The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-04-13

cree or infringe upon the liberties Of
any person, and all assertions to the
contrary are UNANIMOUSLY untrue.
Charges OF disloyalty, treason and
kindred absurdities that appear from
time to time to disturb the public
mind, are sufficiently answered by the
responses which have been made in.
yariably when our country has called
for aid In times Of war or seasons Of
peace. There Is no instance referred
to by our detractors OF anything we
have done or attempted. to give col
or to their monstrous untruths. But
history affords striking incidents OF
the furnishing of men on the plains
to protect the mails from Indian de-
predations, Of service during the Civ
II war, and Of devoted warriors in the
Spanish war, and I'm the Philippines,
who were scions of leading Nor
mon" families.
The subject of Church revenues
may be touched upon perhaps with
profit. The Latter-day Saints believe
in tithing. II is a principle Of their
faith. II is an ancient observance
reaching back to patriarchal times, as
related in the Bible. It was establish
ed in the Church In the year 1888.
The manner Of Its payment and dis
bursement is revealed by Divine au.
thority and has appeared in the
Church books ever since that date.
II is complied with religiously by the
Church authorities themselves. 1t Is
not the property OF the president. He
does not claim II or collect 1t. Tith
ing Is received and receipted for by
the local bishops in the respective
wards, who are under the supervision
of the local presidents OF stakes. The
entire income is under the direction
and is accounted to the presiding bish
opric OF the Church Their office con.
tains complete records OF all the
fittings paid during each year. Each
tithepayer will find in that office his
record. The entire receipts and dis.
bursements are then accounted for in
the most complete detail An audit
ing committee, composed Of men well
known in the community for their in
dependence of character, and business
integrity. not of the general authori-
ties OF the Church, chosen by the gen
eral conference, thoroughly inspect
and report annually upon them. The
funds thus received are not the pro-
perty of the president of the Church
nor his associates, nor of the presid-
ing bishopric. nor of the local bishops.
They belong to the Church and are
the building and maintenance OF TEN.
! pies, meeting-houses, schools, colleges.
universities and other structures, the
aid OF the poor and afflicted, the ex'
tension of missions abroad and the
\ help OF new colonies at home, and
sundry other objects, and but small
amount is used for the support of per
sons devotlng their whole time to the
service of the Church. and that not
out of the tithing, but from the pro
ceeds of investments made with pro
fit. This includes the presidency and
other Church leaders. All the mon
strous tales told of the wealth at the
command of the heads of the Church
are distorted emanations from disor
dered brains, or wilful untruths man
ufactured in order to deceive the pub
lie.
, II Is impossible to take up all thu
misrepresentation given to the worlC
by antl-Mormon preachers and writ
, ers. They have one merit They sti
, mon" question. People are led thu
/ to investigate and many OF them fin
y out the truth, and unite with the pee
I pie who are so great ymaligned. Gu
+ doctrines are open to the world. The
, are not secret or clothed in mystery
= We proclaim the pure gospel @
} Christ rs revealed from heaven I
/. these last days through the grea
= prophet of the nineteenth century, "
. seph Smith. We invite all mankind t
=. Look into our teachings and promis
/ all who obey them a witness of thei
) truth by the power of the Holy Ghos
3 which makes men free indeed
t We love our country. and pray fo
/. the perpetuity of its government, W
. support its institutions, we venerat
r the Constitution. We are proud Of on
r state, and no one on the fact of God
/. footstool need fear the growth an