Show VOICES FROM THE PEOPLE the rhe law of mod god ami and the LAW of mail nau which Is ghert E aitor fenald the mor mons in the recent political excitement cite cit ement men t that prevailed in utah U tab were by their opponents accused of recognizing I and obeying a higher law than those of human enactments me ants by which they become traitors and enemies to the government and laws lairs of the count country in which th they E live V e ah this f false also and malicious misrepresentation resen tation of that people ia is an outrage that ought not in a christian country to characterize even a fiercely contested political campaign whatever a edns mans political views views may be they cannot be of sufficient importance to justify him in dis discarding sc arding conscientious condic convictions of duty to a higher law which all reasonable men must recognize the one relates to human government the other to divine government the one to man the other to god this accusation ia is false falm there ia is not even the semblance of truth in the assertion that the observance of a higher law abrogates or brings even disregard of the lower law when jesus came among men to introduce a higher law than any which then prevailed among them like accusations were made against him the jews who had the law charged him with the intention to take tale away their rule and nation but he positively asserted that he came not to droy but tofu to liU the law the law of carnal commandments cy given en in israel was a law of justice tice between direen man and man and th thi highest law that roan man in his carnal state could administer demanding an eye for an eye a tooth for a tooth etc but he lie came to introduce a higher law lair a law a w of meis mer CT cr this law recognized and obeyed pre produces duces a condition of society which no law of state can effect it leads man to do unto others as ho he would like to have others do unto him it appeals to hia his conscience it takes hold of his conscience it takes bold hold of his moral sentiments and brings into action all those finer and higher feelings of the soul by which alone man may rany be able to love his enemy I o return good for evil to give more than is risked asked and in many ways do more and better than any law of any state could demand of him as state laiva la KS can only require justice of its citizens now is it possible to wrong jus justice while acting upon this law of mercy possible to be a traitor to bumanis humanity and just human enactments wilile while living this higher law no certain certainly lv not to advocate such a sentim would bo be to place god below man and no one can conscientiously do it without first den denying ing god the existence of coyis godia admitted even by bt hireling priests who are generally most ardently opposed posed to the cormons mormons Mor mons au anal to ar all their opponents it must remain nn an undeniable fact that while man may render unto C ocsar esar tho tile things that are cigars he be can and should render unto god the things that arc are gods or in words directly applicable man may keep the higher law lair as revealed to him without disregarding or violating tho the laws of state which administer justice between man and hia his fellow man in view of these facts it may be truthfully asserted that it ia is utterly impossible f for or the cormons mormons Mor mons to prove false traitors or even inimical c al to the government of the country in which they live there is not a people on the earth more conscientious they have accepted the doctrines of christ and as a people live them as they would answer bogod when called by him to A judgment j chere is a god and if the there rebe be a day of judgment to come for nil all men it is is because his laws are for all and have been extended over all his wisdom is greater that mens wisdom his thoughts are higher than mens thoughts and his lawa laws of necessity ity higher than mans laws it ia is written the law of god la is perfect and being perfect must be a higher law than mans ans law and in all its influence over man who keeps it serves only to redeem perfect and immortalize his being matthen what then can be said of those who allege it to be a crime to keep this higher law that they are tire utterly depraved or r wilfully ivic wicked ked if any one becomes un American by keeping atthe american law must be inconsistent frith and opposed to it such how everis not the casele who keeps the high highest est law is the best citizen the best politician the best statesman and the a best ruler such men are tire always the best men to make and administer law for the protection of life liberty and the purs pursuit it of happiness as being roan man a inalienable righta rights to enjoy it |