| Show ANOMALIES s A vera C 19 N d deseret news the editor of the piper paper ilfiN I 1 in n this city in the interest of the M me odist church seems to have taken takena brage at some remarks made by bish scanlan of the roman koman cathie cho chura in his bis sermon lust last christmas in re belaf enc to the people of the ibe see sectary churches in general and in more 4 one reply has not only sought to CB tide the bishop far the one lie he claims was then made qa the protestant religion and nd pei but has retaliated upon t th the BOB catholic church in beneral aochi endeavored to show up e of the protestant re religion algion in 1 loi this he be has exhibited an which is neither new nor strange M which I 1 should not have noticed for I 1 have no part in the not that about four years ago e this thid same bishop as a chhist christian iq ister mind you was sought in an admy direction and he be was then reco asa as a very worthy brother I 1 will r at the time of which I 1 the christian ministers of utah in petitioning petition inK for further special lation agai against fist the latter day 8 sash every PrAest ant minister within 1 in the territory I 1 believe petition and strange to relbue the abe of father scanlan the priest t atu charge of tie the catholic commini community but who has since been promoter promote bishop was dove dovetailed in betwee name of the episcopal church a 0 gland bishop and the name maime of tl siding methodist Method bit minister I 1 A the lewark at the what an anomaly for a priest too to fraternize und eisal stances with any of the churches against whom the anathemas ana themas of the church of B been pronounced and have n u revoked Ced I 1 have seen those faith doctrine politics politico so and were the very antipodes of e eai fraternizing amicably and 10 join 1 mulat mutating mu lating itil i measures to overt broi 0 if monism who under any 0 cUM atances never could hit brought together notably 1 I tian and jew mi minister nistor infidel republican ang and dt c rat crat prohibitionist and d drun dradi I 1 have bave further seen een theli abe best ex elj i tive five officer acting as notorious demi deini monde and b M judge of ejection action to receive her ir I tas when he was satisfied she was nota gible for no other reason q he be knew anew she would cast j a vote t position to mormon nominees ab this his and aad much more I 1 kwo have so sew jig the acme of this kind of unity 1 Is figr reached when is a mw minister 0 1 roman catholic church not ministers of apostate state cb charima chari MW put down dermout ask whit wait would be this tal s were really and who would be the galous w the information of ro roba Qa rome borne and all other othe r P b 01 here say that a latter day averted to any other faith tato I 1 on the other handi believe a conver converted tid catholic would as aa a rule be a very poor access accession fou to any other church the mormons cormons are perfectly willing though that any or all of the churches should absorb their apostate members there I 1 ia no jealousy existing la id the church of jesus christ ot latter day saints towards any of the religions of the age for toe reason that there is no cause for it we can afford to be liberal because we have no fears of the influence or power of any other religion so long as they confine teem selves 16 moral wel weapons apons on U the other hand band were the latter dayla ints the predominant church throughout christendom hr the people eople of 0 other faiths would 0 d enjoy em perfect r t immunity from them t e and wound ou be e left to worship as pleased we are in antagonism to no other faith any f further than in advocating our doctrines we come in contact with plea opposite to our own aumen we leave everybody free to choose tor lor themselves for god will not allow us to force our religion no not even a solitary principle thereof upon any person against his win will this to Is not the case with either the protestants or catholics there has been a continuous and bitter antagonism existing between the two dating back to the earliest days of the reformation which has exhibited itself whenever either party piert posses 0 sied aul de tife the to do so and the hatred smothered as it may be today to day is id just as intense as it was waa when it 11 first exhibited itself in the fourteenth century of 91 the christian ern era it if not more so wycliffe was one of the early reformers and died a natural death yet after his bis body bad been quietly sleeping lu in the chancel of hiti his own church tor lor 44 years it was exhumed and burnt by order 0 of the pontiff and the ashes bj flung an g into an adjacent adla cent stream this was only one exhibit exhibition tim of catholic hate tor for burning at the stake was a 9 emmen proc practice tico at t that time w which aich was in the year 1428 of the of christian ala n era not being e 13 g able 1 to wreak vengeance upon wycliffe e I 1 living vi g it sought to satiate its en enmity upon 0 on wycliffe dead by burning bis Is coffin n and cones bones but it if we turn over to the he next p page a e we shall find records of similar dl deeds commie committed by protestants against catholics until humanity revolts from the contemplation temp lation ot the horrors enumerated and all for what to maintain intrain religious supremacy to compel gods f free ree sons