| Show REGARDING pretensions A GREAT deal of aou nonsense sense and falsehood are published about the alleged pretensions odthe of the priesthood ol bl the church of jesus jesua christ of latter day saints aase ministers ard are required to direct ecal ecclesiastical esia matters in love and forbearance devoid of unrighteous restraint and the among them as well as the most lowly member are amenable to the laws and regulations that govern the church while the leaders of so beneficent an organization as the charca bouren are singled out as objects against whom charges of assumption and oppression should be hurled it is curious that the priesthood i of the roman catholic tr churan h should enjoy a immunity from such aspersions this reflection has been induced by the perusal of 01 the following extraordinary article which appears in the new orleans barning star atar a catholic paper of a late dute date it was under ta th the heading priests are gods angels 1 I 1 and god satsuo to his angels it Is rey ivy desire tosello to abend ld apu on the earth to cary on the glorious work which my beloved son has commenced you will take upon you human nature as he has dove done sod and the be worlds temptations will surround you you will be angel and mair mab you will have free will neglect not nol to continually ask from heaven the especial grace which as a man you IOU will require to keep from contaminating your angel robes and when your mission on earth is finished the souls you have saved shall shine as stars and crown you with their glory dory go and carry gith with you the influence fluence ot of your god I 1 r and the weld angels came on earth and became as one of u us some born in poverty and some in hi wealth according to the dispensation of god he knowing from what sphere they would dp most good i angel addman and man 1 angel ta dispense gods mysteries man to cope with man and understand the weakness of man until at last he can raise man to little less than angels height oh man why so blind when you speak to R a priest why no not t how bow in to the angel when you on seek advice of a priest why not listen listen with the rever reverence rev ernce pee due to an an gel from gods kingdom wuen when you pass a p priest riest why not teel feel that you have passed one of Re heavens avens own when you speak evil of a priest why not fall I 1 to tibe ground and hide your face and moan with shame shame horror and fear I 1 how dare you speak evil of gods angel and then with a look of satisfaction on your brow ask gods blessing you may hear bear masses you may jut put your alms alinn in the box you may kne kneel at the altars yO repeat ja with your lips all day long you yon may wear scapulars lars you may finger r lour jour beads you may belong to all the socie ties ol of the cli church you yog my may fast and rid weep and wail but if y you 8 speak ea evil ot of a priest al all I 1 other t things bings are blotted out you are a ah heap e a p of deceptive ece tave mockery and a living I 1 ng I 1 lie I 1 to your pro profession bession of faith our beloved savior WILS was god and man our priest is angel and man and god and his angels will be with us till the end in gratitude to god let us speak to our priests with reverence and never forget that priests own an gets gels LEGAL NOTICE inthe in the probate court in and for iron county utah territory dij EMMA S BE SS plaintiff vs a WILLIAM H B BESS ESS defendant the people of the territory of utah send greeting to william B bess defendent YOU ARE HEREBY REQUIRED TO X appear r in an action brought against again 8 ayou you by the the above named plaintiff in the probate court ot of the county comity of iron utah territory t or to answer the complaint filed therein witti within ten days exclusive of the day of service after the services services on OH you of sum mons it if served within this conaty or if served out of tb this is county but in this leoid secord judicial district within twenty wise within forty days the said action is brought to obtain a decree from this court dissolving the marriage contract existing between said plaintiff androu and you on the ground og 0 willful desertion of plaine plaintiff tiff and willful neglect to provide for herself and three children for i several years past that said defendant is un an habitual drunkard and at times very abusive and plaintiff prays tor for the caro care and custody of the minor children also for general relief as will idore more fully appear in the petition on file to which special reference is hereby made and you are ara hereby notified that if you fail ta appear and answer tahe said petition or com I 1 t as above required luiree the said faid tj al plaintiff plain aul wul apply ap pp ly to this court for the relief prayed for witness the ron hon william 0 SEAL mcgregor judge and the seal of the probate courton iron county territory of twenty fourth da day of february in the year 01 of our bordone lord Lor done one thousand eight hundred and nd eighty s seven leven WILLIAM DAVENPORT clerk of the probate courton Court of said coaty county waw |
