Show M E MISSION conference THE sessions of this religious gathering lasting four days concluded conclude d on tuesday the last sitting was taken up principally in hearing and discussing committee reports As a matter of course one was presented upon the main local topic the minutes which have been regularly published by the salt lake tribune fail to state whether ther the report was adopted but t there here is nothing to the contrary and consequently it is to be presumed that it expresses the sentiment of the majority at least of those who participated in the proceeding in of tue ane conference it evidently lid did not however meet with unanimous favor as it elicited warm discussion and some severe comments co 11 had the assemblage been composed of men imbued with the true christian spirit such an infamous and bigoted paper would either never have been introduced or would have been quashed instanter coming as it does from the religious wing ot of the anti crusade we give it space we have again been brought to a crisis in the at affairs fairs of this territory which demands that the methodist church give voice to its sentiments in no uncertain sound we rejoice in the evident signs of encouragement that the government is at last awakening to a consciousness of the deplorable condition of affairs existing here and Is put putting t ing forth strenuous efforts toward suppressing the crimes perpetrated under the guise of religion we heartily approve the policy begun and carried out by his excellency ex governor murray we condemn the neglect of the recent legislature to place this territory in harmony with the enactments of congress we recommend the bill now before congress known as the edmunds tucker bill as comprehending tile the true trae character of the utah problem in a way that was never before here done and as calculated in its provisions to effect a radical and desirable change in the administration ot of the territory the strict enforcement of tile edmunds law and the pro promise e of more stringent legislation I 1 ia e evidently antly creating dissensions sen in the mormon ranks and is opening the way to a more successful evangelization of the people than has hitherto been enjoyed and therefore demands the broadest charity and the most active efforts on the part of christian churches Tae flood of infidelity which threatens to sweep over this territory demands the most unequivocal and direct preaching of the word of god the crusade against the mormons cormons Mor mons is religious as well as political and tue methodists have greatly to their discredit done their share io bring about the crisis over ever which they seem to rejoice with great gladness the report indicates of pleasure over the edmunds tucker or tuckered tucker ed munds legislative enormity it is expected d to 0 be the crusher that will extinguish i mormonism I 1 b because ec use it robs its adherents of the most common rights om of men e n it is the monster that is ep e expected P acts d ta to lay the mormons cormons Mor mons on their b backs ek and pinion them while see sec farians hold their noses and pour down their helpless throats copious solutions of methodism it is expected to I 1 open the way to a more successful evangelization of the people than has hitherto been enjoyed 11 that declaration makes an unwitting admission of the puerility of methodism when compared with the system which engages gag e s the hate bate of its adherents in order berto to cope with mormonism the strong arms of politics and oppressive legislation have to be enlisted the talk about the prospective flood dood of infidelity is rich if a disbelief in all religious pretensions is meant by infidelity we know of no cause so prolific of it throughout the world as t the h e loud au d professions of religionists with their mouths claiming g to be followers of the lamb while in their actions they manifest that they are I 1 led ed by the spirit of the area enemy of mankind fancy professed followers of the meek and lowly jesus rejoicing over measures which cast men into prison because of ef their religion and cause untold sorrow among tender women and innocent children imagine true disciples of the savior gloating over the prospect of a people being oppressed robbed and destroyed the spectacle presented by these despisers despi sers of therm them that are arc good is disgusting to a very eminent degree degree tue mem members ers of the religious wing of the reli beligio io politico crusade against the cormons mormons Mor mons ns who favored tuesdays report are but following in the line of those who at a simbar gathering at ogden a few yea years r s ago said mormonism should not be reasoned with but should be stamped out why are these fanatical bigots not told to attend to their own business instead of dabbling in political questions ni on and seeking to influence the state t ts against an unpopular it not tile the antl anti mormon theory that there should be a separation of church ind and state we beg pardon these meddlers peddlers medd lers belong to a popular church fhy are not mormons cormons Mor mons had these religious people been ac tufted by the spirit of the master the t they y to serve instead of by that of him alm whom they really follow the their course would be the antipodes of what i it is if they were genuine christians and had an idea that the cormons mormons Mor mons gerein were in error or even in sinful sinfulness there bosoms would be softened with the divine influence of sympathy instead st ead of bein being racked with the satanic poison of gr gratified stifled bate they would naturally say here are a people who are treading the path of error they are receiving the flery fiery darts of malignity from every worldly source coercion is being applied to them force is not no t an element that leads to enlightenment conversion from error to aratti is a spiritual and mental operation the application of coercion can nevor change mena religious or other belief it may make them hypocrites causing an outward appearance pe arance of change by the influence of fear thus thua by such methods their condition is rendered worse than before and they become tenfold more the children of hell than than previously we will use persuasion long longsuffering suffering and appeal to their better judgment we will not call for and urge on weir track the political dogs that they may be worried by those hungry hounds for that would destroy what little influence we might have with the people because they would properly look up on us as their enemies we will not join in tile the hue and cry against them but rather seek to let light into their minds and remember that they ar gods creatures and we are no more knore 1 such a line ot of conduct would be consistent with what is professed by these pretentious persons and would have entitled them to some de deree degree ree of respect As it its is no matter if they even had superior lor religious truth to offer which is not the case they go outside of their pretended calling I 1 and array themselves with the rabble among amon the bitter foes of the people they have come among ostensibly to offer I 1 glad aidin tidings gs of great joy and publish peace bace 11 tae jubilation over the anticipated segregation and general extinguishment of a vital religious system is to say the least premature such hopes have been indulged in before taus inus far they have not been realized who is able to give an assurance that the consummation so devoutly wished by those whose crafts are in danger from its existence is not as distant as it ever was to toward ward the close of the conference a vote of thanks tu to tuo tue alit lake tribune was proposed in speaking to it bishop warren is reported us ay having said 1 I heartily approve of this vote of thanks to this aule aole paper so far as I 1 know it has always been on the side ot of good government pure morals and true loyalty with most signal ability the paper to which this overdose of sweetened stuff was thrown has advocated the use ot of the gambling hell the dram shop and house of prostitution as a means of drawing young mor mons away from the restraints of their religion it if that is the side of pure morals according to the ideas of bishop warren we are sorry for him very sorry it is on a par with wit the side of good government and loyalty championed by tile the saine bame sheet it advocates the extinction of both in this territory for shame bishop that you should so glaringly and unblushingly seek for the applause of men and risk receiving tile displeasure of god |