WE urge equally the State and the Church to do its own work and relax no lawful ef-fort to put down Mormonism and put an end to Polygamy in Utah and the Territories. The State must enforce its laws and the Church make its light shine on the darkness and foulness. The former must use force, restrain and compel; the latter moral and Spiritual power. Through its tracts, papers, schools, preaching and personal intercourse, the church must instruct, enlighten, con-vince and convert. The influence of both the State and the Church are felt there of late, and now as never before, and that of the churches no less than the government. No slight impression has been made upon Mormonism even in its capital, Salt Lake City. Of this there are many and increas-ing evidences. Governor Murray of Utah, in the spirit of the President's late message to Congress, has refused a certificate of elec-tion to Congress to G. O. Cannon, the Mor-mon, on the ground, indeed, that he is not a naturalized citizen, and has declared N. G. Campbell, a "Gentile" elected Delegate. Prosecutions have also been made before the courts for breach of the law against polyg-amy. These, of course, call out the wrath of the Mormons. Of equal, if not of greater significance, are the facts that relate to the new plans and increased activity of the churches in Utah. The Presbyterians, we believe, have been foremost in time and ex-tent of their work for renewal. But the Congregationalists and others are not far behind. The Congregational church of Salt Lake City has recently received fifty members on confession of their faith, most of whom were heads of families. The mem-bers of the Sunday-school connected with the Methodist church in Salt Lake City in ninety days grew from thirty to one hun-dred and fifty in number, and is still grow-ing. There has been a general awakening all round in the religious circles for work in the city and Territory. Yet the strife has only begun. The work must be hastened ere Utah takes her place as one of the States of the Union. Utah as a State would have great advantage over her own institutions, bad as they are.
