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Show H M illUlli:CK TO 1" JAI. B ' Jl.Vlll'lt.s. H ON Buuday, July 17lh, l'irtldent H Joseph y, Huilth wax ono otlho epeuk. HI era rtt the Utah Mako Conference, held BJ at 1'ioto. In tho couno of hie re- IjH mirba be spoke of the uneasily of the HB brethren taking counsel In tiiiipoml Wl 1 as well as j Irllual mattrra from their MP' I quorums and pnsldents. He deplornl HI tho laot that tbiro was a Undency In ijP' lpoIUou to this course, lleclledhls IDD ' ptraonalllueor conduct In this regard, Sg having made II a rule, during his long jBj connection with tho iuoruiu cf the jK Astlta neur to enUr upon any tern. Kj iwral undertaking that would occupy HJ '! his tluiuaud attention without tho ad- Tlce and conn nl of hla assoclatea nnd ml presiding olllrert. ,lte tiprewed ri gjEJ gretatthodiparlurelrom Ihli courne HH j of nctlouwlililihndforaoruetlmobten B evinced by man occupying loading B ' olllclalposltloua In tho Church. MR AejnopsKnictmtlly nirfect, of HJj I'resldent Hmlth'a discourse appeared HS , l the I'rovo Viyulrer, and a dlsposl. HB . tlon has been shown by tome ersons JB : to make political capital out of It. In HJ ' Tlewuf this fact and to nscertnln from HH ' llrother Hmlth himself the true uc HW i port of his sUteineuU, which Is, how. HB etr, plain enough without explana. DM tlon, a repriweuUtlTu of the Xs.ua HJf ted upon him. The writer, after HB Irawlug tho gentleman' attention tu HE ' eulject, asked him thu follow lug HH jl quutlom H !' "I'resldent Hmlth Tu what did you Hjj vi refer when jouatated that It waa tho He , Juy of the brithron to seek adfhe HJJ j from the residing autliorltles of the HB ! Church In temporal m well na spirit. 'W ual matters; P "dimply tnl.: Men who occupy leading position, aa Astles, l'nsl. dsnts of Hovtntloi, Presidents of Ml Ht Htaktr, tic, have ccetel thoau onicea with the undtrslaulln that Ihey will devote their HrueatiJ attention atten-tion to the lerformanco uf tbelr eccle. slitllcsl dutln. Thero lias been, for ssmetlme, I regret toliavo to iiy, a growing disposition among sons of those leading men to enter Into hutlocM enterprises and apeculatlons that have engrossed their attention to such an extent that thn sacred duties of their callings have been neglected, and the cause of tho Church hassufTered iroiorttoiially. 1 do not consider this to be right, beca lee when a man ntret ts of an odlce In the Church I reyard him as thu servant of Cod ami of thu people, and In an ercleslsallal rapidly he Is auljecl to his Itadera lu odlce Id Mils extent) Whin Uo deslrta to enter Into an un derlaklng or buslneea that would lake up his Unto and ntkutlon and draw them ofT from his Church duties, ho ought to consult with his urlor olllcrrs and gain their consent, and also advlso with hlsquorum or council associates that thero may be an under ttandlug and suitable arrangement I made to avoII neglect of Church labors. How can there be any order In the organisation, If each olllclsl can go oil on hla own buslnesa and neglect hie religious duties ae he may pliant? No church could tolerate such a con dltlon and prosper. For Instance, If a rlest ur minister of tho Cathollo Church, or of the 1'nshjler. Ian, MtthoJistorany other denomlna tlon, weru to uegleot lib u fllclal dullia lu conifiui nco ul engaging lu his own tecularbuslneu, he woulldoubllrM be handltd by the dlgnllarlea of hla church who presl le over him. One of the leading oljtct of holding Hlake (Conferences Is to Instruct the oltlcers of tho Church In relation to their duties, du-ties, that they may not be ncgloctud aud Uio people auller In oonieiiieucv. "Did you have any relerenco to pull. Ileal luatlera when rpeaklng of the necessity of taking advice from Ike chhfiiitn of the Church? "Not In fie slightest. That sublect was nollnmy lulud at all. lu fact. If I had thought of It 1 Itllovo I would have trsjjl lo frame my remark! sorts to avoll even the apiarame of an allusion to It, because a man In my position Is litblo lo have hlaatateraonta twisted aul misconstrued from their Hue Intent. mill I will glvo It as my opinion that a leading ofllclal of tho Church ought not to give hla time and attention atten-tion to lolitlcal mattera to an extent that would ue him to neglect the dutlta ot hit religious calling. ThU would U wrong lu the same way that It would not be right for hlin to become abvorbtd lu business enterprltea to the detriment of his religious obligations. "Have you anything more lo say ou the subject, I'rialdeut Hmlth? "iSothlng more occur to run at present." I'resldent WooJiutr, who was present ot tho coi.furmico while the discourse in iucstlou was dsllveml aud who then endorsed llrother Hmltti'i statements, was alked Iho following ijuestlool "Hid you understand llrother Hmlth to have any reference to pulltieal matter lu his remark nt I'rovuT" "Not at all. I understood lilni to mean, Just a hn ha now txplalued. At the same time I look at the tulject Just aa llrother Hmlth doe In regard lo leading men of Ilia Church hclug bo lakeuup with political mailer that they caunot find limn to attend to the duties of their religious tailing. I don't think It would be right. A to dictating lo men with regard to their ollUcal opinion or lrly connections, we don't do anything any-thing of the kind. W don't want to do that, wn don't Intend to do II, and If wo did want to I don't think It would be auy use. To toll you the truth I am abuut tired of inself and my brethren being accused of Interfering Inter-fering with the political concern of the people have frequently kt.tid my position on iho aubjeet hi plainly as I can tell it lu words, and If ople Insist lu itteinllug not to understand me, I cannot help It. My action s.k aa (lalnly a my words. That I all I earn about saying ou the lubjcct." |
