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Show A short time ago Mr. W. "W. Day had revealed unto him, through the exercise of a little good common sense, that he could no longer remain a member of the Mormon Church and at the same time retain his self-respect. Therefore, he requested that his name be dropped from the membership roll of the Church. Resorting to their usual tactics, the Church . hirelings immediately sought to besmirch the gentleman's character by branding him as a spy, a traitor to the people with whom he had long been associated in short, a man who had lost the spirit, broken his covenants, and would soon be brought op standing in the j sulphurous regions presided over by Old Nick. It speaks well for Mr. Day's manhood man-hood that he absolutely refuses to be whipped, dragged, or in any manner coerced back into the traces by! wretches who make a business of defaming the character of those who, in obedience to the dictates of a healthy conscience, renounce their allegiance to a law-defying institution and become the good citizens that they ought to be. Dung-hill flies should not fool too much with the business ends of industrious and determined bumble-bees, otherwise they are liable to receive a sharp reminder of something that would scarcely be appreciated. appre-ciated. " |