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Show GKNT1LI QUESTIONS AND MORMON AWSWIRS. WbM lm i Vuh, haviait kMfS May report rrrHcitt U ta MoriMM. it a. Mitr lik mt kr (hk wtth'aiy ptrjata .f4(Stb. -. : Aflet rcHeM. f i .flr..tix. M-aihf, t iauf tj,)kt,H Ijm to j'Kge t; )ha tle,"ikt what i (trie ef. fmitih W tra ot fh whl," i .Ihm w ta)flg -W my tbwi n In order to Mm mynAten tM mc 4 Mr the later iimiIob etxhn OoMik eeBBHy at Mrgr, 1 purpow t m yen ftw ytftiftw. which I hop jro wrH b4 kM'tnau&tapuMWh, kn4lHitr. JitflfeiifM Merawn,M a wanaaKv, rrMx nil and folio wfhlp lhotfl rewdi' irxi ittpii-dpj-wS CMftmk hft Bunoer oJ depredilloa on fockiy, ratkr a ahootlrg eenilowa wUlioui ci or preallofl Rd ttralif.j tai fuaftkiir 6ft ttocVl : . .. Stmf, Do th Mormon f,aa t ceaaonUv, trcof ibf ka as Moniwai aait worthy of frltowhlii, who jet drunk, gamhle, heU eioiia, rofHe nd chtcfae lanRangs oh lhr atreela, iii)B bii jj tin peace and ufM bf MCtyf . A piere rjo: jBsny wbo , profeaa Mwlilaexljr ffom raereeniry fflotlTtit J- , 'V 3.1. If the AtbrmaB, ai com onity, d V! recbf also, and fellowabip theae ro'wdlr atid dr. pwadoei, why are tby auffrred lo? mala l ibt ehatch 'ea adljrace to i:? t; 'V-'"" , 4'.h, irtbrte b aro aot Mormon v why are tliey offered to coram It their depreditiei sunder the cloak of MormoBtam? . -,-;":;T 1v Stb. If ill it are permitted to o i pa tiieV hae lieeo er the pit year, wiiat" will b th reiultt "-. ' Tir , Nejtber ijfe ner property Jaafe, there iia acrew; loose teme where,' aomethlqg rotten li Domarkrf; 'V ' ": , ' " , I hatenot been prompted by aoyjdle earloilty to' aake'tBese inq'iirlet, biit' from aveare to g4q cbrreoUiiiforroation. ' Th Eietlieae qoetlfa .a'lealairMrBiVjjtii ir yo-i lliiait lUiatworlhy!xy io dola r.yoii wtll moch obllse a " , 0 .: , ,s n toh, wesypjrweding't gbingyis a 'b6na:fimVub Trpmsai bla, author chooswHo ccoptrfthengerieral cognoiaeatW contfav-aistinctipnto ;thait generally given tp tho 'majority fbf the citizens of tkia Territory; - His address ad-dress accompanied the communication. fori our p satisfaction; but':aa,i't was j only Jadded for thai purposeweT witk ' hold it from &p-pubiice;ch'oose to bo particular- in making this statement," i as wo.havp noticed -elsewhere "f letters fand .cditortals that: smachetoiuV, of thV .same manufactare,; though, -they migntnoi be dated f rbmihe same placW Ve:reretikaihPr Were not morc.pointedja'nd classified, in a, manner; man-ner; hickjouVd' have permitted' us- to, answer"directly and brieflyj but as they uro not sp,we shall endeavour to assume' the' writer's meaning ad answer that 'direetlv. Question, first assumes that "rowdies and desperadoes" have committed "all manner- of depredations on society such as shooting tnea down without causp or provocation and stealing and running bfijstock," and xho aEswer is required5tor-"Dothe. Mormons.as ,a community, recognize and fellowship, these' rowdies 'and desperadoes.' jD assumingiospeak fpr the Mprnions, wo answer Emphatically that they do not,.'as a community," "recognize.and fellbwshipM,any.l,rowdies and despera-does,'? despera-does,'? andirhen rrpwdies "and desperadoes." desper-adoes." are guilty of. shobting ;do"wn mea'withput cause or'proyoearJbnV steaiingad running; off stpbkV they ought to be punished to the extent of theiaw'therepB. Toaestiba eeeoadwe answer" that 'TjieMorawMViui ja. epmmunity, do apt : reeogiuwiBeBf.a. worthy wor-thy of fellowship'' wko get druak, gamble, gam-ble, awrkokteroas, profane aad ob. scene language on the streets, disturbing disturb-ing the; jpecp and 'guiet of jsociety." $ucV mear maybe called Mormons; and Mormonism may be their .profession, .profes-sion, but their acta are inconsistent with that profession; they disgrace it, audiipnp know these facts'betior than the very iaop who are ikus charged as culpable, To tho last part ,of the second question, viz: "Are there not many wbp profess Mormonism for aierceaary Metivet?" we answer we do aet tiMe se. Feneas may'V':'aftdl eeaary petposes; hat we sWld tkiae; thethejf. were -very few la niaihsrl Oae thsag we do kaew that we have aeiyetdisearered aaytkiag eoBBSsted wjllerairdBisai wkereea te iajasi aay rattonal, wkole-soaWd mante haUd kspes el platewi ;teerilyT k writer- awaae ts iaak-e if there are aet perseae preeeatly held fe Menaeai-tsai Menaeai-tsai aekly hy that which they gala hy ;. Lkt - duLl auaaaw but tkal if. atan, atvatv avaia anaTrTi; arai an at perseae tbeaseelves; etillwe, thiak it very likely thai there are a few seek perseas perkape may. "Aa" before remarked, we aekaewledge ow laakilU ty to eempreke'ad ihe groaad-work ef their hopes; .- . Tke third questiea ire answer aahes-itatingly aahes-itatingly that the rowdies and despera-doea" despera-doea" ate aot "suffered te remaia ia the Ckurek-a stigma and disgrace to iti" , There is a time for everythingj and inasmuch as the Church is tke sufferer suf-ferer from the bad conduct of any of its members, it alone is the judge, of the time when they skail be dis fellow-shipped. fellow-shipped. , .Nothing; isj .however, ,ttore certain; than the dis fellowship of such characttrSrahd'vityGen someTbwjtkip bealreadyt Crtaii?pers'ons supbbsed.-.tb'- be 'Mbr'! mbns",nafe.;nojmore 'fellowship iantne Church than he has hiniself, and iheir chances probably somewhat fewer than his ownj of ever enjoying its protection Iniioticing tke fourth question, we must, plead ignorance to knowing of men being; "suffered' to' commit their depredations anderthecXpatot tMor-; mpnism pr ,un(ler4any ptherrclp andip'thCfifth questipn'Awe.way alsov pieadjgnpranee; Wo arenot particu4 larly prepared at' tho' present jimei"!to speaki ori ihe. futufbrrcisuits of ike present -.coursei of eyents; but. this rauchmayjbo relied on;,'things;wiil not beptrmittad to go 'on as they '-have gphefbrsbmpjtb.bact There are Ijuito cnduraref and rthVcitizpns of thi'sTerritory'haye jusi'a ever wa.aave very' reeentjy 'expressed -Pursel ves.ei plaialy, as w . luww -'kow, and;tW warmlappreciation of ppr sen-tinien.tet.by.the sen-tinien.tet.by.the leading ;rfljEnrof;"the; P.ityi the;bpne and' 6inewand'brains off iti h'asf convinced ;us. 'thai 'theraJ isVlife: antlrenergy1 among;us:fb: throw off thb scumof our populatibni , ;S , While! twp Jbave thus honestiyand fajriyadmittcd iho .existence, of levil and evil doers in our. midst, we are at tke same time prepared' to challenge comparison in morality' betwech this and any population ol the same mag-nitude mag-nitude in any part of the world. We sincerely believe that tho real bona fide citizens of this Territory feel more painfully tho scpundrelism1 that from; timp to time blacken the pages of pur history, . than the "pentilesf can possibly possi-bly do. The formercame.-here. for a home, the latter are "transient settlers." |