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Show Iwen steadily Imprevlng ffr many rears, ana are far ahead in evevjt r.t el aim liar iiiatltullona iii the surrounding Territories. In regard to Uia theory of tlie "Morraeo" ehanh wi make Uie following quotations from iha book of Doctrine a ad Covenants: la a revelation June 1K31, W. W. FJielps Is thus Instructed of the Lrd 'And again yeu shall be ordained ordain-ed to aaalat my servant Oliver Cow-dry Cow-dry to do Die work of printing and of aeleeliog aad vriliug book set arhoola lo thla church, that little children alio may recelv. instruction instruc-tion Iw'nre roe, aa la pirating unto me." New edition p. IVi. "Heck ye out af th. beat books wordeof wiedom; aeek learning by atudy, and alao by faith." a. 11SJ. On page 23 the Klders are Instructed In-structed to acquire knowledge: "Of things both In heaven and In the earth; thiugs wbicii bare been, things which are, things which aiuat abortiy eouie to pass; things wukn are at born, things whleb are abroad; the ware aad iierpreal-tlee iierpreal-tlee of the nations; and the Jteog-aieuta Jteog-aieuta which are on the land, and a knowledge also af countries and of kingdoms." p. u. "And etody and learn and be. oome acquainted with all good books and with languages, tongues aud people." p. LW. 'And to obtain a knowledge of history , and of eountrlss and of kingdoms, of laws of Ood and of man." p. 303. The glory of Uod is' Intelligence." Intelli-gence." p. Wi Ho much for Ilia theory of t!ie Church, Its practice la seen marked mark-ed on the rued of Its trarel fiooi Ohio to Missouri, from theoos to Illinois and on to the vales af the Kocky l Mountains, schools being BrtahllshecJ laerery baiting pkaoe, and the printing press being pet up wherever the Church rest- tor m mrmmun. Id avjy settlement In tills Territory tha drat publlo building build-ing haa Invariably been a scbooi-house, scbooi-house, and education has been arg-d arg-d by the leaders, and extended by Uie people as fast aa means and opportunity op-portunity permitted. Tha reports of the rHipertuteudeJit of Diatriot Hcboois, aud of the Haboalh Hob ool Cn-on, PBoently pubiistied, show a moHt gratifying condition of achoet attain In the lerrttory, and offer a oomplete refutation of the malicious and meroenary uutrutli told by tiia t'hrtMian AdvovaU. We would nfer IU editor to the ninth oom-m oom-m and merit, hut for the beiitV that It would be entirely thrown away upon him while there waa. a prospect pros-pect of collecting a dollar as the fruit of hi falsehood. Is lie not a very C'brbtiian (7) opponent of the ''aiornwna'' and Adwatc of Mammon. MENDACIOUS AND MERCENARY. MERCE-NARY. Tiia Kucky Mountain VhrMian Adroni for April, has Ihe following: follow-ing: "Tha Mormon Church In theory and practice ia opposed to education, educa-tion, and the Christian churches must give their best energies and their liberal oonlrtbutiouaof mobey to lis advancement." It Is pitiful that ths representative, representa-tive, of a powi . ful religion, denomination de-nomination ilka tba Methodist Church, eauaot p-irau. th. buai-neaa buai-neaa of their calling without resorting resort-ing to wilful falsshood for ths pious purpoa. of getting money. Th. writer of th. above extract knew that ha was stating the exact re-verse re-verse uf ths truth when be penned it The theory of tlie Mormon" church can be learned from iu published pub-lished works of authority; Its practice prac-tice Is seen In tha number of schools and th. school population In ths Territory, and lb. steady attention atten-tion to th. instruction of tha chlldrea,asvotadeveuin Uia darkest periods ef tha perseculiee. of the Church. Tlie day schools and Hua day schools, Bade. "Mormon'' direction di-rection and in nuance, extending to every part of Mm Territory, lu,v. |