The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-27
Salt Lake Preacher Says Min
isterial Association Went
Beyond the Limits of Good
Taste in Taft Sunday Matter
HE SEES NO WRONG IN
TAFT SUNDAY PROGRAM
Pastor Huntington Sees Wrong
on Part of Those WhOl He
Says, INVENT Beyond PrinCi-
pie of Religious Liberty"
A CAUSTIC CRITICISM MADE

Ut EFT every man be persuaded in
- his own mind" was the text
chosen yesterday by the Rev. Silas
G. Huntington of the Seventh Day Ad-
ventist church in eriticising the pro
test made by the Salt Lake Minis
terial association in protesting
against President Taft's Sunday pro-
gram in Salt Lake.
From my understanding, and as a
minister of the gospel who has the
morals of the people at heart, though
others have protested against this
Sunday program, yet see nothing
wrong about it.
Rather l see wrong upon the part
of those whose indignation seems to
have been raised because Of this Sun
day program, and in their zeal went
beyond the limits Of good taste and
the principles of religious liberty
Tine visit Of President Taft to Salt
honor that could fall to any city said
Pastor Huntington to his congregation
Yesterday. This is so not merely De
cause it is Mr.. Taft who, though NM
self. is a great man, but by virtue OF Jhe
great position he occupies, that OF Fresl-
dent Of This great T-uubiic As citizens
of Salt AXE City and the great state
Of Utah. I am sure we were all graJlE ga
and feel highly hOnOred to nave hau Jile
President with us, and I am also sure we
l1 fD q
come.
But as it SO happens President Tafts
itinerary brought him here on sunday
and to give the people the oeal upH9l-
tunity to see him and hear him, and like
wise to give Mr.. Taft the broadcast op-
p0rtuuity to enjoy his Visit 70 Lle al
vantage of both himself and people,
those in charge Of Lis entertainment ana
program arranged for an address by the
President on Sunday, and also "a review of
the living flag. From my understanding,
and as a minister of the gospel who has
the morals of the people at heart though
others have protested against this sun
day program, yet / see nothing wrong
about it. Rather / see wrong upon the
part of those whose Indignation seems
to have been raised because of this Sun
day program, and in their zeal went be-
yOnd the limits of good taste and the
principle of religious liberty
Right to Express Opinion.
That every citizen has perfect right
TO express his opinion publicly especially
in public matters. and persuade all other
citizens as far as his influence goes. to
think as he thinks is not to be QueS-
toned But it is possible sometimes for
men, and good men at that TO go beyond
the bounds of prOpriety and Over-estimate
their rights and thus seriously interfere
with the rights of others. This is GER
tainly not only bad taste, but embraces
all the elements, though even so unin-
tentiOnally manifest. of selfishness and
domination. Therefore, what I see i'm the
protest more than anything else IS the
disregard of the principles of religious
liberty. The protest was made not for
any possible iTregularity or abruptness of
the program itself. but because it was
as the directors call it, the Sabbath day
upon which the program was to be car
ried into effect.
This places me question undaniably
upon a religious basis and thus places it
beyond the purview for any man or class
of men to dictate and thus say TO other
this day. DiCtatOrialism and abrupt con-
mands is the stock in trade for kings and
priests, but in no sense belongs TO a Re
publican form Of government OF a PTOtes-
tant-living people. Acts of these kinds
beget the spirit OF intolerance, which
when carried to their logical conclusion
means dnathama and persecution.
Taft Sunday Program.
"Crime and sin are two very distinct
terms. Crime embraces transgressiJn Of
civil law. the offender being accountable
to the state; whereas sin is the trans
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