Show 0 V will LEADE Interviewed poll poli fical topics IF COMES the presidency tells wn tt would he be the action of the mormon church the salt lale tribune on sand sanday ay p ad the following interview with the leading leadin if authol ties of the afa church of jesus christ of latter day saints the tha 4 farat presidency dency dela grAing apostle francis francia M lymon apostle john henzy braith and biskop H B clawson to an ewar the questions ions propounded question 1 I la it true that your sect hi bat always taught that the kingdom it is ig trying to build up is the kingdom of god on arth not in the heavens not in the tha sea fea but right hare bare farther that to this kins king dom the feelings elines fc desires defares de fires faiths affections and ovary every set of life properly belongs belong ahat that there way may ha be a perfect sealing and ana ltv T further that the saints are called to this kingdom of god liter ally and that yours are a distinct and vec peculiar 1 I 1 ar people answer it ia true that our elders have hav taught that we are trying to build up the kingdom of god on earth it Is ia also alfo true that they have taught that the rule of that kingdom would not prevail until christ should reign as king of rings kings aud lord of lords the people have been taught to believe in the revelation of god which says wherefore be subject to the powers that be until ito M whose right it is to reign reiga and subdues all enemies ilia his foolks feefe be hold the laws which ye receive are ara the laws ot of the church and in this light shall ahall ye hold them forth Doc doctrine trina and covenants becton wo wa do not know that it has been taught that ts to this kin kingdom kindom dom the fallt ing ings a desires faiths affections and every act of life properly pio plo perly balongag balo that there may be a perfect sealing espiritu epi spi ritu ally an and d temporally nor that the saints are called to establish this kingdom of god literally except as in indicated di in iho iha foregoing fores answer it has ht bb been taught that ever every T act of life should be b peri armed with an eye tingle single to ti tie te t ie e lory of god and ana with a vi view w to the individual for his glorious coming aud in this ahia respect we are perhaps a distinct and peculiar people question 2 if you bad the full fall power statehood would confer would y YOU yoa n nat at hold anat all wha opposed your faith and interfered with the dearda to fit kh laba 1 fa c tion U L mr lan kingdo at aa undesirable bors barat I 1 answer we would not kold hold that be bf cause causa people merely opposed our they thay were therefore there fora undesirable neigh bors bora of course the interference of one individual with the rights of another would be objectionable to ui as ag individuals vi and such sach a person perso n would not be a desirable neighbor it is not fair to presume that nv ny on one would gouid interfere with the preparation aaion of our people to fit themselves for the coming ol of christ and the kingdom of god so GO long ions as kneir botn rights and privileges were ware respected we would not think it rig right t to discriminate io in any way against buch people if any there were but should claim an equal stan et anding with them before tha law question quntion 3 if they in ia jour creed spoke jestingly or derid angly of your faith where your young men mea and women could hear them would you yon not stop atop them if necessary by ordinance or statue answer Ans werNo no while such bach cond conduct act would bo be deserving ol of the contempt oi of all 11 ll respectable people it w would not justify an infringement of the sacred of freedom of speech guaranteed question 4 in your protest to prebi dent ant cleveland Y yon on hearted ae as arted that your people believed in daily to the head of boar creed fiat t these hese ro re vel tiona conie come from god la Is not every member of your organization bontia to obay any comman ao answer every member of the t he hutch church i as a free abent and is accountable to god for his bis actions he is ie free to either accept or reject any command command I 1 that may inay be given and every member of the church has baa the right to know for him ait by the testimony of the holy spirit whether a commandment emart amany ates from god or not question 5 ait 11 your answer is ives yes then is not any pledge that you have made or may make necessarily to any such command that may be received answer tho the preceding answer dis ilesi ies of this question aeration aea tion 6 with full power given what matei material rill chang chabes es would you you yon an now COU trolling the public schools answer wo we do not k 1 off that mst m arial any changes would be desirable in the conduct and rules