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Show CHURCH PERSECUTION. GREENBACKS AND PROSPERITY. "Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. FawiMV Sout LnM, CliiroKO. Gold and silver have been Shylocks money Is any merry? let him sing psalms Is any sick among you? let him call for since the days that Judas betrayed his master the elders of the church; and let them pray for thirty pieces of silver. Government paper over himr anointing him with oil in the name money has been the one thing money-monger- s of the Lord. have hated from time immemorial. And the prayer of faith shall save the Let the government coin all gold and silver sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiv- that is brought to the mints and let it be en him." James v, 13 15. done free. Let it be done for the benefit of A few days ago there died in this city a the benighted heathens and barbarians of this young lady by the name of Louder. The and all other countries. Let the government stamp attest the weight folks with whom she lived belonged to what are known as Christian Scientists." There and fineness of the coin; and let them both was no regular physician called; and as it was claimed by some that she died of typhoid pneumonia, a death- certificate was refused by the Board of Health, and it was several days before any arrangement could be made for her burial. In the meantime, however, the papers were lull of abuse and hair raising stories about the treatment that the girl had received at the hand of her mother and others of her family, and many hard things were laid at their door; that she had refused her daughter a physician; that her friends had forced' her to dress and sit on the porch the day before she died, as a sort of advertisement for the healing power of the "Christian Scientists," and that she actually died while being forced to dress herself for the unholy purpose above stated. After the excitement was over and the bereaved mother felt sufficient strength to do so, she published a letter in the dailies setting forth the facts in the case; denying, and fully proving her position, any and all the charges made. It was, taken altogether, a most uncalled-for, not to say outrageous, proceeding. The thing, however, that strikes us as the most peculiar, is that this persecution came largely from those who profess to believe the Bible. The text with which we open this article is from the Bible; and not only so, but from the New Testament and, moreover, it is from the book of James, who is one of the most logical and humane writers in the whole Bible. The Christian Scientists believe that James knew what he was saying; they believe that he was telling the truth; and if James was telling the truth, we wonder why other denominations do not follow the advice James gives? How do they, get around it? It seems to us passing strange that a believer in the Bible should reject this part of the book. We claim that no believer in the Bible can call a physician without giving his faith a The language is plain severe shaking-u- p and to the point It either means exactly what it says, else it can mean nothing. Again we read that Christ called the twelve together and gave them power over unclean spirits, and had sent them abroad; that "they cst out devils and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them." (Mark vi, 13.) We read also in Luke x, 9 that he commanded his apostles to "heal the sick that are therein (the city), and say unto them, The Kingdom of God is come nigh unto you." Besides these specific instructions, there is a tenor that runs through the entire fabric of Christianity that God is able to do all things, including healing the sick, and that his ears are ever open to the cries of his people; and it seems to us that to doubt the efficacy of prayer in cases of sickness is to cast doubt upon the philosophy and foundation of religion itself. These "Christian Scientists," granting that all the charges made were true, were only carrying into practice what their Bible teaches, and what no one dare deny that it does teach, and what other Christian denominations profess to believe. THE MAGAZINES. The New Time lor October makes "Government by Injunction a special feature It contains six excellent cartoons. Aside from its most excellent editorials it contains articles from the pen of Hon. John P. Altgeld, A. W. Thomas, Judge M. S. Tuley. Hon. Prof Frank ParJustice Walter Clark and sale by all For one. sons Dont fail to get still be better would what newsdealers. Or, will send we and it us $1 send and cheaper, The and this for PaPer $1 75 one year; or, New Time one year. The October Arena is exceptionally good, id no man or woman who tries to be up to e times in modern thought can think of articles are: ,ing without it. Its leading article an in which Ostracism," New The of dismissal on. Chas. A. Towne airs the thor-jghlmost Bemis rofossors Andrews and "Prosperity, the Sham and the Latest eality." by Dr. Ridpath, and "TheFor sale Flower. O. B. ncial Vision, by ir all newsdealers. v: FREE THINKERS NOTICE. will rieeting of the Free Lance Society Block Sunday Id in the Commercial ing. October 10th. at it oclock. All linkers invited. James Erskine, Secretary. stand upon their own merits. Demonetize them! If the world wants them let the world use them, for exactly what they are worth commercially. Let them no longer strut through the world as the "best money," as " intrinsic value money; as "honest money" when every intelligent man knows that without the despised "fiat" behind them they would not survive a single generation. Let the yellow metallists, and the white metallists, and the monometallists, and the bimetallists, and all the other "metallists," big and little, native and foreign, fight their own battles; and let the people who love their country and their fellowmen touch elbows and carry forward the fight for greenbacks, full legal tender and plenty of them. We, for one, are not going to be