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Show The Sort of Freedom the Hierarch Allows dttat Tribune - Martin Luther once mada tho remark that man la murh after th mn-ner mn-ner of a norm, aometlmes th Ix.rd rlds Mm and KmtIrooa th derlL It ha oftn been verv fori-1 My hr.-.uht to my mind that th Mormon chur.-h hierarchy wore Actuated by 'he am view. The Idea conveyed ro the above eema to b that man la either In Owl's kplnc, or else he la In the clutchea of the devil, and that It ta up to him to chooae whth"r h shall bear Ood'a burde-i or the OSTirs This view would point to min'i statu sta-tu In th" moral and religious uorl.l ns that of a heaat of burden, alleging that If he la not rldd-n by the frd to Me aabatL.n the d'-vll will surely ride him to hii damnation. Con-equr-ntly seeing that It la man's earthly 'a-talo 'a-talo to be ridden anyhow, the Mormon hierarchy hie-rarchy propose to save him b riding him to his salvation aa proxy for the Lord, I admit that the Idea la very reaourceful and profitable, profit-able, according to the msnnr If has bsen xecutd In the Interest of this hierarch). But k rary serious objection to thta Idea sema to be that b"ldea being antiquated. It doea not yield to man that larger ephcre of religious re-ligious activity and freedom which the pra-.nt pra-.nt arn of the world .l.-mande. I beg leav I to venture ih opinion that the demands made up'-n the churchea for more consistency and moro llhvraJlly are not more exacting than th-y should be The people of the present age hne bum weary" and lmrtlent Of the ahallow pretentions of aecreta and myatarl-s In religion BUI h i.rp'ntrin show unnits-takat.lv unnits-takat.lv th. employment of humnn craft and deception. True ii Imrr and trvie religion r broad and de.-j, as the universe of God, and th'v are ais as fre as the air that t'ors up th wings of our eagles Religion and ealvntlon ac-OOrdtag ac-OOrdtag to th gospel promise Is without money and wlthoul mice it i the privilege of all to partake freely aa from the springs that flow from our snow-mantle. 1 mountains The Idea that a certain group of prlilge,i Individuals ar designated to bold In ast--keeping th mysterious secrets of God's will and purposes to men as aort of trustees In trust Is a little short of preposterous, and th.ii they five out to the whole human family fam-ily that in order to become competent bene- nrlarla ..f thl-. trust they must dlf up and turn .oer ..n-.-tenth .f nil th.-lr earnings and products. Permit me to observe that there are p.. r.i In religion and science "He who runs may read" and the man who affects af-fects to intarpeaa s mystery snd a price be-tween be-tween mankind and their eternal salvation la not mmh better than a grafter preying upen the credulity of hla fellow-men for gain T.et us consider how the Monrmon hierarchy w ,rks the faithful ndhcrent. They place a burden upon him arid n bridle In his mouth nnd tell him that he Is free," and that he must testify that ' he has his agency." and that he Is "fre to elect hU own courae But. nevertheless, aa he looks about him h b.-hoids numerous: warning ditn. "counseling' him to 'keep off " don't trespass.' this la the. way." ate ll Is taught that obedience to authority l a part of hla inheritance In this world, and Indispensable to hU salvation In the world to coin. If he desires to abide a worlhv member of the church It is his part to seek dlllg-ntlv to perform his duties ac cording " the apeclflcatlons detailed bv fh hierarchy. Do I hear It Intimated that he has rights In the church? Alas' Verv s nt'.-r-Ing" are th- rights conceded to the lav mem-bi mem-bi i of the church IPs part consists inostlv if duties The faithful adherent of the Mormon Mor-mon Church has no ecclesiastical rlnhts that the hierarchy acknowledge themselves bound to respect No matter how long and how diligent) he may have labored In the interest of the church. If he attempts to manifest an earnest desire to refoim what lie ileems to be nn Injudicious and destructive policy or the ChUrcb, or ventures tO freely criticise the church authorities, he Is verv ll'.tely some fine morning to find himself .ll-f. How shipped nn l I altogether out of the chur.-h Then perhap SB IliaKe 1 lie OIScn ery uini is ,i"v organic factor In the government of the hurch, but onlv a chattel or n poitlnn of the . ccleslast lea) estate a mere nprendage of the hierarchy during a period of fnlthful service, ser-vice, and In return for such service and obedience obedi-ence his account Is squared by promises of future Miss However upright nnd honorable ho may have been, however earnestly ond conscientiously he may dlSCOUras of his rights nnd ow nership In the church. J et If he Is not tractable and obedient, Il ail k...