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Show One Adroit Apostle. 'm At least a part of the talk of Apostle Penrose in Assembly Hall last Sabbath, was most ingenious. We mean that portion in which ho declared that from tho first God had picked out from among the spirits around him, those who were to rule. That JH has been a favorite theme with Apostle Penrose ever since he attained the rpostleship. But lest somo might, like the apostle, demand the proof of that he Immediately hedged by declaring that every individual was a free agent and then added that "Satan would deprive mortals of their agon-cy." agon-cy." Was not that adroit? In plain English it jH said: "Somo of us have been sot aside to rule. Of course you poor devils are ovory ono of you free agents, but if you do not obey us, It is a 9 clear case tho devil has got you sure." Bfl He was equally as ingenious when ho told tho U audience of tho reverence that Mormons had for jfl this government of tho United States, that they wore' all standing in, that this was "the host hu-man hu-man government on the face of tho earth; that it 'M was instituted of God as a forerunner of liberty :H to tho whole world. Certainly. The government, .iH a mere human government wns instituted thirteen ' years before Joseph Smith was born, as ' a fore- '.M runner, a human ono, of tho divine ono that was to como a WUo later. 'iM As a hair-splitter, as ono who maketh things look not like what they seem .the apostlo is a 'iM daisy sure onough. Ho loves this government, but libuys fire- jH crackers for his children for July 24th, not July Wm 4th. fl |