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Show E , . ; Copyright., 100S, Don Carlos W. Musscr! .?. SYNOPSIS Or PRECEDING 4 R . , CHAPTERS. R PART 1. It -,L "-This most Interesting story of I 4. Utah .written by Don Carlos Mus- :-! II 4. per. detailing matter In whfch tha y In entlro country Is Interested, was -r II ..i. begun In The Sundny Tribune of - 1 .. Januarv 15. Tlio father of the v II . nuthor fs a pillar Jn the Mormon If '4. churoh, Mr. Musser, who tolls the -J II , 4. Dtorv. wno himself a missionary of I , 4. tho "Mormon church, who presided v l .J- over the Turkish mission. He wns I 4. born In Salt T.ake and knows I 4 whereof lie spealu?. The first v K 4 chapter details the marriage of 4 M f 4. the husband of a third wfe. after -h I - the latter had been married six- !- 1. 4. teen' years, during which time .ho - : 4 had borno to tho "honor and glory 4. of her husband seven children, to 4 B 4- his fourth wife, tho Inst one be- y 4. coming the favorite. The third I . wife was one of hundreds of -m 4 plural wives In Utah. v M 4 The Becond chapter discloses how fj , the prophet officiates at a rc- v I 4 markable wedding, and Martha tt ' and Elisabeth find favor In "the -! U i Bight of the Tord. The hero is ! C Introduced The promptings of A- tho Evil One are overruled, the U mission to England Is detailed and 4 a. burning testimony is given. 4- A- Tho third chaoter treats of the Word of the'Lord according to that 4 A blessed volumn, the Doctrine and 4 Covenants, which says it Is y 4- "quick and powerful, shnrper than V a two-edged sword to tho dividing v , asunder of both Joints anil mar- y y row." K. also gives details of the 4 s dinner given by Elder Man mil to y y Apoetle Reyarp. who reads his y j y host a lecture on the observance y J 4 of religious duties. v I 4 i Chnpier four talks about the y 1 -. 'Mormons being a 'peculiar people. -i j and also details thft taking of a - 1 t mission and a new wife, by D .A Elder Mahrud, while a stako I . president expounds the Word of 4 ' the Lord. ! J 1 y Chapter five tells how Emma J. Ji- Beckstead becomes Mrs. -. Alexan- y yy der Mahrud for time and Mr?. .To- 4-' 1 :v ."Eeph Brlgham Johnson for eter- 4 j nlty. How So tan is- given Iall- 41. 1 ty tude in Zlon and -how . the Saints y ) "y fought his saiank. majesty. y "y Chapter six '.'deal.? ;.wlth the fact f 1 .4- that Rita drawn nearer the brink" 4- ; ? of apostacy. How George gooa y .y to the farm: how Emma entertnim? v i 4- -two apostles, and the warning to y "Y 4 the bishop. , 4 t - Chapter seven tells how Marshal y y Humphrey sups with a traitor to y y God; how an exile in the cause y. ' y of truth seeks entertainment and r r finds an exceedingly fair daugh- y ; 4 ter. who is destined to become a y 4 beautiful mother In Israel; a vl- v 4- nion and Its interpretatlbh told at y 1 4- thn flrcFlde. , y 4- Chapter eight details the wed- i 1 4 ding of Bishop Mahrud; the splen- 4- 4- did surprise given Elizabeth; how .- j - 4- Brother and Sister White brought v I I ) .Tennie to Zion In order that she 4 '4 1 4- might have her endowments in tho 4 i 1 4 Lord's house and be: Improved in 4 I 4. health. 4 vi 4 Chapter nlno I ells how many of 4- 1. 4 the Saints crow cold and how 4- 1 4- Satan la apparently triumphant in y i 4- Zlon. how t he clip is drnined to -v Y the bit tor dregs and the capstone 4- I V of humiliation is experienced by 4 !; A' the falthfuP; the Woodruff mnulT 4' y fosto: God is again triumphant 4 4 and the Saints are happy. ' 4 X 4 Chapter ten details the address y , y of Sister Rogers to the Woman's v 5 j r Relief society, tells how George l 4., : 1 4 called of God as was Aaron, and 4 j ( A- the rebellion of Rita Is cited. 4 10 4- Chapter cloven tells how RUa y 11 4 received her reward: gives the 4 I . 4 facta regarding how the bishop y I 4 was tried. Details the transform.-!- v I t 4- Hon of Constance Into an aveng- 4 I 4- ing angel; the author pay his rc- 4 I I 4- spects to Bishop A'Jexandar Mali- 4- ft 4 rud. y I 4 The second "partof Mr- Musser's 4- II I 4 narrative is in four uhapters. Th? y 1 4- first one glvns the history of y b 4. Mormon polygamy. v 4- Tiie second chapter gives the 4 I ' 4 revelation on the eternity of tlio 4 I 4 marriage covenant, including plu- 4 I 4 rality of wives. Given through 4-I 4-I 4- .losepli, the seer, in Nauvoo. JIan- 4 I . 