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Show STILL TBAOHING POLYGAMY. '. f understand that we are under Injutjc- vjjg I unaers l"u -csto not to practlco tt-U.onnib,nnSaM tt-U.onnib,nnSaM That 1h What I mean fflfc- uVkM? lb" 'manifesto0 of President Wood- y-r y-r fi.-TeHtlmony of Joseph . , bmlth. In -Smoot case, volume 1. page 19B. Lesson SG. The New and Everlasting , aSt"aFor behold! I reveal unto you a S. new and an everlaBllns covenant: Ami as pertaining to tho new and ever- . lastlntr covenant, it was instituted for tho fulness of my glory: and he that J recelvet.li a fulness thereof murjt and ; . shall abldo tho law.-Doc. and Cov. .. I. "'Covenants of the Lord Dating from f Olden Times. , , k 1 With Abraham (Genesis Chapters 12-25; see also P. of G. P.. IPearl of Great Price. Book of Abraham). jmtL 2. With Isaac (Genesis 2U.2-5). " 3. With Jacob (Genesis 28:10-li). (Son also Isaiah 55:3; f.l:S; Jeremiah 32:10; JJzcklel 31:25: ?.":2C). II. The Later Covenant, Zcw and L-ver- . 1'istinc ' See Doctrine and Covenants, section 132; rend this revelation In Hs entirety: , study Willi care tho paragraphs specmeUStal In the following: Wl 1. A covenant to bo ooeyed by all to whom the law is revealed (paragraph 3) mm 2. Condemnation to follow rejection In the light of knowledge (paragraph ). VH 3. Purpose 01 UH insin uiion. mi mu - fulness of tlje glory of God (paragraph fJI III. Conditions of the New and Ever- tfl lasting Covenant. ;M . To bo validated by the authority JM of God the official ministration of the H Uoly priesthood. 2. - To be of effect not only during 3BSJ mortal life, but throughout eternity. .n 3. To secure not only salvation but exaltation. Extract from "Sunday-school jm Outlines; Theological department, fourth ;fl year; lb-sued 'by the Deseret Sunday- -MJmf school Union, -14 East South Temple rjfi street, Salt Lake City. Utah," December, l 1907; compiled by James E. Talinagc. all Hero is something worthy of con- Jl templation. It is of equal interest to Gcntilo aud Mormon to every citizen I of whatever persuasion or belief who I has tho interest of the community at i I heart. I It was in the 3'ear 1004 that -Joseph I R Smith, president of Iho Mormon j I church, professed that the church felt . I under obligation to God aud man to i I ceaso teaching, inculcating or advo- s I eating polygamy. Threo years later I the pamphlet containing tho foregoing 1 I instructions with respect to Sabbath 1 I school tuition in the Mormon church j I was issued. Joseph . Smith is tho ' I general superiutendent of all tho Sun- j I day schools of all tho Mormon church, - I throughout all the world. Joseph F. j I Smith authorized and employed James , I E. Talmage to compile tho "Sunday I School Outlines" from which we quote, ! I and Joseph P. Smith approved of the I work of Mr. Talmago when it was , ! . completed. Joseph F. Smith procured li the publication of these pamphlets at Ij I; the Mormon church printing estlishOsA i 4,1 inont, and he ordered" their distribution 'A Ju and sale through tho Sunday school 1 Wfi publishing house, of which he is the I, head and complete- master. - r.v . Section 132. of the Doctrine and Cov$- 'j k nants, to which these "Sunday SehoeJ ' Outlines' ' call particular attention, ant! ; which pupils aro directed io read "iu ; pi its 'entirety," and lo "study with care-ax5& tho paragraphs specified," is tho pre- mJc" tended revelation commanding the prac- E' tico. of polygamy. Iu tho Mormon flst church law book it is entitled, "licvr , ? ; lation on tho eternity of tho marring H( covenant, including plurality of wives. I I S.1 Given through Joseph, tho seer, in j 1 1 5 Nauvoo, Hancock county, IllinoisjrllrJWfc 12lh, 1S43." " I ?lti( As the reader will sec, the paragraphs 1 tor in this alleged revelation to which di- I Pi reel aud spccinl attention is called, aro Kprp specifically constructed for tho purpose pti'e of impressing upou tho mind of tho jiirc believer the absolute necessity of oba- ' ; 3 dionco lo this law. It is expressly sot fas out iu these paragraphs that condemns- 1; i tion is to follow disobedieuco when tho 50 law has been "revealed" to tho indi- Uoi: vidual. That law is