Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-17
SINCE WHEN AND WHY

tam paper published monthly in this
.ty which has FOR It's chief feature
petty but malignant attacks ON the
Mormon Church u Is Ike "a tiny
wasp buzzlng around periodically and
scarcely worthy Of notice on our part.
nor do ve intend now To- say very much
about .t However. We VIII quote
little from au editorial boz its cole
umns. entitled Since When and Why9'
Which opens 900 this wise:
swe are glad TO notice that the
Mormon Church through los official
organ. apostles aud other chief men are
Eliminating iu ORTHODOXY. and semi
orthrndoX style against Sabbath desc
Grafton. We are inclined To ask since
when or 1t what time this holy zeal
began to burn, a few years ago 70
rmidlv denounced buggy riding ON
Sunday Now 10 wakes very warm
IN deuouncing sunday resorts, SUNDAY
heaters. ETC.. etc Al the conference
last April the first notes were sound
3D."
The ignorance displayed On that para.
graph IS only exceeded by the malice
exhibited On subsequent parts ~ the
same article. The photography Is
laughGbe while the insinuations in
dulged in are despicable We are not
aware that this paper or any Of the
Church authorities have adopted either
the orthodox or the "semi-orthro-
dox style against Sabbath desecration.
whatever that may be- but We do know
that the Church " Jesus Christ ~
Latter-day Saints and its authorities,
have been most pronounced against thc
violation Of the commandment 10 re-
member the Sabbath day and keep Il
holy" ever since the Church was on
gained
We know also that from the estab-
lishment Of the Territorial govern
ment In Utah laws and ordinances
were passed against the conduct Of
business and any Kind Of unnecessary
work on the first day Of the week. CONF
monty called sunday that. too, when
only "Mormons' were or could be elect
"a 10 the Legislature. because they
composed then the entire population.
Files OF the Deseret News as FAR back
AS the year 1880 win demonstrate the
fact that this paper has always been
opposed 10 sabbath dissertation OF all
kinds.
Y Tho statement that AT the conference
last April the first note was sound
e." Is absolutely aud viciously false.
We do not believe there has been
conference Of the Church held IN this
city al which the subject Of the OBJ
seryance OF tho sabbath has not been
prominently advocated
The Christian sheet from which
We have quoted INDUCES IN a great
deal ~ yituperation against the
Church, based ON the untruth 10 which
We have alluded, and after a number
Of jeorlng and sneering remarks. con-
ut seems strange that the head of "a
church who claims 90 bc iu direct eom-
munioation with the Almighty has not
received "A command or revelation OF
this sort
Tn our small way We called atteu-
tion last wear to the very things mat
the Official orgau of the Mormon
Church now donounces but we received
no amen from n. WHY then mis- sud-
wv" @'''
For The benefit OF The writer ot
those illnatured and uould-be sarcsst-
&C. remarks we here quote from "a rev
citation 20 the church given August Z.
1881. and contained Boo Section 50 Of the
Doctrine and Covenants
And that tbou ,,ay,st mare fully
keep thyself uHsuottcd from thc world.
ihou sh3it go 20 Tho house OF prayer
hi, "1, w '.'s s', . H'''',,'7 Uiol '''
ro.rted upto won to re.t fron ,ogr
lahors and 20 pay thy devotion unto
ltt M'si iilsn. ptN'iine,''' lN! vows
In ,,.,.s ,,..i III, In ,i-,ss. t,,, r.,,.,...
ber mad or mis- the Lords day th5u
shalt oncr thine oblati1ns and thy SAGE
,lo,',, ul'' '.e ~ ..' ,ilsn' ,o' ISSUE. Z
tberor5 Ana "a, tb,s 1av tbou sbalt
40 none other thing. only leJ thy food
," prepared Win singicness Of heart
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