BOBS and daughters to subscribe to certain crettis creeds dogmas and forms their will hi aile the very same thing that lucifer the son of the morning proposed to accomplish anen lie sought to supplant the saylor savior of the world at the time the plan of redemption was being considered in the heavenly council when he be gald kendie Kend ine me I 1 I 1 will be th thy y son SOB j will redeem all in mau n kind that one soul I 1 shall not be lost wherefore j a give alya me int th thine ine honor t and thus I 1 he ris sought ok to destroy t the agency of m man an for this ah he was cast out ad the beloved sona jjr came in ia due tivie to redeem all those that were willing villing to receive him and no more 4 this same spirit of intolerance is now making itself very epla plainly y manifest against the utter latter day saints laws ape enacted and executed wita such vindictiveness aut cruelty as bespeaks a strong desire desin to be possessed of the power to ariy as well as to imprison and why to compel us to subscribe to their dictation but to return to my subjects object abrash the growing power of catholicism fh m america is arousing the of protestantism all over the he land and and murmurs not loud but still very significant are heard in many parts parta of this free republic the numerical strength of the catholic church numbering num berine as an it does its millions which by the way is never voluntarily furnished by wak t them em also its enormous enormously lr 1 Juares increasing wath wealth coupled with its encroach ments meats though strictly lawful upon our national school system by establishing independent schools in eve every ry city town and village wherever practicable and althus noiselessly but most insidiously implanting in the minds of tho tb youth of both sexes a reverence it if not a love for catholicism and the tu superior education to them an altogether unprecedented patronage their hospital system too established to as it is at every avail able point from maine to florida with which no others can compete because of the unpaid service of those good sisters of charity whose name is legion and others whose unremitting attention to patients secures for them such sach patronage aam as far exceeds that which the anost ex newspaper advertising could live give and which they seldom resort to then spin again the larke large number of catholics I 1 bodding holding office in townships township counties 0 municipalities state legislatures ad and congress also the organization called the knights of labor presided i ower by a devoted catholic and whose membership is largely of the same me faith and this organization when represented at home borne a short time by an amerlean Amerl can archbishop received nothing but kindly comments froin the pope I 1 say PAY mal all this and huoh more than might be named beup to arouse both religious and political jeu busies for to say that the church of botte is not anxious to exercise political ital control would be folly lc in vow lew of the Iti history story ot the past shrewd politicians of opposite faiths or orao so falth faith at atal all are becoming alarmed at thle this fast rowing growing power bower composed in the main of men who are of foreign IW birth one of these r barked to the writer a short time ago I 1 abu they feel el suf in border order to sa insor sac cess the influence of the priests would be used at box aude ande lse ise where to have their members vote lor for a catholic nominee to any important office 1 land and he asked where Is there a devoted catholic no matter to what political party he belongs wha would dare go against advice why sit sir 1 said he this eternal prating about the political power ot of the mormon priesthood confined as they are toa to a small territory cannot be named in the same connection for several 0 the states of the union are liable to tall fail into aiuto the hands of the catholic people ao and that too before long while while the highest executive office domce is only made secure against the encroach ments by a person ot foreign birth be ing ineligible to occupy the place these may be extreme views of the situation but he is not the only man who entertains them for all agree that while the temporal power of the pope Is on the wane in some other countries it is making rapid strides in ohp united states the late point political cal organizations whose members are exclusively native born americans is significant to say the least ana points strongly to an attempt to checkmate the fast growing dower ower the late legislation obtained among other things for the purpose pur po of coutis cating the property of the mormon armo church will w I 1 no doubt be taken advantage of and attempts made to duplicate it in more ways than ne land and that too against the catholic church first then if successful other ether churches will follow in the wake it not net be at all strange if the same measure they are meting out to the latter day saints should be returned to them pressed down and running over those at all acquainted with religious and political storm signals see out but too plainly the unerring indications of a terrible teril ble tempest close at hand band that will so expend the fury of its strength upon the religious ang and political element of america as to leave bi but a wreck behind CLOSIC CLOSE OBSERVER |
