Salt Lake Tribune | 1913-02-19 | Page 6 | Mormon Temple in Canada

MORMON TEMPLE IN CANADA. It, appears that thero is to be a Mormon Mor-mon tomplo erected in tho province of Alberta, Canada, and that bo far from opposing the proposition tho authorities of that, provinco arc in favor of it. Wo find an editorial noto concerning the matter in the Rochester (N. Y.)( Democrat Demo-crat and Chronicle, under tho bonding "Mormon Temple in Canada," as follows: fol-lows: How human standardo shift Is an Interesting Inter-esting study. The curront opinion Is that Mormonlsm Is sin evil, and a Mormon ln-vafilon ln-vafilon Is normally viewed with alarm by the organized forces of most communities. communi-ties. The Tact that Lethbrldge, a town of Alberta, Canada, appears to Invite the sect to build i $100,000 tabernaclo there and that two other towns are bidding for tho privilege of becoming tho Salt Lake City of Canada arouses Interest. Tho ex planation undoubtedly Is that a great Mormon temple would be an Mtlraetlon to the town chosen, would draw nettlcrs nnd cupltal to It, and would be a dlHtlnct financial benefit.. When sulci) an Issue Is Involved frail humanity miiMt of courne modify and revise ltB mora) and religious principle. Of cour3ol Our New York contemporary ap-pnroutly ap-pnroutly confuses Mormon tomplo and Mormon tabernacle as being tho same, which is quito contrary to tho fact. It is practically certain that the construction con-struction of a temple at Lcthbridgo or any other town in Alberta would involve in-volve also the construction of a tabernaclo taber-naclo of considerable size, where the general conferences of the Mormons in that province would bo held. And tho business advantage of tho location of such temple and tabernacle, is so great as not to bo overlooked. It is not surprising that thero is competition among tho towns in Alberta for the location lo-cation of this proposed temple with tho tabernacle that will almost necessarily go with it, Tho business advautapji J thereupon, that will accruo to tho ( , vorcd town in tho holding of tho at :, Ij nual and semi-annual conferences i li tho Mormon church thero, aro so grw Ll that it is no wonder to soo a lively coa ... petition in thoso Canadian towns fortl location o thai, temple and taberaaoi p-And p-And since tho Mormons constifcuta considerable portion of tho inhabUaoj ? of Alberta, nnd since, so far for known, thoy have not introduced ' unlawful practices in that province, i 0 matter of locating a tomplo aud tab f nacla assumes merely a business pha , and is undoubtedly considered ia t competition chiefly from the buBln. standpoint. From the sectarian stanj I"3 point, the resolution to construct ' temple is already had. The location it is not a Tcligious proposition, hut j Jj business and financial one, and that 1 21 what is under consideration at the pr Jc cut time.