| Show editorials D I 1 T 0 LS L S j WHICH WM WAS THE WORST ai aks exciting 11 scene occurred in trinity C 1 1 h U jell jeli I eli ell jersey arty citron on sunday tue ath ith of june the clergyman bev lev it 11 harcourt who makes a siet kiei laity of treating in sesa sensation tion al aleon s 4 loon remarkable current events took up tho the s bac of athe the matra marfa warfa narra gaitsg el disaster and became very pe personal ronal it happened that the commander of the ill lii fated steamer teamer capt young having seen ean the published notice notia of the intended sermon was present when it was preached the pastor after giving a vivid description of the horrors of the collision and the subsequent fire with the terror of the shipwrecked passengers the shrieks of the drowning drotning th the gloom of the midnight woe and the awful suffering suile ring and joss of life proceeded to hurl burl the severest denunciations at the officers and crew of the doomed vessel branding 0 them as cowards captain young whose feelings in in common with the rest of the congregation gregat gre gatlon gation lop iop had bad been wrought up to the highest pitch by the exciting discourse could control himself no longer when these accusations were hurled a against ainest him and alid his men he erie crie cried douk dout ouk out you are a liar ilane and the preacher continuing he at once repeated the epithet he was wag invited by one of the deacons to leave tho church and was waa escorted before a police justice ithen when he was waa aas placed under arrest bui but afterwards gave bail for his appearance next morning at A the tile examination he was charged with giz gir eating creating a disturbance in a place of religious worship but it being shown th that at no commotion occurred occur and that the services continued without interruption the defendant was discharged of courso course captain young was wrong z in allowing his temper to get the better otter b of his judgment and in using such language in hsuch such sueh a place and on such an occasion B but t we the fhe preacher also was clearly u wring in resorting to such a personal attack public discourses may r directed bo against the egr rc ll 11 x of wrong wethe whether they are arc d I 1 eed t ted ca in the pulpit pulp it or upon the piu plu i n but personalities should not ue resorted to by either elther preachers or lecturers principles ought to be treated of rather than per fer pemon on 4 sand and actions be referred to generally generans instead of individually ily lly vv V e adnot d not think it is the province of i acher her to single out an ind v t ia A j yr ur a number of individuals u als alb as co 3 nor for his anger or d dilao a P I 1 vs VID ignatin thom them in such sueh su ha a w wo they are aro personally held 0 1 r or cepro reprobation bation it cu j expected that good will r im i sueh such a 0 course the per i j i from the pulpit if in e w wrung coney conzy is farl fan more likely to to le e s bened cleaned by resentment than t ia a if tc i with vt ith contrition and if ivinno inno tr 11 in nine cases bases out of ten tea kii ili nant to attribute an uny Y r i i un unworthy worthy motives to his a c x hould luid be denounced and e he warned invited to reir W threatened with the t i cs of the thed ther sin as the illand but ut this should trough tou iou hb b down to the level biond lond at latiok iok which i lil til talle from the pulpit c e ft to be unfair and unjust to J iv ib 16 ilas has always the f J d and an opportunity for A cebre 0 o ore judgment p prot n rhe manner mariner wa was 1 ala AIS expressions of wrath at in our opinion was an n meance the greater arthr amner sinnai of i a 0 avain PITIFUL BUT NOT irot SINGULAR T r new york J express ress gives par ta los of a cae cac caeg ahl which ieh ich is nob not a s air tir ir conein gotham als alv AIN centro centre con cor iro ire tro of christian civilization j A 7 woman was ivas found sitting in union squire with two tivo infants in her ar 1 eiding bH buterly tenly terly upon inquiry inqui 3 it was wag learned that the tho children were tams llad had been born two months ago ani and that immediately af after ter aliet birth the womans comans husband abandoned her then she was bvm unable to pay her rent and was turned turne doi 0 J vernearl for Por nearl nearh two months she had been tramping the streets sleeping in the parks and living ming 1 on the bread charity of when taken to the station house it vas was was discovered that she was nearly starved and that the two children were mere skeletons if such an aix instance of mans heartlessness and public indifference to human want and mib mie misery r could ab possibly shibly occur in utah il the whole country would ring with WE the cry of behold the natural fruits of mormonism 11 we do not rail in the same spirit and call this one ono on 0 of the results of modern christianity christl Christi anny butto a heathen visitor the rin kin king of siam slam for por instance who vw is ii to inee make a tour iu in america it must heeln strange that in the strongholds strong holds of christian civilization are to be found the greatest poverty the tho the most brutal cl cruelty and the greatest indifference to want and woe that in those places where there 1 is the most preaching and the most approved