Show ANOTHER martye FOR tre THE TRUTH OSE moro more name has been added to the list of the martyrs the souls botu under the altar waiting walting for the redemption demp tion of them the body and the salvation of our god gody are one step nearer to the time of retribution when the lord shall avenge thein blood another noble spirit hab has gone behind the vail to join the ranks of choto who died for I 1 bo be word of the theli lord ord and the testimony of jesus yesterday afternoon elder john morgan who has charge of tile the southern states mie Ule mission sion slon but bat who la Is at present staying in this ibis cl eity city y received the following telegram CATOOSA deor Gaor gia gla july 21 pm john norgan morgan satt salt lake jos JOB standing shot and killed billed to dayneal day near Vair varnell nellis by a mob of ten or men med wili will leave W with ith body for home at once notify his f family CLAW sos SOy this news was soon in although it arrived too ino aate for publication in the EVENING y taws laws and for the f fiends 0 o of the deceased and indignation against his murderers were every where expressed elder standing aras 24 years of age unmarried and axas avas the son of james standing a well known stone atone cutter formerly y of af this city now residing at ramp tons station bear biver river from belder morgan morgin we wd have obtained ithe ha following particulars which will give some idea of the situation ia in georgia gourgia aud and the circumstances circumstanced which have led to hotbo tho the assassination of a young but earnest and devoted of the lord Va varnell ruell rnell ri tation station la a village in whittled county georgia and was waa arst visited by elders morgan aind A in Oi october tober 1878 1 thuy they preached baptized several persons into luto the church organized r a brauch and emig emigrated rated a family of beven per pen persons pe sobs niobe who aro ara now in colorado tho the people treated these missionaries with we the greatest and respect until the be latter part of the month of december when two method fad fat preachers and ana an two or three baptist preachers who were residing at lit short dis die lancea from the place came in and commenced circulating the false re oros orts which ustia usually lly liy form the st staple adle aple of their tribe against 11 1 l and incited the people out the elders by i violence persecution at once co com m man ced and in the early part of april of thib this year T bari elder bider ua ider iden 0 W T hardy of thia this city who 11 9 was then in ahat that viol vici tiltY wea was bur sur rounded by a mob led by a IL baptist deacon and forced to leave the place lace in may elders 0 H and thos thoe lloyd of cache valley passed through Var Varnel nells neils Paon on their way to north carolina when hen the bame same mob carno camo upon them entered the house of one of tle tte pistols swearing to kill hill the inmates if they ever harbored tho the elders again and drove the bi ethren brethren out of the neighborhood 80 subsequent to this one of the E elders iders laboring in the southern mission asked elder eider morgan to permit him to take up his abode in Varn pills Vs and face the opposition theto there but as the situation demanded calmness and conciliation rather than fiery zeal the permission was not granted but the district was left under the supervision of elder jo naph standing who with elder budgor rudger clausan was laboring in Pic Pick enya kend county aboul about sixty miles milea from varnella Var nelra neira brother standing was of a mild and gentle though thong firm disposition one who would suffer wrong rather than do wrong and it was because of his hind kind and wise manner of conducting himself that brother morgan left this hostilo hostile district under his watch eare care on the of july brother standing wrote to elder morgan from Ludvi ile lle pickens ric Pic kens kena county that he would leave lesve in a day or two with brother rudger clawson to attend conference at rome borne and would call by the way at which is about equidistant equi distant from Lud villo and rome on the inist icat he wrote from spring place murray county about halfway to Var varn varnella nelld ills stating that ha he and brother rudger would stay there a few days then go Varn Varnel elPs Vs and depond a day or two with the saints and accompany them at rome borne previous to this in consequence of at Var sar nells he had written the following letter to the governor of georgia ivan VAN ZANT STORE STOKE fannin county ga june 1879 D dbr daar pr bir sir As aa an elder eider of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints commonly called mor mer m mons I 1 take this oc caslon occasion to address a few lines to you ai as the highest officer of the state I 1 bave have recently received several letters from members of our den denomination om residing at Varnell elation station whitfield county informing me tha that elders of my profession have been obliged at times to lee ee for their as its armed men to tile the cumbai of 40 and 50 have havo come out again against ht them aud and have also niso on various occasions entered their in search of eaid elders I 1 am fully jully aware dear bir sir that the popular prejudice is very much agatna the Mor mormons mons and that mere are bicera who bave have apparel apparently winked at the condition of binn liff airs above referred to bat but I 1 also um aware that the laws of georgia are strictly opposed to all lawlessness and extend to her c citi iol iti zens the right of shipping worshipping