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Show IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING. Tou will pardon my weakness, but I nm somewhat of a child in tho gospel yet I am still learning-, still trying to know more of the goodness and greatness of God. Joseph. F. Smith at Cache conference; confer-ence; Logan Journal, May ?, 190S.. Beware of false prophets, which come to you in Fheep's clothing, but Inwurdly they are ravening wolves. Matthew Vll., 15. Well, then I want you to get. your arms ready, you that have them; and you that have none go at once and get good ones, and be ready for action. Joseph F. Smith at tabernacle, Salt Lake City, August 10, 1S79. When the spurious prophet was talking talk-ing to the saints at Logan, the first part of the present month, he was endeavoring endeavor-ing to wheedle more mones out of them. With that ond in view, and presenting his usual false pretense that he was asking for cash in tho name of the Almights', Joseph F- was the humble one. Upon such an occasion as that, none can he more unctuous in veneration venera-tion for things divine. He is tho pietist, when there is money in it; in the business busi-ness of enlarging tho Smith revenues and enhancing the Smith famils heritage, designated as the Mormon church, ho is devout, consecrated to heaven, reverent of tho Dcil.y, and pious to the shedding of distressful tears at so much, of course, per splash. Thus is Joseph F. tho false prophet in sheep's clothing. Now set, him up in the big tabernacle taber-nacle to hurl defiance, at the United States. It is then that his trucCuature can no longer be suppressed. Then is his foul spirit in rebellious rovolt against deconcy; then he riols iu tumultuous insurrection and. treason; j then ho flaunts his unlovcls contumacy con-tumacy and repulsive dislosalty in the j faces of the peoplo with glee malevolent; malevo-lent; then he hisses forth his seditious spume in a manner lo shame a common anarchist brawler. Then does Joseph F. display the vicious fangs of the ravening wolf. And thus is Joseph V. Smith the hale- fnl thing against which tho good Saint , Matthew warned all mankind.- I |