means and methods of inculcating and enforcing what is popularly called christianity ti tl special societies have to be founded and supported to protect the lives of animals and children from brutal and ruffian men and that in cities ot of gorgeous wealth health and abundant piety 11 human beings not are permitted to starve to death while vice squalor drunkenness filth and all the evils that can debase humanity flourish in close proximity to th the churches and chapels where professors of christianity ti assemble to fo go through the dead forms form of their much vaunted religion reli rell giori A heathen oU observer server would be apt to think that either there was wat mi something radically hadi eadi cally caily wrong in the constitution of sueh budh such buch a religious system or that thant it was lik lih the body of a manor man or a tree from which the spirit had bad departed leaving it powerless and void and dead INSTEAD taesan THE san francisco chronicle regrets very much that in the immense tide of immigration pouring into this country there is 1 a I large largo element of mormonism 11 what the chronicle means we suppose is that a great many 11 mormons cormons Mor mons are coming here or persons who li believe elleve in that religious system which is commonly called mormonism this is quite correct but is to us a matter of rejoicing instead of regret we feel glad that so many individuals I 1 ideals have come to a knowledge of the truth or at least a conviction stron strong z r enough to move them to leave th their ei r native lands and gather to the centre of the church we are also gratified gratl fled that so large a number have been able abie to escape from the poverty and bondage of the old world and andio avail all ali ail themselves of the opportunities for plenty and hud liberty lib jib erty orty bir oi jirred dred bred by the new we wc see no reason whatever for regret legret at the change chauve the chronicle proceeds to say that th the mormon power has already attained t too large jarge proportions that is be ause an the mormon ormon power is so greatly misunderstood that power is nothing more nor less than catbe the power of i god d unto salvation spiritual and temporal it has never bean been exercised but for good it reaches readies out to the poor poof abid and oppressed in n distant lands bets sets et them free and places them where they can have a larger life a denn definite nite object for existence and exertion tin and an in opportunity for ilie the attainment and enjoyment of those are underlie the institutions bf thi i coun tit tty u inhered among amon 0 mans inalienable rights better than that it lifts mankind man kind Rind wherever it is brought into bearing from darkness into light from ignorance of divine things into knowledge kno sv and aud nd doubt and skepticism into faith and conal con eon fi his providenc providence esaud saud sand GSand places them in inu the ib e path by which t hoy they can reach roach his presence that power unites and combines them for their thein highest good antime in lime time and eternity ity industrially morally niom nion liy socially r spiritually fon for their individual and i collective benefit and the welfare of all mankind whose elevation and progress it seeks and desires de dres this will ivill be understood some day now every eveny act net and motive of tile the people who who enjoy that power is misinterpreted and viewed for hor evil that ischy is why so many think that it has ha a attained otoo too serious proportions the chronicle concludes by saying that it may never be properly dealt with Wea we are not informed what is meant by this and must therefore judge by other sayings of the same paper if properly properly dealing with mormonism or the mor mons is to crush the thi latter or prevent the spread of the former by force under color of law or otherwise we fully coincide it may never be to done we will go further than that and say it never will mett be done for this is a divine system established by divine revelation and no matter what may be done by editors priests governments or any other person or powers mormonism will be proclaimed to the ends of the earth its converts will gather to together ether they will lawfully unite and combine for mutual benefit and the good of the race and the power which is thought at this date to have assumed too serious proportions will develop into the greatest power the world has ever seen and if its objects and effects were only understood in their magnitude and beneficence so far from causing regret to any man or woman living its growth and progress would be a matter of deep rejoicing to all on earth as it is among the exalted in heaven OFFICIAL SURVEYING A coi col correspondent ment desires us to answer through the NEWS the questions propos propounded in the following communication there is a territorial surveyor elected or appointed by the legislature of this territory there is also a county surveyor elected by the people they are I 1 su suppose appose qua qualified I 1 i and commissioned com oy by the governor and take the oath office as do other off omm meers officers now sir if those nin men are duly qualified an and d appointed can you tell the reason why the people can not get their land laud surveyed e d by them or will any other