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Show LOVU FOR CONTRIBUTIONS." Taking a supposed fling at tho. Christian Chris-tian churches, tho Deseret News say that "Tho member that contributes most is thought most of. and the poor in this world's goods, (hough rich in faitji and lore, is - discriminated against." Let us sec how (hat works in the -Mormon church. Walter C. Lyman, president "of tho Shri Juan ' stako of 2iou, committed a crime against the State by mnrrying in new polygamy Lucy Halls, tho daughter of William Halls, his first counselor. JIC s rc. tained in his high station; by the chief authorities of the Mormon ;hureh because be-cause ho is one of tho most energetic and enterprising iithe gatherers in the whole organization. It is said of him that ho brings in more money per head into (he tithe coffers than "any other stako president in the entire church." Through this activity ho . has established estab-lished himself in fhc affections of the hierarchs, and it makes no difference how many crimes against the Stato he may commit i,0 ,s S;lf0 fron, IIII1isl. ment and hold in high regard, for the reason that ho is. a prolific producer of the coin for tho tit ho grabbers. Then llicro is the case of Elder Rolh-lersbergor Rolh-lersbergor of Springorville,' Arizona. He is a wealthy man and one of tho most liberal contributors to the church corruption cor-ruption fund. He has a first wifo living at St. Johns, Arizona, while ho abides with another woman at Springervillc. Complaint was mado against him because be-cause of the fact that ho did not even pretend fo be married to this second woman, although ho was raising u fam-ilv fam-ilv of children by her. On account of' "outside" disgust at Rothlcrsberger the ma iter finally enmo to tho notice of Stake President David JC. Udall. who brought it before the high council. After Aft-er dif-cussing tho matter for somo lime, and always, keeping in view. tho fnet that the criminal's woalth permitted liinp-jto be liberal financially with "the Lnr.l's anointed." .it was decided that disposition of (ho caso should bo left lo President Francis M. "Lyman of the quorum of the (welve apostles.. who was expected soon to make a visit to that section. .When Apostlo Lyman arrived the unit lor was put before him, ho rc-viewcnitejvasr, rc-viewcnitejvasr, and told the stako authorities au-thorities to leave Rothlcrsberger alone. Ho was undisturbed and now remains unmolestod in his sensuality, simply because be-cause he is "a good thing" from the titho collector's point of view. Meantime, the poor old lady who takes n cup of tea because she has been accustomed to it during all her lifetime life-time is railed against as a dangerous and oven sinister breaker of "tho word of wisdom." Thus do they "strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel," down-trending down-trending tho poor, "though rich in faith and love," and cxnlting tho rich, though reeking of filth and lechery. |