Show communicated GREAT S UT mt L CITY may ath 1861 f editor 11 edette in justice injustice to tile tho memory of 0 joseph o epli smith tho the martyr being n flim film believer in lit his divino divine mission I 1 led feel myself in duty bound to defend his character chai acter and disabuse the public mind in relation to doctrinal points advocated by the leaders of utah as emanations from and teachings of joseph smiths doctrines in and of themselves having a tendency to corrupt demoralize dem oralise and sink those allured by them into the lowest depths of leg la ia dation to become demons in inhuman human shape lost to ei eveia deiy feeling of holiness and integrity these doctrines have by degrees siept into this so called church of latter day saints in utah taught not by joseph smith but by the present leaders who cannot be recognized as other than wicked apostates froin the truth of the gospel of jesus as repealed both in ancient and modern scriptures scripture it is an insult to the dead and blasphemous in in the sight of heaven to say for one moment that the present embodiment of binand sin ind abomination with all its train of mise misery and wretchedness was built upon the foundation laid b by y joseph smith on oil the contrary cont iary we emphatically and fearlessly afuli m that in the beat henits ts of these men who mho without divine appointment have assumed the leadership leade leado iship have these vile machinations and doctrines of devils been c concocted solely for the impose of satisfying P their own vv ni icken lusts and insatiable ambition for power and gain we ask did joseph smith teach treason to the government of the united states and defiance to its laws as we from time to time hear bear from the public i ostrum in utah no I 1 verily no read head the book of doctrine and covenants in N w inch the saints are commanded to keep keel the laws odthe of the land until jesus comes whose light it is to rei reign agn that hewko keeps the law of god has no need to break the law of the land did joseph smith teach the saints to with secessionists to 1 glory when they obtained a momentary I 1 over the legal constituted wes of the land no verily no in the revelation div given cu through the pi ophee published pu blishel liel to the world ad alluding to the insurrection god calls the lie iro ot of the south aebel lion and rebellion is as the sin gin ot of N punk punishable liable with death let god bu true but escly ill man an who contradicts his holy N woid oi d a liar did joseph smith teach t as right to murder a man who pilfered dilfer ed aiom his bi other in iLlig religious ious belief who chose to AN worship goil god iding to the dictates of his hia own on conscience as found in the published pharisaical hypoli hypocritical weal set sc imons kill hill them to save them because they loi love e them to 11 velly no joseph taught as found in the doctrine aud and covenants thou not kill hill for the murderer murd eier hath no forg forgiveness lieness in this nor llio abo world to conic come did joseph joeph smith teach polygamy to this chuich answer yo leaders ot of the hock flock lit in stahl turn to thu tho times and seasons 21 four months beffie the prophet Pio phet s death there in hold bold 1 eclief cef read the testimony of joseph and haium calling it a false and col coi bupt doctrine read your own testimonies declaring it to be abominable in the sight of god and naught but a i wicked and heart could have imagined 1 much I 1 less ess contrived it let your own iest like beinin buining r coals of alic upon yo your r souls unless ye repent and turn from your iniquity you publicly denied polygamy calling upon god and angels to witness tho the truth of your assertions and n now ow say ye were preaching it all the time what manner ot of men ate aio ye Is the he kingdom of god to bo be bull built up with I 1 lies es and perjury for its foundation I 1 did joseph smith teach tho the organization of these secret societies with penal oaths etc T no beverl never I 1 but Gadi anton did and tile the book of mormon informs us they were handed down bioni the first murderer cain hear what the prophet Pio phet joseph teaches in a letter published in tile the Mil lemal star vol 1st ast page also in the times and seasons as follows wo ilvo fuit faither lier our against the ty of tho the bigan bation of bands or companies by covenants oaths penalties or secie acs ics but lot the time past of our and suffering bytho by the N wickedness ick edness of dr avard suffice and let our covenants be that of the everlasting covenant as it is contained contain od in the holy wiil pure fi leads bip aln ays becomes ii calar the moment you undertake to make it strong by penal oaths and se cresy 2 I 1 did ad joseph smith teach tho the building of abe opening of bar looms chett the name of god is incessantly taken in valti did ho teach that tile the leaders leader of oatlie tit chinch of cladist should inhabit iu hibit fine palaces and andi to evel el lit in luxury lii Miry ii while bile the poor are arc starving in ei even en unto death and hundreds upon hundreds of them are now being fed by thecia the gentiles 3 ou oil ale aie daily abusing while the I tithing 11 aich abich god says is first to be applied to the needy until they are arc amply supplied is peculated upon to heap riches after riches to yourselves T did the prophet joseph teach these things no never but kit kin I 1 noall noah practiced them as is recorded in tho the book or of mormon page cease then to father your abominations upon the prophet joseph lest speedy judgment overtake ye yc VOX |