Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-08

signo that this peoplo a. I'll peoplo h
this great l9nd shall be the defenders Of
the constitution Of the United States
and stand by that fundamental prtnci-
pie which runs through the whole M
strument, by which the people are rep.
resented by moi Of their own choicA 70
make the laws, TO execute them and to
pass upon them-nOt to b passed upon
BY the multitude, but by the tribunals
that the Lord has raised In the land.
Must Hssd Authority.
We must listen to authority, for with
out 1t we would drift Into outer dark
ness and anarchy, and lose the rishtful
freedom we have. I draw your atten-
ton to this because believe. - Presi-
dent Smith declared In the opening
speech in this conference that we are
living In perilous times: that the time
has como when our attention should
be drawn to these things that we may
perform 1t manfully. The Lord told
the Prophet Ezekiel that he made him
a Waterman on the towers Of Israel and
he laid the responsibility upon him for
telling the people what was right and
calling them back from doing what was
wrong, and he said II the Waterman did
II he did not do his duty and trouble
and sorrow and destruction came, .he
responsibility should be on his head:
but II the Waterman warned the people
and they would not take the warning.
then the consequences would be theirs,
and thank God that we have a watch
man on the towers Of Zion inspired of
the Lord, filled with the spirit Of his
predecessors in office. clothed upon with
the right and the power and the au-
thority to speak to us in the name of
the Lord:
Authority Supreme.
I contend that the right of the au-
thorities of this church is at least equal
to the rights Of other citizens in these
matters. and It Is the right nd privilege
Of the man who stands at the head to
give forth his opinions and his Views.
If at any time he tries to enforce his
private opinions upon others by force
of edicts against them. by ecclesia stical
force, by physical force, by any pains or
penalties, that will be another thing;
but that hasn't occurred in our history.
so far as know, and will support my
brethren with whom am associated in
pointing out the truth as they see it,
and exposing the wrong as they under
stand It. and in trying to convince and
convert those who go astray to come
into the right path. that good govern
ment may prevail: that is our privilege.
The realm Of civil government con-
tains, no doubt, many things that are
non-essential and in them we can be at
difference. and so we can in regard to
essentials, and I regard as essential to
the welfare of this country the things
contained in the constitution OF our
land. OF course. 1t may be amended,
but amending the constitution and rip
ping 1t up the back and tearing out its
vitals are two very different things.
Rebukes Necessary.
But It Is The duty of those who stand
to regulate. to preside, to direct all
things, to be stern for the truth and
to stand by 1t. and sometimes, as the
Prophet Joseph said in one Of the reve-
lations given to him, that the power of
the priesthood should be- exercised in
kindness with love unfeigned, by per-
suasion. by teaching, by enlightenment,
and yet sometimes to rebuke with
sharpness when it was necessary, so
that those who failed or were drawn
aside might repent and return unto the
Lord. And regret in my soul that any
of my brethren should go out before the
people and lift up their voices appar-
emily for the sole purpose Of exposing
the faults and. as they think, sometimes
the iniquities. of men who are in office
and in authority.