Show NOT A consistent POSITION DOUBTLESS considerable surprise lia ila lias ilas S been occasioned by the position assumed yesterday by orson P arnold who plead guilty to au an indictment charging him with unlawful cohabitation the astonishment would be all the 1 greater reater because the accused is well known to be the reverse of a coward he would probably face physical danger as readily as any other man in t the he community but it is valor of another r kind hind I lind tind ind that Is needed to enable unable a man roan to stand st and by his honest convictions and take the consequences unflinchingly no matter what may be their thein caad acter that mr arnold could plead guilty of having violated tile the edmunds act no one can call question but that le could agree to no recognize th the c sacred relation iOB lob shil shii into which he entered with his second wife Is at variance with his bis profession of faith as a latte latter day rd saint it is difficult to look upon his action in this in any other light than as a practical renunciation of olas a doctrine that has been adopted as a vital principle of the religion of the church with which the gentleman is identified we to accept III hii I 1 expressed determination as to his f future line of conduct as as genuine for we would not be justified in assuming that he was playing the part of the hypocrite the conclusion that he lie proposes to reno renounce the relationship into which he entered with his wife except so far as her subsistence is ls concerned is therefore inevitable notwithstanding that the tiie course taken by brothe brother r arnold received the the court andeits and its officers and the approval of a portion of the spectators his example is not one that any consistent latter day clay saint can afford to follow the spectacle he presented was not a noble one if every member of the church similarly situated to mr air arnold were to pursue a like course it would appear as if men who profess to be observers of the commandments mand ments of god were overcome by the influence of fear the latter day saints can not afford to renounce any principle of their religion or any of its ob obligations legations no matter what may be the degree oj ol pressure brought to bear to compel them to be recreant 10 0 10 o their duty auty if they repudiate that V which aich god has established the lord will throw them off and all fevers of consistency and those who admire men who maintain the abura courage ge of their convict convictions lons ions will despise them we regret that brother arnold should have assumed the position he has taken |