4- cook county. Illinois, July 12. IS in. 4. E 4- The third chapter details the 4. I 4- story about God's Kingdom on 4 .2 " y earth. y I 4.4.4..;..;..r..;.44,.4.4.;-;..;.4.4.4.4 'To My Mormon Priends j , . OHAPTEE IV. I ' While. travelinjr in Turkey t came in 1 aimost itaily eontnet with Mohammc- 3 rtn'ns of lugli nnrl low degree. J h.tvo H ' lipid" scores of relierious conversations 3 ' with followers ot -ihe "Prophyt of tho a t Desert,-- and have iiarvelcl at Iho ifl Rrcat similarity . -betwofii I heir solemn J testimony tluit Moliaiumed was Cod's v ujentusL find last prophet, and the sol -j sin H-testimony of tho avoraye Latter- k ' djiv Saini com:orniiijr hip many gods 7-Thn rtibsiilman 's' "J know Utnl o- ! hammed; the -swuet of paradise bo ever V i his, --is Alh'ih's ,'ratcsl, and last prn- y , Tibet, f ' is, .iinly. equnlod by 'my Utah Ij -rirotiier's-. "I know thnt ' Joseph F. J 1 Smith ib-a prophet, seer and royelator o.f tho livincr God and l.hi; only person fin (iiirth -todnv authorised to crovcrn in X ' tfif Bteud. " . 1 HU "?"o cannot reason with a Mohanune- IV dvnn on his relijTious convictions It is j k"b u'sfbifes' -;is -it is- (Uiuperous tni'oint tg the ungodly life of Mohammed: to I ' upini-C'tit-the fad thnt h? was a -rob-1 t l.er, a breaker of plodes, n dcspoilor . of women nnd then argue that a person 5 of his character could not bo God 's : mouthpiece on th"6 i t hi ' Mohirmmi'- Jaiia- would not listen lo you. If you 1 point to their prophet's treacherous and irjurlerou's ambuscade of Arabs with whom he was supposed to' bn atpeaue, , Hpd for the fmrposi' of r.obbin Iheir 1 chr.tvans of immense Ireasure, they , will, if they dare not strike you dead, "ignore- what you sav and relate the 1 miraculous story of (ho prophet'" ride ' ib'lho seventh hcavon on the milk-wliitc I charter. Al Hora.k. and conclude by tes- tifyinf; in the most solemn muuncv Unit ! ''there is no God but Allah, and Mo; i hammed is his prophet.'' Ton cannot reason with "a Mormon ; on his religious conviction. In I." tab it is useless to point to the ungodlv nature of the chief hiornrch's life. l'f you show that he is serving .Mammon and not God: that he is, according to his own testimony before the Senate j Committee on Privileges and Elections, I investigating the prophet-Senator, Reed j Smoot. living contrary to the laws of I God mid man. and iii violation of his, , own sacred covenants, the avorage Mor-i Mor-i moii will either pay no attention to ! what you say or curse vou for your ) trouble. He will tell you, if yon will listen to him. of the heavenly visions J given to the first .Joseph and of . the " golden plates" being received by him ifrpm the hands of the angel Moroni; ; and then he will free himself from any i responsibility for your future damnation I by testifying that Mormonism is the kingdom of Almighty restored to earth. I and that it is destined to grow until it I fills the world and hrouks and con-.' con-.' sumes all oLhcr kingdoms. j It Is customary in tho Mormon church t for members to get up in testimony i meetings nnd assert, that thev know be-i be-i vmd the shadow of a doubt that Joseph , Smith. Jr., and his successors, including . Joseph R Smith, the present president ' of the church, were and arc the divinely I commissioned prophets, seers and revc-' revc-' lator.o of God, and th;i they are con-, con-, stantly led and guided by the spirit of ; revelation This testimony is innta j mount to the assertion that they abso-I abso-I littery know that all other religion and forms of theology are wrong and eon-1 eon-1 trary to the divine wish, aim th.