Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-08

bile dat cabbage down.
Bile dat cabbage down;
All the song dat I kin sing
Is bile dat cabbage down
Those who heard the quaint words
and melody for the first time thought
them funny. but the frequent repetition
of them became wearysome, and to those
who had to listen 20 " continually II
was almost distressing Finally the old
singer had to be moved off to one
corner Of the cornfold where he could
bile his cabbage down to his hearts
content. but without disturbing the
peace. good order, and dignity OF the
community while he was about 1t.
We are reminded Of this story by the
frequent relteration of hierarchy
priest domination" and similar catch
words, by tho antir"Mormon' conspira-
tors. They know that those terms have
no meaning as they would apply them
10 persons or institutions connected
with the Church. But they always
manage to get them in somewhere in
their string of sophlsms, in the hope of
arousing an anti Mormon" sentiment
among people who love liberty.
This is the tactics of some Anarchists
and anti" Molmonism' Is essentially
anarchlsm In so far as it Is an on
slaught upon the rights and liberties
OF American citizens. Anarchists of the
John Most class. who would willingly
aid IN The overthrow of all govern
ments, generally refer TO even the most
liberal forms OF government as 'tyran-
NY" In their vocabulary even a presi-
dent chosen by the supreme will of the
people. is a "tyrant." an "autocrat,
Laws, no matter how liberal. are the
instruments OF Oppression" AS the
inveterate enemies of established forms
OF government, and law. hurl in every
direction such terms as "tyrants." "op-
PRESTON" octopus" etc, so the anti
"Mormons" use the empty phrases
hierarchy" "priestcraft," etc, merely
for the purpose of creating anti"Mor-
mon sentiment There was time
when such tactics were effective. There
IS little doubt that President Mckinley
fell an innocent victim 10 agitatora
whose strength was derived from pub
lie susceptibility to deception But peo-
pie are becoming more and more dis
eliminating. They are no longer gem
orally impressed by song about the |
boiling down Of cabbage.
Now as to "hierarch" and "hier-
archy." \ "hierarch." If the deriva-
ton of ;he word is considered. means
/, steward or guardian OF sacred
things, and hierarchy" is the office
of such a guardian. In ecclesiastical
parlance, how over, hierarchy" means
q body OF persons entrusted with the |
government OF church.
The term obtained currency during |
a time when speculation sought |
TO find an analogy between the so- |
called orders of the ministry on earth, |
and the heavenly HOSTS" and final
ly the Roman church pronounced an
anathema upon all who should deny
the existence within that church of a
divinely appointed hierarchy, consist
ing OF bishops priests and ministers"
The Greek church too, recognizes
throefold clerical order. consisting |
of bishops. priests and deacons. dis
tlnct by divine right from all other
members of the church. In this |
church the bishops when assembled |
In council, decide, lnfallibly, all mat
tiers of faith and ecclesiastical prac-
tlce, white In the Roman church the
Pontitf exercises supreme occlesinstic- |
al authority and jurisdiction over all
But the question raised by the
spokcsmeu for anti "Mormonism" is
neither what the word hierarchy
means according TO the derivation or |
common usage Of the term. as glvcn
BY photographers, nor what it's mean
ing is in various systems of theology; |
the only question is whether a mon
stcr such as some anti Mormon" ag. |
iators draw on the blackboard for the |
Gelcctaton Of crodulous crowd. has |
amy real existence. They talk about |
q body u uWeuty-siN mon. wc believe, |
whom they describe as traitors law
breakers grafters aud what NOT. ana |
assert TINT these are usurpors Of pn-
.itical power diotators IN. everything. !
ana The rulers OF condolences Of men. |
70 this body uf men they apply the |
term "hierarchs such. they say. is |
the Mormon hierarchy" Ncithor |
Wehstcr's dictionary nor any othcr
authority knows apv'hug about saich |
a monslrous organization II is the |
Invention of o. diseased braiu without |
substance reality or body Tho anti |
'Mormons'' boast that they never say
anything about the ''Mormons' except |
what IL strictly true. Every time they
nse Tho term hierarchy IN the sense
of the word IN which thoy-as can bee
proved from their own wriung5-en-
ploy H. they utter "a malicious false
hood ana condemn themselves ~ the
place r1aerved for an who love and
make llc" ~ IS not matter that
eau he settled by reference 10 diction-
aries The only question rs whether
there exists, In tho Church, set OF
men such as those against whom
anu-'Mormonisn" raves In insane
fury. We say emphatically, there Is
not There never was
There Is no such "hiersrchyn ia the
Church of Jesus Christ OF Latter.day
Saints. The holy Priesthood is not.
N this Church. confined 10 the narro,v