The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-18
CONGREGATIONALISTS OF POCATELLO
HEAR GOOD SERMONS BY LAYMEN

by secured shall not bc so construed az
TO excuse acts Of Bccutiouspess or iusti-
~ practices inconsistent with the peace
OF safety of tho state
lie then deducted as follows
~ church promulSptiug doctrines Of
| responsibility to n divine being for all
our actions; a future state of reward and
! punishment is the greatest ContrICtivc
| force In modern life. The prctcnsc OF re-
| iISlon and thc Dr"tcnsc7 Of sanctity and
! humility have been employed throughout
! the world as the most direct means Of
gaining power and influence
The speaker then made the keen analy-
| SIS o. mans nature being Il worshipfu
! nature. and gave as proof the history oi
the pagan countries. where tho Saba TN
and God wcrc unknown. vet mon would
proStratc themselves before The sun and
| moon, and called attention 10 early traits
| OF thc French Ia tho end that when the
| sabbath was abolished the people resort
ed 10 icrVcni worship 10 the Goddess
Gt reason; ss rCsnlt OF which man was
degraded TO the plane OF the brute The
| chC"rir=. comforting prospects OF lmmor-
tally were transformed INTO the shades
| oi an endless night and anarchy roi.ncd
supreme. What happened Ia France
"oGjd happen i'll this country: history
would repeat itself" said tho speaker.
Bc paid glowing tribute TO Msyor
Golden Rule Jones, who took as his
motto in life ''Do unto others as Won
would have them do unto von," and
called attention 10 his hich standing with
| inc people OF Toledo. of Ohio, and of the
nation.
In closing. Mr. Iockhart paid rcspecf
20 the minister's of this age, whose in
iuence was always to bc found on tho
moral Side OF every question uf impor-
,a,1Cy, ,anc% to tn" municipal life Of Tie COM
The discovery EIat Burton l.. French
lias a spinal vortohra Is refreshing ThI;
II ,in% been minus quantity IN th" former
ldaho congressman which has, from time
| 10 time, DCcu !HmCntcd br his ConSti,U-
| cncv.
Frcnch has always lacked in courage
70 express his convictions Those who
know him best credit him with mind
which thinks right ON public questions.
6ut 6ut Ike many other public men who in
net themselves on the long suffering pub-
He. he Is devoid OF the courage OF his
convictions.
An observation was made here yester-
day by ono who knows the cN-congrcss-
| man which is applicable. III tho defeat
Of French for denomination year since
gave TO him the courage hc exhibits in
no one ever heard of his Shown. any
cinE" before said the observer
frcnch served the pcopl" Of Idaho three
Slmes as ihclr congressman. and was de-
| Thomas II. Homer of 81. Anthony
During his entire term OF service. Can
non was speaker of the national house
and French supported him, During this
period his rules were as drastic aud his
views as obnoxious as they are now but
fGcnCu nad no occasion iUc GcnOunCiug
him.
Congressman Homer supported Cannon.
as did his complaining predecessor. and
has defended himself ror so doInE-pToh-
ably 10 mis- political dctrimcnt-sincc his
return 10 Idaho. But in bis defense there
Is relief from the ordinary passive
noncommitial habit OF too many men in
public life, Of which Congressman
French WAS a sorry example,
In his castgHtion OF Speaker Cannon.
French voices the sentiments of toe icu-
pie, but The general impression prevails
In this section Of the state. thac his
attitude is IN" direct result of his am
billion To defeat Homer in the primaries
next August, and those who know him
best are pleased to congratulate him I'm
his recent discovery of a backbone.
Too many Idaho politicians arc Of the
noncommittal stripe of which cX-Scn-
aicr Allison of Iowa n shining ex-
ample. Senator Tjllman iocularly STYLED
him. Soft Paddle william" Construct
a plano with keyboard extending from
Denver TO Seattle said Tilmln, 'und
Allison will step on every KEY. The en-
tire distance. and never sound a note
Two Of Allson's constituents about to
drive him ten miles through the country
Of Iowa made a wagcr The issue being
the commitment OF Allison 10 some ocr-
tain positive statement curing the drive.
AS they Ucarcd their destination. pre-
yIous efforts having failed. tn" anxious
constituent wnlled at his friend uI:d.
pointing 20 pasture field along the road
side. remarked:
Senator, those sheep arc newly shear
cd. So which the -'foNcN" senator re-
marked, 1T appears so from this side.