Show Organization of ot the hurch of f Jesus esus Christ of ot Latter-day Latter Saints continued to be the theme for talK among mong a party on yesterday and it was ivas maintained that when tho the church was organized that the time was ripe for its formation In addition addition addition ad ad- to other causes named it was pointed out that in 1832 John Jay and Philo Stewart founded the Oberlin colony in northern Ohio to serve God and to hold property only ony in His interests Then Jemina Wilkinson prophesied at it Crooked Lake the Fox sisters started spiritualism only ten ml miles e J from rom Joseph Smiths Smith's house the return return re- re turn urn of apostolic gifts apostolic church hurch organizations of divine recognition recognition rec- rec was fervently hoped for by bythe bythe he the the Quakers or 01 Friends Primitive Baptists and It was an American era of ot revivals of ot mental feverishness of discontent with the tho hard realities of ot social existence existence ex- ex stence of readiness to embrace new Ideals and new experiments Therefore it It was claimed that the he time ime for tor the organization of ot a new newchurch newchurch newchurch church was ripe and the result the Mormon denomination The Tho church at once won converts and missionaries were sent out to neighboring states and Indian tribes and then came the first move of the church to KIrtland This was In obedience to a revelation in 1831 and the removal to Ohio and the fact that it was a new religion many converts were made and in a short while the church had 2000 members and KIrtland became the mecca of ot hundreds Naturally there were many apos- apos but regardless the faith still spread and the prophet had revelation revelation tion after revelation The presidency presidency presidency dency of the church was organized In 1833 with Joseph Smith Jr Sidney Sidney Sidney Sid Sid- ney Rigdon and Frederick G. G Williams Wil VII hams liams and two years later in 1835 the or the council of ot the twelve was established This was followed by the sending out of missionaries missionaries missionaries mis mis- and in 1837 the first were sent to England Later on a revelation was had that KIrtland was to be beon on only Iv a stal stake e hence another removal was as determined on and this time the jump was longer across two states to Missouri Independence In Jackson Jack son county being the goal and here hereit it was decided to at some time build a temple that would excel all aU others oth oth- ers Missourians did not tal take e kindly to the invasion while opposing the religious teachings of the Saints they were more sus suspicious by the slavery anti notions of the in in- in This was ti-as intensified by the Book of Commandments for In this book was printed This the land o ot of your inheritance which is now the theland theland theland land of your enemies With althis all al this the Missourians became more embittered and the result was the cry which became general The Mormons must go and in 1833 the Saints were driven from rom the promised promised promised prom prom- land where they desired to tomake tomake tomake make their home into three counties counties counties coun coun- ties Clay Lafa Lafayette ette and Van BuIen Buten Bu- Bu ten rca but the persecution did no not cease and the result was a petition from the Saints to th the legislative I assembly of the state for an as assignment assignment assignment as- as as to where they might reside in the state and Caldwell Caldwel was designated as the place So moving there the town to of ot Far West Wes was founded With all aU the troubles that tl were vere having in Missouri they ha had added troubles from KIrtland where the leaders due to the financial financial finan Inan- cial panic of the year 1837 had gotten gotten gotten got got- ten Into difficulties There Ther was i a ar ar r voll olt which resulted In the prophet and Sidney Rigdon fleeing to Far VestIn West Vest In 1838 the corner stone of a temple temPie temple tem tem- Pie was laid in Far West Vest This in July and it was then that the SS S'S tern tem of tithing was as adopted this being done It declared In was as answer answer answer an an- to the question O 0 Lord show sho unto Thy servants how much Thou rhou of the properties o oThy ot of othy Thy hy people for a tithing |