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Show REORGANIZED MEN NOT DISCOURAGED Man) Young People r the Tro-vailing Tro-vailing Church Havo Wel-coined Wel-coined Them. NOT A SPORADIC VISIT, BUT CONTINUOUS EFFORT The Editor of tji8 News is Asked How Knows hat Re Lsserts. E-Iltor Tribune Thero has recently appeared ap-peared In th editorial columns of tho Dsssrsl News an article In which the Insinuation Is made, that because of an anticipated disruption dis-ruption among the Mormons, some of the leaders of the R'-oritanlTied church have recently re-cently been In Salt Lnko Cliy and l"iah to promote said disruption. The leaders ore mentioned specifically as the president of the Reorganized church and his s.n. I seph Smith, .--.ii of the Prophet Jooh Smith, and president of the Reorganised "hutch of Jius Christ of Latter-day Saints, hes bf-en In Utah at various limes since 111. upholding tho true, doctrines promulgated by hls father In contradistinction to those which have been fontered by tho Mormon church He has been persistent in his eftorts. both I unions the Mormons and anions; his own people. peo-ple. In promoting; a dlsitsltlon upon tho part Of Individuals to Investigate and think for themselves, rather than lake the word of some man simply because ho holds the priesthood. priest-hood. If this effort (which has been a consistent con-sistent one upon tho part of the president of the Reorganized church and his conf.e.ce) lo promote! reliance or dependence upon the word of (Jod, a disposition to take the word of Qod ns the "Man of our Counsel.'' rather than render an unquestioning obedience l thoik.-holding thoik.-holding the priesthood: If this, we say , .11 I tTunded ns an effort toward disrupt! n then iho leaders of tho Reorganized church plead guiiiy of promoting disruption, And God spred tho dny when such disruption shall come! It will be a day fraught w,ih untold good to the Mormon people when It shall c ime among them. Not at All Discouraged. The editor Of the News may be disposed to felicitate himself with the thouKht that the work of the leaders of the Reorganized churcn mentioned In the cdi.orlal reieired to is a "flat failure;" but those leaders are not at all dlSOOUI aged with their woik among the I cople of I'tah. On the other hand, they are M'Jlti r iran-d I th- i.i.-ir.v -.li;r- appearing appear-ing that at least a portion of the Mormon Itople. th-; younger and possibly more prog-irsvo prog-irsvo element. Is tending toward a point where they dare nssert thrlr right to think and sp -ak without endangering their social and religious standing: or rather, they are i aching u point Where they are going lo demand de-mand this right, and this will, mean a puttl g down of oppressive priestcraft, resulting from ''unquestioning obedience" to the priesthood. Tho history of the past has been that peop es are slow to throw off oppression, an 1 u ;cl-olly ;cl-olly when that oppression has come fr.m an Institution of priestcraft, but slow tho. gh It 1". It Is certain, and the effect are cumulative cumu-lative Such an overthrow of priestcraft Is surely coudng In Utah. The signs multiply an 1 are apparent to those not bbnled by tacaloctsm. The edl'.or of the News may close his eyes and because from behind his closed eye-lids ho docs not see such s gns, he may. through the medium of his sheet, convey to his readers the glad i"i Informatl n that all Is ser-'io In the Mormon sky. hut his yt being closed dOSS not remove the signs nor destroy tho facts. How Does He Know? As was exclolmod by a ung and prominent Mormon when h" read tho statement of the X. era edUor ,hat th- work Of the nun of the Reorganised church had been a flat falluie, "How dooa he know?" By what crlt-ri n, Mr KeWS Kdltor, arc you measuring the work of thess men? The efforts of the Reorganised Church lenders have hen. here as eJsSwhero, to have men and Womsn think for theinselvce. to rend for themselves, read outside of ure-s ure-s rlln-d courses laid down by !om:t:atng priesthood, priest-hood, to deduce their religious opinions from free reading and free discussion, to have their religious opinions as u church body male up 1' ibebdons reached after careful osnvsas "f the subject, a canvass In which fn-e dlscus-fl.n dlscus-fl.n Is jlljvv.d, wherein there Is a multitude ot counsel .iri'l wherein lies safety for nnn-htnd. nnn-htnd. Aro you. Mr. News Editor In position to sny how far such work of promoting such spirit Is fallui,-. and how fur II Is success? If It be a sign of guilt, then the lenders of th- R(-orgunlz,-d church plead guilty to the charge ol .1. string to promote discussion, public pub-lic discussion; discussion which causes people to think and read and diavv their own conclusion-. In such public rMscusslon of things touching the harts and wrlfare of the people Ilea tho continued safely of the people, anil when sucn d'.rcusslon Is prevented and forbidden, forbid-den, then WOO to the pcoule who submit to such domination! -o long as thero remains a vestige of the human disposition to err. sj I ms will there be occasion for publldt Publicity Pub-licity Is th" price of the safety of the people, und the Reorganised church leaders and th.-lr confreres are not afraid Of publicity. They do not hesitate to go before the public with their 'i.ilnis, and havo no f-.ir that such pUQ-11c pUQ-11c examination will mar the deto'ls of their system of religion or church operation. Opposed to Discussion. But the News, to be consistent with Its past record snd the past and pr. s. iii positions f the leaders of the Mormon church, must advise ad-vise the Mormon people against discussion with the R-" irganlzed church representatives The Mom n b-adeis do not want tluir p,opl lo discus 4. "We think." says the News, "that our people should be posted on the points BO frequ ntly advanced by tho dlblurbers." Dut the readers of the News ar,- given qultd to understand thai such Information must come from some member of that "holy prle.-thood" t'. which the people are lo render this 'unquestioning 'un-questioning obedience." No, Iho leaders of the Reorganised '11111,11 have no reason to bo discouraged. They have been visited by numbers of young Mormons vvhi- have manifested s iiriosiiion to think und read lor themselves, who are demonstrating demonstrat-ing that the spirit of American liberty, a Ood-k,i..n Ood-k,i..n an I promoted spirit, will not permit them to remain passive victims among a eo-ple eo-ple r n b ring Implicit und subservient obe-dlenoe obe-dlenoe to u prleSthOOd, nn abuse Of th- powers und prerogative! Of Which has promoted an oppressive priestcraft These many who have visited tb" leaden th.' Reorganized church In (heir March for truth represent many-others many-others ' and to see this awakening of the spirit of self-reliance in n-iigious. political und .-o- 1 1 11 iii itt -rs Is rncoiiiaglng to the leader? of th- Reorganised 1 hurt h, for they realize that It Indicates a time When then- shall bo an uc- counting demanded from thus,- who have v.us.-.l their privileges and have led a people away from the liberties of Ihelr once precious faith. God has given us the privilege Of thinking nnd speaking for ourselves, nn.i htm i"iu; vin a iwoule ..ermlt others to do th-'r thinking ani sneaking for their, nnd submit to the , id q ... toi tc of th' ii aonfroree being reiigiuiv und n:lally osirailed because they have dared to speak for themselves T FREDERICK IS, SMITH Salt Luke City, I'tah. Nov. J7. 190.V |