Show CHURCH INFLUENCE A tllcr Inlo orrrtpouloiit G I hen18 ol Ills U us Oil That an Ullnr MI hj Uf To lUo Editor A great deil Is now belug Bald ri gardluu Church influence to called and III Is I charged against some of our fellow citizen that they cannot do anything civil unlearn Yea further fur-ther that they cannot accept a nomination nomi-nation to tubllo > ctllco Without alk Ingcouueel etc n terrible state of allslrf to be sure One would Imagine from the public and private utterances of certain cf the orators that the Spare loll Inciuisltlou was about to be re enacleu and the Ores of Smithfield to te rekindled In tl n peaceful vales I of alit now State of Utah ill because the Church whose members per biB comprise three fourths or four fifths ot the adult population has issued Inctrucllcni regarding the govnmuol 01 its ruoolloarle so such The furpo vt the occlIodmaDI i fest11 ties lon so widely and Ibr uitbly and unortuualely bitterly d4tus oil tout 1 It to 11 most ut of place i 10 rtlttruto It Blither 1 luf Iro oil IIUIII I If l that no Cuuich IU r htivlt L vat U tit art ly oeeItod Ihl Lop j nunity I I I I thtil1 ti and whuie otllli K rujulieB hit time a ail labors I shell accept tiny emplo lout or tfllcu that would hinder tilt iifoiminoj of the duties 01 his eeoleIUoll office willuut advising I I lila ecclesiastical autcrIoreastuchol his Intention It nipturs ory latint that this rule would bo I considerkid all thoroughly colatenl Its I any ecclesiastical benevolent or I iolo fy j i c onitnercial society Reticulation or I Corporation f TrIO maid address Iprly dtelAnd I that there Is I 110 dcclro on Iho part of tho bllh authorities of tbo Ulab mlnaut Church I In any tenet t et1cr 1Il1uooo ally lu the usercltuof ti elr clill or political i rlvlle esor luuctlors As I UDdcisland Ibo Isiticlir Instance I It wordI nato may be Lulled to bo a lllil op WIoo dull krowolitindorEtood lie IN Ibo dUo rprefuolollvn ul 101 Church eucu lu his loclWa alher 10 thi irorle icclia aillclly lj IIIDI hl I > People or any pinion ire liable 10 look I for c illegal IUd o cum oil lu the lime of trouble Huichalis tit event of Ihu people Jltlu a oil zou ulour cJlumonwllth anti pcrollvu turn In the Interests uood goveri mcnl tile lu low clutzl1r Bud it maybe may-be his copannilut DA llllcally I deftllu line to represent the county In the liLltlalurt or his state 11 Ou If great fnls of tour si would involve big leaving home and being nbieut from big opirllual flick for u Creator or keeper period i Does It iir l appear i to nil that in far as the cocleslast cal body over which ho presides 10 concerned it 1 would Purely buffer from bolus thus deprived 01 Its beau Does It Lot ap ILar that CJmwon courlery alollo would riqulro that file ecclutl istlca tupcrlors > houl I be consulted before his accepting u nomliiAtion or election u any much civil clllc 1 I am tout dent that were too same to occur to an emplyo 01 en Industrial In-dustrial or metuiutlle luilllutlon that that much certainly would be re lulled 01 d lu nearly every case wtUld lo wllllUKly tmeuleJ to It ban lilt appearaucu of being naujjbt but u well utlined Luelntts rule apt lied to Caldron dltiiiliny > Len were It a now rule what rxcoitlou could betaken be-taken 10 It But as a member 01 said dominant Church f r well nigh a third of n century It attonlihea ine tiat any should denominate It n slew rule la It reasonable should a political politi-cal Office the performance of whlcb would Interfere with my carrying on my ccclctlattlcal olliclal Julks be fltrrd me that if I must Coolie tile former to tile dulrl merit of the Ittttr or despite I thn oeslrci ot my rnIdlnR cfllcurs In Met Church or stake ur ward ol which I am a luemUr I must baud u the duties of tuy church tlllcu without notice or coumliatloo whereby the place could be fllleu leniorarlly or permanenty by Bmo pereou In order that that portion nl tl elody religious may la In working trim I ULe It that any who have given The matter consideration would aue wild my view that I would not bo In good I faith lu my Church to do s6thia being tilltloleJ by my cbuoilDK political > cities and Its banner Lmolu uout etc In preference to due rttDict to m > crucial amoclatiB and to mv conlltulty und Inlinrlty its an officlal In Ibo Chutrh facto blob I have voluntarily Jaiueil in felt 1 am fpehkluc nqw Uf thy ixiremeit photo of the matter tile II fur at which I wouIJ to Carol olh