The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-04-29

Ihe Salt Lake Tri bune thus forci-
bly, comments:
when 1t was proposed to hold a
prize fight in the Salt Palace in this
city the Deseret News, organ of the
hierarch, was greatly shocked over
the matter. The reason was apparent.
The hierarch received no rake-off.
Hence it was an awful thing to allow
prize fighting in Salt Lake. 1t is
different now. Monday night prize
fight was pulled off in the Salt Lake
theater and mighty good straight
fight it was. The theater;is owned by
the hierarchy. The rake-off comes to
the hierarch. To fight there was all
right. No one could be shocked.
The Deseret News was silent. Not a
word of rebuke.
The evangelical churches Of Salt
Lake united In soul saving cam
paign. Every effort is being made to
bring the people to Christ. Force of
example Ia wonderful.
Monday night two men met in the
prize ring in the theater. They were
there to pummel, to wound, to cause
blood to fow, to main, and, If neces-
sary, to kill each other, in order that
one might win a sum of money.
Hundreds of thousands of people
throughout the civilized world pro-
nounced these contests brutality in
the extreme. 1t is the last place a
minister would care to be seen. 1t
would ruin him with his congreqa-
ton, and would cause those outside
the church to speak in derision of
him. He would have fallen from
grace. Force of example is wonder
full. Monday night at the fight men
toned sat the head of great church.
The hierarch of the Latter-day Saints.
He poses as the representative of God. /
He declares he speaks direct with
the Most High. He so tells his
people. Eight members of his family
we're present He occupied box.
His sons were with him. The force
of example is wonderful.
Imagine, if you can, Almighty God
seated at prize fight. Imagine, if
you can, His Son, toe meek and lowly
Jesus, also present. The force of ex-
ample is wonderful.
What brutal Nero this pretender
is And brutality this vicegerent of
God is bringing up his sons.
Now that the hierarch has
Endorsed prize fighting in Salt Lake. |
now that it is known that this repre- |
sentative Of the Almighty can get
bis rake-of when mills are pulled off
in the Salt Lake Theater, the idea
suggests itself why not use the Taber-
nacle for prize fights. If held there
the entire rake-off would go to the
hierarch instead of portion, as when
held in the theater
Joseph F. Smith has Endorsed prize
lighting. He was present at the mill
in the Salt Lake Theater last Monday
night. Therefore no stigma can at
tach to any of the hierarchy or any
Latter-day Saint If they witness mill.
The hierarchy owns both the theater
and the tabernacle. Both places are t.
rented for entertainment, and the
tabernacle would be an ideal pIace
for mill. The ring could be pitched .
In the center, thus leaving the seats
usually occupied by the hierarcb and ,
bis band of twenty six.
The apostolate at the Monday night
contest demanded twenty tickets. sew
eral OF the apostles being absent.
which were given them. In the Tab
efpacle they could demand more.
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be pulled OF in the Tabernacle. !
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