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Show Provo City, Utah, Friday, December Vol. 3. G. W. SHORES, M. D. at Office Residence. One blk east of Roberts House I A. M. D., J. Shores, SURGEON, AND PHYSICIAN And when he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God and for the testimony for which they held. And they cried in a loud voice saying IJow long, or Lord, holy and true dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the ANDERSONS DECISION. No Member of the Mormon earth.? Cliurcli to bo Naturalized. Other A LIBERAL VICTORY. Payson, Utah, omo art. R.osicirxof XTliieli CauMi the I'tmowt Hitter-n- e a a In Vartivcn Circle Ib Wightman Building, Up Stairs. mill which la Likely to be Followed up AVI tli Still More Sweeping measure. F. F. REED, f r Resident Dentist, BartBoilM, Ho. 10, Em, ritovo, H. B. utaii. - - Asadoorian, M. D. physician 0 SurSeon I Ofiice Next to the Drug Store, UTAH. SPRINGVILLE, Dr. J. N. Christenson, Tho well known Deniist Surgeon in the opened his Has Office again in occupied by himsorts norni formerly to do all is prepared Prowo, aad of Dental Work in the most approved style. Dental Rim So. 2, Bant Bwlim, - - rr.vo, utal1- - F. H. SIMMONS, M. D- - In the matter of the application of John Moore, d W. Millet, IIeny J. Owen, John Berg, Walter J. Edge?, Charles E. Clissold, Niels Anderson, Carl P. Larsen, Thomas M. Mumford. John Garbet and Arthur Townsend to become ctizens of the Urited States. oriNiox. F-e- witnesses for the applicants testified that this is the only place in the ceremonies where avenging the blood of the prophets is mentioned. John Clark, a witness for applicants teitilied that he look some obligations made some promises, entered into some covenants in the Endowment house, and wore his Endowment robes, but did not know the signifence of the si it over the heart. E. L. T. Harrison, another of the applicants' witnesses, testified tliat lie had a clear rec Election that Ills RIGHT ARM WAS WASHED THE CLAIM IS MADE and something said about it being made strong to avenge the death of and tliat the names of Srophetaand Ilyrum Smith were not mentioned, but was understood to be among the number whose blood was to avenged; and E. G. Wooley, witness for the appl'caDts. testified they to were pray to the ljord to the blood of the avenge prophets. Eveiy other witress for the applicants who weve asked the stated tliat Joseph and ?uestion Smith were understood to be Included among the prophets whose blood was to be avenged. The witnesses for the applicants, while lefusiug to disclose the oath, promises and covenants of the endowment ceremonies, and the penalties attached thereto, testified generally that there was nothing in the ceremonies inconsistent with lovalty to the government of the United States, and the government was not mentioned. One of the objects of this investigation is to ascertain whether the oaths and obligations of the Endowment house are incompatible witli good citizenship. and it is not for applicants witnesses to determine this question. The refusal of applicants witnesses to state specitifically what by those who object to the admission OATS, OIILIG ATIONS OR COVENANTS Anderson, J. In these applications the usual evidence on behalf of the applicants as to residence, moral character, etc., was introduced at a former hearing, and was deemed sufficient. Objections were made, however, to John Mooie and John Edgar upon the ground that they were members of the Mormon church, and aso because they had been through the Endowment House of that Church, and there had taken an oath or obligation Incompatible witli the oaili of cUzensliip they would be required to take if admitted. The admission of the other applicants was objected to solely on the ground that by their own statement, they weie members of theMoimon Cluncli, aHhough they hud not gone the Endowment House, and had not taken the oath usually administered theie, nor in fact any oath incompatible with citizenship. - to cilizeaship of these persons, that theMormon church is ami always has are taken or entered into in these renders tlier testimony of been a Reasonable organization in its Office two doors north First teachings and in its pi aciices, hostile but liitle value, and lends to confirm contradict evidence on government of the United rather than offered National Bank, and at residence, to the disobedient to its laws, seeking this point by the objectors. States, Prove, Utah. its overthrow, and that the oath ad- The evidence establishes beyond any m5 8 ministered to its members in the En- reasonable doubt that the endowment Office boars 9 to 11 . m., snd to p. dowment house binds them, under the ceiemonies are inconsistent with the of death, to implicit obedience oath an applicant for citizenship is penalty in all thirgs, tempoial as required to take; and that the oaths, JOHN B. MILNER. js well to obligations or covenants there made to the and spiritual, puesthood, avenge the death of the prophets, or entered into are. incompatible