person do to survey the land for the people that can do surveying and wl will J it stand the test of law if a dispute should arise about the lines on the division aa for instance stancel in may want to fence and make other improvements but cannot not knowing where the line is will a surveyor that is not elected by the people or appointed by the legislature do to establish the line if your neighbor agree to it the lew leg legal llyal surveyors are away on railroads and canals and the people cannot get them to do any work for them ENQUIRER enquirer answers in part his first question himself it appears that the official surveyors are busily e engaged dg aged els eis elsewhere e where and that is the reason why the people in his region region cannot obtain the services of those t se active gentlemen we do not know or any law requiring an officer to be in two places at the same time nor of any method by which ubiquity can be effected if such a law was enacted however we think that in a case of pressing necessity the official surveyor would either attend to the fhe needful work ork himself or au theorize some other surveyor to act as his do deputy ruty for whose survey he be would become responsible to the second question we have to say in case ot of dispute the priva private to sur surveyors work and certify cate would not be lelent sufficient in a court of law any surveyor might be ramp pamp employed loyed to run the lines but tha work to stand the test of legal i action must be done by the official surveyor who works in reference to established landmarks land marks aud aad who is responsible for his official ac acts nets i ts the private surveyor is under no bonds and cannot give an official certificate we think this must be bei evident to enquirer and his neighbors and we advise them in the cases referred to by all means to apply to the tho proper officer A WORD OF ADVICE tim THE gathering of the saints froin from i all parts part S of bf the world N is I 1 s a prominent feature oi of the latter day dispensation it was predicted by ky most of the tho ancient clent prophets and is being accomplished by the people of god today to tb day all members of the t true rue church of christ are interested in the gathering t of the elect from the four winds from the east and the west from the north and the south the anxiety felt by many of the saints in utah to assist in a the gathering of their friends and relatives from the old world is very commendable itis a labor of love iove as well as a duty and they who engage zealously in the good work will in nowise lose their reward but there is one thing that should be clearly understood by all who wish to aid in the immigration of the poor from abroad anat is the church of jesus christ of tatter latter iatter day saints is not engaged in a general indiscriminate emigration business T the lie lle object in view in chartering vessels and contracting tr for trains train is the gathering of the saints in accordance with the tho revelations of god and his commandments mand ments to his people ve nye do not desire to use the order of the priesthood and the influence of our organization in bringing from afar to the home of the saints people who have no faith in our principles and no interest in common with our church members some people have an idea that we send our elders abroad to gather uj tip as many persons as possible and induce them to come to utah like general emigration agents this As jis a very great mistake the work f the gathering is incidental to the preaching of the gospel and our missionaries sion aries labor for th the convincing and converting of souls who when the spirit of this work rests upon them at onee once desire to gather to zion and the elders by virtue of their calling act as guides a and nd pr protectors 0 to those who wish to come unto the tops of the mountains to learn further of gods ways and walk in his hi s paths in the work of the gathering it is only to be expected that some who are not of us will join in with us for a season for finster motives or for the loaves and fishes but there is no need for lending intentional assistance to such pe persons ains we must put up with tile the ment of finding 11 that some of whom we hoped better things turn their backs on the truth and make shipwreck of their faith boutwe need not purposely spend our time and means in in helping to bring people here who will only prove discordant elements and are not likely to assimilate to the body of the church it is not the case that a good saint here sends money for the emigration of some relative or friend in england or other part of europe without knowing anything about the standing or faith or morality of the individual we ve advise care in this matter for several reasons in the first place as we have shown our mission is the gathering of the saints not the emigration of the wicked in the second place our office at liverpool is kept specially for this pur j pose and its contracts are for what is known as the mormon emigration Inthe in the third place the shipping advantages obtained for our people cannot fairly be shared by those not of our faith under the agreements made with the shipping company and its understanding with ty I 1 other ercol companies panics 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