Show MAC RELIGIOUS SACR ELICIOUS it in ia common to urge that the heat ceoil of a political campaign the zeal of party w workers and the of stump speakers mitigate the offensiveness of language and sentiments which under other circumstances would be unendurable but a feature has haa developed more or lew ion prominently during the present campaign in this territory which la in not to be excused on these nor any other grounds we rotor refer to the flippant use which political speak orr ern and writers make of the name of the almighty and their attempts at expounding the divine will or divine manifestations in respect to politics it is in very well understood without as well as within the church to which a majority of the people of this territory belong that its members are in the habit ot of seeking light and wis low aiom from a source higher than human in telli gence whenever they are in doubt as to the cauree of action they should take in respect to matters of serious moment hence the strong appeals to the sentiment on which this habit is founded which are made by men mein who seek to influence or win the support of members of the church referred to it iii the hope of securing votes political speakers in several instances to which our attention has been directed and in reports of speeches which we have read from various parts of the territory have gone so far beyond the ordinary and proper realm of political debate as to present this or that candidate as an a chosen aboken instrument of provide providence 0 cie and to attempt to convince their hearers bearers that it was the he will of the deity that voters should support certain MODS men platforms or r political doctrines p 21 ja to ow out bew view from the political ti inthe in the utmost degree rac religious not even the exigencies of a hotly contested political campaign wilb a latter day saint in indulging in it or listening to it with patience and a second thought will show to any member of the church that he be to la under no obligation to receive as binding upon his oon con duct or conscience alleged expositions of the will of the creator that emanate from the political stump the word of the lord does not come to the latter day haai baines ants tb through rough any such a channel the highest human authority to which the latter day saints are under obligation by virtue of their church membership and religious professions to look for counsel has suggested to them distinctly and repeatedly to in vesti gate for themselves as individuals the teachings of all political parties extant in the country and the merits and capabilities of the candidates they respectively put foeth and then vote according to the conscientious convictions which are produced by such investigation vesti gation they have been advised to be pure and to keep aloof from the evils and abuses that usually chalao terigi electoral campaigns further ban this there has been no ao announcement of the will of the lord upon the subject and we trust our readers will take early and constant opportunity to rebuke with all ea severity verity every attempt thus to use the he sacred name either by comparison or intimation in the realm of the scramble such a line of arge arga went ment should be entirely abandoned it to is improper from every standpoint stand and ought to meet with the condemnation of all who are opposed to seeing that which to is holy dragged in mile mice and filth there is neither wit nor logic in ik it and it is an insult to the in telli gence of the auditors most of whom in this territory at least have far more respect and reverence for sacred things and names than they have desire for the success of nay any political party or candidate |