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Show LTHECEPrS AXt PRACTICES. Tun Houston, Texa, Port criticizes criti-cizes Fre-ident HarriwmV reference to Uuh iu his message in this way: "In his message Jlr. Harrison refers re-fers o the encyclical or the President of the Mormon Church, adti-dng the 'SalmV to respect tho law of the land inhibiting polygamous marriagoi, end adds: 'The only safe way is to dcil with the Territory of Utah as that those who believe polygamy to bo rightful shall not have His poner to make it lawful,' hich is e-iuivsleut tosajtnethatmen should bs disfran-cbtsfij disfran-cbtsfij for their, religious )oHcf, not Jar their prarlie". D.iibtle. tho dogmas of the Mormon Church, it rigidly adhered to, wonld nnfit a man for American citizenship, hat cannot the same he said of more pretentious creeds? How long could a man comply com-ply strictly -with the Mosaic law and keep out of the peaitcnliarv? Mr. narrion has yet to learn that religion precepts may be one thing and political politi-cal practice" iuite another." Thero is no "'dogma of tho Mor mon Church" that "if rigidl adhered ad-hered to Would unfit a man for American citizenship," but the rra-sonlngoftheiVxMsgooJ rra-sonlngoftheiVxMsgooJ even if this, me fact is misunderstood. What ire supjxised to be "Mormon dor mas" in relation to politics aud cltl zenship are usually m thing but ant! 'Mormon" myth. |