Show foundationless Foundation loss and cruel reports during the alie past few flays certain wild rumors have boon been afloat to the that certain brethren breter n moro morn or less prominent in the church had recently been diefel low shipped the reasons assigned by the scandal carriers camera for the td nl ledged action are varied differing ili in proportion to the number of brethren reported to have boon been dealt with it is greatly tg bo be regretted that tha tsuch reports slap should ild have boon been 4 e circulated not on EL of the mcg 0 A lipori the 1 gentlemen A en thus scandalize d but also because thera can be found in tho ilia community it y people so eo utterly regardless of the amenities and proprieties of life as aa to originate circulate or even without a scintillation of evidence believe such cruel and unwarranted st statements dani damaging nging to ill alio characters of good and upright a men inen that people disposed to such proclivities should le lc found among professed bcd latter day saints is astonishing toni shing not to s say ay shameful any intelligent member of that bat class might on no moro more than a moments reflection bee at once tile absurdity of tho ilia reports referred to the church never takes action upon any of its officers or members on account of alleged wrong doings without careful investigation 0 and elucidation of the ilia facts so far is as some of tile individuals named in broadb broadly y circulated scandal tire are c concerned oil lied had there been any charge a art an investigation 0 was an impossibility but we happened to know thit that neither had any existence every well disposed gereon can say with perfect safety that the perfida ta ons 0 is mcp reports rs alluded to a n nd d who whose circulation lias has been widened by a wild statement in an evening have no foundation t in truth that being tho ilia case they should be frowned I 1 down in place of being 0 parsed pa decd from froin to mouth it may be he restated slated that when any decisive action is taken upon in an oll ic or of any prominence in the church for violation io lation of its laws the eias will be found to be the acthen authentic tic medium through which tile tho fact will be matle made public this is evinced today to day by ilia publication of a statement in this issue regarding a tho ilia excommunication of a 0 a prominent man long connected with the community of latter day saints |