Show deplorable INDEED I 1 nathl ene the fabii w ws 94 of fall of bishop john Q cannon is sorrowful and painful in the extreme up to the tho ti time M 0 of the te commission of the grievous oust transgression which he has had manfully confessed his conduct haj ha been admirable pure and praises worthy hie his talents as well as bi his iq character entitled him to universal esteem mUna and while yei a buneman hadaa virtue ophilo of hi ants merits to high holy and responsible 40 sitione among imong his brethren with honor nor and credit to himself and t with satisfaction to hh his brethren 6 he hp futrille fuT fille athe duties of cui f nent t W ina way to command re 1 J cf confidence and love and ana a all 11 this makes the nature of 16 the inora inore conspicuous and grave from the eminence of his exalted position he has fallen tears of pity and hearts aching with keen regret cannot now wash ath ubbe 6 attainments attain nm menta lusk lastre e whole life sorrowful buyund jo do scrip lion is the spectacle which bl h is let all others who j r caso presents maybe ti tempted empted to bin sin egregiously ta fa he be sinned mark well the exam 7 pie of his iiii downfall and avoid a similar mi lar catastrophe lt john Q cannon cannou is but little mote more than five and twenty y yeara years of age ge he ile is the eon son of a god goa rea fear 11 ing ling upright noble father who has his langbeen 1 long ng been een eminent in th the councils of the ille I 1 mormon church how tho the sons fall must have wrung that noble fathers athers heart since sinco it brings so much anguish and ani regret to the souls of hundreds of his brethren r even this aggravates the nature ot the young mans offense and it was pro proper er that he should should be condignly as behas been by P acm munica flon and and tte the 1 latter itei day baines fia ints not more em emphatically bati cally dalai rf place the et insignia oi their condee 13 nation apon the of adultery than they bay e this instance nce by withdrawing their fellowship from this offender ender it is true he be came forward lika likel a man and with a contrite express expression ibn of repentance confessed bis his sin and land 0 U p promised r bol retrieve hiscal his fal and that act entitles aim to mercy yet it ie is fitting that he be and all who ibe like irr crr should feel all the he misery of such a false wicked step the church must be purified fram all shewa the way y odthe of the art transgressor I 1 is hard zEmi eminence cence in the church is not and cannot be any any cound for fr condon M stog i orllis orl lid in 9 such a great the action of president george Q cannon angus M cannon and tva th e presiding bishop odthe of the church i in bri bringing nying tha the offender burward at ta the expense of publicity and advising him lo 10 pursue the only true cauree to repentance gives not only batter datter day saints but also the whole world a new and convincing proof of the uncompromising purity and truth of alor k monism on the part odthe of the father and tl uncle cle it is an example of faithful self sacrificing heroic devotion e to divine law lany and principles of the A gospels 8 bev which has few pa parallels ralleN in all I 1 thel the annals of the world they alt n 1 r might have shielded the offending eon ison and nephew from exposure 8 temporarily at least and perhaps for all time but tut they were too noble hoble and honorable to fo pursue such a wrongful course and they have demonstrated to mankind the impartiality and sublime justice V 1 l S 41 whir h actuates the day S ainu AA A A in addition to the above remarks we reproduce the following from the deseret loews of last isaf evening evening let israel behold the spectacle of yesterday and receive the full force of the moral it conveys let 11 the young the middle aged aud the aged of the bouEe household hold of faith take warning from the significance of th the e circumstance the axe is at tile root of bf wrongdoing wrong boint and it shall never cease to strike e no matter where the blown blow descend until zion ii iq purged urged and the church stands fordi P spotless as a chaste bride ready to receive the bridegroom let no man mah suppose that his reception IB is distant for the tile signs within and without are and signify the tile bearnes ne arnes of the great event aa As for the people of the world go so ready to beleve be iove that the tile saints are corrupt th they e may make noto note that the system cal called N mormonism niem has no place for impurity in conclusion c alie biente must not forget that charity ie is a conspicuous requirement tf bf the gospel while the cause of john Q cannon cannons sud descent from an exalted position the blasting of his present and ana jeopardizing of hia future pros prospect ts mr M must be in the file feelings of all a r red let there be no unkindness unkind nesa toward him personally remember member Ke his pathetic appeal to the people and give him that aid in his efforts to show that be has truly repented that it lb i to extend assist him with faith that he may bo do a su subject abject of refreshing from the presence of the lord |