with Joseph and Ilyrum .Smith, upon the the obligations and duties of citizens government and people of the United of the United States. The applications states. The taking of further testi- of John Moore and Walter-- I. Edlgar, mony at this time is for- the paipose of both of whom wlieie shown on the Hines Building, former examination to be members of determining whetnero- not tiese Utah. the Mormon church, and to have gone are true. Prevo, of section through the Endowment house, a'e The third 2,165 of the levised statutes of the therefore dinied. As to the objection made to the adUnited States provides that in order mission as a be o' the other applicants upon to an alian admitted to entitle citizen of the United States, it shall the ground solely of their being membe made to apnear to the satisfaction bers of the Mormon church, a large HOME of the court admitting such alien that amount of evidence, mostly documenhe has lesided in the Untied Stales tal v, has been introduced, only a small By buying your five years at least, and within state or portion of which can be noticed in this it to too territory whee such cou .t is at the opiniona without extending time held, one year at least, and that gieat length. The evidence consists moblv of the sermons and waitings of during that time he has behaved as the Mormon rulers and leadeis, pub A MAX OF GOOD MORAL CHARACTER, lished under the direction of the cere-ircnie- s. - Attorney at Law, alle-giatio- ns m sub-divisi- on Patronize INDUSTRIES r MONUMENTS jsjsto TOMBSTONES - to the principles of the constitution of the United States, and to the good order and Utah. well disposed " Spanish Pork, happiness of the same. Those objecting to the light of the applicants to be admitted to citizenslpp introduced who had been memeleven ROBERTS HOUSE, bers of witnesses, the Chinch of Jesus Chiistof Latter-da- y TROVO, UTAH. Saints, commonly called the Mormon church. Severn! of these The most witresses had held the position of bishop in the church, and all had gone PLEASANT LOCATION the Endowment house and The In the City. thiough participated iu its ceremonies. testimony of these witnesses is to the effect that every member of the Everything Moimon clinch is expected to go S. First-OleLSthrough the Endowment house, and tliat nearlyall do sortliat marriages are . Rated Reasonable. usually solemn ized there, and that those who are married elsewhere go BROWN & STONE, Proprietors. through the Endowment ceremonies at as early a date thereafter as practicable. in order that the marital relations 1 shall continue throughout oternity. That these ceremonies occupy the gi eater pait of a day, and include the Just opened in American Fork, of an oath, obligation or covetaking Mens near the Young nant, by all who receive their endowHall. ments, that they will Everything new and Of M. Mickelson, 1 1 i House.; iBoley PUU3T-CLA- S In all its appointments. Our Bailor, are and Dining-Booin the none to the second Bed-Boo- m County, being centrally located. It will be to the advantage of all Commercial Travelers to stop here. It i also the best place for Theatrical companies, to stop at, being the nearest place to the Theater. TERMS REASONABLE. Theatrical Special rates to r1 if. troops. I'rop. lifilaVm Alex. Hedquist, 1 DEAI.KR IS anti Siioes. Boots Repairing Done. I Rubber Gssds Repaired. Rubber and Leather Cement I For sale at the sign of the BIG BOOT, Center Street, - half block Wert of Rank. JOHN EGAN, DEALER IS Wines, Liquor- sand Cigars, UTAH. P V. JUNCTION, ttTFure Wines and Liquors for Med- Imparted and church. On the subject of THE RIGHT OF THE PRIESTHOOD and rulers I) dicta e to the members intcmpnal matters, portions of section 124, pag. 436, of the Doctrine and Covenants, is offered by the objectors, containing the prophecies of Joseph Smith as follows: And now I s ly unto you, as pertaining to may boarding house which I have commanded you to build for the boarding of strangers, let it be built un o my name, and let my name be named upon it, and let my se vaut n, Joseph, and his house, have place tbe-e-ifrom generation to geneiation. For tills anointing have I put upon his be head, that liis blessing shall aso afhis of head the posterity put upon ter him.. And as I said unto Abraham concerning the kindreds of the earth, even so 1 say unto my servant Joseph, in thee and in thv seed shall the kindred of the earth be blessed. Therefore. let my servant Joseph and his seed after him have place in that house, from generation to genet ation, for ever and ever, saitli the Lord. KLOOD OF THE And let the name of that house be THE AVENGE called Nanvoo house, and a resting PROPHETS. Id ace for the weary traveler, that the Hvium and may Smith, upon Joseph government of the United States, and CONTEMPLATE THE GLORY OF ZION, will enjoin these obligations upon their c.iildron unto the third and and the glory of this corner-ston- e fortn geneiations; that they will olev thereof. That he may receive also t ie the piieslhood in all tilings, and