Show THE ONLY inducement OFFERED no profession gives ampler opportunities for the study of human nature mature in its various phases than jour this fact is forced upon 0 our a r at attention in various ways as a news paper office is utilized by many people as a species of bureau of information upon ati an exceedingly wide range of subjects this ts 6 legitimate and proper and nothing affords a journalist greater satisfaction than to hunt up and impart art legitimate information that will I 1 benefit not only those who directly directly y so licit it but the general public As asa a tule rule applications of a proper character do a rood purpose and serve to diversify the matter to which publicity Is riven given occasionally however interrogations come to hand that are posers the propositions being of a nature that no fellow can find out 11 and an I 1 easier ones one has to be solicited but bat even queries of this character serve a purpose as they demonet demonstrate r a te the fallacy of the popular idea that t h at editors know everything we wish our friends to unde understand estand that abut the placing of questions before us is gratifying when no replies appear it may be assumed that either the requisite information is not obtainable or cannot be defined that they would conduce to no profitable public purpose or would not be expedient but let them come along that we may select the fittest for use among the communications we receive are many from strangers abroad wio wao evince a commendable anxiety to learn something in relation to the religion of tile the latter day saints such correspondence is generally gene raily dictated by a pure desire to learn the truth in regard to the faith of a traduced traducer trad community and it Is a a pleasure to respond to 40 the wishes they express but bat there is another class of c communications om which do not fill us with unqualified admiration for the writers they start out oat with a pretense of deep sympathy for the mormon people and an ardent desire to join their community throughout toe ane fact is evident that they are in the deepest ignorance in regard to the religious principles of the saints this lack of information at once stamps the premature desire for identification with insincerity A person who is ready to embrace that at A which he is ignorant shows one of two things that he Is exceedingly foolish or has some ulterior motive behind the profession he expresses ja As a rule the motive appears to toward ward the conclusion of the letter which generally winds up with an inquiry regarding the material prospects ecta ot 01 the writer providing provid lne he should come to utah and join the church could an opening be provided with a round salary attached people who make A applications fv p locations Licati ons of this character do not e us sufficient credit for genetra t on their status is understood without difficulty urr b some e people seem to think that the latter d day s y saints are overwhelmed with anxiety sax bety to swell their numbers without respect to the character of the additions this is an egregious mistake stake the only class de ared consists of those who on in accept of religion as of divine origin and who being honest aad ad sincere join the church without reference to material or other consequences quen ces being animated alone by a love of truth such people do rot not take the step of identification imbued wita with an idea that by it they we are conferring a great benefit upon the community tor for which the latter should be truly grateful they take their chances with respect to material advantages with the balance and are willing to beat bear a great many conditions that do not tend to creature creata e comfort they expect to be subjected to the contumely and bitterness 0 of the world but the conviction that they have accepted of that which is more precious than wealth and the smiles of the world sustains them we heartily wish that all those who imagine that the mormon people are ar e ready to rush around hunting bunting in lucrative curative positions for them to fill thit thai t they hey ther aber by may be induced to join the t he church could read this article and th thus assave save themselves the trouble of writing for information as to how much money they can make by the act 0 of identifying themselves with the community of latter day saints all the inducement offered is the truth that is sufficient to satisfy every honest individual no others need apply |