Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-05-14
Gets it in the
Neck Again.

aud T0lefhhlOn, % tue Z0fu utt
cannot agree with you upon tho spir.
~ aud cbnclusion OF your article.
did not thiuk OF giving you my Views
upon said article, until the fore psrt
OF the present aeek Il seema 20 me
that your Ideas on libefality are too
fir reaching. You forget hat come
mons opinions are repnlsive, and
very often detrimental
Yon tell your readers that the apos
Ito Paul knew what real charity
means. because 10 the beginning Of
his career ho sss absolutely devoid Of
II. You have no ground whatsoever
fer The above assertion. Yourarticle
clnionnds charity aud liberation with
license. License IN no part Of charI.
ty. Y3n also siy, SIS your neigbb r
catholics Give him his risht TO
his tolief. 4" Yes, most certainly.
Bns. Whist would you think OF oath.
ollo Nho wouldn't lal or for the be /
interests Of bis church, A catholic
who would prefer the religions liter
ature from the protestant press than
from the catholic press; catholic
Who would just ~ soon spend his
money or vote, or make contribu-
tlon 10 the cause Of protestlanism a
for the cause OF catholicism. say,
what would you think OF sunh cath
olicY You would think he was some
kind Of hollow hended. milk and
water lndlvl al, wouldn't your
Again you say, ''lt we're base ingrst-
itude, may m II we're almost saorl.
ligicns. for " rmon community to
rersoeute or hd ass stranger who has
como within lts gates TO make his
home there. " Where, Mr.. Editor.
do you get your authority from for
the above sratementY Please refer US
60 one insta o. whore Mormon COM
.mnnity 6ver perecuted or harafsed a
stranger for making hls home Ia
Utah, You have given your readers
your oinlpon Of Paul'n charity aud
liberation. Now, lot mo state lll
tie OF my opinlon. There Ia no ques-
ton, Paul must have been a God fear
Ing man from youth. We have every
,ar.ueeu 10 ceitvvc WIN 20 We v most
oouoientioua man In every eenso OF
that word, or he never would have
made the desout christian aud self
sacrificing human that his whole life
proved him TO be. When he perse
cutsd tbs AL In he believed he was do
lag Code narvlue. You must not
compare tho condition of soclety In
the days Of Paul with our day. The
writer oan remember the tlmo 10
Utah when we hnl law making bias
phomlng a mlsdcmeanor, aud said law
WAS approved aud signed by one OF
our territorial governors. You might
juat ~ veil say that tho people CT
Utah was absolutely devoid Of charity
b,causs they muzsled tree speech; or
you might Just az we'll say our courts
are absolutely devold OF charity, be
cause thoy have prosecuted aud exc
onted Innocent men when evidence
has been against them. as 10 cay that
tho apostle Paul was absolutely de,
void oi charity la she beginning OF
his career. Again you say lis your
noighbor au AanoaioS Don't hold up
your hands In holy horror, aud refuse
him the common oourtesles OF llte. "
Yes, 1 would refuse him some OF the
common eourtesios OF life would
refuse hlu, an Introduction to my sops
aud daughter would dollar him
from lha society tho young, aud
IRON thOese who had not sufficient
experience 10 decide for them,ely,s,
because bis reasonings are peruloions,
aud would pollGtc the iuuoteAt You
tell your eaders that { ell people
the Latter day Saiuts ought 20 Ge the
most cbaritsbla end tolerant DO
you iuier that thu Mormon people are
not charitable p0oplrs IL 80,
please make = nota OF tho fcllosina;
Extract from report 90 general con
ference April 6, 1909, our church
gave assistance 10 over twenty thou
sand poor people duylng the year,
many Of whom we're net members ot
she church A matter o. dollsIs ard
cents amounting scmeStera ter, go
sl00, 600 aud $500 ouo How Is
that for oalyityy oar a1l}es OF
Worship have tesu opeu,d 10 the
straugor from enc eud ct cur stgte
GO the other, navy more, cur pyesia lug
Elders have rerestCd'y iayitoi the
representatives ot other roi'gioas or.
ganizations Go oome aud Law there
truths before our people, The writer
has personally knoSr, ca several 90