| Show intolerance THE star learns from elder C D fjeldsted president of the scandinavian mission Mis slon that the swedish clergy are manifesting afresh their intolerance and disposition to crush that which they cannot refute and to inflict vengeance where argument fails he says in several districts of sweden the priests have used their authority to forbid our brethren to preach and in a couple of instances they have been fined the amount of 60 and kroner la 13 3 and 95 5 respectively the latter was imps imposed on one of the native young men about 18 years of age and was based on the ground that he had notwithstanding he was forbidden to preach in public coff offered ered extempore tray prayers in a larmon mormon l spirit oh lord ord how bow long before thy truth will be tolerated the star adds A short time previous to the occurrence above alluded to a mob disturbed a latter day saints meeting 0 on a the island of bornholm and strange to say instead of the law officers proceeding against any of the rioters a decree of banishment was pronounced against one of the elders with an alternative of six months hard labor I 1 disguise it how they may the enemies of truth who are full of hatred against 11 mormonism 1 desire to punish its adherents for their belief and further they persist antly misrepresent that belief they are either too impatient and intolerant to examine it carefully or they are so flo imbued with bitterness and anger against it that they are ready to resort to falsehood as well as violence in their eagerness 88 to destroy it the new york independent dependent Th which is an eminent ex exponent I 1 PO ent nent n of modern modem so called christianity rejoices over the sufferings of men and women in utah because of their adherence towboat to what they believe to be right deplores the least exhibition of mercy in the enforcement of special laws urges a return to the vindictive policy of a few years ago and closes with this pious expression of christian jubilation meantime it is no small con to know that within five years upward of one thousand convictions vict ions have been secured in utah alone in the office of the new york independent there is more joy over the punishment of a mormon who holds sacred his religious convictions and delight over the sufferings of his devoted wives and innocent children than over a hundred conversions and a more excitement to force and vengeance than efforts to turn the alleged heretics from the error of their ways the deviltries devil tries and brutalities which the faith faithful fu I 1 elde elders ra of this church have to encounter in this and of liberty while preaching the simple principles of the gospel with out money and without price are greatly chargeable to such papers as aa the new york independent and the clergy which entertain the same spirit of vindictiveness against a people whom they cannot convert and doctrines which they cannot controvert are to be debited with a share of the guilt which will surely t be found upon their skirts shirts in the great day of accounts and retribution however this will make no dif difference fiell to the course of the servants of god who are sent to warn the world of impending Judg judgment mento and proclaim the truth as it has been revealed from heaven the greatest foe to the dissemination of the pul pure principles sciples of the plan of salvat salvation IOV from the very beginning of ehte work until today has been the hostility of the hired clergy the bitter spirit of modern christian intolerance |
