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Show THE BEE church and it have? done?. K strange This is a plain fact that ministers canl""li 5 Mother of Creation of the German Empire, lichen Keller of the West 'The Triumph of Invention, and Science up to Pate, are nent articles. The magazine through out is one of remarkable interest. 'Tin? matter is fresh and upon subjects of There? is much talk now and Found in Quiet Nooks, has been ever since? McKinley Sea-Concjuror- s, I'litur. was maturated about the re 'Those turn of prosperity. the not see it. If instead of meeting and issuing wjm had good times promised if which seem as rt they would he with us as soon as McKinley were intended for readers outside was elected began to claim immediately of the state more than those? within it, after his election that we were in the no expense those ministers would get out aiming mi(,st ,,f prosperity but did not appre- general current interest amiline? of cuts ciate it and they are talking the same or pains are spared in the the; people, exercise some Christian way yet. As much as we would all like and makeup to encompass as many at the ones out to erring charity, point to sec? good prosperous times once tractions as thirty-si- x pages can hold, e right way and make an effort to regardless of the political effect vince them by argument of the? evils of thereof it is just as well to recognize . On; fait that business Mat'liation is still ilu-i- r !( tliev mij-l- u souk-o- f prut-tire-. exte?nt. j ceitnmh will not with us to an uncomfortable? lr Pr),,ah,V represents some? good but the ,s srin this fact ami doiim Par rereemiin while threa.l of thought in the 'J"- "' "ith ,7r V(,.s am in (:vt;ry l.y such resolutions. We are not .,u XV(. ( nunt.il seienee amon the: fernel i njjf the: Mormon church and we ()tJur , way to bring abemt an improve-- j ,l I 'lan ?tn othei publie n(:ra ri ,l( are inclined to the: belie:l that the facts inent, it is best to take: a hopeful view stated in the: Manti resolutions are? of the situation and from tomorrow . . , ve?ry near the truth, but at the: same borrow sunlight for today. f time we think those resolutions will not w'i The following rosy picture of tlicj I hanuinu is cem vince any one? that -rk World olygamv future Min.r is in perfect accord isprc!,i:lM is cheerful rea(l.nK even if it is only wrong or that church domination O,, of ,iK'. ,,jIlkjniI com- ((,n;ll)(Is will it have: effect If they any wrong. true:: mon reader. For instance the topic, be: simply te unite: and strengthen those low to 'Think is one that instantly This nation is upon the threshold of a attacked. As to the the j ; j I j j promi-?solutio- ns j I i con-'mor- ' !- I -; a-- ! 1 tenets holding existence e)f polygamy in Utah ne one doubts it, anel that it has increaseelsince statehood, is known to all whe have e))portunitiese)f observation. Not only have old family relations been resumed but new marriages have been contracted and are being contracted almost new era of power, prosperity and progress. The generations of our citizens now alive Of course this is denied by officers of the church and the denial is to be 'The church leaders of expected. course in the face of the manifesto would not admit that polygamy is now being practiced and in order to keep out of trouble from man made laws they solemnly deny it. Hut they justify this deception on the ground that polygamy is commanded by God and that law is superior to mans i i 0 self-contr- commands general attention, and the same may be said of other articles all short and clear and done in a nutshell. BORROWED INK. 0 0 law. 'Therefore God expects them to follow his laws oven if they h;ue t violate eat till) laws in otdet to do it. Hut it ought to be recognized that Mormons as a rule arc no less sincere in their beliefs and practices than the members of other churches are and this being so, denunciation or persecution will not shake their faith in the least. It ought to be easy to show that polygamy and the other evils com- plained of are wrong on principle, that they are not commanded by God, and that they are opposed to the best interests of the state and of the individual. T his is the only means by which these evils can be cured and if the ministers of other denominations would appreciate these facts and work along these lines there would be some hope of accomplishing some good. Hut there is little the way they are proceeding now. are going to see and to participate in a development, industrial, commercial, political, unprecedented in the history of the world. To realize this vou have only to talk with the next American you meet. The way his face will light up when the subject is mentioned, the eager enthusiasm with which he will discuss it, indicate that he has that confidence the possession of which by a large body of intelligent and energetic men working together is a guarantee of superb results. Further to convince yourself you have only to read the foreign press, the speeches The eyes and talks of foreign statesmen. of the civilized world are dazzled bv the brilliance of this new and suddenly risen sun of the democratic Republic. The people of this nation are not overTheir pride confident, are not intoxicated. and confidence are like the joy of the strong man who cometh forth to run a race, Arc wc rca(ly t0 rcccive antl use with justice and wisdom the showered gifts of fortune and opportunity? If not, then our whole history of tri- and umphant in of courage facing every crisis, of right judgment whenever right judgment was imperative, is falsehood and fable. If we are, then the remotest parts of the feel the thrill of a new earth arc soon . ..to , hone, to see the light ot a new daw 0 daily. Gods as self-governme- ol Salina Tress: If John Henry Smith secures the Rebulican nomination for Congress, Democrats should play a trump card. George Q. Cannon can chase Smith out of the tithingyard and be an easy winner. Ogden Bimetallist: Let that (Can non and Silver) be the Shibboleth in the in line with the recommendations of the national Democratic committee; it is common sense; it is a candid avowal of our campain aims; a broad declaration on which we can win. Let silver be the battle cry to unite all who have at heart the uplifting of the masses of the people, the restoration of values and the accomplishment of the grand destiny in store for the people of the United States. Salina Press: If B. II. Roberts is nominated for Congress by the Democrats, and if the Republicans nominate John Henry Smith for the same posi'The colored frontispiece of tion it will be a church proposition, Success this month represents pure and simple. We fellows on the Columbia greeting her adopted outside can look on and laugh. children, Cuba, Manila and Porto Rica, The Church Apologists claim there while Uncle Sam in the back ground is has been no plural marriages since the reaching up to brackets on the wall to manifesto; not but men in the put up his gun. 'The leading article is church who maybe have had one or more wives upon the Amsterdam Coronation Festival including several handsome illustra- have taken other women to their homes and tions of Holland's Queen, Royal Palace jived with them and supported them as and other subjects of interest, Fame wives. No matter what it is called. . 1 . |