will counsel from those whom I have set of the Endownever reveal the sec-e- ts be as plants of renown, and es ment house under the penalty of hav- to watchmen upon her walls. Behold, ing their throat cut from ear to eav, verily, I say unto you, let my servant their bowels torn out, and their hearts Geoige Miller, and my servant Lyman cut out of their bodies. The right arm Wight, and iny servant John Snyder, is anointed that it may be stiong to and my servant Deter IIuws, organize avenge the blood of tlie prophets. An themselves, and oppoint one of them under ga.ment. a sort of combination to he a president over their quorum of shirt and draweis. called the En- for tlie purpose of building that house. dowment robe is then put on to be And they shall form a constitution worn ever after. O'l Ibis robe, near whereby may receive stock for the the throat and over the heart, and in building of that house. And they shall the region of the nbdowmen, are cei-ta- not receive less than fifty dollars for a marts, or designs, intended to re- share of stock in that house, and they mind the weaier of the penalties that shall be permitted 'to receiveonefifteen will be inllicted in case of the viola-tioio- f thousand dollars from man the oath, obligation or cove- for stock in that house; any shall but they nant he or she has taken or made. not lie permitted to receive over fifOn behalf of the applicants, fourteen teen thousand dollars stock from any witnesses testified one men; and they shall not be perstockENDOWMENT mitted to receive any man as a same THE CONCERNING holder in this house, except the sbiill pay his stock into their hands at CEREMONIES, he receives stock. but all of them declined to slate what tlie time oaths are there taken, or what obligaAlso from page 241 of the same book, tions or covenants are there entered as follows: into, or what penalties are attached to And now verily I say tliat is expetheir violation; a(l the witnesses, dein me that my servent Sidney reason dient for for asked when teir should reclining to answer, stated that they Gilbert, after a few weeks,and to his did so on a point of honor, while turn upon his business, several stated they had fnr&otton agency iu the land of Zion; and tliat what was said about avenging the which lie hath seen and heard may be John Henry known to my disciples that blood of tho prophets. they perish one testified of church spoken the that not. And for his cause L have Smith, all that is said in the Endowment these things. And again I say unto ceiemonies about avenging the blood you, that my servant Isaac Money abovo tliat which of the prophets is said in a lecture, in may not be tempted which the bill and 10th veses of the he is able to bea-- , and counsel wrongsixth chapter of Revelations is recited fully to hurt, I gave commandment tliat his farm should be sold. as follows: in Home Made and Imported icinal and Family Use. Domestic Cigars.j& lutatclieil From page 242 of the same book, as follows: And it is not meet that my servants. Newel K. Whitney and Sydney Gilstore and their bert, should ell their is not wisdom this for here, possessions until the residue of the church, which remaineth in this, place, shall go up uuto the land of Zion. ' Also an extract from a discourse by Fresident Brigham Young delivered in the tabernacle in this city, Jane 16, 1867, in which he used tho following language: You may say it is hard that I should dictate you in your temporal affairs. Is it not my privilege to dictate you? Is it not my privilege to give this people counsel, to .direct them so that their labors will build up the kingdom of God instead of the kingdom of the devil? I will quote you a Tittle scripture if you wish, the words of an apostle of the Lord Jesus Christ tome. You may think that I saw him in a vision, and it was a vision given right in broad daylight. Said he: Never a Genspend another day to build up dollars but your tile city, spend days, and dimes for the upbuilding of the Zion of God upon the earth, to promote peace and righteousness and to prepare for tlie coming of the Son of Man, and he who does not abide That is a thiB law will suffer loss. the saying of one of the apostles of Lord Jesus Christ. lie said it to me Do you want to know his name? It is. cot recorded iii the New Testament among the apostles, but it was an apostle whom the Lord called and ordained in this, my day, and in the day of a good portion of this congregation, and his name was Joseph Smith, Jr. These words were delivered to me in July, 1868, in the town of Kirtland, Geauga county, in the State of Ohio. The word of the elders who were there was: Never from this time henceforth do you spend one hour to sustain the kingdoms of this world, or the kingdoms of the devil, but sustain the kingdom of God Now, if I were to your uttermost. to ask tlie elders of Israel to abide this, what would.be the reply of seme amongst us? The language in the hearts of some would be, It is none of your business where I trade. I will promise those