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Show Ex-Scnator Frank J. Cannon, now editor of the Salt Lako Trlbuno, has been excommunicated from tho Mormon Mor-mon church, tho church of his fathers, Holding such vlewrf regarding tho church and Its head as Mr. Cannon has expressed since tho "American" party bought him, tho wonder Is that ho did not voluntarily leavo the .church without waiting to bo excommunicated. excommunicat-ed. Ho must have expected expulsion for no organization or society would keep a member who acted toward it ns Mr. Cannon has towards his church, and few men would want to belong to any organization which they held In such contempt as Mr. Cannon has expressed for his church. The action in excommunicating Mr. Cannon Can-non should, It seems to us, meet tho approval of all the parties concerned. It will now be In order for Mr. Cannon Can-non to start a church of his own with himself as prophet, soer and revelator, tho present head of the Mormon church, It appears, does not como up to Mr. Cannon's standard as a prophet; proph-et; In fact, It is doubtful if the church has had a prophet that Mr. Cannon approved of since tho Cannon famhy ceased to rule tho church and its finances. fin-ances. Nobody connected with Truth claims to bo either a prophet or tho son of a prophet, but Truth, nevertheless, never-theless, will venture tho prediction that Mr. Cannon will make abject apologies and humbly and tearfully bog to be received back Into the arms of mother church, and that just as poon as it appears that he can gain some personal advantage by so doing. Revenue Reve-nue for a good many years has shaped both tho politics and religion of tho ex-senator. |