Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-15
THE Mind OF The MOB,
OR The EVIL OF PUBLIC CLAMOR.
BY JOHN p. MEAKIN.
I'M urrnrJr

ing crowd.
on the first OF June, 1880, the Nor
mons held their first conference, with
30 members Then came a series Of or.
rests and the mob began to chase thu
people, accusing them Of amy OH
crime they could think of-all kinds
Of bad things
Bancroft, the historian, says In his
Utah that "whlle | found hcaped up
charges against them, ] found little
proved against them
IN 1891 these people had Travelled oyv
300 miles on foot carrying their effects
on their backs preaching and cXhortins
without purse or scrip as ln the days Of
Christ, uutil tens of thousands had lis
tened and hundreds We're organized into
branches They have struggled ON ana
on, There has never been a cessation
of hostilltles againH. the "Mormous,
and the clamor IS still on
Ladies and gentlemen are travelling To
and fro, proving their goodness &? by
telling old-time tales and bugabOo sto-
RES about Utah and the horrid Nor
mons"
The bu2zard Of public clamor has
vomited its nastlnoss to such an extent
that when a resident journeys from
home ana names his state, hands go up,
eyes bulge and exclamation bursts into
the air "Oh my | wouldn't live in
such a horrd place as Salt Lake u,
Utah"
The whole miserable defamation is O.
base falSahood from beginning to end
The Mormon people are Just as
pure, just as thoughtful just as intcli-
gent just as honest and just as virtu-
Gus, as any people I'm the world,
know them and | like them. They are
-
themselves and to the stranger. and the
word stranger is not undcrscored I'm
Utah. | have found the leaders Of the
Mormon Church, during my residence
here since 1863, possessing the same
iraterna spirit, extending the SANE
kindly handclasp, as / found amongst
the people at large,
by their fruits ye shall know them
These leaders have guided the ship IN
safety through all the storms Of preju-
dice into the wales of peace and plenty
whore so per cent Of the people own
their own homes, and the intelligence
ana status Of education Is only three
rounds from the top Of the ladder; and
they keep "pegging' away
Their religion is a practical one and
has been a blessing to many thousands
Of Gods children, materially and spirit.
ually, Forests have been subdued
homes schoolhouses and churches have
been built and the people educated.
The fght ON the "Mormons" should
be stopped, but we know that cannot
be entirely. Many men have grown
gray In slashng them, and 1t is now a
part of their existence.
"The world is fun o. ruts, my boy
Some smaller and some deep.
An ey'ry rut Is full o folks as high
As they can heap
As a lover Of justice eve" appeal To-
the young for Hberality and a square
deal or America viii not be entitled To
the name THE land Of the free and the
home of the brave
There are similar pictures IN the life
and death of Christ and Of Joseph
Smith. Christ no sooner commenced
His mission than the mob got after
Him, His was a brief life Of turmoil
and suffering. He wandered about ana
what task for Him to get 4 hearing.
| love 10 read the story Of His loving
deeds Of His defense OF the unfortun-
ate victims Of public clamor one can
easily imagine that heavenly face and
strong arm going amongst the poor
and WrotChed outCasts IN the slums,
Of the city. He sees the mob, with It's
blood shot eyes and suffering mouths,
chasing a poor fallen girl, each fellow
picking up stones as they rushed on
Christ the only friend ran to the rescue
with flashing eye and appraised arm lie
held the mob mt bay.
Can you not hear Him say: "Stand
back every one of your and after a
pause said; He that Is without sin,
let him cast the first stone"
Can you not see, the howlers the
mob stink away, out Of sight awed by
His presence? Listen, and you can
hear Him say Don't be afraid, little
girl They shall not hurt YOU" and i'm
tender tones and with gentle touch
upon her shoulder, said Go thou and
sin no more The world has had one
Christian and He was out Of Nazareth,
See Him, at the supper table with His
j. friends. See Judas, betray Him, Can
you not see and hear His best friend
Peter deny Him? Can you not hear
Him say during that awful hour I'm
Gcthsemaua. Rest, brothers, rest, thou
art tired | would be alone?" Can YOU
not see and hear Him say when the mob
came TO take Him, led by Judas Are
We come out. ms against thief TO take
me3' Can you not hear Him speak
and see Him push back the mob, and
tell the crowd, He had lived with
them I'm the city many years, and We
took me not|' can YOU not hear the
shouts and see the mob push and abuse
Jesus and stand Him before the priests,
alone, deserted by everybody, not one
of the preachers had pluck enough to
speak "a word for the outcast from
Nazareth, on, public Clamor thou art
a devllish thing.
ANY one who attended the Mormon"
Church investigation i'm modern times,
can realize the position of Jesus when
before PLATE, How the crowd winkcd
aud bliuked and wagged their heads
and pokad each other with glec when
point was made as to garments worn
and the ceremonies of the Church.
Can You not see christ, stand before
Plate aud with folded arms compla-
equity answer questions about cndow-
mouts and Art thou the King Of the
jews etc, with the brief reply Thou
sayest it?'
Can you not realize the fool power
of public CIamor? "Pilate marvelcd"
because Jesus would not answer some
fool question.
Think when at the feast prisoner
was To hc released In honor of the oc-
CasiOu, which shall II be? Jesus the
pure ana good or BalUbbas the thief
ANA murderer? The mob shouted give
us Barabbas and cruelty Jesus. The
ladies and gentlemen Of the Home Pro-
tcctiye association passed burning reso-
lutions to cruelty, cruelty Him. His
last prayer was; Father forgive them,
they know not what they do"
For particulars see chapter 10 Of st.
Mark the Bible, Read it now
Note the wagging heads when the
mob had done its worst and Jesus of
Nazareth cried "Elol, Eloi Lama
Sablchth1nL' meaning MY Cod my
God! why hast Thou forsaken me?"
In the time Of Julius Caesar. The
mob the mob! could not, would not
think aud Caesar the peoples best
friend was sacrificed ana the "unklnd-
est cut was given him by one who
knew better but being weak I'm man
hood, he allowed himself to be hood