The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-30
N1BLEY's CURIOUS ADMISSIONS,

naclc on Sunday. lie explained that th,
mission Of tho church was temporal ~
well rs spiritual. and that the auihorl
tics of the church are a fully Gnu
powered by God 10 direct temporal at
fairs of the people rs in their spiritual
affairs He set foEh that the church
idea is 10 concern itself with every
thing relating to the affairs of MS
membership. and declared that the
claim and object is that "'thc church
will become the head Of all things,
both spiritual and temporal. = The
church leaders being, of course, the
mcaus through which the church acts.
And the idea being that all the mem
bership shall bc on an equality.
At tho same time. tho Bishop under
took to explain that he did not mean
that ALI men shall be equal in every
sense. that natural conditions made
this impossible; but, his idea WAS tnat
sellishncss should he conquered, and
! the effort Of each individual should be
towards the advancement of the race
as a whole.
| The Bishop stated that the church
is rapidly progressing towards this
period OF perfection. lie set forth the
temporal work that is now being done
bv the church, providing employment
for is people. and advancing the ma.
tcrial prosperity of its members, Hc
commended the tithing as the germ of
the ultimate plan, quite naturally, as he,
the presiding bishop, has the handling
Of the tithes At frs. hand. intimatlng
that eventually, instead of giving ten
per cent of their earnings, the mem
bership would turn into the church
Golfers all that they have and produce.
to he divided cquitably among its
members.
The Bishop objected to any one as.
sailing the church because Of its inter
it was the duty and mission of the
church to enter business and "improvc
industrial conditions Aud all the
time that this eventual absorption
of everything by the church Is in
progress, and chat ultimate aim strcuu-
ously striven for. he proclaims that
there is ''uo intention on the part OF
the church leaders to deprive any mem.
ber Of the church of his full freedom
and rightful liberty. How every one
is To have full liberty and freedom
while turning everything he has or
produces in TO the church is one OF
the contradictory propositions that one
finds so confusing in declarations OF
this sort
But at this point the Elder seems
the grim aspect arose before him OF
the law. lie recalled that a combina
zion OF the sort which he declared the
church meant to effect. must be in the
nature of an unlawful trust, and
that the laws would operate against IT.
At this poin.. the Bishop dodged. say.
ing that the idea in this is not ni-
mediatclv TO be put into effect. be
cause of the fear that eve" would
not be thoroughly understood; - and
he forcsaw that "wc would be assailcd
as an unlawful combination. a trust
Therefore, this idea is not TO be real
iZed at once, but is TO be worked for
as future reality. Why IT would no.
be as bad in the future rs now he did
not explain.
The touch .hat the idea would not
be thoroughly understood - Is 4
charming one. The Bishop means in
this. that the officers of the law
would not understand the matter IN
the same sense that the church lead |
crs unders.aud it. although the com.
bjnc would he actual as TO both. That
has been the trouble all along in mat.
tcrs temporal aud governmental where
the churcI4 leaders asserted their pow
rr and ~ Shorjty. The American pco.
Pile. aud especially American laws and
American institutions, arc hostile TO
hat sort Of thcocratic uSurpatiou and II
dominance Just 80. American laws and
would be hostile TO such
vast and grssplng trust or combiua.
ion as that which Bishop Niblcy fore.
shadows. There can bc no question but
hat he is amply justified in his as.
sumption that such combination
would he unlawful. and not only would
nc liable TO attack in tho courts. but
would certainly be 80 attacked.
But, in so far as that combination
ind trust is realized (and it is realized
o a very. considerable extent even
'oN), why j. not the portion Of tho
programme which j. already in effect
ubiect 10 she same attack under tho
aw that the Bishop forcsces in the
ull fruition Of tho plan! Why is il
hat the prcSrut partial accomplish
ncnt Is not amcnahlc 10 'hc law whom
he full and final accomplishment nm.
Iouhtcdiv would no .ol This is some
hing that the Bishop should explain
1 the first opportunity that he has
We can only say win regard 20 tho
rust vision of Tho future. 20 graphic
,ly depicted by Bishop Nihcy, that. '
hen the whole schrme is accomplished
ud "wc shal! evolve and develop