wor god according to the dictates of conscience history however how overs averi repeats itself an anu and d the laws where prejudice an ex ests arandt always executed with impartiality fin lin aliby A word or line from the governor do V would undoubtedly undauntedly have bave the desired effect ministers of the gospel could then trave travo I 1 without fear fer of being stoned atoned or shot and the houses of the saints would not be entered into in defiance of all good law and order your kind hind il inattention attention to this matter will beauly be dufy duly appreciated by 5 your humble and und obedient ber eer vant joserh JOSEPH STANDING Pre presiding aldIng lelder elder ot of the georgia la conference to his excellency governor colquitt atlanta ga 1 to this ho he received the following reply 11 ga gal june 1879 mr abs cbs ro s mandl randl standing na I 1 i van zant store ga dear sir in reply tor td your gour letter of the dinst the governor df d reeta recta we roe to say statement is entirely correct that the laws of georgia are strictly opposed to all lawlessness and extend to hercutt her hen catl zens zena the right of worshipping wor pIng god according to tilo the v af pf conscience 1 under the provisions of our state constitution the reformation of religious faith or of opinion on any subject cannot legitimately legitimate abe be the object of legislation and no human authority can ban interfere inter fero foro wath with the tight right to worship god according jp ko the requirements ofton of con Bc lence ienco so long as the conduct men shall conform to the law they cannot be molested and even for conformity nonconformity non the thereto retoy they can be interfered with only aa as the tho law may direct no individual or combination of individuals can assume to vindicate the law courts and judes are instituted institute dior sion tor for that purpose and to them alone is committed the mee t of legally ascertaining the perpetration of crime and of awarding punishment the governor regrets to hear bear the report you yuu give from whitfield county he will instruct he state prosecuting attorney fortnat for that thad district to inquire futo luto the matter and if the report bs be true to prosecute the offender I 1 am sir very respect respectfully funy runy yours J W V warken sec sac E executive department the reply of governor colquitt breathes the spirit of fairness and equal rights and judging from its tone we are of the opinion th that at measures will bo be taken fora full fall and searching investigation into the cruel and fearful tragedy which now n ow stains r the escutcheon of the state of georgia wo we have to wait for fl urther further particulars concerning the iho assassination of our young brother but it is probable that in pursuance of the gramme pro of h hib hid 8 letter of the luth loth in inet 13 t he arrived arrive at Varnell sand was there set u upon on by the mob which under met mot methodist 0 and baptist inspiration had bad previously assaulted our Elder sand was shot and slain while quietly attending atten attending din to the duties of his call ing aaa pastor castor over the flock committed to his charge as a minister of the gospel of jesus christ A die dle dispatch patch to bo be found in another column professes to give details of the murder but we do not regard them aa as altogether reliable his blood alood now calls for justice if it shall be r buffered suffered ered to cry in vain woe wro to the state wherein it was shed by lawless hands handel the judger judge of all the earth will ran der den dera dern a fuli full recompense and vindicate his servant lo cause it is a fearful tearful thing to fall into the hands of the tho living god wo we view with horror the act of t the he bloodthirsty mentho have thu thus 9 sullied sallied their bouls soula with murder but we look beyond them for the real responsibility of this terrible crime in the eyes of heaven the greater greaten culprits are those who under the guise of religion instigated the attack wb who 9 circulated falsehoods to stir up tho tha unthinking who planted tho the seeds of prejudice iare lare iudice and hatred w which aich have brought forth this crop of violence for 0 o r them there is a fearful reckoning in a day to come it had bee been h bettor better that a millstone had been hung around their necks and aud they had been cast into the depths of the sea before they could become the servants auts ants of anci and instruments lust for the slaying of one of chrisp chrit tp little ones in all the burnings and dr ivings and pit plunder luder inder and pillage and and d death through which the saints have passed from missouri to tho the rocky mountains sectarian bigotry and and aad presbyterian hatred havo have kindled the ures urea of passion in the hearts of the lawless and urged the murderous to their deeds of blood the same agen aken agencies cles oles are at work today to day dud and the thu end ia is not yet jet far be it from us to retaliate or to render evil eyll for evil but we ought who are our enemies and understand tho the beurce of our tribulations and the persecutions we have to en on durelia dur du eLit the thu blood of joseph joeeph standing rest upon the real of his death and with the blood of the rest of the martyrs plead before the throne until the judgment is set st and the holy ones decree a just vengeance and give redemption unto israel in all probability the body of our brother will reach here by saturday night and it is likely anat the to fv nera ners will tako take place placa in thib this city |