The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-29
WHAT TRUTH REQUIRES.

Az the first meeting held in the new
Second ward chapel which occurred on
Sunday night, President Joseph r.
Smith admonished the saints Ito he
true to themselves as well as to the
church. -
Suppose the Mormon people took that
advice and put it into practice; What'
think You. would be the resnlt' Among
other things that would follow accep'
tapcc and execution Of that admoninon
would be the ousting Of Joseph f, Smith
from the presidency Of the church, as
practical measure of fealty to them
selves and 10 the organization. lf the
Latter day Saints would ''be true to
themselves as we'll as to the church,
they would see to it that the law lald
down in the Doctrine and covenants
was obeycd in practice by the entire
membership. as far as consistently pos
sible in frail humanity. and especially
on the part of their chief e5emplars
whose conduct has an important erect
upon the behavior of the rank and file.
"Let no man break the laws Of the
land commands the Doctrine and Cow
enants. "for he that keepeth the laws OF
God hath no need to break the laws of
the land (See paragraph 2l, page zig,
edition of 190s). If the saints would do
as recommended by Joseph f. they would
certainly see 10 it that this command
ment. which they believe to be the very
word of God revealed TO them through
Joseph Smith, was not trampled upon
by any man among them with vicious
deliberation. And vet they know of
hundreds upon hundreds OF cases of IN.
fraction Of the same within the member
ship; and particularly is dlsrespect to
the laws Of God and man exhibited ln
brazenness among their leaders, OF
whom Joseph f. is the allpowcrful
chief
II is a plain proposition upon its sur"
face that the Mormon people will not
% be true to themselves as well as to the
church, because there isn't man
among them who would dare to rise in
the tabernacle at the conference to be
held next month and take President
smith at ms WORD.
Doctor Fred J. Pack of the Univers
sity of Utah was the speaker at the
tourist services held in the tabernacle
on Sunday afternoon. After having
merely recited the old story concerning
the establishment Of the Mormon church
he ''bore his testimony in these words
81 know that God lives. Testimony is
given unto me that He appeared to Jo-
seph Smith. | know this to be true
Mr.. Pack is gentleman OF some
learning and attainment, His avoca-
tion as instructor in the chief educa-
tional institution in this State would
seem to have the effect of fitting him
to the purpose of viewing all questions
without the prejudice that might arise
from superstition or religious zeal In
the practice of his profession as tutor.
we have no doubt that if he presented
to a punil certain definite problem he
would demand from that pupil salts
factory reasons for any solution that
he might present. ''I know this to be
true unaccompanied by sufficient rea.
sons for that confident conclusion, would
not be accepted by Doctor Pack from
his student. And it is doubtful if his
unsupported assertion in the tabernacle
on Sunday sent his visiting listeners
away with an exalted opinion concern
ing the educators of this State,
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