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Show ffim juiucui. I'inuttHioNs. ittH A Iiiaiio Judge tomo lime R0 KB rendered a decision, im rottlon of IKH which ar UIok nvlrolnnJ published JOB toprrJu'JIcc 111 )ubllo mind. W"l" WM .endheraar-;rali whlrh lill" HI reproduced, with liow much accurac HH w ar not rrnxl to title, for Ih PjaJ taper la which II appeal! liat keen jfiAl known la friiueulljr mlatleta iho H word i of iuUIo men, oral anJ written, JH lo effect It own tiloendi. Th.JuJuo It quoted a follows: B " W tin I tht o called Mormon church HBf to I a puro itinera. It law nil HBl deallnf poi"" H direct! from Ui KB Almtihl.atid to lw promuljalod only HHR ttiroajh tl Instrumenullljr of lt PHj priesthood. Ttiew and non !, w HH cording to II teaching, ra In comma- B munlon with Clod, and admllle.1, accor I- HH Ion to their grade, to dlrlna Intercoutto H tod fellowship. IM conimtnds r (Hi uiunllr mentioned It oounoU,' but HH failure to comply with ueh conntel U HH IimM by it crlma. Implicit HBl ot-sdlenra to ll prlcethid, br lla intra- HH Ur I a Drat an I last rulrcnint. B lJbttt of Indlvllual action ami Ju If HH went teen In temporal thing, do- aot HBJj til.U It elalui control of all -xulr HM anl ttmponl Uilnir, a wtll a spiritual HHH thing. Theao facli an not only prorcn by th ilJcnn In UiU caw, lilt lhy an flHH tarts alio rcMralljr known to the public. BBS Wo tnj not If wt should Igtioro lhl HH2 common anowlcdff ami tho onlfurm BV leaching In acrmont anl ulliMwl of InWj llil Vx.llcl church,' tin contlrucUni- HHh thlntusirof It book of dgctrln. 1 HHV rspuU tut Vouiim I' of tho prloathood U HBT oulialcntloa esmnan I, banc, 'conn- HH Ml' of tho prlt to thslr lubonllnaui to HHf bo Ihrouih njr loim, to Jo any act,wonll Bt t,ndluod.r.Uo,UiacoainuiidtoU Bf i.Wj.L Huch oounwl' ao (lien h In Ika lllrf of that, I think, mUguMM HH l"pli tha aanctlon of a dlract command iBBf 'rom th Holly. Tha wonl of a rlfat to anlnhtlorlf to him u Thut aalth tht ! Inl." IH II IhM itattmanU wcra mad cfll- HH rlalljr lha ata tlmpljr ofllclal falao HjHl lionla. Th fad that lha wcra utUrail HH from Hi Judicial bench will not nui fflU lhn Inia, anj mora than lflhjr wcra ID conroclxl In lawyer' ofllc for nil political purpoMi. llultlulr aJopllou jttVJ by Judicial ofllnr will Rlto Hum raj weight among tha uninformed, ami jffl for that rcaton wo uollc theni In Ibcaa HJJn column. MB Tbtr I acarcely a word of truth In II thcto finding." They ar limply MH Ih claim of rounael oppoaed to th Hli "Mormon." They war m lo for o HJK IlllcaUOVct. Thaolject wa. to nullify HJB tha "Mormon" vot and aid In Ilia V, work of "Mormon" dlifranchlwminl, HHI which wa protecated with luch vigor HHH hefor tha kdintnlon of Idaho a a IK KUto. HHIIi TholJldTancd lhcrlnu"Mof HHBC mon"doctrlno and teaching ara not HHll only unwarranted by thloii aoct- Hu d by tha "Mormon" Church a lUud- Hp; arda, but ara contrary to tha revelation HHJL couUlned therein. HKl According to Ih doctrine and HH( leaching of tha "Mormon" Church, HHln all mankind may I "In communion HHll with Ood." I'.rtry inember of th Hln Churclilieiliorted lo llv MMlot HHyllX In thl condition. And opl not lu Hp1 ' tlieCliun.il are uried by lUmlnUter Hi to rek fur ereonal reeelatlou from HH lieateu, that they may know whether H thl Church I of