| Show MISSOURI MATTERS Reli religion glon and politics what our oar correspondent thinks independence mo november 21 1886 editor deseret netos camy la my last letter your readers will remember my referring to the severe drought this past pact of the country was wa passing through aud its effects upon the vegetable kingdom since then we nave have bad copious showers and the earth has been transformed from a dry and barren waste to a beautiful green apple trees that had almost died began bean tu to send forth new leaves I 1 buds and blossoms strawberry plants also als o blamed and the appearances were real aprin sprin like but of course the recent lecent frosts frosts put an end tp the effort of nature to put on her spring dress in autumn this city continues to boom large real ical estate transfers are of daily occurrence new additions aw beius made to the city on all sides and new houses are being built and ae ane pios ros pacts are that kansas city and fude independence pen pan dence will consolidate into one large city this place is known as the orchard city because of the many ore orchards hards in and aroun around dit it boneman one man alone packed and shipped from his own owa orchards about three thousand barrels of apples and it was not a good apple year either thousands of barrels are annually shipped out of the country the prices brought this year in the market was from 20 to 40 cents per bushel for shipping apples winter has sud suddenly enly come upon us and the usual festivities of the season are beginning to assume their normal condition A great many of the churches are holding holdine their revival meetings meeting every severy night during the week for the purpose 0 of f agitating the question of human salvation land jand getting some afo to confess that they have been converted the young mens christian association held their annual state convention here the latter part of october ath a splendid delegation of the states Is best ort orthodox hadox talent assem bied to make arrangements for a better and t satisfactory atis factory way of inducing young men to enter some orthodox church it dont seem to make any all difference which one you joinson join so itis it is the standard orthodox several young men were converted and many others strengthened in the cause of christianity then we are blessed or cursed with the itinerant temperance lecturer whose efforts to down the liquor loving population by argument ar ends in a total failure in nearl nearly every case we are now to baa have e the salvation Army here this week commencing ilig today to day to enact their part in t the e great areat drama branig ot of heaven vs hell and d display i s pa ay some of their ideas tu the pull public lic and though they are the most disgusting of professed religionists they still manage to make some converts a and nd enough money to carry cany on their their warfare and escape hard dorkas work as a means of getting bread and butter thus your readers can plainly set see we are arc kept busy with wita a dozen churches some holding revivals salvation army Y M C A a half dozen dolen societies to say nothing nettling of the six saloons the theatres theartres the atres the festivals etc ete that we have in this city of seven thousand yes I 1 very busy and the question t f heaven and bell is a prominent one and one that is keeping everybody busy to complete the picture bob ingersoll should have a prominent place on the stage A great many mens and living depends upon their efforts to persuade some oue one to go to heaven and then on the other hand there are as many who derive their support afim in t their e I 1 r efforts to make poor w wretched wi eth etched mortals more wretched a and nd miserable i erble it is all ia a question of money the latter dai day saints as the A Josephites prefer to be called have q quite bite a gat gathering ering here their neat little chapel being almost too small to accommodate them all they are on very good terms with the orthodox churches and the only difference is they are not considered orthodox abut but while a temperance revival was in progress last spring ministers ot of 0 ther other denominations occupied the pulpit bf the saints 11 chapel and as good a reeling eeling JJ seemed to prevail as is the case the orthodox churches themselves I 1 mention this as an evidence lot f the progression or retrogression lust as you please of the josephite I 1 c church towards orthodoxy the ingue influence nce of the latter day saints sainte in local politics has bali become quite important and significant the prejudice pre iudice that existed existe d against dinst them so strongly is fast melt melting ii away y and the majority of them are considered consi dei ed god citizens on the other hand it is a noticeable fact that the prejudice and hatred towards the people of utah has hag proportionately increased inc eased as the question of ef polygamy has beer been agitated bated it seem the church and tate te have consolidated for the express purpose of ridding the country of polygamy peaceably if they can forcibly if they must at the same time vice beyond description is con stan stanly ay iy practiced in sight of their pulpits ul and legislative balls but I 1 suppose pt jt bas became orthodox lo 10 0 o co commit it it a i verime jenme against god and society when it comes under the head of the common j vices of humanity 1 the question oi of life vid and death hell bell and heaven getting etting of lifes necessaries polities politics poli tits etc are things that seem essen essentially essential ln keeping up the motion of the world in its onward course toward the eternity where J equity and justice will be adi ministered by a master hand w where here t the e insignificance of the human mind will 11 be guided by infinite wisdom and the cruelty of man towards man will be re replaced P I 1 aced by kindness and forbearance e when every man will see eye I 1 to eye a and nd where the r squabble about aig religion yi n the tumult of opinion will forever cease where right will be so plainly separated from wrong that it will not require centuries of stud study for the minds to make the division T I 1 vis as it is now and until that I 1 time comes the only way for aluf sinful ul man while living is to do the best he can 9 E PETERSON |
