Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-22
NO CONTRADICTION"

From some newspaper sources We
have reason to expect nothing but mis-
representation and abuse when any
thing relating to the Mormon Church.
particularly concerning It's leading au-
thortes, Is IN view. What they say
especially when written by persons who
have become insane In their hatred and
recklessness, count for little or Moth
Ing But there are other papers from
which we might anticipate something
like fairness In their treatment OF the
Church and Of it's President II is a
disappointment therefore, when we see
In journal like the salt Lake Herald
direct and positive falsehoods proven
10 be so by its own columns,
The Herald asserts, editorally that
president Smith, in his address In the
Tabernacle on Sunday, "controverted
without qualification his testimony re-
gprdlng revelations before the Smoot
committees" Also that president
Smith told the committee that he had
received no revelation himself" on
The basis OF these two assertions the
Herald proceeds to build up a number
of arguments and deductions which,
having untruth for their foundation,
amount to worse than nothing.
II the editor OF the Herald will read
what appeared on the first page Of that
paper on Monday, he win see that there
Is no contradiction between President
Smiths explanation IN the Tabernacle
and the testimony given before the
committee at Washington as quoted in
the Herald. His utterances In the two
places put him In no dilemma" as the
Herald ondeavors to make out 1t Is
that paper this time, that Is trying to
get him into trap" The trap"
20 which President Smith alluded, as
laid for him by his "inquisitors,' was
that which was poorly concealed IN the
questions from Senator Dubois as
quoted by the Herald, and by Attorney
Tayler en- tho general examination,
They evidently wanted to get the Wit
ness 10 place himself on record as hay-
ing received, as they described II, a
Revelation from God which he had
submitted TO the Apostles and the body
of the Church IN their semi-annual
conference, which revelation had been
sustained by that conference by the
upholding OF hands" President Smith
replied that he had received no reve-
laton OF that kind and in that man
ner.
on further questioning by the same
'lnquisitor" (and we use the term IN
It's full sense, with such Implications a,
may be drawn from IT, whether viii
reference TO the dark ages or the pres
ont tlnlo) President smith said, II,
uuoted by the Herald; "If / may b,
permitted, the word revelation is use,
very vaguely here all the time. No mar
can get revelations at his win. II a
man is prayerful and earnest In his de
sire, and lives a righteous life and N
desires information and intelligence. ~
viii inquire Of the Lord, and the Lor,
MIL manifest 10 him through the pres
ence and influence OF HIS spirit his min,
and his will. That would be a reyela
ton to that Individual" When furthe
queries were put, and President Smith
stated he thought he had answere,
them, Senator Foraker said 81 think 4
Is an intelligent answer and a yer,
satisfactory one" Senator McComai
also said, 1T seems to me II Is full,'
Htill pressed by his cunning and mall
rlous lnquisitor +. I. Dubois President