divine origin. Tho HS very oljcctof the prlcalhood I (liown H to be, that tho people way bo brought IH lulo communion wllh (lod (or them. HH elrci and then I no "grade" In title) HH "dltlun Inlcrcoune." HH The "roiimeli" of III "Mormon" HH Church leader am tlinply what tho M word liuplle word of advice. They B ar nut "command;" they are not ao HH given, they ara not ao received, they HJ ar not eo unJeriUwd. Tli "lm licit HJJJ obedience" iuken of alin It not a HJJJ "ri-Ulrelncnt" No eucli thing rati b BBj found III the "Mormon" ttandardi. BBl No ram ran I cited where failure to BBJ comply with couutel ha bvvu "trcalrd BBJ a a HB I.llrty I one of lha fundamental BBJJ of "Mormon" doctrine. Human BBJj agency, th vollllun of th creature, BBjJ Individual reajumllilllty for peraoual BBJt n.U, Ih Intellectual and plillul de. BBJJ velopnieut of uvrry mn, inal and BBJj female, Ih Inability if any ileal or BBJj other authority to aniwrr for the tint BBJJ of any other human being, the Ind. BBJ) ndenra of every aoul, ara eweutlal BBJt prlnclplra In th "Mormon" yitim, BBJt and It It declared therein to bacon. HK traiy to Iho Dlvln will that men BB (hould bulk any kind of boudago one BBBjl lo another. H 1 Tha word of a Print or of anyofllrcr HH I Df tha Church tu"au Inferior" I not BJJ lohlma"lhu talth III Ird. No HH I uch notion provall among th "llor. HJH f tuom." No audi claim I made by Hi uy l'rlett In ls Church. No man HHU hi tha right to give revelallou to the HHni ' Church a a body but theoue man who HHJK ,l'1' It head, and hi 1111 r" urd" HH ' t have any tuch Import a that HHft ktaM by the Judge. "Thu. aalth th. BBBB ,lrJ" I'" com but rarely to the BBJj; ). U Ut" '"" ,1,a ' I " "I BHHli i,",fV"W ivu' "' ' Ctiurd, nt BHS 'II Ihlug In If nmtt be done by "com. HJjf monronnt". If tl.eat I "lui.lhe. wUhout."'" Cl""Cl' '" tl,wcrll('' WWk mi'd. h i'1" 1'0 '' ,,1J ''" " ' """? Wu" ' Uttered, he I m very umtu niUgulded by LaHf J 'iAHHBBr n- the 1 leading nf artful allorney. If anybody Ullavoa what the Judga ha tlatcd, ha dot not underrtaud "Mor monltm cither In It letter or It tplrll. Judge err like other mortal. They hav their prrjudlcr and Bomctlmrf their price. Home of the moat flagraet pcrveralon of truth, Juttlre, and dc monlrted fact have emanated from tho Judicial bench. We admit that uch Instance are rare comjaueU with Ihe general Judicial procedure, lait the hlttoryof the "Mormon" (eoplofur-nlthe (eoplofur-nlthe many of them, and llluttraU further the fore of bigotry and Ihe warping po er of rellglou and political politi-cal l.li. "MormonUm" mkr every man and woman fre before (lod. It require them lo eicrclte their own agency, to Judg and decide all thing fur them Klvr, to aeak fur Individual communion com-munion with heaven, lo make ronal tcartlon for the aoclely of the Father and the Bon by becoming like them In character and tplrlU Tho wer of th l'rleilhood I not In coerce, nor to proceed by any manner of compulsion, com-pulsion, but lo lead, guide, ruade, Invito and exhort. Thettalement mtja In the eitract we liav coplral are comptet perver-tlont perver-tlont of "Mormon" doctrine, and It a thoutand Judge a lu led Hit 111 an I all Ihe pepere In the country publltlml them, they wouU not be any the hit anl."Mormon" an 1 fabricated to inlf reprwentand deceive. |