printed in the Doc- lo'cfc trine and Covenants, which is scattered Jf ( both here and iu all foreign countries j tji where Mormon missions havo been es- !Fj jc lablished, and which is to bo found in (M every Mprmon household. Therefore Went. ,thc law is "rovealed" lo every persoit pfftic professing adhcreuce to Mormon doc 'h ,r, trino and belief iu the Mormon faith. jfiytJ In thai situation, 110 member of the f fOjc Mormon church is. exempt from condom j jUt nation if he refuse lo obey the law t lcn and practice polygamy, no matter iu 5JB 0J1 what part of tho earth ho may abide. ; iffltyiip According to Mormon profession, tlie JVT5f5 sole object of obedience to "the gos- y 1 pel" is to gaiu an eternal salvation and jw,c exaltation in tho hereafter. That is sf'Vom,, J protondodly tho ouc iucentivo impelling m tfQ allegiance fo Mormon doctrine. Under , - the provisions of the " revelation " cou- 3 'iyaj ' tained iu section 132 of the Doctrine jjifji and Covenants it is impossible to at- J tain the rewards sought for except pj0 ( through obedience lo the polygamous ' f-'Atfi. 6i command contained in that section of '' J 0 the authoritative law. What, uaturalh, -y.Vo b can bo the effect of this teaching ex g ept to drivo bincero believers into t itli;- criminal life? f BP"11 But fhi greator evil comes out of the i v,ni inculcation aud adocacy of this po 1 ! i ! H! lygainous belief ainong Iho young peo- pie of tlie cbnrch who attend Mormon I- Sunday schools. Time and again it bas l)een pleaded by Mormon leaders that polygamy was no longer being taught in tbo church; that tho practico was dying out on this account; that when the older men shall have passed away, polygamy will have disappeared with them; that it was an act of lying persecution per-secution and vicious taunting to charge tho church with inculcating belief in tho righteousness of polygamous practices prac-tices at this time, especially in view of tho promulgation and adoption of tho Woodruff manifesto, inhibiting plural marriage. Repeatedly at "Washington "Wash-ington Joseph P. Smith declared that tho "principle" was no longer being taugbt; that ho knew of -no such advocacy; ad-vocacy; that tho church itself repudi-. repudi-. atod new plural marriages and would give no countenance to those who engaged en-gaged in such. Wo givo a sample of his testimony in this respect. Yet he, being be-ing one of the foremost protcstants that polygamy will soon dio out. as general superintendent of all tho Mormon Sunday Sun-day schools in all the world, permits the pretendedly tabooed "revelation" commanding its practico to remain in tho Doctrine and Covenants, and specially and vindictively directs close attention to its provisions on the part of the young and rising generation of the Mormon body. In effect and this contention is upheld by tho Doctrine and Covenants and the "Sunday School Outlines" be "reveals" tho law to the youth of his following and promises them damnation if they refuse obedience obe-dience to that, which has been "revealed" "re-vealed" to them. Polygamy dying out, indeed 1 There is greater effort now than ever to compel obedience to tho criminal injunction. in-junction. The highest exemplar to man-Kind man-Kind of which -tho Mormonmind can conceive tho pretended vicegerent of God Almighty and mouthpiece of tho ah Creafor is daily engaged in besmear- ing tho Mormon youth with his polyg-(f polyg-(f amous spume, hoping and praying that on they may become inoculated of its cd' rf venom. Asido from tho accumulation iflHr't' wealth by means of robbery, this JiUlf 1!,a" Smii!l rC-r(ls most highly bis onmr work of dragging his pcoplo down to hHI Jl's ow" despicable level of lechery and phfljf . profligacy. As long as ho lives po- ,B l.YEiuny will bo taught and practiced "4H i the Mormon church and be will be thrives upon damnable repudiation, treachery to bis followers, and, treason ,ul "'s country. HthO Kifrht is right, and no man should WS P. afrai lo proclaim it, and no com- lMfltw'"' . nutnity is too good to receive it ' On Hjf the oilier hand, wrong is no man 's right Ht and no community's privilege. Why H permit this perpetual Smith criminality hBv :11U shame? |