to chootH between fllllne lily contract which I believe that all religionists nouU nurro to lo mom sacred and solemn with my Cl urcu and the Occupation of any employment political or other wife that would Interfere therewith I um thankful 4irioually that I do not share tbe doubts and fears that some of my religionists aa I think lgNII nl unfortunately Unit I without sulUclont warrant have suffered thimielves to entertain and exPretp My political iroferei oa of tin Democratic lrI1 e My experience ties Impressed mo tUtu Ibat were 110 bo chosen for any of tile civil honors olut l my partisans aeslru lo bnatoH Plat fuel and that would Interfere with mj ccc eelaBtltal duties voluntarily as turned I certainly would Ko u my resldlni I cflUer treat or email Lotto Kill 1 him It I tbuuld < run fur said fllce but to allan go as a I Church lUecr 10 bno such and Ineb 0 recess from my labors In the Church which I bad agreed to itrfjrni I would da the Name it I a lucrative business utter would be made to me quiring my removal from Iho seat of my oloptlcjl duties were my source Information on Ihlj l oil t tbo runkestliluJ of n Kopublloan 1 would still co to him Myisierl Coca taohn me thatIf mychurell superior could eta the way clear to make Ibo arrangement thai bo would as radlly aonl und ao tar as he ties Ibo p3w or r VL life hltolllg even though political his ago my vloivs would be diametrically oppoeud I fall to Hi d In Iho taU I Manifest a hint that I or any Chur h alit c er shall I I not run for or hold ubllu o lice without Church permission Neither do I find tbe least Intimation battLe political view of the appll I But shall determine the nature of the counaU eought It Is 1 no moro nor lets than a simple rule governing Church oBlcers as ouch In tile matttr otnccepllut any Lificia or employment Interfering with the full and proper perfoimiuce ot tbelr Church oOblal duties A great deal 1s told about render lug unto Cooar the filings which ard Croal and all the ompblo i pears to Le lace ou that part ot the IIUloUvI do not Bale their tile greater mpbais shall ba ioU ten the latter jlau e 40AUtt unto Qd tho thints trial ire UOclUI do ak for It at lout I < quiltnp rl AB a ell 103 ol the United Blater holll UI my hand Reid solemnly 010 Hant 10 ulIoll the Constitution ot Ibo UniloJ states Bud 10 obey Ibo laws tactual All a mmhor 01 my Church I have madoon equally CI least sol eran covenant lo abide Us re ulailour arid I Ihlnk no goLl Amerlrau clt ZJM should lake ixciptlou to my Iorug lbl > unlicsmy Cuuich hall quire my rlulm < neo 01 acid firsugAdt to um instl mums of our body ollllr 1 u inch case the lurdcn of proof citi ulon the accusers Tno phrase church Ii fluenci li to 0 too and Irreverently uitd and 10 mauy vague cbargoi made rekardioi II thatouviotis 1larduu for mention In It Hut so much hat bteu taiil In tholiegleliture so nuny unkind dllual > > usmailololl that I c uld lIt 11Ill lo Itnut HIp that our WIthy i 1411111tat I via 1 hope that u majoilt I I of them are noi trying out their I 1Y l I I Play jet UD my lu Ito rUhllo7 pendllurln tu ughli Via it chaJllahll 1110 reaganablo 10 hlIve and hopt hat ou the Co ly ahevubly Dr tilt tranclus ol life LuxUhtire inyrn I atce d In tl u Crcul iitalt B tint Ho IllenJow thrru With wlBurni aril kajowlIgotnut Ihu lavi ly I Hum u acloJ thai rotouiu lo the Unifll 1 of ntlllliintsa and I to the glory of llln wlulBl < ill or 11 nil Saw It Ii turtliriroum I that thoull they Li blod Till tills heavenly dial their IIJln LS wl uld U olooJ aDd i thereby wnul I Ho Rule 10 1010111 ro erliclly an It Is I till In mortal car abll ay to do all I may In rmmitid to ou reiv as a twit of tb < ir m0lui Rod what In I better I obt iluluit Lot met 1 Horn their Superior Olllcsr the I jtlier ol IlKhtr tl < Onut Lawgiver iilinsi If our Lijltl turu IB to oipoio 10 cuoleto Mfral I of I oiiuicli as oppoled to trlckJttrt IU mice and would Lilt l receive 1coullbu lrolll Buy RoUrCh wbtotVur even II served on a lInr platter then 1 roy the nloo 01 eholala kilould be dlepenied with as an UIolve noneeeeatial But vo hOI for buler thlu i Whilo the Blato Couitllutlou forbids I Ally church nomination of Hate aUalrp ui desire ttiu the state will kiej Its hands ell iho ojurcb an < l to long HS a clt zou ptrtornn loyally the lULCllai slbonof ho hall not bs made a civil muttjr ktcaute of hill cccletlas leal I Qlly JUHU Iimis IAI K Towv Rich C unl Utah leljruury M ISj |