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Show ASSAILING DR! CLEMENSON. The vicious Mormon press, headed by the Descrct News and the Smoot "Mouth," arc just now pouring out thoir vials of concentrated hatred iiid vindicf iveness upon ihe head of the Rev. N. 15. Clcnicnson, so long, and favorably known as pastor of the Presbyterian Pres-byterian church at Logan. Although the claim is constantly made that the Mormon mind is filled with charity, kindness, and abounds in toleration and friendliness, the. Mormon minds who are assailing Dr. (.'Icmensun show no sign of thoso qualities; (hoy show, on the contrary, a spirit of malignity, falsehood; and venom (hat. could not be surpassed if their pens had boon dipped in tho brimstone pools of hell. And what is the matter, and what causes all this rage and venom toward Dr. Clemensdn? That he as a moral leacher, as an nprighl man..-as a minister min-ister of tho gospel has ant chosen lo clnso his eyes to the law-dofying vilc-nes5 vilc-nes5 rampant under tho guidance and control of the disloyal, dissolute, adulterous adul-terous Mormon priesthood. That is all. .This . robbing priesthood insists (hat none must expose their infamy, their impostures, their lechery, ami (heir wanlon defiance of the laws of God and man. Dr. Clcnicnson docs not consenl to- closo his mouth ns to .these evils. Therefore', these dissolute 'impostors. Iho ljriqsls, have set their do.famers to work, and thoso empty upon him their vials of wralh and venom. Ir I'ln.nm,,, c :.. 11.. ihk iicvn, outuiu iii i in? rectitude recti-tude and uprightness of his mind, his views, and his acts, in his faith fulncs.s to truth aiiil Iho cause of his Master, can. well afford fo let those vicious traitors exude their venom to their own relief: Their abuse floes not harm him; nothing that they can say will injure him one whit in the minds of any one who understands tho situation, and knows the true reason for this vile and venomous attack. On Lhc contrary, llu vile abuse of those vicious and contemptible con-temptible traitors will advance Dr Clcnicnson to a yet higher position in the estimation of all law-abiding, pa triolic candid, men and women', and flit fl-it will be recorded in the annals o: lime. |