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Show I IIUOK I IIUK fliK OIIIKK SI UK. H msyeau ago, repriaentallvea ol what la knowu aa Ibe Iteorganllel ehuroh aseerled, and lo eome of their publications soulluua to assert, lhal lb Prophet Joseph rimllh waa not responsible for Ihe doctrine doc-trine of plurality of wives, bu lhal II waa Inallluttd by l'reatd.nt Hrlgl.ani Young after lha mirtyrdom f Iba l'rophel and l'atrlarcb. Tula allegation of Ibe lleurgaulutlon'e repriseiilatlves was readily disproved by living witnesses, lorna of litem Ihe plural wlvvi of Iba I'ropuel hlmsslf. Of late Ihe uaerllon haa been repealed repeal-ed again and again, especially In Ihe missionary Held, notwithstanding notwith-standing Ibe laoootrovertlble evidence ......l,,,..,.,,..! mat eorganill- tlno'a representative to be Incorrect. Of latoadlscuwloo has hssn In prog rees between The Italuru, organ of the lolloweraof David Wbilmar, aad lbs rllluU' Herald, of Ibe iteergaulled cnurob, In which The Return com plelely uem dlabea lu oppoaenl. We have no pail In lbs dispute, nor have we my Indication Ij ogige therein; but lur the Bakeof preeerviug m altera ol history and giving laiermslion to tboee who may need II, aa republish tome ol The H. turn's proofs, esiablishlug Ibat Ihe l'ropksi Joaepk Hollh nol only laugbl and practiced plural marriage, but lhal Ihe Itaoigantied church rei reaeolailvM were fully aware of Ihe laot alterwardi eougbt to be denied, rbeevideooe ef Ihe truth among tba Latter-Hay Hilnls Is of oommon koowb edge and leave no possibility of doubt; lha discussion referred lo hrlnga out proof from Iba other aid In lb earn Un. The n.lurn made a itaiement thai II oould uol see how tbe Beorea!sat.nn oould el sol to prosper In Us Ulali mlailon i J long as ll made Ihe basis o' It allack lha propositi n thai Ibe I'r pb I Jueeph. Hmltb was nut responsible lor lb revelation on plural marriage, which bails "lha people at Utah know to b untrue, and knew thai the Josopb-lies Josopb-lies knew II also." To this lu Hiluit' tlerald responded ibat "Ibe first load-era load-era of tbe Josehltes munel no poaitloa In regerd lo Joseph rjinllh'. rsspenalblllty tor th poullar duc-Irlne' duc-Irlne' ol Ibe Utah Church (plural marriage) lhal bu been deuled or chaotad. Nol a man amoug tbam know that bo waa responsible;" and sold tbal "SMOte Individuals beluvsd that Joseph ri uilb waa In sotus way oonueclcd wllh It, and may have so eJuili:ed lo apsch or wrllluga; bul that the leaders, either first or last, aj held, la uol true." Upon this, The llelurn dies sever-l luitauoea of daulal. un lb part of Ihe lleorganlsad preachers aod publlca. none, ol tua iropntp responsibility for tb doctrine, aud then turna lo Ihe first leaden of Ihe Reorganisation, Jisou Hrlggs, Win. Marks aud Isaac rihesu, for evldeuca oouiradlctlug the Herald on Us second polul. It quolea from the Aral Issue of the Herald, In looll, on page Hi, where Isaac Hheen saya regarding plural marriage, reprinting what ha bad formerly pulf Halted lu the Saturday Kvanlug I'oeto Ool. Uih, Joseph Hititth repented of bis oonnec-tbin oonnec-tbin with Ihts doctrine lapirltiial witery and aatd II waa of tbe devil. lia ceils, d tbe revelation on llieeobieot tube burned, and wbeu bo voluntarily cams hi Nau-vihi Nau-vihi aud reeigued tumaelf Into the anna of hie eiiemtee, be aaid Ibat he waa going go-ing lo 4'ertliHgd to die. Al that tluio be also eald Ibat If ll bad nol been for lhal acouraed apirltual wiledoolrlue lis would nut have cotuo lu tbal, Willi. ii Marki la than quoted from on pig SI! ol tb lima Uereld laeuc. He n sumee In tell of a cmivereet'on had with the l'rophel In 1814 ou Ins atiljecl of lolygamy, and saya: Joeepb, hnwvar, hecame mnelnce.1 belnre hisdeelh that he had done wrong; f"r, eboin three weeke hel ire hie .leelh, I met him nne morning In the aircct, and he aaid In tne, "llro. Mark. I have a .metlilng to ciininiiiilr-atn In vnn." We r. llrod U a ,v pla. aloleal down In. getber, when be " Weare a ruined people." aike l, Mow aot" He eald, I bia doctrine nt pnlygamy, nr spiritual wile ey.tem, thai he oeeti leogbt end precllned eiiinng n will prne nor iloe-trurtlon iloe-trurtlon and overlbmw. 1 have b.