who feel thus that they wiU never see tpe. celestial kingdom of our Father and God. This is my business. It is my business to preach the t.'uthtothe people, and it will ba my business by and by to testify for the the just and to bear witness against ungodly. It is your privilege to do as you please. Just please yourselves, but when yon do so," will you please bear the results ana not whine over them? Journal of Discourses , vol. IS , p. BO. In another discourse made in the tabernacle in this city, March 9, 1852, the same distinguished leader used the following language: l There is not a man upon the earth who could magnify even an earthly office without the power and wisdom of God to aid him. When Mr. Fillmore appointed me governor of Utaii, I proclaimed openly that my priesthood should govern and control that office. I am of the same mind We have not received our election returns but should I be elected governor of the state of Deseret, that office shall be sustained and controlled by the power of the eternal priesthood of the Son of God, or I will walk the office under my feet. Hear ye, both saint and sinner, and send it to the uttermost parts of the earth, that whatever office I hold from any government on this earth shall honor the government of heaven, or I will not hold It. Journal of Discourses, vol. 10, p. 41. Elder George Q. Cannon, in an address in this city on the 1st day of January, 1GG4, used the following language: When the counsel of God comes through his servants to us, we should bow to tliat, do matter how much it may come in contact with our pre conceived ideas; submit to it as though God spoke it. and feel such a rever-atic- e towards it as though we believed thus the servent of God had the inspiration of the Almighty resting upon him. Journal of Discourses, vol. 11, p. 71. In a discourse delivered in the city on the 80th day of August, 1876, Elder John Taylor, afterwards one of the Presidents of the Church, used the following language: God has established His kingdom, lie lias rolled back that cloud that has ovevspread the moral horizon of the wo 'id. He has opened the heavens, revealed the fullness of the everlasting Gospel, organized this His kingdom, accotding to the pattern that exists in the heavens, and He ha3 placed certain keys, powers and oracles in our midst, and we are the people of God: The Priestwe are His government. hood opon the earth is the legitimate government of God, whether in the heavens or on the earth. Journal of Discourse, vol. 5, p. 187. In a discourse by President Ileber C. Kimbal, delivered in this city, Sunday morning, August 30lh, 1857, he used tlie following language: I want to tell some of my feelings in a few words relative to here y Brother Brigham. I call him brother, because he says if I call him president lie shall call me president, and just as su-as he does, 1 am as flat as a pan-cai.- e. I shall only call him president be ore the Saints m his calling. I was going to say, before our enemies, but (lamu them, they shall never come Excuse me, I never use rough he,. words only when I come in contact wiih rough things, and I use smooth words when I talk upon smooth subon. according to tbe natjects, and so ure of tbe case that comes before me. You all acknowledge Brother Brigham as president of the church of Jesus Saints. Then you Christ of Latter-da- y acknowledge him as our leader, prophet, seer, and revelator, and then you acknowledge him in every capacity tiat pertains to his calling, both in church and state, do you not? (Voices, Yes.) Well, he is our governor? One who presides or governs. Well, now, we have declared in a legislative capacity that we will not J to-da- y. to-da- e No. 36 5, 1889. curses to better count the cost, for if they continue the job, they will want to let it before they get out to half way through witli it. If they persist in sending troops here, I want the people in the west and the east to unown choice, as many as from five to derstand that it will not be safe for eight men for each office, men from them to cross the plains. our own midst, out of whom to appoint Whether such language as the above We sent ofliceis tor this territory. of tbe that number for the President instigated the Mountain Meadow United States to make a selection massacre, or whether that horrible from, and asked him to give us men butchery was done by direct command of our own choice, in accordance with the rights constitutionally guaranteed of Brigbam Young, will probably to all American citizens. We just told never be known; but it is a part of the them right up and down that if they history of the territory that about this sent any more such miserable curses time that a party of peaceful emias some they had sent were, we would send them home; and that is one grants, who were passing through reason why an army, or rather a mob Utah on their way to California, Is on tbe way here as reported. You of about one hundred and did not know the reason before, did thirty men, women and children, were i want