-it'God in heaven recognizes none of them. ; Latter-day Saints testify that- they know these things, 'and tlicy begin so ; -testifying as little children in the Smv j dny-schools. They grow up so testify-1 testify-1 ing, until their .minds become sealed against the spirit of inquiry and invosti-, invosti-, gation. "Thc.v become so absolutely sine that the president; of their church rules in God's name and by Ilis grace and authority that' they cannot question, they cannot reason, they can do nothing noth-ing but obey. The sins and weaknesses of the presiding high priests are to them nol sins and weaknesses, but virtues'. And- those characteristics which, when found in ordinary men. calf for severe, reprimand and punishment, arc miracu- j IqukIv transformed wheu found in their leadcis, into excusable and 'at' times praiseworthy traits. ! Mormons ' do not claim their leaders to be infallible. They leach that per feciion is not, attainable in this life, but let a member of the church -point to the niistakes of his "tile leader." and he is at once a marked man. His associates as-sociates conclude at ouce that he is on 1 the rond to apostacy. and from lhaL j time on it is impossible for liinr to trel a public hearing before his own people, j There is no frco exchange of religious' ideas among members, and as a eonsc- ' nuencc there can be no possible show 1 for a reformer wiLhin the church to rise ! up and call the Saiuls to repentance. Kvery Latter-day Saint is steeped in'l tho belief that the a.pOstlos are holy men" of God and are immediately and j continuously under his watchful care 1 and divine tutelage; that they are especially espe-cially called, empowered, anointed and set apart by the Lord hi.m"sclf to lead, guide and direct in the 'spiritual and temporal affairs of all God's people. And so. while they arc not infallible;, it is certain they never make mistakes'; otherwise God would not permit them to lead JHs church. . ' . ! It is the same with the Mohanune-j dans of Turkey. They know thnfc of 1 all the religions on earth theirs is' the only one recognized of heaven, Any; man who would question the 'divine cali- j ing of the Prophet of the Desert-would I he considered an enemy of his people, 1 and if he were not killed for his rash- j ness, he would be shunned and hated bv all who knew him, .1 "There is no God but Allah, and Mofji hammed is his prophet," is the great ' central idea of Islainism. And though the prophet forced his religion on millions mil-lions at the point nf (he sword, 1 hough his sins and mistakes were as vast and monumental as the verv mountains and plains his people inhabit, they do not, in the minds of his followers, detract ! from his, holiness. From infancy their minds arc so. steeped in the belief of Mohammed's greatness as ;i prophet-chosen prophet-chosen for the great work of redeeming the world from sip, t that reason upon this point is entirely out bf the question. ques-tion. Bolh Mormons and Mohammedans know bevond the shadow of a -doubt, Hint each is right' and the other is wrong, and you can reason with the Saints oMhc desert as successfully as you can reason with the Saints of Zion. you may reason with as much effectiveness effective-ness with the wild billows of the raging rag-ing main, as with the Saints of cither place. Mormons of Utah, who is the chief prophet of God? j Joseph l'VjSniith. Who told you so',' Nobody, wo know it. ; ' 1 Did Joseph F. Smith ever prophesy ' -..Ve do not know that hc did. j .Did he ever do anything that would indicate that he was" a prophet'? I Not that we know of. I- Do prophets of (Sod break Jlis lavs'? Xo. I Joseph F. Smith does. We don't believe it. 1 He says he does. When did he say so?-Before so?-Before the .committee on privileges and .elections investigating Reed Smoot. Well, if he said so he had a purpose in view which wo do not understand. and we glory in his spirit. 1 Xo doubt you do; but do you think J the twelve apostles of,ypur ennrch arc I prophets, .socrs and revlatovg? . Xo, wo do not believe that; we. know .it to be true. fc, T low do you know it?' ' I Because they 'are. , Supposing. "Mormons, that a man should come into your midst claiming to bo a prophet called of God to testify to the world of the near nunronch of the Lord's coining to reign on earth; and 1 suppose, ipon investigation, it, should develop tnat this man was a breaker of solemn pledges, a violator of the law. an oppressor of widows and orphans that he had a most un-L'hristlike ambition 1 to rule over others; that he was nar-row nar-row minded and bigoted and was frequently fre-quently carried away with prejudices, ; and that notwithstanding his claim to j divine guidance he had nil tho marks and characteristics of weak men would I you accept him as. a prophet, or dismiss j him as an impostor? 