Show olig 1 I 1 tho who worm work in al kenally legally uart Varl gea sfa baptisms du DUCK biver river hichman hickman hick man county tenn term j I 1 juarch 27 1882 1 editor deseret ww a in this age when nearly all idl knees are bowing at the of ity it is seldom one finds those who are am willing to espouse an unpopular r cauce there hin is in man au innate desire to have his actions appi appio ved veu by his fel lowman the preach preachy r alfees to henr hear the frequent amen from his co cc creation grea tion the politician is delighted to see gee in his print ed 8 t 0 word applause wh u n by parenthesis to denote that it wa an au exclamation of approval from his audience even thos those who wear tho the j lai lal erni ermine lne ine if history bo true havo have f frequently suppressed the demands of justice nd re nutron unrighteous in order orden to popular clamor no xo people are better prepared to testify to the truthfulness of the above statements than he latte i day saints their cause laty laer ever beeh beoh an unpopular one and how often have bave presidents govern governors ars drs I 1 gisla torb tors and judges refund to lore eore re cognize ze our claims upon thu as is the administrator of our country count nys rya lg laws not because our claims were un unjust J or without grounds bul lut because bemuse the ones appealed to were wonting tiie tile moral courage fu to at et m w the stream of public elmon which haa has genarah ge noral norai been against us fo ro this gi funeral fineral rules rule ruie however there have bem and are areto to duy daatio llo lio nora norale lo exceptions T ti ero ero cro A are tomen temen men who wha stand up for what thley they consider to be right regardless of public clamor and froni from such auch characters who can withhold his admiration no td truehearted true truel hearted man L arely when will tho name ut it colnel col coi nei nel thoma li ean ehn kane fan be forgotten by the saints saul never from generall gene gener n to gen ration he be will be pointed to as the man wh who stood up for those who werd word unjustly opp eess essed and out rage and who dared amid tho the aises and frown frowns of the multitude peak a word in defence of those who wo ve 0 the victims of pi pl polar late nate and cunha unha owed persecution could be sari sahi vf J aek ack eltsos 0 H brow bro v ing nud and others too numerous t i here ali an incident lately occurred in in thia this otate tate which will add a few more names to tue the ohp roll of honor widing wiling 11 the nem NEW under date of dec 1 1831 1931 we blakly referred to a matter of disturbance which occurred in the meetings held by b some ot our elders on spring creek creez perry ferry county tenn Teun on dunday the of sept sep 1 4 1 last eiders elders S SP spence lim alm ilm and bateman had isn n appointment to preach at the spring creek school house tho the day previous loua lour to their appointment thead thesa brethren were lulled i dined by elders T H merrill and W 0 beasely Be esely an arthour hour or t to 0 before the time of service some twelve or fifteen ailtee n aimed men took possession sion slon of the schoolhouse school house five ot ol then the num in bei bek who wore were armed with double led up into the tho lot loft overhead in tho the a number of gathered 1 L to attend service bervice I 1 the hi mm men in the loft oft were now troubled by the which they had disturbed and were compelled to come down before do ingiso ins ing so they thes told the people in hall below if there were any 19 mor dior mons raona in th the bouse house or those thos a who i believed in their doat docene no they must leave tho the disturbers disturb ers of the peace then took possession of the stand telling teung trie the people that no meeting would be held there that day thee men wena wera all under tho the thee men wena wera all under tho the influence of liquor besides some soma 12 ur 14 others othere who were present to assist tiem tiam in breaking up the meeting if their as stanco stance should ba be needed the eiders eldes tuning jn of what vos vas as tk ng place uld alid no noi ja to the bouie bouse to nil ell their appold ment and as mobs naif beveral times b foie toie foe this the th houses where tho iho bir bit brethren abren v ere efe staying sta ata ying ib it was con ideres prudent I 1 to withdraw them irom from that part cart of be he field ver cin bin in e thy th y have ja ai ored in the southern bouthern part pant ot the county where they