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Show IWUTHOniZEI) 1UIILICLIT10.N. It Is a common custom with quacks, iUnciant lecturers and prc-prietors prc-prietors of small business concerns to Lake ad vantage of large assemblies In the dbtrilHiUou of leaflets laniphlets and dodgtrs to advertize their ares. As Uie je-ople emerge from the buildings where Uie meetings meet-ings are held, tliey have there prints thrust into thtir hands and the sidewalks are often covered with the castaway liaudLIIIs. On Sunday last an individual who desires to attraet public attention to himself ami his theories, liaj distributed dis-tributed among the eopIe coming out of Uie Tabernacle some small pamphlets containing notions lie entertains on what he terms "astronomical, projilittic and historical his-torical sigus " We should have taken no notice uf this but for tlie attempt of the vilest sheet under tlie sun to fasten the vagaries of the author ot the leaflet usiti the 'Mormon Church," and to draw therefrom a number of Inferences iu the uroal dishonest style of that utterly dishonorable IsIT. The writings of the ir.-on who issued tills pani hlet have been re-!udiated re-!udiated In these columns and thty are not only uuajUiorizrd by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Latter-day Saints but areiu many re-rccts opjiosed to Its teachings. Vet the -alt I-ake TrJnmc rt presents the st'Jir set forth In this brochure as coming from Uie "Morniou" Church, and states Uiat it was "distributed "dis-tributed among tlie audience in tlie Tabernacle." Tlie two statements are entirely false. Tlie "Mormon" Church did nU "put out this nm-jihlet," nm-jihlet," miliar was It distributed "at the Tabernacle among tlie audience." au-dience." It came from a jcrsou tutirely unauthorized by the Church, and was handed out as we leave dereribed, oil the out-lde, like a quack medical circular or otlitr cheap method of reaching the tnil-lie. tnil-lie. Thirtforc all the slurs and Inferences In-ferences and conclusions which fol low the fals. bond arHiintenalile- aud mark the anxiety of those who "love and make a lie" to fasten something uon "Mormonism" as an excuse for attacking Its lea Jers gnd adherents. We L.ku tlii occasion to n peat the warning heretcforH given, that the Cliurcli docs not endore, or approve or sanction the views of the writer of these "astronomical, "as-tronomical, prophetic," heads-aud- horns variations anl hypotheses, andwliathe stys an I does U entirely en-tirely ujion Ins own iersotial re-sionsiblllty. re-sionsiblllty. Kery inanlits the right to his opinion", no matter lion foolish they may apis-ar to otlier, and al-o the liberty of speecli and of the press. Itut no one lias the right to make the "Mormon" Chunh resjwusible for his private opinions or utterant es or to infer that the Chun.li "jiuts out" ideas and writings which it has publicly repudiated. Of course the sheet tint devoted more than a column of editorial pace in twisting the notions contained con-tained in Uie leaflet to fit on to the 'Mormon" Church, w ill not have the honesty to set tlie matter right before the ibllc horn it has sought once more to deceive. That would be too much to expect, Itut We wish it to be distinctly ucderstood that the Church I mt p.sf,..n.iu forthcindividualopinioiM of lemons unauthorized to speak in Its name, whether they le delivered orally or published In any form. Thiro lias been a great deal of matter issue! frmi the press, purporting pur-porting to be "Mormon" In its Irit an J tendencies lt for which the Church is no more responsible than it is for Uie utterances or it enemies. The public shoul I understand under-stand this and beware of receiving anyUiing as authoriz-J which is not odlclally sanctioned and endorsed. |
