| Show 1 COMMENTS ON IN THE ADDRESS inthe the statement of the church au read to and adopted by the beneral conference in this city april 6 has been commented upon largely b by y the press prees of the country and naturally the views expressed differ according to the inclinations of corn com nta tors As a general rulette ru lethe docu moot in ia not dot looked upon with the alarm alarin sa BJ well in certain local joi quarters for quite transparent trana parent ione the atlanta constitution confident ht says bays in a very few years the chances are ahat utah will be a model american adisto the denver news newa takes the follow 1 I ng view the only aoe consistent with the text and the spirit of the ad address drese this thia manifesto leaves the mormon people e free ee to think act and vote as they please and to all ally v themselves with soy any political party they desire to join free from all interference and dictation on the pan ot t the church this thia Is ia broad enough TO everybody ery body and places the mormon church in line with all other churches or the news sees no ob action Oc tion lo 10 Lot the herule rule about accepting accept ine po nominations AH aft understood it v chane that a church official should not act pt a political office without the ion conc wt pep of the church that is if he desires to 11 lain an fn the church position he could of one resign the church position and I 1 41 ampt ept the political position if he so BO dei suei re in view of the peculiar I 1 ton of the mormon church the rule may tie ii a very necessary one it will tend to prevent is a bishop busboo lor for instances instance rom using 4 laish ecclesiastical influence to further his political ambitions and in this view of I 1 the ibe matter the rule will operate to keep and state apart the tone of the address as outlined in the telegram is both patriotic and progressive and thoroughly american in sentiment the catholic Jat bolic review way be coo con eldered eminent authority on the ques quee sona oar involve it Li in the correct interpretation of the ad add dresp reap for the reason that those questions are notwithstanding all clamor to the contrary of ecclesiastical not political nature touch tog log the duties of ecclesiastical officials in relation to the church not to the state the review says on its face this rule about political nominations is fair indeed the mormon leaders should go further and lay down the law that no clerical official in the mormon church should be a candidate for a political office if that regulation were generally enforced religion would be saved such scandals as last year shamed the state of ohio when a clerga man in the legislature offered to sell his vote for a bribe |