-s f..r naught, and h little reflection should convince Mm that nnv game be could ily hasn't the shadow shad-ow of n show against that combination He I rinds himself frozen out of an estate of which he supposed himself to be part owner, without with-out prospect of being reinstated except Mint he "eat humble tile ' and apologize to the Mernrchv fbT assuming that he had rights In the church Instead of duties. Will you dispute the fact that the Mormon hierarchy claims a ten-per-cent lien .n th-whole th-whole plan of salvation? The gospel of the i n church Is claimed to be the restoration restora-tion of the S"M'H hi Its purity as It existed In the apostolic tlni.-s of old This Is a wearl-M.me wearl-M.me world ..f toll for some, while for others It Is ii world Of Comfort and easy. P;. this restored g..spei conienplate malting this disparity dis-parity still greater among Qod'S people'' How are are to understand the words. "Mv burden is light and my yoke is easy." The true religion re-ligion of I'hriat l the rss)r mnn's Joy and salvation, and not the crafty church hlerar. h's 0PPOrtUnlt The true gospel lightens out burden end sweetens our labora The gospel ..f the hierarchy is a bedraggled gospel it is all glided by the 'iith ..r the mnn It i a gospel of silver and gold. It Is the gospel of resistance to Ian and a gospel of hatred for those who differ from tham. An up-to-date mnn ut the head of the church with an up-to-date gospel In bis henrt would be seeking ul his aO-celled enemies to do them good In-tead In-tead "f railing nt them In the 0ld-ashlOTVSd Judalstlc st)le. Furthermore. I have s lucht t determine how much liberty and freedom a g I man Is supposed to enjov In this restored re-stored gospel It l evident that he In not permitted per-mitted Id exercise h's Judgment fully and freely in this matter. The hierarch) assumes thai men are free agents When they have all the freedom that Is good for them, that is to huv. all that Is good f..r the hierarchy. In mutter or freedom, us In other thing", they assume that men are naturally "hoggish" mil don't know when thev hve enough. They have no doubt given this matter much Weighty consideration and have decided that It Isn't always heat lo allow the membeis ..r the church all the freedom they wunt. and permit them to remain in go'i standing, for the reason thut ..ome are apt lo get greedy, s,. to speak and outgrow their usefulness In the church. The hierarchy have decided that an excosa of llberl) within the church Is a ninr,. t, her isjllcles. Accordingly they have plac-1 limitations upon the conduct of the'r mem-leis mem-leis nnd declare them to be free nlth'n the church so long an thev do not venture to transgress their limits or manifest p. dealre to exercise more freedom than Is deemed proper prop-er and K" "I for them u cording to the Jude- 10.1,1 or the hierarchy if they fail to be "obedient to counsel" and persist In overstepping over-stepping the prescribed bounds, thev are pret-t pret-t sure to be turned over to the buffeting of Mitan for a sas;n The h'erar. hlcul theory of freedom may be summed up In th's way : Member of the church are free to sanction the pinposltlona of the hierarchy They r Dree tO aeek and be obedient t.. counsel, and to pay an honest tithing " This Is understood under-stood to be the l.or.1's freedom. What la more than this comet h to evil. But If they Insist upon a larger freedom and agitate fur reform and crlttctae the. authorities, such becomes the devil's freedom and the exeTlse thereof must h" considered Inimical to th Interests ond policies of the church. So It will be observed ob-served that the hierarchy rCGOgnUMS two kinds o freedom line kln-l Is irod's freedom of obedience within tho churrh. e-d the other kind Is the devil's freedom, which must be exercised without the church. Such Is the reasoning by v hlch the hlerarchr attempt to demonstrate that the members of the Ifol moil church are free Hut the world moves onward nnd the Stote of Utah cannot afford to lag behind The time Is ripe for the Mor-. Mor-. in people to aasai I supremacy, both In noli-tics noli-tics end In religion. Instead of serving n the rapacity of mere sanrtloners. approvers, ratl-flera, ratl-flera, ond seekers of counsel nt the beck of the hierarchy, let them assert thoxe rluine privileges which ore theirs by right of Inheritance In-heritance A love may be none the eaa a slave because he voluntarily submits his will to the will Of h!s master The faithful Mormon Mor-mon who believes his highest prerogative In thl world consists of the duty of shout Hit amen. r raising the hand to every pro-,i-tlon presented hy the hierarchy, can scarcely be .-ailed a fr-e man Free and generous criticism, both In politics and In rhg,.n a the liod-glven privilege and Inalienable rlghf Of ev ery American citizen The age ,,f bui In ri palng awag. Met air anwr very well for a spectacular balloon ascension, but Its buoy-onv buoy-onv to sustain the requirements of modern civilization la only e theme of the pot'a fan. Hi DUDLEY Caldwell. Ida . April IS, I9e;. |