you to pro and you? by men under get your butcher knives, yourbowie mercilessly butchered D. Lee and of command John the knives and jack knives, and sharpen them. There is nothing to fight and Captain Dame, both Mormons of high there will not be this year. We shall have a year of peace. They may try standing. to come here, and then they will not As to tbe of the members of come here. If they do not undertake the Mormonfesling cliurcli toward tlie govto come here, then there will not be ernment of the United States, the eviany trouble; but they never will force dence discloses a condition of things a governor on us again. No, never. greatly to be deplored. Brigbam Nor their poor, rotten-hearte- d judges Young was the first governor of the and marshals, etc.. If you will do right. territory, and for years resisted Journal of Discourses, vol. 5, p. 160. of the authorities to install the officers for carrying on of the proper President Jedeiah M. Grant de- territorial government, unless livered a discorse March 12, 1854, on MEN OF IIIS OWN SELECTION what he calls covenant breakers, that is, those who leave the Mormon should be appointed. lie claimed the church in which he uses the following right to say who tlie officers of the terlanguage: ritory should be, and the President of Then what ought this meek people, the United Slates finally found it newho keep the commandants of God, to cessary to send an army to Utah. Redo unto them? Nay, says one, ferring to the sending of troops here, they ought to pray unto the Lord to Brigham Young, in a speech in this kill them. I want to know if you wish the Lord to come down and do city on Sunday, April 13, 1857, said: all your dirty work. Many of the not often get angry, but when I Latter-da- y Saints will pray and peti- doI doam I righteously angry and the tion and supplicate the Lord to do a thousand things they themselves bosom of the Almighty burns with would be ashamed to do. When a anger towards those scoun drels, and man prays for a thing, lie. ought to be they shall be consumed in the name of Israels God. We have borne enough willing to perform himself: but if the of their oppression and hellish abuse, Latter-da- y Saints should put to death tbe covenant breakers, it would try and we will not bear any more of it, the faith of the very meek, just and for there is no just law requiring furforbearance on our part, and I pious ones among them. It would ther to have troops here to pause a great deal of whining In Israel. am not going the priests and hellish rabble Then there was another old command- protect ment. The Lord God commanded in efforts to drive us from the land we them not to pity persons whom they possess, for the Lord does not want us be driven, and lias said, If you killed, but to execute the law of God to will assert your rights and keep my upon persons worthy of death. This commendmentsvou shall never again should be done by the entire congrebe into brought bondage no by your eneI have gation, Bkowing pity. If you do vour duty thought there would have to be quite a mies. revolution among the Mormons before in this respect you need not be afraid such a commandment could be obeyed of mobs nor of forces sent out in vioof our free completely by them. The Mormons lation of the very genius till mobs kill holding you have a great deal of sympathy. For institutions, Mobs? is there for where you. Yes, can a if man before instance, they get a tribunal administering the law of the least particle of authority, either or Iawsv for sendthe land and succeed in getting a rojte in our constitution around his neck and having him hung ing troops here, or even for appointing civil officers contrary to the voluntrary up like a dead dog. It is all right; but consent of tlie governed? We came if the Church and Kingdom of God here without any help from our eneshould step forth and execute the law mies. and we intend to stay as long as of God, Oli, what a burst of Mormon we please. that their army say Tbey I wish we is sympathy it would cause. legal, and I say that such a statewere in a situation favorable to our ment is as false as hell and tliat doing that which Is justifiable before are as rotten as a pumpkin that they lias God without any contaminating been seven frozen times and then of genuine amalgamation, laws melted in a harvest sun. Come on and traditions, that the people or God with thousands of illegally or- -, might lay the ax at the root of the dered your I will promise you troops, tree, and every tree that, bringitli not in the name ofand God that you Israels be down. hewn fruit good might mell as shall snow before a the away What! Do you think that people sun. We are to be not July ' would do right and keep the laws of as we have We can been. persecuted God by actually putting to death the Come as a mob and we will say, to death the transgressors? Butting They wouTd exhibit tbe sweeten you up right suddenly. covenant breakers did anything against Joseph law of God, no matter by whom it never had ostensibly