1 I Wo would dismiss him as an impos- ! tor. , c 1 Why don't you dismiss .Joseph F. I Smith as an impostor'.' ' Because he is the Lord's anointed, j and we know it. " tie has broken -tho most solemn I pledges. ! We don't bolicvo.it. 1 He has oppressed widows and orphans. I We don 't believe it. 1 He has an un-Christlikc ambition to 1 rule in spiritual and temporal affairs I of the church, and the d renin of his life 1 is to avenge the cruel death of his I father on this Xation. We don't believe it. ! He is the father of elcvc.n illegitimate ; children. ; He is God's chosen prophet and you- are a blasphemer of tho Most High, and wo know it." j lie is a despoj, by disposition, t And you are an apostate and the sub- j .jeet for "God's greatest cursings." j Mormonsrdo you pay tithes'.' Of course wo' do. ' Do you know how those tithes are j spent? . 7 j Xo, and it is none of our business. Mormons, you arc citizens of the Ifnited States, and as such it is vour duty to see that the laws of the Xa'tion are observed, you have a perfect right to contribute to the support .of vour church in the way of paving tithes,' but it is your duty to see that the immense revenues raised in this manner are not spent for any purpose, that is contrary to the general good of your state anil the Xation at large. Xo'w, if it can be shown thnr your tithes are invested in commercial channels, where they come in competition with private capital of both Mormon-'and Gentile; that tho , tithing you contribute i? used in the building of vast trusts which in time will strangle all opposition and render I it impossible for private capital to en- gage in commerce without the perm is-, I sion of the church, it would be your ! duly to know this and to put a stop to 'it if possible. It is our duly lo pay tithing, and tho ; duty of our leaders to spend 'it. After we have complied with God's lav by ! paving it in, our interest ceases. Mormons, there are some in vour ! church who arc looking at this matter differently. j Perhaps so, but they arc on the road j to apostne.vand damnation. I There are a great many in your church who object to having' Hie money j they contribute for the support of the I church invested in such a manner as to gradually squeeze them out of business.. 1 They object to having Thousands of dollars dol-lars spent in pleasure . resor.ts. and in mining speculations, and the day is not far distant when they will demand an accounting from the hirenrehs. , And they will be''-cursed 'of God if ! they do. Do you-believe -i hat? Xo.'wc, know if, It is so wriiten in the Doctrine and Covenants, and we know that every word in that sacred book is God 's truth. The Doctrine and Covenants is a book of revelations from God, is it. not: Yes. Do you beliove Jhai in speaking to Joseph Smith, or to others. through him. the Father of all men used this language: lan-guage: "Behold. T am God, and give hoed to my word, which is quick and powerful, power-ful, sharper than a two-edged sword, to tho dividing asunder of both joints-nnd marrow; therefore, give heed uuto my word. ' ' We know that God used those words, for the prophet said He did. And this, do vou know that the J?e-decmer J?e-decmer used this language in talking to Martin Harris through Joseph Smith. Jr., in March. ISHO; irY am Alpha and Omega, Christ the Lord; yea, even I am Ho, the beginning and 1 lie end, the Redeemer Re-deemer of the world And surely everv man must rencnt or suffer, for 1, God. nni endless. " Yes, we know Ho did. Do you believe the Lord used this language on April 6, 1830, in talking to Joseph Smith, Jr.: "Behold, there shall be ;l record kept among you, and in it thou shall be . called a seer, a translator, trans-lator, a