Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-15

nails are mlelod by the lbols that ore
stnt out from here, and they do not
give publicity 10 them but some are
lees careful about their reputation, or
Ices conscientious In the fulnlmont Of
their duties 20 the public.
a short time ago the Youngstown
Telegram appeared with romance
from salt Lake CITY, though II might
n8 wen have been written In CHINA, aB
far as could be Judged by lts contents
The story WAS TO the onoct that tho
church Is about 10 be rent by inter.
nnl dlsscnsole, that President Joseph
H. smith nspros 10 lhQ position OF
'mon1wh" IN q Kingdom to Doe estate
lIFhcd within the boundaries Of the Re-
public, and simllnr rot II lg dnlcult
TO believe that such tales Gun ind cree
donco IN our age of general education,
There IN no church IN the world more
truly democratic than The Bo.callod
mormon church. IN every part Of
ils structure, n bears the marks of
having originated under the mgs
of popular government and having
been established undor divine guild
onoo, By mon who rcvcrcd Tho Con-
gltuton " the United states AN "A
sacred document inspired by the Ruler
Of the universe.
Tho charge that any one among the
leaders Of tho Church Osplros to the
power ana dignity " monarch - or
that they together form hierarchy"
necessarily reminds one Of the accuso-
tons on the strength N which the
old sinner, Annos hls chief tool GAIA.
phua ana their following, clnmorod for
the life N Jesus ~ Nazareth We do
not draw personal comparisons, but
merely call attention 60 the similarity
Of tactics then and now In the war
~ the eva forcos against the prn.
cIplos NJ truth and righteousness. Tho
prosecutors Of Jesus urged, me- their
FINAL ana most decisive argument for
the death NJ the Holy ono, that lie as.
Iirod TO DO u monarch" n king, with
q kingdom IN the Roman empire,
Tho defense Of our Lord against this
charge was unanswcrAblc, MY king.
dom" llo said, lis not OF this world;
n my kingdom were Of this world thon
would my servants nght, that I should
not be delivered to the Jews but now
Nv not my kingdom from hence" And
this IN the answer Of the followers
~ the Noearenc, In All ages, TO the
charge that they IN their aspirations,
are dlsloyal TO earthly governments,
Thoy may aspire 10 become both
priests and kings" titles given In the
Scriptures 10 the redeemed, but their
"kmgdom" ~ not "of this world"
Those who form worldly "klngdoma,"
always have their armed soldiers or
guards to protect them, ana crush, Nv
far M possible. all opposition, This
~ one Of the characteristics Of worldly
powers ~ my kingdom were Of this
world, then would my servants llght,
that | should not bo delivered 10 tho
Jews" 80 general In this principle,
that even the smallest states provide
for armed forces, be they ever Va mod
est AZ 20 numbers Even Mr. Dowie,
we understand has hla guards,
The calm reply ~ our Lord before Pr
late, which throughout all ages IN vIsl'
bio ~ a standard OF truth far above
the din ana smoke OF the adyorsnrles,
N the answor of the Church today, 10
the baeeless accusations, "Tf my Nng-
dom were ~ this world, then would my
servants night" The aocuscrs them.
selves must testify 20 the truth " this,
" they were aenllng worldly organl-
2ation, they would BIO loss bold IN their
attacks, Their yalor rests principally
ON tho fact that they know they nrs
safe as far mn retaliation IN this world
goes, and the next world they perhaps,
do not believe IN, They know they ARE
m safe. M the wolf that buros his
fangs IN The flesh OF tho inofrmsIyo
lamb.
The object of the acousers II 10 over.
throw the Church by such means Bu,
this ~ IN vain, "Mormonlsm" rests on
facts, capable Of proof No amount Of
abuse hurled agaInat the "Momons,
or their leaders, can affect those facts
The Prophet Joseph was commits.
stoned from Heaven TO deliver his mess
sage TO the world That IL tho fact up
on which "Mormonism" rests, just ~
the wider structure, Christianity rests
on the fact Of the resurrection Of Jesus
II II not the question Of mn opinion, ol
theory which may, or may not, b,
true but Of fact Nllincalon but 70,
ycola the weakness OF those who resort
to H. ana strengthens the position o'
those who nro aesailcd