| Show foundationless AND CRUEL REPORTS DURING the past lew few days certain wild rii rumors mors have been afloat to the effect that certain brethren more or less prominent in the church had bad recently been the reasons assigned by the scandal carriers lor for the alleged action are sa varied haried ried differing la ili proportion to the number of brethren reported to have been dealt with it to is greatly to be regretted that such reports should have been circulated not only because of the wrong inflicted upon the ge gentlemen allemen thus scandalized dal ize d but also beca lecause use there mere cau can oe lourid in the community peo people e soa BO utterly terly regardless of the amenities sno of life as 18 to grigi originate nate air circulate qu ate or even s without a scintillation of evidence he aleve such cruel and unwarranted statements damaging to the characters of 0 good and upright men that people disposed to such proclivities si should be found among professed latter day saints is astounding not to say aay shameful auy any intelligent member of that class might on no more thin than a moments reflection 1 see at once the absurdity of the reports referred to co the church never takes action upon any of its officers or members on account of alleged brou wrongdoing wrong doing with out calef careful ul I 1 investigation and an elucidation of the facts so far as some of the individuals named in the broadly circulated scandal is concerned had there been any charge an u investigation was an impossibility but we hippen happen to know that tha neither had bad any existence every well disposed person can say with per pec lect elect darety that the perfidious reports allu alluded led to and whose circulation has been widened by a wild statement in an evening have no co foundation untruth in truth that being the case should be f frowned down in place a of bet being u 9 pas passed sed from mouth to mouth it may be here stated that when an any decisive action is taken upon an my leer of any prominence in the church for violation of its laws the niwo will be found to be the authentic medium through wh which ich the fact will be made pu this his is evinced today to day by the ibe publication bubli tion of a statement in this issue regarding garding the excommunication bof of a prominent man long lon with the community of latter day saints i |