prophet, an apostle of Jesus Christ, an elder in the church, through the will of God Ihe Father and the grace of 'your Lurd Jesus Christ?" We do not believe it; we know it. Do you know-that Jeus. who suffered on Golgotha. pia.ing God to forgjvo thosc; who nailed Him lo the cross, and who jeered and mocked while lie died. Uh they knew not what they did, used this language, recorded, in .section 20 of the Doctrine and "Covenants: '" And the righteous shall be gathered on my right hand unto eternal life; and the wicked 011 iny left hand4 will I be ashamed to nwu before tho Father; wherefore T will say unto them, depart from me. ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the dovil and his angels?' ' lie surely did, for it is published, in the Doctrine and Covenants, Mormons, do you believe this Ian- j gunge was used by the Lord concerning concern-ing Jlyrum Smith: "That from hence- fonh he shall hold the keys of patriarchal patri-archal blessings upon the Heads of all my people, that whoever he blesses shall be blessed, and whoever he curses shall .be cursed; and that whatsoever ho shall ; bind on earth shall bo bound in heaven; nn'd whatsoever he shall loose' cm earth ' shall be loosed in heaven; nnd from j this time forth I appdint unto him that he be a prophet, and a seer, and a revo- 1 lator unto my church, as well as my servant Joseph?" ! We know that God said that. I Mormons, which is the more sacred, the Book of Mormon or the Doctrine ! and Covenants? Neither, both are the word of God, i and one is just as sacred as the other. But suppose there was a discrepancy between them, which book would bo given the preference? It is not a supposablc case; there cav be no discrepancy between them: j Well, then, Mormons, read. these pani- 1 graphs taken from the two books, and tell the world what you think of them: BOOK OF MOn-'DOCTRlNU .VXD MOX. COVENANTS. BohoUJ, David and. David also re-Solomon re-Solomon truly had colved many ' wives many wives and and concubines, asT concubines. which 'also Solomon and thine was abomlna- Moses my sorvanta; ! hie before mc .suithjan also many others j the Lord. 1 if my servants, from I Wherefore. I the the beginning Of I Lord God will nol creation until Ibis I suffer that this poo- time; and In nolh-I nolh-I pie shall do like un-Ing did they sin. j to them of old.- save. In those things, j Wherefore, to y which I hoy received brethren, hear me. not of me. ' and hearken unto David's wives and Ihe word of ihe concubines we're Lord: for Lhere'shall given unto him. of not any man among me by the hand of you have pave it be Nathan, my servant, one wife; and con- 'and other? of the I cubines he shall prophets who had 1 have none; the keys of this ! For I. tlio Lord power; and in none 1 God. dellghteth in of these .Lhingr. did I the chastity of bo sin. save in the women. And whore- case of L'rlah and doms are an abom- his wife; and there-Ination there-Ination before me:, fore, he hath fallen, thus saith the Lord. from his exaltation, of Hosts. and received his For behold. I. the portion ; and he shall Lord, have seen tile not inherit them out sorrow and' heard of the world; for I the mourning of'gave them unto an-the an-the daughters of my other, eallh the people In the. land Lord, of Jerusalem; yen, And . let mine ! and in all the lands handmaid, Mm ma j of my people, be- Smith, receive all 1 cause of the wick- those that have been j edness and theiglven unto my serv-abo serv-abo m i na tl o n s of ant Joseph, and who their husbands. are virtuous and l And I will ' not pure before me; and , suffer, snith Hie those who arc not ; Lord of Hosts, that pure and who have 1 the cries of the fair said they were pure, daughters of thlsishall be destroyed, people, which I have sal th the Lord God. led out of the land And 1 command of Jerusalem, shall mine handmaid, come up unto me Emma Smith. to against the men of abide and cleave un-my un-my people, saith ithe to 'my servant Jo-Lord Jo-Lord of Hosts; v' 'poph, and. to none For they shall n'pj. else.. Rut If she lead away cnptlvcwlll "not abide this the daughters of my commandment, she people, because of shall.