Show WE DR DECLINE CLiNE ax W have received a somewhat later eating letter from a wanderer from the church who now resides in independence jackson county missouri he makes a brief sketch of his career since 1849 1840 when be became identified with the latter day saints in 1842 he be was ordained ail an elder under the hands ol of hyrum smith and brigham bourg atter alter the martyrdom of joseph the prophet h he became an and aad as soc socia ted with a number of others who were in the same scattered condition they finally formed an organization of ef which they ordained one granville Gran vUle hedwick to the be the heads in IM 1866 our correspondent and others by direction of 01 mr bed wick removed to his present location wherein consequence of some misdeed ot of one of the members over which a dispute arose the association broke up and became extinct this wanderer from the fold then identified himself with what is known as the reorganized church chereb with the understanding tanting that he be reserved the rl right to dissent from a number of its doctrines he became convinced that tha t that body was on the wrong wron track and withdrew he feels greatly dissatisfied with its action in relation to himself this however is something with wath ahia which we and the public have nothing to do now it seems that he be wishes to expose the reorganized church which be designates as a fraudulent concern and desires us to assist him in the matter by giving him information that will serve his purpose we wish it to be understood that we are not in that kind of business people who have been connected with a religious organization and after disconnecting themselves from it engage in a special tight fight against it are according to the way we view the matter not in a strikingly consistent position no matter how bow strongly we might differ from the organization thus specially assailed we could not be induced to participate in an assault upon it it if the 9 gentleman ent leman who addresses us on OB this subject realizes that he has discovered that the religious body of which he be has been a member did not cc conice up to his idea of what it ought to be it seems that his bis best course would be to seek the truth if he be loves it that his bis soul may be satisfied if a person desired information about the church of jesus christ of latter day saints we would thi k him inconsistent it if he be did not seek it from that organization justice would lead us to the conclusion that the same rule will apply to the reorganized organized re or any other church |