The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-05-02
DR.. Wishard's Advice.

Mormon to His Son." Hans P Freeze himself of
Mormon birth and a convert from the errors of the
cult in which he reared, pays heartfelt tribute
to Rev. DR.. S. E. Wishard, for twenty years Pres
byterian missionary in Idaho and Utah and now
superintendent of home missions for the synod of
Utah. DR.. Wishard is we'll known throughout the
Mormon states, although he is now resting from
his activities in the delightful haven of Los Angeles
Mr.. Freeze in the opening chapter of his book says
of him:
To meet him to love him; to hear him was
to trust him; to follow him to find Christ
Who can tell of the kind words he spoke?
Who can tell of the comfort he gave? Who can
tell of the he brought to the struggling
Christian? Who can tell of the broken hearts to
of Utah and Idaho who have come to him laden with
and have been pointed to the cross. And
for all these kindnesses the Mormon hierarchy has
rld1cued him, hated him and abused him. But he
is the one man who has stood firm through all these
years and yielded not one whit He is the
most hated and feared by the Mormon hierarchy.
When DR.. Wishard struck, he struck with the grace
of God because of that which with him.
Missionaries and went, health was broken and
spent, but this stalwart soldier of the "shod
with the preparation of the gospel of peace having
his loins grt about with truth and bearing the shield
of faith" endured the conflict and when he is called
home he will like the Spartan youth, come to his
own bringing his shield with him.
This is the tribute of only. There are thou
sands in this mountain field of labor to echo the
sentiment and to turn again to the instructions of
the Incompatible teacher. These thousands thus
true to Dr. Wishard convey to him no greater
qualification than to keep up the work we'll be-
gun by him while he is recuperatng from the toll
of long services.
He is still in touch with the Mormon problem in
its application to the spiritual and temporal affairs
of man, in its constant menace to government, in
H.
is watching the progress of events with the keen
appreciation of who is PARTISAN but cannot
excuse his party when he knows that it is travelling
along the wrong road and is being led into false
position.
The Scimtar receives an occasional letter of
enlargement and commentator from DIR. Wishard.
One came few days ago and a portion of its con-
belong SO plainly to the public at this critical
uncture in the affairs of the state that they are
reproduced The letter was written at Los Angeles,
under date of April the 2Oth and in it the doctor
says:
[ am delighted to know that The Scimtar is cut
ting its way through the political ncrustatons of the
Mormon decisions of Idaho. That supreme court
decision reached to the vtals of the political graft
that has dishonored your noble state.
do not how my republican friends who
have been sold to the Mormon domination can
submit to the disgrace. My republlcanism has long
since acknowledged the supremacy of Amercanlsm.
In view of the chicanery and tyranny OF the Nor
mon depotism l do not see how any true repub-
lican who helped Stay slavery, that other twin
relic of barbarsm,' can fail to step into the ranks
Of those who are today battling for the life of the
republic against this oath-bound, reasonable or
ganization.
May the day be fastened when the trading poll
cians of Idaho shall pass away and statesmen
who believe in law and righteous liberty shall take
heir places.
Dr. Wishard signs himself, "Yours for American
homes and a righteous government" sentiment