- be .destroyod. their tenderness, saith the Lord; for I save 1 shall visit am (be Lord thy them with n. 'sore,God. and I will de-ciirse, de-ciirse, even unto de- stroy her If she struetion: forl.hcy abide not . In my shall not commit law. ' ' ' whoredoms, like nn-! And again, as petto pet-to them of old. saith tabling to .the law the Lord of HosLs. of the priesthood: if Behold you have any man espouse a clone greater iulqul- virgin, and desire to j tier, than the La-espouse another, and i manites, our breth- the first glvo her ren- Ye have brok"-'eonseuf ; and if he en the hearts of espouse the second', your tender wjvee. and thoy are vlr-and vlr-and lost the con ft'- gins, and have vow-deuce vow-deuce of your chll-'"d to no other man. dren, because of then in he justttle'd; your Vmd example he cannot commit befor.e them; and the'adultery. for-.-, they sobb'Ings of their ard'glvcn unto him; hearts ascend to for he cannot nom-God nom-God aealnst you. mlt adultery with And because of the that that belongcth strictness of the 'Uito him and. to no word of God, which one elso; comcth d 64w ni And if he have fen against you. many virgins glveh" unto henrts died." pierced blm fiy tins law. he with deep wounds, cannot commit adultery, adul-tery, for they belong ' to llim, and they are givn unto. him. 1 therefore is- lie justi- , " . , 'nod. ... , .j ' '' And aga.ip. . verily. verily I say unto :' you. If any man have . 1 a wlfe-.who holds the keys' of this power. " V : ' and he teaches unto . -v. , her the Jaw of my - 'priesthood, as per-. - '. talnirig to tliese ! fhlngs. t hen shall t' 1 ,-she believe, and ud- :A ' ' minister tin to blm, .. " . 'b'r she shall be de- v ' :."troyed. saith the ' "- Lord your God, for ,- -- 11 will destroy her; , r .'., for I will magnify , j my nam upon all ,ihose who receive j !and abide Iii my' law. Mormons, you see by reading' ihc'tY'Q sacred books that 0110 is diametrically opposed to the other, at least" ' on tho question of plural marriage. Which do you believe, the Hook of "Mormon or the Doctrine and Covenants. We believe, in them both, or rather 'we know they are borh right, and that there is no opposition between Ihcm. The Rook of Mormon condemns David Da-vid and .Solomon for having many. wives and concubines, while the Doctrine and Covenants holds them up as men to pat-lorn pat-lorn after. Which is right? " Both are right, as you would see if you had the spirit of the Lord to guide you. Do you believe 'that God. told the Book of Mormon prophet that the polygamy polyg-amy of David and Solomon. was abominable abom-inable in 'His sight, nnd then told flic' Doctrine and- Covenants' prophet I hat lie himself had given them their wives and concubines and that thev. had 'simifd' in nothing; which Ujcy h;i(l received re-ceived ;il His hands? W boliove all that is written in those two book'?. Do you believe ;lhar. God told- I lie Book of Mormon .prophet. "For there sh.-ill not any man ainoup you have save it be' onp-wife; and concubines yc shall have none." and then told the "Doctrine, and Cuvmiants prophet that unless his wife should rcceivo all the wivcf s;ivcn unto him she should be destroyed? We Ituow the Lord said that. ' M.oniions, do you. know that -Almichty. said this to .losepli -Smith., Jr.: "And again.-' verily, verily I say unto you, if any .man have a wife, who holds the keys of this power, and. he reaches unto her the law of my priesthood, as per-' taininy; lo these things the taking; of plural wives llien shall she' believe and administer unto him. or she shall be de-. st royed. "saith the hoi'd (your Got!, for J will "destroy her; for 1 will magnify my name upon all thosr: who receive, and abide in ihy law? ' ' ' . . We cortainlv know that God said ho. Mormons. J know.