legalized a was done. That is my opinion. You until they I and treat their army and mob, talk of the doings of different govern- every armedshall company attempts ments, the United States if you to com here as a mob. that (The do please.'iWhat they do with traitors? gation responded amen.) Youcongremight Wliat mode do they adopt to punish as well tell me that you can take hell traitors? Do traitors to that govern- into a powder house, as to tell me that ment forfeit their lives? Examine alcan let an aimy in here and have you so the doings of other earthly governeace. intend to tell them and shew I ments on this point, and you will them if they dont keep away. this, find the same practice universal. I By this course you will find am not aware that there are any ex- thattaking man and woman feels hapevery ceptions, but people would look in the and they say, All right, all is books of theology and argue tiiat py, well, and I say that our enemies the people ef God have a right to try shall not the bow on old Brights people for fellowship, but they have no neck again.slip right to try them on property or life. That makes the devil laugh, saving Referring to tlie same subject, PreI have got them on a hook now. They Ileber C. Kimbal, in August, sident can cut them off, and I will put eight or ten spirits worse than they are into 1857, delivered a discourse in this city, their tabernacles, and send them back found in volume 5, page 133, eftbe to mob them. Deseret Xetos, July 27, Journal of in which lie used have poor, rotten-hearte- d rule over us such as some tliev have been accustomed to send. We drafted a memorial and the council and house of representatives signed it, and we sent to them tlie names of men of our sub-contract- cor-sisti- ng all-attem- pt in-flne- 1854. In September, 1857, Brigbam Young, in an address delivered in this city, and found in Volume 5, Journal ofDiscourses, used tlie following language: There cannot be a more damnable, dastardly order than was issued by the administration to this people while tbey were in a Indian country In 1846. Before we left Nauvoo, no less than two United State Senators came to receive a pledge from us tliat we would leave the United States, and then when we were doing eur best to leave their borders, the poor, low degraded curses.sent a requsition for five hundred of our men to go and fight their battles. That was President Polk, and he is now weltering in hell, with old Zachiariah Taylor where tbe present administrators will soon be if they do Liars have renot repent. ported that this people have committed treason, and upon their lies the President has ordered troops to aid In officering this territory, and if those officers are like many that have been previously sent here, and we have or they, reason to think they are, would not come when v - know they are not wanted, they ak "w miserable blacklegs, broken do, political hacks, robbers and whoremongers, men that are not fit for civilized society, so they dragoon themselves upon I feel that I wont us for officers. stand such cursed treatment, and that is enough to say, for we are just as free as the mountain air. There is high treason in Washington, and if the law was carried out, it would hang up many of them, and the very act of James J. Polk in having 500 of our men, while we were making our way out of the countrv, under an agreement forced upon us. would have hung him between the heavens and the earth if the laws had been faithfully carried out. And now, if be can send a force against this people, we have every constitutional right to send them to hell, and we calculate to send Our enemies had them there. Discourses, the following language: Will the President in his chair of state be tipped from his seat? Yes, he will die an untimely death, and God Almighty will curse lum, and He will also curse his successor if he takes tlie same stand, and he will curse all those who are his coadjutors, and all who sustain him. What for? For coming hero to destroy tbe kingdom of God and the prophets and apostles and inspired men and women, and God Almighty will cuse them, and I curse them in the name of tbe Lord Jesus Christ according to my calling; and if there is any virtue in nay calling, tbey shall be cursed, every man tiiat lifts his heel against us from this day forth. It is claimed by counsel for applicants, and some evidence was introduced tending to show that iu ihe Doctrine and Covenants and other church publications OBEDIANCIS TO THE LAWS OF THE LAND laws prohibiting polygamy ns unwarranted interference with their religion and generally lias antagonized and DENOUNCED THE GOVERNMENT in almost every possible way. Undoubtedly there are many members of this cliurcli who feel friendly to the government, and would gladly break the shackles that bind them to tlie priesthood ir they felt that they dared do so; but with an organization the most thorough that can be imagined, which can be wialded against him, they remain in the church rather than taka the risk of financial ruin and social ostracism. Tlie Mormon Church teache. First that it is the actual ami veritable Kingdom of God on earth, not in its fullness, because Christ lias not yet coma to rule in person, but for the E resent he rules through the priest-oo- d ot the church, who are his vicegerents on earth. Second That the kingdom is both a temporal and spiritual kingdom, and should rightfully control and is entitled to the highest allegiance of men in all their affairs. M,w" i,v vtiikuii oiatcn iiiiu hu governments, after which Christ will reign in person. Fourth Tliat the doctrine of blood atonement is of God, and that under it certain sins which the blood of Christ cannot atone for, may be remitted by shedding the blood of the transgressor. Yifth.