The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-28
Will mind Its Business .

tlthepayers and that they are taxed or
in any way compelled TO 1.-THE their In
come Is Incorrect The leaders of the
the strctest observers of the law of tith-
ing. They believe in 1t as principle of
religion They show their faith by their
works. TlthlnB is a voluntary contrlbUe
tion attended with both temporal and
spiritual blessing to the honest observer.
The income is not the property of any
individual or body of persons, but belongs
to the church and is sacred to the Lord,
every cent to be used for the interest and
benefit of his work on the earth.
AS a matter OF fact, IT Is so held and
used, no matter what people may think
or say who have no bushes with Its pay
ment or disposition, not being members
of the church.
AS to the hierarchy limiting It's au-
thority TO ecclesiastical propagation and
defense OF the faith as mentioned by the
given by the church: To begin with there
Is no "hicrarchy' in 1t. and the policy
OF the church as to It's temporalities has
not been changed The The iaityin ash, as the
although most of Its members hold the
priesthood, cannot be any more free than
they are and have been; TO serve their their
interests by independent and individual
discretion" Like the members of other
churches" they now have personal free
| dom" There Is no such communal order
| of living or business among them as that
| paper and many mistaken persons sup
| pose is q part OF the Mormon system
| Every member OF the Church VINO mas
| property OF any kind, holds 1t In his or
| her own right and is free to go Into any
! trade, or business, or occupation that the
! individual may select.
| The operations of the church In the
| field OF business are also much misun-
| derstood, IT has no monopoly OF any. kind
| or character. 1t has embarked In some
| Industries as we have stated. but usu-
| ally as a shareholder therein. and not to
the exclusion of Individual partLcipators
| In tho enterprise. Concerns which the
| church is popularity supposed TO control
| arc in the hands Of stockholders. some OF
| them non" "Mormons.' and the church
| does not even hold a majority of the
| shares Business in all Its branches and
| diversitics Is as free In Utah as else
| where, and all tho stories about church
| most of them malignant and vile.
The Mormon" church Will mind Its
| own business" according TO one of It's
| notices. and attend to 1t faithfully
| whether It he spiritual or temporal, and
| Will leave other peoples and other
! churches business alone. 1t would be
well II they would follow this example.
| IL legltimately and Will doubtless be man
| aged In the future with as much intelli-
| renee acumen and care as In the past
| While It's members arc satisfied with Its
conduct II is no concern OF anybody else
and when II becomes wise and beneficial
TO dispose of any OF its temporalitics or
10 engage in others 1t is likely TO do sc
without consulting Its adverssries or feel
Ing the pulse of public opinion IT has q
mission to perform for the uplifting oi
| humanity, both spiritually and temporal
ly. and with the blessing OF God 1t Will
continue to go on and prospcr.-Descret
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