The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-31

&c supplcmented by the Relic
5onstion. solicited by the mem
The Ladies' Relief society. IN &
house canvass. from Mormon.
>ntiles alike.
dancons of the ward. under
m The bishop, to pay for tho
and heating OF the ward meet
;ss,onary donation la collected n;
-lonary benefit entertainment &c
-Srav the EXPENSES OF member
ID sent on n mission; and since
,Ionary must necessarily be an
nuorum missionary donation is
-ten from his fellow members OF
crim TO assist him. SO far as the
is concerned. he travels without
AZ scrip" by order Of "reveln-
MT this inhibition does not ex-
the use OF his own money-lf
any left after paying the other
-cs--nor does IL prevent him
F-nm receiving contributions from
-noyerished fellows or accepting
i Sron "the enemies OF Gods peo-
,hon he labors to redeem. And
4. terms about 80 per cent OF tho
-raIc Mormons perform missionary
a for the church.
,r1esthood auorums have monthly
dues collected from their mem :
-ne Sunday Of each month, called
F. Sunday, the Sunday school mem
n In five cents each for the pur-
f a new books. etc.
0]ue Tuesday, once n month. the
n OF the Young Mems and the
Women's Improvement assocta-
nv In ten cents each for the pur-
of books. etc.
1h' Nickels.
Nickel Friday. once a month. the
4 members OF the Primary assor
nav in five cents each 10 the asSo-
<|pus class donations are paid
month by the Mormon public
nupIIs for the support OF the week
/lIgious classes.
.emenr hall donations are COL
from the members OF A ward
bishop finds them able TO build
4 OF amusement,
.1 temple Is 70 be erected. tenn
|1atIons are collected. continuously.
he work is finished and paid for,
hen members OF the church 'sgo
d the temple" they are required
4 another form OF temple donation
h sum that they car afford.
1Id need arise not provided for
IA specific donations given above
e1al donation Is collected 10 meet
4 In the face OF all these cxactions
hes and donations, the ccclesiast
1oasts: I'VE arc not like the
prcachers for hire and diviners for
II We never pass the plate at
Ecred services. Our clergy labor,
Ik paw. 10 give free salvation to Il
Borid"
ddiiion to doing missionary service.
h tlthes and contributing dona-
The latter day Mormon, If he be
nd TO the counsel OF the church's
ID flnanclers. must support the
|Fclal and financial undertakings of
1rarchy. These are officially dcsig-
the churchs institutions" By the
Ikcs; but they arc in no way the !
q OF the church, They are ad-
y as community enterprises. but
|ro such only I'm the sense that the !
1nify IL commanded by tho voice |
70 sustain them. There IS no |
q God to command a distribution
II profits. And they are no longer |
1ed for the benefit of the com
y OUT 10 exploit II.
rood Mormon must purchase his |
rom the church's" sugar COM
|oseph +. Smith. presidcnt). which |
foned by the national sugar trust
'4rRes trust prices He must buy
Eoin tnc church's salt monop-
0aeph F. Smith, president. which
srt Of and pays dividends TO the
SAT- trust. He Is taught to 60
merchandise to the lions Co
Ne Mercantile Institution (Joseph
~. DrcsldenD. where even whisl<cv
pnder the symbol of the Il-sccinr
me words holiness 10 the lord
letters. And Joseph r. Smith
Nnril conference OF 1898 accord
INC church's official reporD
those 'pretendedly pious' Nor
Fno were shocked and horrifIed"
LIQUID poison" sold under thesc
Tor, as Smith argued. with
.erlstic creed. II the Mormon who
Ehlskey could not find ii in the
slore. he would not patrontzc
l. az all but would go else
farmers are ''counscled'- ~ buy
|thlsles from tho church's" hrm,
nsolidated Wagon and Machine
t9oseph +. Smith. prcsIdent):
ont their fire insurance with the
4: Home Fire Insurance com
'1oscph +; Smith. presidenD; and
~ 'nelr lives with the church s"
'9i Lie Insurance company 10
sHlth. presidenD. The Salt Lake
company tJuseph j.. Smith.
~ makes, among other things. the
ehlited garments that are pre-
lor every Mormon who takes tho
*'nsht oaths.' To he worn by him,
ns.er. as n shield against the
~ , and these garments bear the
rpproVcd By the Presidency. No
snrrntni approved which does not
~ ,mpeL Ry which ingenious hIi
e,"us commercialism the sacred
ccrs, n. are Oh the garments (Which
%p.oo rs n snrt Of passport to
nae oncn Increased hy tho sa-
pl's lr1ie-mnrk that adm:ts me
''o the Sn;!;h EcayAn,
Dishonest.
fnMrchs banking irs,:.usIons 10! !
-sSpn Il STliG: is pres!deut) arc
hs.ec as safer thnn uthcrs be-
~ y .,oney goes into tho hands OF
rcr,hn Church newspapers must
4hi."a LOT; becnusc all othcrs arc
M although tho church's Des-
fhn eH - DiliIIu. ltrSlSCflb IL
,ir,,s MOST dishonest, unjust. and
NJ organs t!:at over poisoned
Nv Nv mind. And so on, through the
~ vi business concerns bv which
~" Huthoritlos n:c To profit. The
M, az nafing learned OF old tho value
an, community support sor com
NJ nt',rtepriseS established in the IN
~ sho community. are still kept
ecclesiastical entcr-
for The benefit OF the
OF lts lavoritcs at the COM
r'rn Light and Railway company
|cd smith, prcsldcn,) which was
~ nS tho t!;hcs oe the Mormon
~, as Charging sl.25 per thousand
|lro LOT iuel gas and S1.15 for a.
'iSas gas,, just before the company
on,.o 20 The Hartman interests"
IA tSInc Court OF the United S,ales
so "a rate ot eighty cents n thou
ia'r price for gas in New York
jer j' Lake street railway (operat-
q :, a. ntty"yenr franchise obtained
',c,,i,5 council by the power OF The
Inn Joseph r. Smith was presI-
Irns company charges a fve-cent