| Show till Hell AMI STVTl oeedetatoarrrll4cdus otemnoraile las are strangely agitated about the alleged al-leged danger eif Church dumlmitlo In the cIvIl affairs of Utah It Is I all on arcount ot the earnesl appal ot 1iesldcnt Wllford Woodruff at the October Oc-tober conference to the Latterda Saints to stand united for the tlectlo of good men for the management ot the business affairs ot the communIty Thus The Christian Work an undo nomlnatlonal paper In New York hastens hast-ens to suggest that the disestablish ment ot Utah may prhp bId Oddd5 san The Independent anothe New York paper also commenls upo the situation but does not suggest quit no rnllolo measure II finds tIde out look for tho future rather dark bo I hopea that the gradual enlightenmen and the Inercare I of Gentile voters will prove I a sufficient remed There Is I absolute no cause for tea ot a union of Church nnd State In I Ulah In the scott Ihllt our arern ro lempOll1rle seem to anticipate nor In aOl way not perfectly legitimate I reldent Woodruffs address at the eontrenc Is I not BUsceptlblo of the In erpretatlon given to It Lately lead In golenefteen ci heve y denomination Im lave mild substantially the same ilnu ns did the President ot tho Jlormon Church They have aimed to have a right to lift tierir voices against political corrup tlnn they have urged Christians to nlte In tho Interest of good city gov rnment even nt the sacrifice of part lot eceste Thus Dr Parkhurst tele rarhs concerning election result In otham May the Lord have mercy on New York It never will become n spectablo city till Its clergy are so issc sed I ot the spirit nf the old pro > heta ns to be repared i to put a ROY rnlng pressure upon secular events1 Mace promInent mn In tie Morrnon Church not the same rights of free other Christian ministers Is leech ns II not their sacred duty to stand up for publIc morality and good government The matter would hardly deserve comment but fee lIce tllet Ihat our collmporarle lIhough conersnt OcillIx lice teluto teeclmlogs xii peaclcaI leology for the sake ot a fling nt Mormmlm cllher torget or deny ono ot the most selfevident axioms con ernlng the elation of the Church to the Slate Ihelr word eem 10 Imply Im-ply that the only mission of the Church ot Christ In the world Is I to explain bstract doctrines and perhaps keep up oclablllty and charlt among the mem belt This Is I n great mistake From the very first moment of tIme acear nee of the Church at the beginning ot our era It boldl announced Its ilsslon to be to icnetratc all human affair to net like a lent l en to regen rate the world and to make of the Ingdoms of the woild the kingdom of God or which Is I the same to rriake Ihe klngifom of God n universal kingdom king-dom In furtherance of tIlt great mission the first followers of Christ cry dearly Indicated the rights and rli lieges of both Slate and Church hey inculcated loyal submission 10 all human Institutions not established In violation of divine law > el main atning their right to proclaim against he sin en ot emperor IInil rulers and to break I down estabjlshed social irejudlces as for Instance when they accepted a slave as a brother and lilted him to the same table ns his laster In this way the Church fee uently rca mc In contact with the Siale as the Church Is I iretty i ure to do as long as It Is Iru to lId nlssto on earth but this contact was nol and can never be undue Interference with the State Ecclesiastical hlstor offers many in elooceneisUdlo Interference when Church otuclals haie claimed the right 10 dispose of secular functions nt will amd also cnses of Mate onictals lisurp leg the prerogatives ot the Church Ills against tills kind Interference so letrlmentnl to human progress that he Constitution at our countrj seeks 10 guard the citizens And never will his revision of tho Constitution find more ardent ul1porle or more wotell tul guardians that the leaders and members ot the Mormon Church To believe In the right ot the Church to xcrclse an Influence for good on the State Icy being by wold and example a regenerollng powerthis coo shell not leny nor disclaim But seek to nlxChurch and Slate to effect the unIon un-Ion ot tile tIes Is I a matter entirely different end one whlh the Mormon are ao much opposed 1 10 us allone clue osslbly can be |