havo have raised ra up a large are branch of the church these theba parties who vrho had disturbed the r betings inee jaee ee tings continued to toro togo go to ho school honsa with arms arma and liquor for three sundays Jo llwin tholia th alth olih 84 confident were they that public opinion would bear them thom pulju thein their proceedings griat they unblushingly published ht nar barly arny ariy ly the whole annalt in lu their county whole annalt in lu their county paper which comment whatever from the editor at the tho s session of the araud jury held county seat isom of our friends en ered cred a complaint against the per ons making the disturb si ce and bills t f indictment were issued against hart bart weems bome rome strickland mak black ma k d F ank twilla a dod d john smi h their trial took place pince at the last aemon semon of hear uit nit cout coutt held dring during this mon inoch h rome kland had III lil case evae tiled by jury juny was waa found guilty of disturbing public worship and nned this case being a tesi tem one the others othera sud sub matted bitted their i abes ebes to the court and were ene ere fined the thu total of tines fines and costs was judge filos bateman Ba bate tevan i an rendered impartial gg aid ai ald d stated s attorney mr bleeks meeks prosecute din a ma mn tery terly manner the disturber dds drs of bf the public peace notwithstanding the force orce orco of public c kiich exists against the 5 t A ornton orn hoh xon 11 in that action lection of country mr air pinkey ledbetter counsel lor deien delen dependants dauts though n doubt by defaming the tho Y mormon morlon people ho he would rahle bablo bo able ahle to clear his clients of the charges brought against thoa thoo fo this mode of procedure ha ho vas was te fc verel everel r rebuked by tho the stute state attorney who told mr L there theio were u number of men who had joi job ed the tM mormon thormon ormon church that he ws one pr nd ud to call hi hij friend add and considered atno more than mr rinkey Pinkey din Pin keyes lb duty in cai consideration ration of their to retract what he tie had said illo ilio rilo ille the lord is moving alo g quito rapidly in this thia state S ate in thesia thu the sax cading eding ei dag marchi march st 63 were baptized and a number or of baptisms have bince pince been report reported td we have six branches efthia of the church chuich organized with a total membership f nd tnt tbt opportunity of ex favors is quite flattering while tho the proud and ungodly afe aie ralson raising their theli puny arms to stay atay the progress gs of the work of godf he poor havo hava the gospel preached unto tinto them ane meek of of the banh tanh are basking in its life ilfe gi giving cing ving principles and the itu liu unhallowed hallowed persecution car red bcd redon on by sectarian hireling si and men in lish high positions oatt lons in our government who cannot withstand the tile popular clamor for extreme mea inea somes to be lie enacted against our peo 10 lo only jy tend to confirm their faithlin faith falth in ine the cause they have es espoused it enit enables bles bies them to and the truth of what jesus said if we iric of the world the would love its own but have haye chosen you out of the orid world orld therefore the nv orld hato hate you when wa we thus thua soa sea ther efforts of thoo those who oppose the truth only re 1 uit ulu intje nood good whereof our oar fatt latt liis lils is confirmed in what paul said to the C 64 ve wo can do nom not nothing khing thing against the troth but for the truth over the history of those who ho have been known to fight against ne the tho work of god wo we sea they lose favor both with god and man and only live as monuments of the truth of what isaiah of old said chapter 54 no weapon that Is formed against theo thee shall pro prosper spery and every angue that aha shai I 1 rail against theo thee in ju judgment diment tho thou u condemn ahls ahlm is tnt heritage of the tha servants ber beY of the lord thera thero Is alo ahlo al sio o another promise made to tho the saints balnis by liE ile leafah atah chien we blieka q will bo be realized at no very distant period in fc e b fu ure if la is this joae ho r the word of the lord ye than thac tremble at his word your i brethren that hated oun ltv ou that cast I 1 you ont oot for my names sake bake said let the lord be gl rifled but he shall appear to yd your ur joy i a and ada they h e bhai be as amed anaed 11 your brother BH BT AJ |