Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-10-19
ANTI-"MoRMoNIsM,'


The Mormon" sheets m this
city object to- the "Nows" replying %
their uu-Amorican and unvarrautod att
tacks upon the Church and the church
leaders. They would prefer us to let
their false statements go out To- tho
world uncontadictcd but we cannot
accommodate them iu this We shan
continue. TO- the best OF our ability. to
throw the soorchIght OF truth upon
their falsehoods and reveal their plots.
oven 10 they do object To- the effects
thereof
The readers OF the News" are per-
fectly well aware of our position We
have mo- desire 20 interfere with tho
plans and arrangements Of any political
party. We have mo- candidates CO. en-
dorse ana none 90 oppose. We have mo-
partisan advice TO give. AS long as
the campaign BIS confined within the
limits OF legitimate politics. we are NOT
interested beyond the recording OF the
facts as they occur but the situation
20 anomalous here inasmuch AZ the
manipulators OF one party have taken
their campaign out OF the field OF lcglti-
mate politics and are conducting sys-
tcmatic assault OF Islander and vilInca-
ton that hurts the community hnau-
oialiy A. long as this IS permitted TO
go on. the silence of the "Nows' cans
not be- brought about boy any amount
of abuse or threats.
There are now. as there have been
from the beginning two classes of anti.
"Mormons." one class objects con,
scientlously % the church because ol
IFS doctrines. I'm this class are many
men and women who view our belief &C.
the divine mission OF the Prophet jos
seph as fearful error, o. supersu-
ton, a blasphomy They regard our
theology as gross paganism.
Without entering into this subject at
this time. we win only say that most
~ the antagonlsm felt towards Nor
monism' on this account is due Co mis-
understanding of tho Mormon doc
trine, because II has been represented
from an antaEouistic point OF view.
For similar reason the Romans. dur
ing the first centuries OF our era, be-
came imbued with the idea that the fol-
lowers of Jesus. the Nazarone. were
ignorant materialists given to sensual
ity and superstition. DO "Mormonism'
were investigated from an impartial
point of view. even those who cannot
agree with b would Doe compelled n
they were candid 90 admire its beau
ties. its ideals and lofty aspirations.
mvcstig1 ton opened the eyes of many
noble Romans Co tho beauties of Chris
uanity Tine ame happens today iu
numerous instances as regards Nor
monism."
But even DC "Mormonism" Ver. the
erroneous system it has been Dee
presented TO be. 10 has as much usnt To
exist I'm this country as amy other w-
ngious system. This is not disputed. 10
b. admitted by lll Zoo theory. Bur whom
30 comes 90 practice higotry would f1u
punish the "Mormons' hy dieuuu
chislng them for believing that Joseph
WAS "a Prophet OF the Lord, and chat
God is the Father of am men. rh.
spirit of persecution chat at one um,
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