Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-01-02 | Page 2 | [Illegible] Answer To Ministers is [Illegible] Sermon

ANSWER 0 o MINISTERS ISA IS A WOR'S VIORS SERMON I I Thinks He Did ight in Reducing Booter's Bootleggers Bootlegger's Boot- Boot L legger's ers er's Sentence S to Fine fr S' S lat f Republican Herald Ig en Jan 1 Mayor I.-Mayor Mayor A A. R. R Heywood Heal devotee and stu- stu it Lt hurled a double-capped double bomb Into camp of ot th the tho Ministerial alliance e today as a result of ot that organ 1 lons lon's caustic criticisms of ot his action reducing the six months months' sentence of ot R R. Prouty Prout manager of the Weber el ci and convicted con of ot bootlegging to fine he mayor was wa feelIngS hale and rt ty The warm sunshine the sea sea- al l period the approval al with which cItizenship had received his annual art ort all all these things evidently had ted a glow in his heart and a a. spirit fellowship In his soul He was un- un by a single rankle except Imps haps haps the sting that the tho Ministerial ance nce had made him a mark for tor cx- cx Ising his authority on the side of ot otC C cy l Mayor Inor Quotes The reduction of ot Prouty's sentence six months to a OO fine for or the it offence was warranted b by law experience and the happy yuletide 1 I Mayor Ma or Heywood I 1 am astonished t 1 tany an any one should cry for vengeance Ing this period of or the year rear It- It was It-was was the Savior Himself who had hadt t the pangs of ot misunderstanding who iwho knew that he was to suffer in and later on Golgotha otha who e c us assurance that mercy will be bearded Matthew I think In the fifth nUh pter seven to twelve quoted the Sar Sa- Sa r. r r in hl hi his sermon on the mount as asIng asing asing ing Blessed are the merciful for the they 11 II obtain merc mercy Blessed arc are the pure In heart hoart for tor fory y Ishall see God Blessed are the peacemakers for tor forshall shall be called the children of ot Blessed are the they which are persed perse- perse d for tor righteousness righteousness' sake for tor theirs he kingdom of ot heaven Blessed are ye when hen men shall re- re bou you and persecute you OU and sa say all alliner allner iner ner of evil against you falsely for forsake sake Rejoice and be exceedingly glad gla great Is la your our reward in heaven for persecuted they the prophets which e e before you I And Then i eare ranted that this man is thoroughly Ity of ot the one of en a of or bootleg bootleg- PT Jf He is a young oung man of ot good pos- pos and a little boost will help L- L i. i It Is 18 certain six in Jail lid ild ruin him He would be beyond p 3 His offense Is la not so 3 that he should be consigned to an punishment Listen The he quality of ot merc mercy is not lined It as the gentle if l' from heaven upon the place bo both be- be th it Is twice blest It that i-that and him that Others ma may Cr cry and pant for tor toren en ven- enrice nce rice but I am not built that wa way were placed before and I recommended that he be pun- pun sd Id d. d but not BO so severely not severely not with a term The Tho sentence waR wan reduced to toIne tile irie The act was within the tho law undoubtedly it Is on the tilde side of or It if Lice If we erred we erred In favor ra merc mercy So far as I am concerned matter is dropped I am through h the Abe discussion he Ministerial alliance met this and decided to consult nn an aticy at- at icy coy before taking any further steps rard altering Mayor Heywood's Heywoods sen- sen ce ceo They Ther will consult an nn attorney babl bably tomorrow and meet again afternoon or Thursday and Ida ido upon a a. definite plan it is said 4