Show II Woman Makes Plea Pea I I J for Brewer and J De Pretto f en no Utah Oct Del 5 5 1916 Edt your paper oo not euly but also has ha'S moral CO to io Maw uti op up for what It Il be- be beLie Lie to 0 be right bt re regardless of pub pub- lic OJ fl 1 I am un to ask your aid III fog commutation of sen sen- ten Mr Brewer Drewer for I surely t you iota ar are In to fo favor vor of ot otmer mere mer I ig g shown I a o that most of the peo peo- pie or of Uth would have bave the same opinIon Ion If Knew the facts of the case T. T D. D clark suggests aneeta both Brewer and andi Do De P too be executed although De i Pretto Is Is not guilty He quotes In tn part Romans xi 23 3 3 to prove hIs theory The wages Is death death- I t Paul speaking to the Romans is tryIng tryIng try try- Ing to make them appreciate the great sacrifice of Jesus and ami also aleo to show them the fallen state of man 1 without our dear Sartor who who- says sars The wa wages es of sin sm is death but bul the gift ift o. o of at God tod is eternal life lite through I Jesus Ch Christ our oar Lord v y T. 1 12 1 ex explains tams this thill Whereas a b by one t I man sin entered into the world or d. d and I II d death ath by sin ein and so 60 death passed sed I upon all aU men for that all have I MI I sinned I Romans Romang B. B 19 1 explains It il still sUll bet bet- 1 l I J 1 I I Iter v ter ter- For as as' as asbY by bY bYone one mans man's d disobedience bedl ence many were made sinners so by bythe bythe bythe the obedience of one shall shaH m many ny be made righteous Thijs godi gO goft Jo fit show that as natural born bom sinners einner we e are all worthy of endless death but be because because because be be- cause God is merciful he lie will m give gi those who ho strive to ta please pease him eternal eternal eter eter- nal life lite through tb and be b bOlie bO- bO lie lief in his Son John ill III 16 1 says God so 80 loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son that whosoever believeth In him hi should not perish but hav ha everlasting life Ute I I. I John IL iI 12 2 says If If any man sin we oe have an advocate with viLh the Father Jesus Christ the righteous and he is the propitiation for our sins and not for or mica only hut gt also for the sins of th the whole world I. I John i l. l S. S says If It we we sa say that we have no sin we deceive ourselves and anti the truth is not In us Christ teaches us ns plaInly In tn the parable of the debtors Matthew nUL that hat Unless un un- less leu we forgive others their sins our Heavenly Father will not forgive us our sins ins He fe also says to forgive seventy times seven God forgave David a wicked wick premeditated premeditated pre pee meditated murder because he repented re re- re- re and aDd also promised him a a ason son wilo ho should rule on his throne throe I forI for for- or I ever We Ve know this son was Christ I and he said All manner of sins shall be forgiven men except blasphemy against the holy spirit this shall not be forgiven unto men I 1 never knew until today that De Dc DePretto DePretto I Pretto also was sentenced to death I would make the same plea for this man also Brewer says he alone killed Allen so what reason or Justice Jus los tice Uce is there in giving a death sen- sen to De Dc Pretto As I 1 know Governor Spry is a a. Christian and although I 1 never saw him but once I believe he lie has a kind heart and will show mercy to these men I wish to lo ask asle all the people of Utah to write a a. letter to lo the the governor governor asking for tor mere merc mercy and as the time is short please ha e your letter posted by October October Oc Oc- tober 15 It will no not take long and It H may mean the le saving of two human beings' beings lives S So I beg of ot you not to put this off If we put off such littie little lit lit- tle tie deeds of kindness Christ may say sayto sayto sayto to us when he lie comes comes- I 1 was hungry hun hun- gr gry gr and ye e gave ga me no DO meat I 1 was thirsty and nd you rou gave me no drink I Iwas Iwas w was was s sick and in pris prison U and ye visited vis vie me not hot Inasmuch as ye have done it it not unto the least of these my brethren bret ye have done it not notto notto notto to me I 1 dont don't need to ask asle the mothers of Utah for for I know that every mother molher would beg forgiveness for her own I I no matter how oW low they had bad sunk in sin i And believe I most fathers are the same bame and that they would use within their 1 every honorable means honorable m ans power to save their own sons if they I stood in the shadow of death Let Jesus Jesus' plead their cause He said saidI I Love Loye your n neighbor r as yourself If each one would buld only do this the I prisons would be be empty There would be very few women selling II their bodies and souls for a living and there would be no war in Europe Europe Eu Eu- rope today As we all expect to stand some day before a higher tribunal of Justice and ask for mercy let us show mercy for Jesus has bas promised that tb the merciful shall receive mercy To those who believe in giving these men the full extent of the law lawI I will still say Let him that is without without without with with- out sin cast the first stone MRS EDNA POWELL St. St O Ogden den Utah I |