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Show a nriiiiioL's i.essoi ihom a ii'LMio.vni.i: .sofitii- Tnr. New York Jrtf and F.rpnn of the tlh InaL, contalua a leading article, ar-ticle, which, to tay Ilia lea-t, la of a a character quit uncommon for the columat of an American newapaperof thne tlraea. It ! Iitadt-d "Obey Uod," anlojiently refirence to a jaaaage from the lllblo which appeara at the topoflhetame column. Tho following follow-ing la It o lint In quratlont 'At what lintan, I alull ajeak eoncarn-Inga eoncarn-Inga nalloo, and concerning a king loin, fhlilr up and to break down and to dettniy lt If that nation, roncernlng ahlch 1 havo tpoken, turn fnun thalr aril, I will re)nnt of tho evil that I thought lo do nntn them. Ami al what Inttant I ahall apmik eonoernlng a nation, and ronrarnlng a klngdoui, la build and to lint ll If It do evil In my alibi, that it obey not my -.olce, than I will repent of Ihe good, wherewith I tatd I Mould banenl them." The ploua editor of the )hit anil Ft-I Ft-I tin voinmende th ttudyof thlt pa e.g. to tho National Comml-elou and bilhe Hoard of Director! of the Uhlrago Columbian Kipoaltlon, who, ho taya, "are put to tlie trat by thnnroboaltlou mbmltted to the American Habhatli Union, that the gat of Ihe I'alr thall be cloael on the Ha'ilntli, and that thry thall lmmeJIalely auuounco that dri lalou." Thla augu-t hoily ar promlaed a 'uJgimuliinlcealhry thall rouforni to the I'.mrili Commandment, aud it la lo be In Hi ahapo ol "a continuance of thcrmerulouaand paralyilngcouiiaele that have altllrted their body, and the I-rtllleiica that have atlllcted Iho city of Chicago." They aro alio IhrcateneJ with a financial dlujvautage, In the following follow-ing terraa: "Tiny may aim eiptwt that Ihe Chrla. Man -wopl ol thoae Unltnl HUtei will Irelli refrain from aendhig exhltilu lo lb. l:hlblllou,and alao from atlondlng Iho i:ihlbltlonlheniaolea which will Indict a very aevere loaa upon tl.om nnauclalljr and greatly detract froui Ibe beauty, variety and coiuplrten.a. or tho Inhibition." Inhibi-tion." Thlt la followed by a promUe, In caaeof obedience, and the putting of an Important Interrogatory! "Iflbe Cmnmte-.tonera and Dlroctora wilt Immediately retolvo, and a, au-nomm au-nomm U th world, thai Ihe galea of tho I'alr alull bo cloned uwu Hnndaya, and themaehca lip that law lndUldually, they may expect In too a cota.ltl.iu ol Iho ieatllence. with which m many nf Ihom and tho olty ir Chicago hav lin vlaltodt ant that tlioaintlinentof thoople will bo bar-inonlml bar-inonlml and greolly atreogthgnod llll It altall -Tvado all eiaaaea of tho people, throughout th whole United HUM, In favor ol making Dial I'alr far aurpas. anj thing of Iho kind ever bolbro kuon n bxhnwntld. 'Mcnnaianlly ropoata to nation, the bat which lleiutlolhaHobrewa by the I'ro bet nyah on Mount Canno), an I lie now calla aloud In thiiuler louoi by Ilia l'rorldcnce, In evory ky which llmlta the human vlaiou in alt part, of theao Uultul Stale-, "Willi h la (linlr la your Mot, IVial, Ooilr Or, la flo.1 the lord Almighty, dlorlonaand llleaaed fur eterf The ILialllea wero aUlu. 'Jllatllryreloalallclf.' AuelTorlto Induce jieople to conform con-form to tho Olvlno will I. commendable. commend-able. He ha. alwaja favored tho kt-rlng of the Habhatu dny tacn-dly by all profeaatng t.'hrlatlana, whllo It la a mark of tho Iruo gentleman and giutlwomauho may not bu rrllg Iwilylucllned, to conform ai far at practicable lo uaagea the breach of which It painful to n large claaa of tho Imputation. Wo have rcgrelled the euiroiUimenta Un th H-J.luth that liave gradually obtained a foothold In Ihlecommiinlty during th latt few Jfirn, and that tho priMint city gov. i rutneut haa taken no email part In I reducing tho uudealrable change. It wool I have been more tatlafac-lory, tatlafac-lory, however, If tlie leaaou which hat Wen rind and the admonition ghen In Iheildeh of the Columbian r.ipoaltlou had tiuanatnl from ruoreconaUUnt hurci llian thepdllorof Ihe New York JuK iwl yj;rtn. lln SJ, HSTy treaa uiuu a iortlon of thedlvlne law, while he ha. fruenlly thown mi nltirdlangnrd of a dlvlno obligation Ukjii whhlitholawaud lh pro hela hang, U lug tlie fumlaniiinlal Unltcf Iho life of the Into Chrl.tlnu: "lxno the lord Iby Hod with all thy nilabt, mind and tlrengih, aud thy neighbor neigh-bor aa th) aolf," A mau't neighbor, are the human race. Hut wo know that thla very re-llglout re-llglout editor of Iho New VorU dally we have quoted excludes at luut one claa. of people from thlt category-the "Moriuou.." YetOvd baa uevurtlg. nldcil that he favored any tuch ex-ceptlon.Uit ex-ceptlon.Uit very niui-liti the innttary. Thlt ploua Joarnnilat liaaorolt.nl no opikortunllyloUarfalaewUneMftgalnit thoHalntaanllourgall.eappllratlonor a fanatical criiadoogn!rt them. lie hat thown tuiih n illtj ualllon toward (he "Mormon" people aa to warrant the prraimi Hon that had ho been In 1-T-c-alon of th power In 111. limited ivrtonallty to rlm thctn from the face of Uiomrth , would not have walled the operation of any exhibition of anticipate.! an-ticipate.! divine wrath to annihilate them, but would Willi an excellent apitlb- foruureaaonable vengeance attended to the builneat hlmaelf. Hut uotwlthatanillng all or lilt bltlerueta, lbs Innocent oljertt of his loiK)tent thunder woul I not harm a hair of lilt had, n. they belong to a superior claaa of practical Ciulatlana thin that In which lie can bu properly rated. Our advice to tho editor It, that ho Ut Into hit personal conduct tho con-Ultlon con-Ultlon lo which "all Ihe law anl the I ropheta" are apindvd, and then he can properly pick up th encondary requirements of Chrlttlahlty and Inrlat on Uitlr being observed. Until he thall do thlt ho belongs to tbu order of profcatlonal rellglonlala lo which ploua trader was attached. ThU religious reli-gious huckaler called to hit ahop-lnyt "John, havo you v.ateri-1 the vlne-gar?" vlne-gar?" "Vetjtlr." "Have you sanded llntugat?" "Yct.tlr." "Then conic lo prayert." |
