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Show " gnath’e advocate. W11, Us & Co. - Enrroas AND Pnoparn'roas. CITY OF ENOCH, JUNE 6, ORDINARY YEAR 1874. "Pm" L. fl PREAMBLE, RESOLUTIONS AND RULES OF THE UNITED ORDER OF KNOCK. ‘7. *— President who shall be President of; the Church _ in’the person of Iiiihop of the Ward. - It shall As previously stated to our readers, who have alsohave aiTrea'surer who shallbe the Bishop searched in vain in the Herald of Enoch and the of the Ward in the person of one of his satelEnoch News for the Rules of the Order, that we lites, and a Secretary who shall also be the would publish them at the earliest moment—we Bishop of the Ward in the person of another of now handout to an inquiring and anxious pub- his satellites, and two Auditors who shall also The Poland Bill has passed the House and lic the latest edition of the Rules as revised by be the Bishop of the Ward in the persons of will undoubtedly pass the Senate. This atroci- our beloved leader. ' Inspiration, however, only two other of his satellites, and thus shall harous piece of special legislation robs us of the coming at intervals and with great difficulty in mony and ONEness be obtained and the inspirapower we have heretofore had to keep our ene- these latter days, and the Saints not being yet tions and counsels of the servants of God felt in mies under control. It takes the powe1 of ap- fully prepared to “do as they are told," they, every department. pointing judges, jurors, and marshals out of the are somewhat limited in their requirements and ARTICLE II. hands of our President, and places us on the open to improvement and addition by further ELECTION or omcnns. same level with those whom we have had under revelation, of which, as the oflicial organ of the In order to secure the election to oflice of our feet for years past, it makes us responsible Order, we shall faithfully advise the brethren God’s priesthood only on its satellites, be it orfor our misdeeds in the same manner and allows in due time. U p to th 6 pre se11t 1110 m en t th ’ ey ' dained that no nominations of officers of the nothing for what we have undergone in build- are as follows: Order shall be permitted in any meetings exPREAMBLE. ing up this Kingdom. It has robbed us of our cept such as are controled solely by the Bishop Whereas, the “Holy Ghost,” through our in‘ liberties in this respect, but it may do us good or his Counselors, and therefore that all nomiin another. This great Church has for years spired Prophet and Apostles, has demonstrated its ability to conduct finances and business mat- nations by the people, in separate independent past been undergoing a process of disintegracaucus assembled, shall be deemed illegal and tion which this law may be the means of stop- ters to their most successful failure, as evinced void. ping. The Order of Enoch was frightening in Iron Works which yield no iron, Sugar ' KancLE III. hundreds out of the Church,.and we trust- this Works which yield no sugar, Canals which hold a "x 1'1 u,» "a w‘mr :r‘ ‘ ' ' “1 rrzr‘r..;"_a .79::‘_': 21;? aw.— .7. ' “In m..- ~,., gm“. _. . . PERSECUTION. law will drive them back into the faith. Breth- no water, Tabernacles which retain no sound, nsmovnn or onrcnns. ren we must raise our old battle cry of PERSE- Mud Walls which afford no protection, NewsNo articles of impeachment against any head of a department of the Order shall be considered CUTION ! We must shout it from the pulpit, papers which display no brains, etc., etc., Therefore be it Resolved, That the great relig- legal unless countersigned and endorsed by scatter it by the presa, and raise our voices that they may be heard from one end of the Contin- ions and financial Order of Enoch, being in— himself or some one who is over him in the ent to the other. Unless we can create a sym- tended to control the brains, pockets, muscles priesthood. Nor shall any blunder, failure, or pathy by this means the Church-and-Kingdom and means of the whole Church of Latter—day manifest incompetency of any officer be deemed Saints, shall be controled and managed solely any cause of removal, save and except that he will soon be no more. Brethren, awake, and by the inspirations of the priesthood which have ‘ has blunderedin carrying out the purposes of let Persecution be your watehword ! so gloriously displayed their financial wisdom those over him1n the priesthood, or has neg- Wanndergtand that King Enoch has-MM «in W W‘ W tddulymefto "$313“an fufi'éfs'h‘e " graphed South to let the Order run on its own and that priesthood and officein the priesthood has received, in which case he shall be subject