sidetracked. We are not going to bow down to either golden calves or silver goats. We are not going to be wheedled by the siren song of expediency or be betrayed by the promise of better things at some indefinite future time. The time to make the fight is right now. Greenbacks and Prosperity. Nail the banner to the masthead and stand by it to the bitter end. whether or not a man can be jailed for fifty days or any other number of days because some policeman believes or thi.iks it possible that he might commit some crime if left alone. Our opinion is that ir the police of this city would confine its labors to crimes really committed they would have plenty to do without anticipating the actions of criminals or supposed criminals. Judge Wenger, in addition to being mean at heart, is as ignorant as a pig. (Apologies to the pig.) A lawyer was telling what he called a joke on him in his office a few days ago. It was a case where a man was charged with burglary. He happened to have a lawyer, else he would have been convicted without a trial as is the Judge's custom. The State could not make any case against the man at all. The State could not prove that the man had stolen a pocketbook, but, what was more, it could not even prove that the pocketbook had been stolen at all. He was asked to dismiss the case, but instead of doing so (as any judge with a thimblefull of brains would have done), made the defendant go on the stand to prove bis innocence. Now, people may laugh all they please about backwoods justice in Arkansas, but we defy anybody to bring a more ridiculous ruling than that. And that here in Zion! The capital city of Utah! What do you think of Judge Wenger, anyway? . GETTING TO WORK. ONLY A MINERS BABY. It was only a miners baby, As long as a miners hand; It had tried to live, but couldnt, For in this great Christian (?) land For the poor, the little and weak There is not even room to stand. So it stared at its d mother, With her wan cheeks wet with tears; At its father who came with his grimy face It was filled with baby fears. half-starve- Something gnawed at its little stomach, So it lived but months not years. Then it slept on a chair in a coffin Made with a tack and a board; They buried it shallow and common It was all that they could afford. But the dead and miner's child Saved gold for the hoard. Pauline Stone Rozelle in Humanity. half-burie- d mine-owne- rs NOT IMPORTANT, THOUGH TRUE. The following story at the expense of the Alta Qub has been unearthed lately: Bill Spangenberg is a new hackman in town. A lew evenings ago (that is to say, about 3:30 a. m.), he with his hack was called to tbe Dooly Block to convey four of the clubbers home. Securing the names of the gentlemen and the numbers of their houses, he started, Oo reaching the home of the first a dispute arose as to which of the four lived there, and Bill (being a stranger) could not decide the matter himself. Seeing that it could be settled in no other way, he went in and asked the lady of the house to please come and pick out her husband, which she did. This operation had to be repeated until the last one was reached, and then, there being none to choose between, Bill dumped him at his number much the same as the coal dealer delivers a bag of coal. The Free Lance Society met in its room in the Commercial Block last Sunday morning, as usual. The committee on hall reported that Unity Hall had been secured for Sunday evening after November 1 . The committee on speakers reported that several prominent It is a remarkably strange piece of court-mad- e speakers had accepted invitations to speak. law which makes it legal for a railroad It was decided to open the proposed lecture to confiscate or steal coal for a company course on Sunday evening, November 7, and locomotive during a coal famine, while the continue it through the winter. Among the individual is imprisoned for stealing citizen speakers who have accepted invitations is food for a starving family during a labor Hon. B. H. Roberts, who will tell the people famine County (Cal.) News. "Why We Should be Mormons." Invitais it Yet half as strange as the fact that not WENGER AT IT AGAIN. tions have been extended to nearly all the several millions fools submit to it. Morof "Frank Robertson was tried in police Protestant and Catholic ministers in the city, Buzz Saw. gan's court yesterday for vagrancy. Robertson was The objects of the society are educational, arrrested Thursday morning by Officer John- and we bespeak for it great success. And, what is worse, they swear that it is son. The latter and Officer Hem pie testified proper and right, and vote for a continuation that Robertson did nothing but roam about GOING TO KLONDIKE. of it with the same regularity with which the streets at late hours, and that he never P. A. Sorenson, proprietor of the I. X. L election day comes. The only explanation is had been seen at work. Robertson demanded Second Hand Store, 48 East Second South that the foolkiller has been criminally direlict a jury trial and this privilege was allowed Salt Lake City, will go soon, and he in his duties. Street, him. The jury, afier hearing the evidence, is now selling out over $30 000 worth of the returned a verdict of guilty, and Judge Wenfinest furniture, carpets, stoves and houseTeacher What are streets for? ger fixed Robertsons sentence at fifty days hold goods. A rare conferfor A. To put car tracks in. opportunity in the city jail," ence visitors to furnish up their home at Q. What are people for? The above is from The Salt Lake Tribune their own prices. All mail orders given A. To pay fares. of last Saturday. Now, candidly, we would prompt attention. Q What are municipal authorities? be pleased to know what crime Frank RobA. The manager of the street railway HEAR COL. FITZ GERALD. ertson was guilty of? He was charged with The Lyceum Theatre has been secured for company. walking the streets at certain hours. He had next Tuesday evening for Col. Nat Ward Q. What form of government