Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-01
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We are advised that the head OF the
Church engages in speculation and n
AT the head OF several speculative en-
terprises, all OF which is shown to be a
grievous fault and an allment Ia tho
town. There be those, however. who
are either so obtuse or peryerse. or
both, as to claim that this IL not the
correct vlew-that official station and
great responsibilities do not absolvn n
man from certain duties involving ex.
pense, but rather increase them. Among
tnese duties are the paying OF taxes.
the making OF frequent and sometimes
lengthy visits; the maintaining Of
headquarters with appurtenauces ana a
reasonable degree OF what is called
style; the keeping OF one's-self IN re-.
spectacle manner; and last. but by no
means least' the proper and unoeaslng
support or the famlly-all OF which,
along with the other duties mako an
income and good, big one al thar no.
tually Indispensable, Also these people
claim TO see no great II any detrIment
70 me community In the founding and
pushing ahead OF new enterprises
whereby more employees are REQUIRED
ana more competition Is engondered.
whereby Increase IN wages on one hand
and a decrease In the price of things
used on the other are seoured-eyen
though the head OF the Church is A fac
Tor IN such projects why should he
not devise and push forward plans ana
pursuits when the same are Legitimate
ana TEND to the general welfare as well
as his own prosperity? those had peo-
pie say, aud again--Though President
Is he not also human with mortal
tastes habits, impulses and perchance
irailtiesY Why should he not engage
IN business why should he not want 10
reallze on his investments, and wherein
Is this destructive OF or even lnInical
70 the rights OF others2 Should he
leave his dependencies TO the mercy OF
the Lord and the charity OF the neigh
Dors, overlooking the all-important fact
That we are required to use in the full
est measure and to the utmost extent
such opportunities, talents and capa-
cities as we have, before calling for
eidY Out upon those who so hold They
are undoubtedly enemies to the govern;
ment ana are obstacles 10 Utahs peace
ana prosperity,
THE TITHING SYSTEM.
1t Is suggested that that con-
slant drain upon the member
ship Of the Church by means
OF which they are steadily i'm.
poverished and the hierarchy" COR
respondingly enriched, and which Is
known as tithlng, be cut out. The
fact that this system has been with ana
OF the Church from the beginning. that
II has been praotised In Utah from ia
hrst settlement; that those who nav
tlthes do so preferentially, and that the
great majority II not the unaninity OF
those who have regularly paid tithes
have steadfastly advanced In material
possessions, while many are actually
wealthy, has nothing to do with the
case and only disloyal people would
mention such a thing In such connec-
ton What do we care for facts lust
now? It is not facts that we are after,
II Is peace. Besides, has IL not been
shown in manner and form so lucid
and logical as to admit OF no contro-
versy that, after all, the Gentlles do the
real ultimate tithe-paylng and are thus
contributing to the support and fur.
therance OF an ecclesiastical Moloch
whose purpose 1t is to crush them
Those are traitors who say that this
has not been made plain that the
statements thus presented are like the
lncoherent vagarles Of a hopeful ward
Inmate just admitted; that the conclu-
sions are non sequiturs; that the 'ar-
bNih.uS no NHOle II 30 lhuch Nhpi1
sophlstry, that so far from any COM
mercial system prevailing or promised
being detrimental TO the Gentiles. those
OF them who are engaged In business
are as rule, In proportion TO the trans
actions as a whole doing better than
ever before and have fairer prospects
ahead--that these are not complaining,
but the boss belyacher complains for
them In order that he may have that
fictitious company which he foollshly
imagines IL better than none. And we
must understand that those who talk
In this way are also Jack Mormons,
who are worse than the full-orbed artl-