merits (?) and not force the concern. This is before and above everything else, regardless of to immediate dismissal, denunciation and disno way to treat that glorious revelation that was lack of talent, business ability or experience, grace. given to the Prophet Joseph. If this Order is shall be the sole entitlement to office and conARTICLE IV. to flat out we will never get another revelation trol in our grand Order; and that all capability, AUDITING OF ACCOUNTS. as long as we are “this people,” and serve us knowledge, or business experience outside of As everything in the Order is to be conducted right. Force the good Saints into it nolens such priestly positions shall be scouted and ig“on exact business principles, ” the Auditors of 'uolens, and all those who object turn over to Mr. nored in the management of the Order save as each Ward Order shall present at stated interSatan at once, and let them be bufl'etted into it. it is subservient to said oflicials in the Priestvals to thepeople properly cooked accounts of There is no alternative in the way to‘heaven. hood. ' Straight and narrost the way through, the eye And furthermore; Inasmuch as it has been all'income and expenditure as shall be distin- of a camel, and those who don’t want to go demonstrated by past «experience that a man through ought to be made to or suffer for it. being a Bishop or a Bishop’s Counselor entiForce the thing, we say, it has gone too far for tles him to know more of shoemaking, carpenus to back down and become a laughing-stock tering, plastering, school--teaching, building, guished for the same lucidity and information Tn: Lord has got another hundred battle- that now adorn the reports of the financial condition of our City Council. Any troublesome member wanting fuller details of expenditure or blacksmithing, storeokeeping, cattle-driving, or requiring vouchers for every item of expenditure any other trade, than any other man in the shall be considered as having lost the spirit and as being on the direct road to apostacy, and Ward, or all of them put tagether. Therefore be it Resolved, That men shall be shall be forthwith frowned down. ARTICLE V. nominated for positions in this financial Order norms or run MEMBERS. in the exact ratio in which they held once in the priesthood. Every member of the Order shall (at present) And still furthermalq? ‘To silence th‘b caviling only be required to give his time to the Order, of some who would make the character or abil- working111‘ any such trade or organization as ity of some of the Bishops a point of objection, the Lord’s servants may require, and being in Be it Resolved, That the fact that 11 Bishop or their hands “as clay in the hands of the pothis Counselor is known to be ignorant, dila- tor," while they “potter away” at the commutory, dirty, unbusiness—like, coarse, uneducated . nity. The object of the accumulation of wealth or even dishonest as a man, shall be considered by the organization being, first the purchase of axes into this Kingdom; they are known as the no bar to his having infinite intelligence, pene- the entire American Continent, and afterwards for the world! %' —— A GOOD brother1n the Third Ward says that if he had his way our tongues would cleave to the roofs of our mouths. Try cursing, brother, a good straight curse, such as Brother Horse & Hide could get ofi‘, with a prayer at the end of it,‘mightefl'ect the matter. Yowknow the prayer of the righteous availet_l_1 much, and if you had a chunk of faith no bigger than a mustard seed the Lord alone knows what you couldn’t do! Try your hand at the cursing business, and you will have a good test of your faith and the pleasure of seeing us in a bad fix. tration, delicacy, refinement, business capabil- that of the additional Continents of Africa, ity, and honor when he acts as 1. Bishop Asia, ind Europe for the benefit of the Saints, ings at Deep Creek 011 Monday. The operation This grand and slbimportant preliminary as soon as sumcient funds are on hand, the actook one hour, which, considering the amount Goshute variety, and received their first wash- of dirt there is attached to one of these battle- being settled the Rules of the Order shall be as cumulation of all the capital possible in the follows: axes in its rough state was very expeditious. They now stand among the chosen ones of Enoch, and will soon start on a scalp-hunt on the United Order plan. Order and the paying out of as little wages as ARTICLE I. possible will be the chief aim of the system. amass. No workingman will, therefore, in the first Each Ward Order shall be presided over by a place, be permitted for the first five years to 1 |