The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-03
tDER DAVE FELT
UN|TAR|ANS
/ Who Lives His Religion
Comes to Defense of
Brother Meakin.
kTS UNITY CHURCH TO
GrLL DOWN IT'S BANNERS
This Because the Society
,,ecIined to Commend John
W for a Minister.

Iolrcs now David p. Felt, who Is the
'oAr of a syndicate of country news
Mr. which said papers are printed
Vii Lake. but bear date of other
|s and defends john 7. Meakln'
as anxious to be ordained Il
,lstcr in the Unitarian church. IN
s thai ono obstacle in the way
a. IL beinp appointed chaplain IN the
might be removed.
!, twill be recalled that week ago
Wy ,as announced that John 7: Wouiu
~ fou6rmcd. or rather ordalned' u
{ ister. He said so hlmselt, In hiss
'orfed invitation. The members oil
i Unitarian society arc great read
| n They believe in advertising, hence
ssn the fact that John T.. WAS to be
lined minister was advertised TO
world. the members of the society
NJ meeting and turned him down,
lkwas moi ordained. II was another
u htrat;ou of The wcll-foundcd maxim,
navs 10 advertise. But when one
@,rt;scs he must be able to deliver
(|Ipoods. Brother John could not do
lE would be natural for Elder Felt
efend Brother Mcakin. for has not
e r Fell been living his religion. and
oh,av he that he and Brother John
lI The cudowments together, inst
4 io Tho time they began wearing
Hparmenf with the puckcring string.
n,Tberc is the w1v Elder Felt sus-
= Brother John in the Salt Lake
A as: Saws Elder Felt in the Argus:
al What Elder Felt Says.
Inshn T.. Mcakin. that effcrvcscent
I'm OF sunshine, vii" has tried all his
Il 10 make ali men akin. Is NOW marked
~ .'fsacrifice 10 lnti- Mormon political
=. Iiices and animosity. II seems that
- nor Smoot saw au oppnrtuuitv 10 Sc
" The appointment OF Mr.. McakiH as
lain Of the United States army, q
Ion of considerable honor TO the state
|lVphich the successful applicant halls
,Lfll;,
! states as II lecturer and reader.
po1iwayS interests his audiences. He
~ entertaining I'm Il small circle Dt
Is. in the home. rs on thc platform,
osifc is beyond UcproHch. lie is SYM
143iiA and possesses the Happy faculty
ilying tl.c right thing at the right
He has a host nt friends I'm all de-
!, lnltiouS aud parties. who are Indig-
!, n that certain enemies Of Utah ana
~ Interests should inject their Sliuy
acs into The affair aud effect his dc
= Mr. McaIliu had friends in the nj
Ia church. of which he is q member
htanding. who had arranged TO give
Il an ordination Of minister. thus TO
NJ his way into the fruition of the
7, Is Of Mr. Mcakins friends In his ap-
letmeni TO the position of chaplain: but
'y11vhie these dcspicable enemies OF
orrMcccnt man vino happens TO be
emily To the Mormous. got in their
~ mm1Nork and called Il pack meeting
- church members eighteen in num-
md succeeded in voting The matter
~ The whole contention was that
nnd BRA Mormon procliyities or friend
.nn ~ kas his only handicap or total bar
office sought.
lhave known John Mcakin for many
He has leriurcd for the writer
. Nj. l. 4. auspices. wc have at
Entertainments under fratcvnal,
! tand literary auspices. in which Inc
nrs. Mcalin have been the central
HionS. yet We have never heard uf
Aosins a. a Mormon: he has always
A5us5 AS he claimed, a lover ot men,
hharan minister IL Nc understand
E9IDl lruill conception We nave on
6Snltsrian faith MoakiD has hecu
Q9l 10 sll--narrow TO none. \ per
NIty that makes mankind better
EH ildn worse. Indeed. VIC have al
ks regarded him as JUS, the kind Of
HHnlStcr for men aS are found in
Uarmy persons ol all kinds from no
AZ ~ all 10 the most orthodox sec
iRf, he1c". u man al Meakin's breadth
bro and character would he just
Erson 10 meet III" rihald dcsscrntor
n fhrlstanitv or the sanctimonioUS
UEri'c that Is found in the homogeneous
of auy country,
is loo bad that Utah is afflicted with
= MD. hound cant and humbuggerv
credited ln this side tracking ot such
nj men As John +. Mcal,in is Shame
lhf nilaian vhGrch. Don't claim to
/ lpersl IN your views any more IL YOU
VItV Diarkball = man because he Is
w IA his views To the Mormous.
ooWn your vauntcd banner Of sal