-that .you believe these things, and so blindly do you believe be-lieve (thorn that '.ytm think you kiunv them to be true. As a matter of fact, and to use the language of. your prophet, pro-phet, "you lie in he presence of Goo1" when you say that you kliow them to be true. Vou not only lie. but you I blaspheme, when, .yo.u eliargc Gojl with . any such monstrous doctrine, and if you would .pau&o a moment to. reasou on the matter, you would know that you i had lied and 'blasphemed every time you I bore your so-called lesj.jmmiy. I Vou do not know that God is a I changeable, wrathful, revengeful, car-j car-j nal-minded monster, such as JIo would have to ,be in order to declare himself., as JJii. represented .to' have done in the Doctrine and Covenants. Vou may believe llim capable of such damnable nonsense, but, when you-'auy that vou know Uo is. you lin in Ills presence and I blaspheme llis hol- name. ! . You may think that God commands in a. voice" of .thunder for tho pleasure ' and gratification of Tlis. sons and t.o the . enslavement of llis daughters, but when I vou testify that you know- lie does, you Mie in Tlis presence and blaspheme' llis , hol.v name. i You may believe that God commanded I Emma Smith , to administer to her hua-j hua-j band's lust. '.by receiving- all the wives ' ho chose to take, on pain-of destruction if she refused, hut when you testify that yon. know He did, -vou lie in Hjs presence and blaspheme. .lis holy name. You may-believe that the Lord Jesus, who had 110 place to. Ia3' His head while on earth nnd who was ever solicitous for the welfare and comfort of the J poor and distressed, inspired your nro-1 nro-1 phets. seers and revelators to speculate ! Avith the tithes of the poor; but when 1 you declare that you know He did. you j lio in the presence of God and blas- phepie His holy name. I You may think (hat Jesus, who de-. de-. dared that IJ is. kingdom wns not of this world, inspires "your prophets. 'seers and , revelators with the ambition to polilical-; polilical-; ly control t'tah and surrounding: States; j but when;ynu. testify tlint you know lie doe, you lie in (he presence of God, and blaspheme His holy name. It may 'satisfy yoii to believe that the i central "figure oL Ue.t hloheni and CYiI-j CYiI-j vary whose injunction. "Love your enemies, bless "hem that, curse you. do ! good to theni that hate you, and prav ' for them which despitcfully use you," has been thrilling- the world for 2000 yca'ni--ins0irod the bloody and treasonable treason-able oaths of your teuiplo ceremonies; 1 but wlicn you say that you know He . did. you lie in the presonce of God and ' blaspheme llis holy name. Oh, Mormons, where is your reason? .' 'Why are vou so blind that you go on I month after month and year after year j wijrai suljppribins: lo doctrines which reason f. 01 'stamps as false and offensive to tho jl . ' spirit of. Christ? why do yon not wake tg... -t 1 up and with bold strokes move fear- x icrbe , lessly out, 011 the broad sea of investi- f i ..." cation, "provine all things and I10M- l'.H. I I ing fast tothat whieh is good;' trust- Ji p j iiiff in that diving intelligence which J. created you men and .not monkevs? w Your prophet (?) says ha is a pledge- fia's; breaker, a law-breaker, a begetter of il- -?, o legitimate children; that he does not is. prophecy nor rocoive revelations for the t icd ac guidance of the church. Whv do vou 1! ?,B6a 1 not believe him? Why do vou insist' "K'1- H thai lie is that which he ftavs under oath z r0"- he is not? Why dovou festifv in tho iVftV,'. name of the'Lord fhal you know .Jo- 6 s jj sepli P. Smith is God's mouthpiece on litre a earth, when vou know; if you know any -nic thing, that Cod has not spoken through ?M, li : him. hrrs not inspired him with any ?e G I wisdom .that makes him brighter or mora V pr j capable in anv euse of the word than J'rn!. I thousands of his follows, and that in fft.C 1 all his public utterances as a high priest tfftiot of the church, an apostle and politician, t" ard he. hns blundered till his friends IiaVo !tf. ai blushed for very shame7 The politicnl. fi'r history of Utah is replete with hi ni.is- J-w"1, 1 takes. Ilis political and religions ser- y nions fairly, reek with bigotry and fan- fjtoly-a atacisin and intolerance for the views ot? 1 others, and if you are familial v.ith f iit A the history of your -State, vou know i? Jfjse this to be 'true. ' ; ?nen ,. t oil P Tho-Eni. 538 |