has the city his trial by jury and it was proven that he Fitz- Gerald. The Colonel made a a of Buffalo? speech did walk the streets as charged by the few days ago at Taggarts Hall, and his A. An absolute monarchy. officers. So he was undoubtedly guilty as hearers were so pleased with him that it was Q. Who is the monarch? determined to give him a better hall and a charged. A. The manager of the street railway audience. Come out and hear him. But what of the charge itself? Suppose larger company. Rochester (N. Y.) Express. he did roam the streets and "at late hours," national loans to The government money whose business is it? Is it a crime to walk banks at 1 per cent per annum. Senator With Henry George running for mayor the streets or even to "roam them? Is it Jones, of Arkansas, proposed in his bond bill of New York and John L Sullivan in the more of a crime to walk the streets at one to reduce the rate of interest charged the race at Boston, Richfield may be grateful banks by the government to of 1 per cent, that she can boast neither a renowned Socialtime than at another? What are the streets per annum. The People's party would stop ist nor a champion bruiser. Be careful, for? Did the man have any other place to go? the loans to the banks and loan the money though. A mossback is worse than either. And if he did not, where was he to go? Did direct to the people. The Missouri World, Richfield Advocate. his crime consist of being on the streets, or Chilicothe, Mo. And an editor that doesnt know the diffBut what, we think, much better would be erence between a was it for "roaming" the streets? Does it Single Taxer and a SocialDoes it to give the people a full return for their labor ist is worse than all. hurt the streets to be "roamed? hurt anybody else for the streets to be roam- and then borrowing money would be unneced? At what time In the night does it become essary. Keep it before the people that when the law we had authorizing silver coinage streets? the walk or roam crime a jailable to D. Rockefeller is offering the only John was And at what hour in the morning is the em- Lord repealed, the Democrats had a clear some very large bribes through the majority of 135 in the House. It was that bargo raised? Had Frank Robertson stolen Baptist church. The Lord will probably not us upon the present gold party that anything? Had he tried to steal anything? them, which will leave the church the standard. put accept Was he charged with stealing or trying to Morgans Buzz-Sawhole of the swag. Pittsburg Kansan. steal? Had he harmed anyone or made any was said in a joking way some time move in that direction? If not, what was he It will become a matter of wonder that agoIt that the conference just ended would guilty of? Are all men liable to arrest and there ever have existed those who thought it endorse Juabs "Gospel Concerning Church imprisonment if found walking the streets at admirable to enjoy, without working, at the and State." But it did so, in words the certain "late hours?" If not, why is it a expense of others who worked without enmeaning of which cannot be gainsaid. crime for this man to do so? How about the joying. Herbert Spencer. belated member of the Alta Club? Has he No man is born with a disability as to A PROMINENT VISITOR. ever been arrested on such a charge? Why rights. The proper limit to mans achievenot? Dpes he not "roam" the streets at Among the recent arrivals we are glad to ment is his own capacity, exercised without "late hours?" (That is, if he is able to announce the name of Rev. N. F. Ravlin, hindrance to others, and in turn unhindered. "roam" at all?) The charge goes on to state from San Jose, Cal. Rev. Ravlin was for Common Cause, Cincinnati O. that he "had never been seen at work." Is thirty years an active Baptist minister, when A judge who gives a man seventy days in. that a crime? Is every man that has not been by accident he got hold of a copy of "The his seen at work by some policeman liable to Age of Reason," which opened eyes so jail extra because he called for a jury trial is fine and imprisonment? If so, why not more that he could no longer preach the narrow not fit to sit on the bench and ought to be That is of this sort of trials and convictions; for the creed of that organization; but, being a lover impeached, much less city is full of men who do not work? If not of humanity and having powers of oratory what Judge Wenger did. so, why was it a crime for Robertson? If it that he could use for the enlightenment of If the Republicans nominate Judge Wenis a crime for some policemen to fail to see a the people, he became a free lancer and for for police justice, such act ought to damn man at work, and the law was enforced, we twelve years past has devoted his time to ger the party in the eyes of every decent man in s of the policemen preaching the doctrines of justice an'd humanwarrant that Utah. and Judge Wenger himself would be in jail ity, much the same as does the illustrious MEETINGS ANNOUNCED. at this moment. Myron Reed of Denver. Naturally, he is a We would like to see a test case made of Populist, and arrangements are being made There will be a public meeting at the PlyChurch on Third North between First mouth here. him .He several whether make to have these cases. We would like to know speeches and Second West, at 8 p. m., Monday, Fitzor not it is true that the laws of this country is a personal friend of Col. Nat Ward d will speak. October 11. Col. can convict and jail a man for walking or Gerald, the noted Populist who came here On Wednesday evening, October 13, Wareven "roaming" the public thoroughfares of last fall from West Virginia. Mr. Ravlin will ren Foster will speak at No. 804 South Sixth a city; whether or not a man can be convict- probably remain over the winter. If so, we East at 8 oclock. The general public, and especially the ladies, are invited to attend. ed of a crime before the crime is committed; will hear more of him. - d. nine-tenth- Fitz-Geral- |