The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-24
Exhorted to Not Allow
Situation to Sw;
Them.
BEGGED TO LISTEN TCt
COUNSEL OF u
Hierarchy Declared to-
Heads of DirectieI
Earth's People

Two addresses were deliy |
Tabernacle Sunday aftern
quarterly conference of Ed
which were pleas for the n
stand together, not to allow
hight to sway them from 4
review OF what the speaker i
to term the maltreatment Il
mons from the time OF tL1
Of their creed until the pr1|
1T also embodied a spirited
Smoot and really partook i
concealed under the guise a
to the Mormons on the Dc !
ton. 4
Tho first speaker was ELL
Wells. He spoke for but az 4
and his talk was one con
ment wherein he counseIed
TO be broad-minded, to FL
footsteps of Christ, and to 4
thought was right and
their ideas OF the life pro 1
Mind Filled With r
c. B. Stewart followed, a |
outset 1T was easily discer
mind was filed with the % A
tion and the coming campS
first few remarks he madtr
sion that the Mormons a.
ligion bore bad reputationf 4
the world. but explained tn \
that the people did not kn, 4
made a strong point of the !:
Mormon creed taught purit
and virtuous lives, and I
teachings were followed
leaders of the church and III
of the creed.
=" Compare the lives Of "a 4
the Mormon church, comps 4
of the Mormon people, VIZ
tuous and pure homes, wit.
teachings and with the On, i
that pervade the who;
atmosphere. with the HON
of some OF the church's u
emies, and see wherein
fault, " exclaimed the 81
vehemence. SEQ into tho
as neighbors, walk daily
and women who lead and 1
up the Mormon church, At
the comparison Will show
Other expressions similar i
given vent to.
Would Live His BE !
Continuing, Mr.. Stewart
Mormon people do not bell
descent; we believe in the
ed heads Of the churchs i
that the Divine Provided
It's men to rule the world Il
the way. We believe tina i
right TO live as we pleasu|
in living that way we have|
any of the laws of God tS|
we believe that it is our
in any manner that we
4 prophet of the ninetee
was tried on many, many
aud was never convicted. i
ers of the church have bt,
they have been tried b i
which knew how to get TIL
from them, which knew hc-|
and use the evidence, and III
never been convicted. VA
EEver since the incep,
Mormon religion until the n
we have been maltreated, vi
prosecuted, we have been
am proud Of the fact that
2 church which goes ahea(s 4
follows its creed despite
tions and the raltreatments
ter enemies. Those who
church, those who SANDER
those who persecute us, arz|
blamed; they are ignorant;
know what they are doing
Both speakers referred 3
cal situation. and, in a vel
ner. exhorted the Mormons
their religion, to not allow
situation to take their min /
church and the church le
very significant sentence I'll
lips of one of the speake
said: cit is the leaders Of
who are the real heads OF
of the earth g people, and \
destiny. It is the heads OF
who should be supported. WI
followed, and who should b
Referred to Smot
1t was only natural In
this advice and counsei app
leaders Of the church who az
and who arc sadly in need
of some sort. While the 4
the political situation were |
counsel and advice gwen
mistaken. 1t meant for
people to support the leader /
what they sought; it mes
Mormon people to stand toG j
political issue, to not allow
10 be convinced of the "a
church is trying, through ~
ers, to rule politically as VI
itually; it meant a thrust
liticaf and religious opo1sn
same leaders; 1t meant all
more, to the one who wo!
drift and the undercurrenI
that was being offered from
nacle pulpit under the gun
mon, under the cloak OF ren
the boasted sanctity OF
Christianity.