Show RELIGIOUS WORSHIP AND THE LAW 11 when licit may inny the law rightly fuld justly interfere to restrain the lie conduct of t religionists religion ista in ili their litodei I 1 0 of f nork hip this is i a question wh ich newsy apers lit in tile alic eart KT t have laid oc callon to discuss more mot c or less since tile of the salvation army in ili this ilis country it in tile lie city of new immen conn colin thi the haic been liy tile alic police from pursuing their peculiar methods moth oils of isor worship ship and aej bunning co on oil alio hint they were a public nuisance and disturbed the public pence peace the action of tile authorities of that rily lias has not been ll it lins has dot been generally condemned or alced so far ss As ile c can learn from our eastern exchanges it certainly trenches upon a N ital principle of our government slid anil is a matter worthy of the graci est cit consideration true ili ii several european coun conn lilies the army has been prohibited liy by the from frodl pursuing its ita work in ili its usual vi y but the action of those countries in such a matter matler should be no guide for state bl ile or municipal ni go in ill alie united states here perfect ab absolute religious ious liberty 19 guaranteed to ill all citizens regardless of eatn ity or creed but NODAL constitutes perfect anti and religious liberty under unde our constitution this question deem ell cd a hard one by many is in reality kry cr easily answered such nil an exercise of religion as does not antei fere I 1 n ith the rights of others ol liers is the rc li lilous legious lous liberty guaranteed paran teed by the constitution aen one religious sect or hotly body in the pursuit ut of its religion or in ili the course of its ir fringes upon ilia personal political religious social or other rights of any ci citi tien cn it transcends the bounds of that religious liberty guaranteed by the fundamental law of our coun try iry citizen isbone rights are arc so invaded may property properly invoke the protection of the law anil and that protection may inay rightly nuil and justly be accorded to him even though a restraint in the exercise of what may be held to he be religion is the consequence it is charged that the tal salt gather great reat multitudes in ili the streets impeding business mind and travel that by their shouting yelling and lion hovi lilt ling in their religious frenzy they create disturbances ances of 0 the peace that invade stores factories and workshops during g working and business hours calling upon the inmates to come to jesus c hindering I 1 employers emi and employees in their business and work still and that in other respects their religious methods nrc are ou ill it if these charges against the salva zionists are true the police of new haven unquestionably have law common sense and justice on oil their side in suppressing the practices of this peculiar religious jolly body for or certainly citizens hax hac a a right to bo be protected from such annoyances as are attributed to it but tile tho question it mill ill certainly be asked it if the religious practices of tile the salvation army may be suppressed by law may not dot also those of the latter day saints answer sw erNo no the latter people inalie in the mill and pursuit of their lc ic ligion do not in the slightest degree dearce ili infringe upon the life rights of any citizen they do 10 not in ill BOY any way 1 any of the rights lights of their neighbors it if they engage in religious ceremonies observe observances D and n practices tiLes in aluth their do not belice a they do not obtrude their reli religion in the way or to the notice of others it if the latter day saint cot contrary to the ices of his hii neighbors neighbor marries m wits more than one inife w ifo and proceeds to year rear A 1 numerous progeny that neighbors rights tire are in ili no conceivable way infringed upon by such action ilis his peace is not disturbed his business is not injured his is not interrupted his peaceful pursuit of happiness in his ol oil it wiy is not interfered it 11 ith by it when wheat the latter day saints in fit the practice of their religion or iu ili their peculiar mode of vor ori thip hip infringe upon anhof any of the religious social political li personal or other rights of other classes of they may be restrained by law to the extent of preserving the rights so violated but fill antil itil it can be proven that they aliey are so invading the rights of others it is contrary to the spirit and letter of the sail final to the genius of american political doctrines and institutions to restrain them thein in ill the exercise of their icci lc ligion ion |