Show the saints of the pacific slope we clip the following from a lato late number of the 1 lacamento Sac amento california union it nill ill be seen that the reorganized chui ell ch of latter day saints bai a extended their missions still west of us some time during the past summer J IV brings brigg s mentioned below arrived in this city on a missionary ell enterprise t I 1 se and las has since travel travelled sed the settlements seeking to town converts back to ft what hat he regards regard S as the true faith and the teachings of joseph josep b smith the boua founder ler oi of the church we are not ap pissed aliat hat progress mr briggs has made but that he be is not cordially received by tha church rulers in this city is apparent enough ills his teach enss in in many particulars are arc diametrically opposed to those of brigham young and it is not strange that the latter looks upon I 1 him with a cold if not in an evil eye the extracts below purports to give briefly the articles of faith as set forth by young joe smith and professed by his follo follower follows wc the extract from the preface to tile tho article on and laws 4 rings like true metal and itis it is tobe to be hoped that tho tha followers of brigham young in utah will respond a hearty answer to this mu imich ell at least of the teachings ind and sayings oj the new neny church elder G P dykes a missionary fi aiom am the re or church of latter day saints under tile the presidency of young joseph smith the son of joseph the martyr so called has arlivea in this city fr aiom om salt lake and proposes to hold bold forth soon in advocacy of his peculiar faith the following are arc among the articles of belief and to which bigham youn young and big deluded followers are arc opposed we believe be lieve in god the eternal father ind in ills his son jesus christ and thell in the holy oly ghost which record of the father and the son which rather father son and holy ghost ale aie one god infinite and eternal without end amen we believe in faith repentance and baptism b by immersion imme till I 1 els ision on for the remission of sins sing and in g the laying lying on oil of hands on all baptized persons persona for f or tile the gift ift of the holy ghost in the of the dead cad d and eternal judgment also in the sacrament of the lord s Sit supper the emblems of tile the flesh and blood of our blessed lord and saviour I 1 jesus christ these we hold as the ordinances din ances of the church IV we e b clieve believe in the he ordinance of the washing of feet john chap xiu 10 and th that it fill tile the members of the tha ChIl church reft add to their faith girtue knowledge knowledg 9 a temperance patience godliness br brotherly id kindness edness and charity and that it is the privilege of the members thus organized to enjoy all tho the gifts and blessings of the ancient apostolic church we b believe alic all 11 men me ov 01 obedience and allegiance to the laws law of the hc country ill which they live and that rebellion is is wone than the sin of witchcraft which in olden t times tin Cs was punishable with death we believe that polygamy originated in the family of old ca cain in who introduced into our world murder idolatry and witchcraft raft that lamach who was himself himself a double murderer gen iv 19 25 and the sixth in a direct line fl aiom am gain was waa the first poleg polygamist adist on this earth e and that the doctrine is only a relic of barbarism barbri sm the doctrine originating in th thai it accursed accius cd family cannot produce any anything tiling among those who practice it but envy strife jealousy discord contention misery ind and death and that y many in a DY of tile the lair fair daughters laug liters of eye eve have slink through it into a grave having their hearts pierced with deep sorrow 4 the following is the declaration of loyalty to the government of tb the a united states by the church chinch of jesus christ of latter day saints the annual conference of april 6 1863 at its session direct cd ad that t the lie article on governments and laws in gen general crall which are arc in doc and cov section be published in the herald that all may know now tile ground that the saints of god occupy with regard to civil rulers and civil laws it furth ermol a appointed joseph smith jason IV brigs briggs and IV IV W blair a committee to write a brief preface to said article we therefore submit tile the following fall it must be evident to the saints that t tho ho owing time has come when the wrath of god is beginning b egin nim to bo be pouted out upon poll the enemies 0 of f god and his people agreeable to tile the word of promise and tubs that ia t ti the ic most striking and prominent event in brin brining 11 it t about was th the L rebellion fust filst of south C Cai oTina V 1 then t I 1 jell ot of all the southern states state who have boon and ale aie now DONN waning against tile the Nor northam states when it is is admitted and indeed declared that south carolina and tile the southern South cin states are in rebellion it is is caa caay y for us to tell wacie ahel our government is is it is is that authority to which they will 11 1 th ll 11 not 0 submit and which they ire are resisting resi resisting stin fa 1 c e 0 f arms without legal and rightful author authority ity pi a 0 beriy vested there could b bo 0 no site such tiling thing as rebellion for ic le bellion is resistance to rightful right r tul au thoi ity now ic le bellion we are arc told is the as sin ot of with craft and witchcraft ini was anciently a crime e punishable with death rebellion is no DO less obnoxious now than then the evils flon aiom it aio w a great now as then and it should find little favor and sampat sympathy h Y with nith the people of god as now as is it has in in time any past tho the has fact is god a ad always to called his people to peace to tobo b a obedient bei lings kings geyer governors jars and rulers rul ers in moral general 9 except when they dictate in matters matter of r relmon in in matters pertaining to tho the salvation of t th a soul it is is therefore the duty of alt all saints to set a bright and worthy example in this respect to th the e and erring ernne disobedient family fal ally of men |