now co the public schools wa NF ida the t cresent system ys t an excellent x e allt one ona question efla 7 la iter it u s that your church have retired retire d as priests pries ta from politics peli tica and have ceased to seek to arm influence voters jeters through their rel religions igloos beliefs and through t the obedience of bors the rank and file to th their air priestly prie itly aper anar answer we reiterate relt erata erate what we have repeatedly said that aa officers oi 01 the church we disclaim the right to control the political actions of the members I 1 of our body the members of the church are entirely and perfectly free in all political affa affairs irr 11 question 8 you emphasized the need I 1 of t obedience obed ence on the part of your people I 1 oren even at the last conference Is it not true th than enthat that yol your belief and ZOT eminent is a theocracy the where one ane is is inspired and absolutely rules ardithe lost eat obey that th atour your fal faith th is that vox dei must be vex answer no our goberm mont is in not a theocracy joseph Smith the prophet said he taught the tha correct prin dales and they zo verned themselves the aba people do not govern them aelva a in theocracy but receive the law by bv direct revelation irom from god it is ia not claimed by bv our church that the laws of the tha lord ss Ps s s revealed through his hii ner servants BuDet supersede sede the laws of ef the land or control the civil conduct of its ita members in opposition thereto eto the people are taught to obey the laws ot the land all things in the church are done by common consent con seat question 9 with power fully re ra turned won would id there he any essential modifications of what your tour cantrel was between RRY gay and 1885 or rathor rather what it would have been had bad there thera been no ao bove governors enors veto no indirect ioa by congress Con aress ress and no courts inda pendent ol of local control la in this last question no ra reference ference to polygamy poly eamy or cr com complications arising out of it is intended answer conditions have materially changed in this territory since the time you mention the intense feeling fo aling then ex existing asting between members of ef the church and their opponents has subsidy subsided and 91 given on way to the of mutual fr forba bearance arance and respect the animosities of I 1 the past are fast fait be ing forgotten on both sid esTha different elements of the community are coming to understand each othel better and recognize hidden virtues in thir former opponents there is an almost unni versal desire for harmony andwood and good beelin feeliks akune all classes of the community we would not turn back the wheels wheals of progress nor in any way dolay delay tho the desired consummation question fuestion 10 with fall power in in your bands would you guarantee that utah w would be a full fall and free american state in the gentile sense namely where no law should discriminate against any individual or class and where every y berj man should stand e factly equal b before f or the law answer if we had bad that power we would guarantee gnara atee that utah would be a fall and free american state and that no law should discriminate against any individual or and that every man should stand exactly equal baoe the law yua ciui ii ui gatham women if you yon have any yearning to see parity rity you yon iw only te be one in a BO called 51 13 fashionable ille NC W york crne it ita maybe may be a house housa or it may mav 1 tho at t i l 0 oin r tate late horse chow hut but it will alwi alwa 5 bo be of intense vol ganty the new york comsh a a pushing driving vulgar ill bred one women hundred put themselves on exhibition I 1 sn in public places are and ad while it must be mid eaid that they a are estyl ah it must also be added that they are a little too fine laces and diamonds were rampant at the horse show abow and gowns of sill silk and chiffon were common in england the most elegant of bomell would have been satisfied to have bava ap feared in perfectly fitting gowns and if they were needed some magnificent cen t furs but bat they would b have ave known that fine laces lacea and an d jewels do not har bar leonizo with the tha smell of the stable french ladies do not wear on tho the estreet st ri eat elaborate blab orate dresses that american women select to walk in and to wear at public p laces they keep thell elegant costumes for the benefit of their 0 own family and their friends frienda but the tha new york woman rushes into a big dreas mahera ers dys buya L a frock that would be sold eold to butk but certa certainly Wi gnette or ca mile me blanche tot lot to mma mine la duchesse Do chesse de haut hant ton new diew york cor buffalo no news |