Show THE dospel IN HIGH PLACES IT Is perhaps not generally known that in the course of his powerful argument made before the supreme court of the united states in the idaho test oath case hon P F S richards introduced the 61 articles of faith of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints sainted thus thug a condensed expression of the fundamental doctrines embodied in the faith of the mormon people being made a part of the argument is squarely before the highest tribunal of the nation the fact is one of great interest because the articles bei being ny in a comprehensive idea of the gospel is given to the I 1 haried supreme bench in a small compass the articles of faith which were constructed by the prophet joseph smith and are asbed over his name have been of mat service in directing atte the religion of tho the saints amy are so terse that even a busy pt p reon con can find time to scan them many people in different parts of the world have been struck with their beauty aim lacity and consistency these features have induced them to investigate vesti gate further leading in numbers bf casts cases to conversion we have no idea however that such an effect will be produced upon the honorable judges but the introduction of the Arti articled cleb was wag pertinent to the case as showing the unjustifiable character of the test laih which practically excludes people from the privileges privilege of citizenship on the ground of religious belief and actions that are legally and morally innocent |