- - That polygamy is a command of God which if a member he will be exalted in the futureobeys life above those who do not. t,,e Confess 0f United States has no right under t,e the constitution to pass any law in the manner interfering with the of the Mormon religion, and practices that the acts of Congress against polygamy, and disfranchising those who practice it, are unwarranted interference with their religion. CAN MEN BY MADE TRUE AND LOYAL citizens by such teachings, or are they likely to remain so surrounded bv such influences? Will men become attached to the principles of the constitution of the United States when they hear the government constantly denounced as tyrannical and oppressive? It would be as unreasonable to expect such a result as it would be to expect to gather grapes from thorns or figs from thistles. It has always been and still is the policy of this government to encourage aliens who in good faith come to reside in this country, to become citizens; but when a man of birth comes here and joins an foreign organization, although professedly religious, which requires of him an allegiance paramount to liia allegiance to the government, an organizatioo tliat impiously and blasphemously claims to be the kingdom of God, to control its members under his immediate direction, and yet teaches and a system of morals shocking topractices Christian people everywhere, and under which the marriage of a man to two or more sisters, or to a mother and daughter is sanctioned, an organization that sanctions BLOOD ATONEMENT AS OF ORACE, MEANS A and murder as a for reveling the secrets of penalty its ceremonies, and which for nearly half a ceatury has refused to acknowledge tlie supremacy of the United States or render obedience to its laws, it is time for the courts to pause and inquire whether sucli an applicant should be admitted to citizenship. Tlie evidence in this case establishes unquestionably tliat the teaching, practices and aims of the Mormon church are antagnonistic to the Government of the United States, utterly subversive of good morals and the well being, of society, and that its members ate animated by a feeling of hostility, towards the government and its laws, and therefore an alien who is a member of the said chnrch is not a fit person to be made a citizen of the United States. The application of Frederick. W. Miller, Jienerv J. Owen, John Berg, Charles E. Clissold, Nils Anderson, Carl P. Larson, Thomas M. Mumford, John Garbett, and Arthur Townsend, to become citizens are therefore ' denied. Thomas J. Anderson, Signed Associate Justice Supreme Court, and Acting J udgeTliird Judicial District. -- a THE BEST GRflBES B or B ROLLER FLOUR $ 6Are Manufactured at tlie $ IH Excelsior Roller Mills, OfFroro, Utah. Latest Improved First-Cla- Machia ss ery Just put in. 4 All kinds of Grain Shorts and Bran kept on Hand Feed, Delivery FREE to all parts of the City. J.W HOOVER, - - Manager is taught, and also that the constitution of the United States 'is an inJMotice. spired instrument; but tlie evidencen discloses that the reason the contitu-tioof tbe United States is considered an inspired instrument is that it is construed by tbe Mormous to proC1IEEVER and FAKREli have hibit tbe passing of any law against opened a polygamy, and all such laws are considered by them as u violation of the constitution. As to their teaching one door East of their old stand, Obedience to the laws of the laud, it is where they will keep conin' general terms. During only laught stantly on hand the best the ten days this investigation , lasted, not a word of evidence was inV1SAL, and troduced or offered showing tliat any or PORK of teacher the cliurcli preacher ever, in a instance, advised obediance Bologna, and Pork Sausage. to the laws against polygamy. On tha Fat Calves and Dressed Hogs contrary, the evidence in this case. and the whole history 'of the Mormon church show that it has presistently Free delivery to all parts of the City. refused obedience to at least a portion of the laws of government, has inOPP03IT3 CotnSTUOPBE. sulted and driven United States offCUE EVER and FAIIRER Props. icers form the territory, has denied the Provo, i i Gtah authority of the United States to pass MeatMarket. New Sliop nnm mutton, . Wanted. |