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Show INSINCERE ALL THROUGH. Dr. Bernhisel has Just remarked, that ho thought the cat was let out of tho bag when plurality was preached, but 1 suppose sup-pose that he did not happen to think that the cat might havo kittens, and tho kittens grow to be cats, and thus Increase to be a vnst number. Revelations of principles, prin-ciples, of one truth after another, will como forth until tho work of God Is accomplished ac-complished on tho earth. From sermon of Heber C. Kimball In Salt Lake tabernacle. taber-nacle. June 10, 1S55: Journal of Discourses, Dis-courses, volume 3. page 203. And veril3' there liavc been the cats and tho kittens, even as Brother Kimball Kim-ball foretold. These havo been permitted per-mitted to cscapo from tbo bicrarcbical bag as fast as policy and opportunity-would opportunity-would permit. An original law of tho Mormon church, as contained in tho Doctrino and Covenants, commanded tho saints to gather to Zion from all quarters of the globe, that the' might dwell bore in tranquillity and safety to watch the Lord work out tho judgment of His wrath upon the wicked nations of tho earth. This command has been disregarded, disre-garded, tbo loaders advising converts to remain in their own localities always, provided, of course, that they wore not sufficiently blessed with the goods and chattels of this world to render themselves them-selves self-sustaining and profitable to tho priests after reaching hero. The greed of the hicrarchs bas entered its iron into tho very soul of God's supposed sup-posed law. Rather than to have tho poor of purse, although bo bo a firm and earnest believer in the gospel, as a chargo upon tboir hands, the higher of tho high priests have concluded that he must remain where he already finds himself, agreeing to accept his material expressions of appreciation of tbo Lord 's work in such contributions as are embraced in tho ten-per-ccnt titho and tho special donations to which ho is expected to contribute. In tho 3'car 1S90 tho Lord saw fit to inspire bis mouthpicco to promulgate, nnd tho church to adopt, a "revelation" "revela-tion" placiug an embargo upon marital mari-tal plurality. B- means of suggestion at tho fireside, and through moro open intimation in tho 7ira3or circles, tho elders in Isrnol havo been given to understand that this iuhibitivo pronouncement pro-nouncement was not a revelation, but that it was an emission of expediency which was to bo regarded 011I3' in profession pro-fession and not in practico. In proof of this is tho fact that tho document has now, at this lato da.y, been inserted in tho church law book, whilo tbo original conimaudmont has been permitted per-mitted to remain as of superior force over tho subsequent outgiving. It hns been" considered safo to do this now, since tho force of tho Woodruff manifesto mani-festo bas boon privately vitiated. Additional Ad-ditional ovidenco going to provo that there has been a recrudescence of polygamy in tho church lies in the facts that no admitted new polygamist bas been punished and that colonies havo boon established in foreign countries, principal!' as refuges for these lawbreakers. law-breakers. Also, it will bo recalled, tho present head of tbo church has made the significant announcement to bis followers that the command to practice polygamy came from God, and that tho order to stop it "came from our Government" Gov-ernment" and it is not difficult to imagino which course tho prophet thus intimated to bis adherents they should follow. And thero is the other circumstance that not ono sermon has been preached within tho past ten years advising the saints to abstain from contracting the plural marriage relation. re-lation. At. the timo of -the supposed compo. sition of tho Utah difficulty, just previous to Statobood, there was an understanding that high church oflicinls would forever abstain from interfering in and controlling tho politics of the commonwealth. Sinco that timo an apostle has been elected to the Senate by consent of tho chief hierarch, while tho remainder of the Congressional delegation dele-gation found existence only through his sufferance. Not longer ago than last October tho president of the church utilized the tabernacle pulpit and the general conference for the purpose of expressing his political preferences and advising tho Mormon followers to support those preferences. There has been a complete return to the old political politi-cal domination, under tho protection afforded by means of political bargaining bargain-ing with unscrupulous individuals who regarded party success moro highly than National honor. Realizing the justice of the Gentile claim that church capital, derived from contributions to religious purposes, should not bo permitted to enter into competition with privato resources in tho marts of commerce and the realm of finance, an understanding was oncohad that thc practice should cease. Whether theretofore the community had been well or best served through tho commercial activity of tho church bad become a question of mere opinion; but it was recognized that tho commonwealth common-wealth had como to such a point "in development when private individuals should bo given equal opportunity in business affairs. Hence the agreement. But at tho present time"thc Mormon church is interested in commerce, finance and industrial concerns more largely and moro actively than over. In this particular tbero bas developed the utmost insincerity. Taking into consideration all of the facts -trick have come to light within tho past few year, tbo student is impressed im-pressed with the wide divergence which exists between tho hierarchical pretense and practice. And if President Kim-bnll Kim-bnll were alive today, even he would bo astounded at the number of cats that have been let out of the bag and at the prolific increase of these to a yowling chorus of dishonesty aud repudiation. 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