Show THE CHRISTIAN VICTORY SOME of the clergymen of this city took an active part in the political campaign which resulted in the defeat of the peoples People ils party by liberal 11 frauds some borne of the ministers were so intensely illbeg liberal IJ that they appeared on the streets with the boys and took part in the noisy parades which were so common before the election one of them joined in a jubilation at a hotel aud and was so absorbed or something th I 1 ng that while speechifying speechify ing over the liberal vt etory he failed to observe that saturday night had lapped over on to sunday morning by an hour and a half of course the result of the election was a christian victory 11 and the revelry indulged in during the flush of triumph caused saturday night to catch on to the heel of sunday morning that the two might be appropriately blended I 1 the sequel to the campaign and one of its results are worthy of note it has become notorious that since the christian victory achieved by the liberals that saloons have been running on the christian sabbath pretty much as on other days and that thad gambling den have increased and flourished every evary day in the week the day of rest included one editor in the east who must be a near approach to a blooming idiot 91 when he learned of the liberal victory wrote an article in which he stated it to be a matter of congratulation that salt alt lake would ow low have a christian city council now the liberal clergy are moving in a body against the increasing ng of the tale sabbath on one specially especiAlly objectionable feature of which is the granting of this privilege by the christian city council to the liberal band to hold sunday night concerts the pious council granted this privilege not only in contravention of r religious observance but in opposition to the requirements of a city ordinance and a territorial statute among the agitated protesters prot estors against these encroachments encroach ments upon the day of rest is the reverend 9 gen aleman whose liberal festivities stretched over the terminal edge of saturday night onto a sunday morning perhaps fer haps when he joins with his brethren in this I 1 movement in favor of the sacred observance of the bordle day faithful memory will cause unbidden drops of perspiration to float down the line of his countenance conscience doth make cowards of us all but it he were to step back from the present movement it woul J not I 1 mend the matter the christian influence nce of liberalism eral ism reaches into the deta details liFt of the council deliberations when that body included a majority of Mor the divine blessing was invariably solicited forthe for the guidance of if those to whom the well being of the people of thih municipality was largely entrusted I 1 at the close of each session thanks were offered to the throne of grare for favors received since ince the christian council spoken of by t the be in insane I 1 ane eastern editor came into power no voice of prayer has been heard board in the council chamber now the sectarian clergymen out of common commo n decency and for a sh showing 91 af of contil consistency steney must oppose the era of sabbath desecration that is setting in like a flood in regard to them the situation is an anomaly as they to some home extent we am fighting a monster of their own e oreatt reaf tia oo notwithstanding all this and the th e lameness of their position tion we heartily with them success in their efforts for the preservation of the sabbath they will fludie find it iaiser rather uphill work |