The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-31
SHOWS UP EVIL TO
HAVE IT REMEDIED
Strength of Church Is in
Mistaken Sympathy and
Support From Other
States.
'RANK J. CANNON, former Unit
III ed States senator from Utah,
IL concludes in the current number


concludes in the current number
of Everybody's Magazine mis-
great series entitled "Under tho
Prophet in Utah. - The concluding
chapters are under the heading "The
Prophet aud Big Business and shows
the connection of the heads of the
Mormon church with the industrial
trusts of the country.
The final installment of the series which
has so fully exposed the inner workings
of the Mormon hierarchy reviews
how the power of President Joseph F.
Smith has been built up until now he
controls the immense annual sums paid
into the church in fittings, amounting
to between s2,0o0.O00 and $4,000. 900;
how the temporal wealth of the church
has been increased at tho expense of
its members and how those of the Nor
mon faith are bound hand and foot
from childhood TO the dictstion of the
church leaders
In concluding his narrative. Senator
Cannon says:
'Of the men who could have written
tins narrative, some are dead; some are
prnoent; SOME are superstitious and
some are personally foresworn. IL an.
peared to me that the welfare of Utah
aud the common good of the whole
United States required the publication
of the facts mat L have tried to dem
onstrate.
To Remedy Evil
The author says he has exposed the
EVIL for the purpose Of having it rem
edled. The strength of the Mormon
church he says is in the mistaken avn
pathy and support it receives from 9th
er portions of the United States and
the remedy is In the withdrawal Of that
national support and sympathy which
viii follow the expose OF real Mormon.
ISM
Senator Cannon s article in part is as
follows;
Collected Tithing.
In an earior day among the Mormons.
one tenth OF the annual Increase OF
he faithful into ''the storehouse OF the
Lord. and this was practically the en-
Ire assessment made BY the church. al
-houSh by the same law of tlthin1 ey-
cry Mormon was held obliged to coDse-
rate ali his earthly possessions TO Gods
work on the demand Of the prophet
The common fund was used then 10
promote community enterprises and 10
elieve the poor. The tithe-p payer saw
he good result OF the administration OF
he 'churchs moneys, and was generally
aushcd. He was promised eternal hap
'lness II he paid an honest tithc. but
e was also given an earthly reward
or the church admitted him TO many op-
ortunitics and enterprises from which
ho niggardly were adroitly excluded. He
,as spiritually elevated and enlarged BY
wing for purpose that he considered
'orthy-the fulfilment OF command
lent OF God and the relief of his fellow
reetures-and the community beneited
y having part Of It's yearly surplus
dninstercd for the common good
But by rhe time the church had reached
3 third generation OF 1.-THE payers, the
n the theory that since the Mormons
ere paying the bulk OF the taxes, they
lould share in the distribution OF the
iolic relief funds. the Mormon poor were
snled assistance from "the storehouse
the Lord. and were compelled 10 en-
T the poorhouses. To seek shelter on the
eir ueishbors The resulting desrada-
on OF q sublime principle OF human
'lpfulness Is strikingly shown in the
relief funds arc distributed through
ormon clerk OF paupers for outdoor re-
y. me Mormon bishop even collects
e-tenth OF this money from the wretch
mighty!
Nor Is the greed of the present hicr-
chy satisfied with one-tenth OF Nor
'ns income. Said Joseph +. Smith at
e April conference OF 1899 (according
the church's official reporD: III
rmcr raises two thousand bushels OF
leat, as the result of his years lnbor
W many bushels should he pay for
hinET Well. some go stra!ghtway TO
kering with the Lord They will say
II they hired man and so. and
wages must be taken out that they
10 pay such and such expenses, and
8 cost and that cost, and they reckon
all their expenses and 1.-THE the bal
e.. To smiths inspired nnanoial
iius this was "dicbcring with the
rd, He wished 10 collect 10 per cent
the farmers entire vield-a 1.-THE that
uld have bankrupteJ the farmer In
ee yclrs
her Exactions.
'or is the tlthc any longer The only
cuon damandei Ey the prophet 4
re Of donations" E.ve been added.
here is the stake tabernacle donation
ch is a fund collected from The Nor
rs OF each stake corresponding
ally 10 county, for the building OF
ouse In which 10 hold stake confer
rs.
mere is the ward meeting house DO
lon. which is a fund collected from
Mormops of every ward" for tire
,tion OF local chapel.
here is the Fast day donation made
nf contributions gathered on the af-
'oon of the first Sunday OF each
IN. NJ what Is called fast meet
= for the support OF the local Door:
Continued on Page Three.