having insti-
tuted In lieu thereof system Of
elaborate exactions so appalling In
their total as that your subjects are
going into poverty 10 order that the
erown lands, palaces. jewels. and
festemnts may become richer aud
more somptuons.
Can you deem IL happy and for.
tpnats lot for . kingdom when The
rulers highest ideals are the eain OF
mere earthly wealth 70 contribute
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