-en ue-celved ue-celved In reference m ba practice. It I wrnnr: H la a corae m mankind and we eball have In leavelbe Unltel M alee Bonn unte It cen be put ilnwn end lu practice atopped in the rhurcb." Hheen and Mark", like othere, here ire eear, to place In Iba moulh ol the I'ropbet Joseph worda anJ lentltnaui he never uttered; and In displaying their anmlly lo a doctrine ha prooiul-ta prooiul-ta el.lbey lurnlab proof from Ibeirown lt of a knowledge ol lha pracllc ol plural marrlag In thel buroli previous lo Ibe mertyrdom In trill. C runieut-lug runieut-lug ou lu quotation, of wu oh we bav glveu ouly portion lo Illustrate llieir cliarioler. The Helurn says: We think when Mr. Mirk pnblhhel Una, he "fink e ,nltlon," and we think be knew bal ba waa writing alxiul, Inn; and we think that "Ynong J,,ih" ami the real ul Ihe leter leadera of Ihe Jneeph. lie church knew uf thae evidence when her det in position liken by their A eh.rp, lawyer-like dudgo he lieen taken un Una le.lliiionw It ha been ergmd Hial aa ,l,.. h eaol. "I have I, n de. eivaii, . It te wrong, a ' a J will go into the aland end preaeh againel II," it g -e to prove tliat he we not re-aponai.de re-aponai.de lor ba inlrmlncllon. llul how etKiul Miecn' atatemenl that Jo et.li ha I Ibe revelation un Ihe atih-e, atih-e, t I.MrelT W hat aU.nt tee. worn tee. lilnnov to Ihe ell.el inat III ruin s.nim hri-uirhl the revelailou In Ibe ,-,,,nr,l tt,.iu Jteeph. mm waa hi oii.l .in? W'tial at.ol llieieelimmiy uf K Kooln,,n .hal llv-rum llv-rum t.,el out aireinal ma d.e'lin.e n.r a long lime, bul finally came u, aael llob-m.iu'a llob-m.iu'a hoiieeeml laoglit the d' riee lo htm and In wife, eevllig, "J.weph was rigotan.l llyruiu wawr..nj." I hal there waa audi e rioclrirt, fta--lice and revelalb.n In lliel bur. h aaM'lr aa l-l.l la Iniynud the poealhuliv ol .i-tlon, .i-tlon, lud any ul the men woo i.i.bd ol Ii ever dream of thai rcve aticc mat-lug mat-lug frnm any other Ihen Jnepii r-mitbf All.l In the enriv all lea. I. Ul..n..Q, then a iii,-iiitrof the J.ieetre coor- b. lo loll 'him, "Yur ln r"ne.'erCper" eotiallv Uilfl.t lue lite d vtnua. but your ( nr.. Ilvrmu di.1i" e. i.e Herald kiiHW ibel be - j.e-h reailiTri" Slide II.Bl le leaelere, either llrei or laal. er, tel.l. i. o I lu.." Mta-ured Mta-ured by eoi-U creliy. tceaa wu Cclglllg nf nvleKly ko..e at. i,.t ' AeU.Jeeon I. pb.lab else. ail ogre b tel. era ft o, aril I.. II dcr John 1.1 lari.tn wtiirb c-ar f. uu-l bis opinion opin-ion an 1 !ti..a oa -..-i.a eul"l. W e have Ire ed Ima miller no the fhn.eii groanu ef Hi .l.eptiltee, vlr., lgnor.i.g au Ue.sn..ny ttial I lulereeted by r-aa..u of cocsp.icity In tbe dogms. We w,h tl dialifad y uuderatooil lhal ws are uiek.ng no war upon juaeph huillh. Knm the Jas.u ilrlggs leiiera rs- j lerredl., wequoietoe following from ,1 ihe teller of Dvo. , 17, to J, T. j (.'lark: I You are quite enrreol In your Inference Ukiii wbl bingo the Itenrganirel church. The manneatatlon (eailrel revu. lailuu i celling out Joeeph Mmith aa an heir to Ibe 1'reetdeticy thr-ugb lineal I'rtealhood, etc., waa given me, andliear ibedate ut Nov. In, i-ai, t which time the llro. iJeeiu tueniluned wee eu ao.lve streiiglte; au yuu aee llrend le wrong, ea he generally la, either through Ignoreuce ur euutalbllig wucao. And In a letter of Ket . 18, H8S, Mi. Hilggi wrlien I was it Naovoo In ln,llie year II was found nei-eeaarv lu legallro puiygeuiy by arevelallun. No, 1 have no duuutaatu Ibe eutborablp uf tbel (an celled I revelation uf July 1, IHi.t, t haa all tbe eermarka ue.-oary to . blentilv 11 aa Hie product of the mouthpiece of those days. Wllll.nl, the ouly aurvivlng brolhar, got up e anuilar one el I'ale.nue, near Autboy, lit le.M. , e W hen the I welve auumel the leadership In 1MI. we gave a nominal adhareuco to them until ihe epilog ul lia., wheu we, as a branch, rejected iheui and ec-epuel Jauiee J. Huang ae the true euci-ejeeor, on the aulburlly of the leiu.i uf etipnin.ment frurn Jnee.h Nmllh but polygamy and utber klndretl leai?llllige and t-rectieee croppllig oul, we druupeil H:rug, end In ln..o-.il aecepied W nliam huiiib ee Ibe aucceeanr, au so; bul lu leas Iben one year be ethihlled the cloven font and hunuiod polygumy afreah In Hie name ol llu l aud hla brother , Joeopb. ae. c,,i, l llm al rights and taught lineal rrie.thou.1, and had Item endorsed through Ihe gilU sbuudniitly, 1. I w-e in this outidill'.n uf linug that tbe uiaiille.iatloua ol Novetnoer IMh were rie-eivc.1. It comtluud tmiliing not then ' believed. I' oll I Ue atreu.ltil uf this Uil I lirauch rejected Jo, pit Suiltlt and a- , aiiinetl the walery atlitttdM lor thu heir lull Jneeph. In June lollowillg (1K.VJ, : we callml e conference lu meet al that place illelolll. Al Ihe conference ol ' April. I..!, we began I" fill up ihe quo. '' rilmai Ihe lleurgamaa Ion date front thai tune iNt.i. In Ii-..., aa rcquc-ted by I Ihe gift, a commulil.ellou Wee W illi, it ou hebalf of Hie church, aildre.aed lo i Joseph Nmllh, mil delivered by tucon- , gura K. V. Itrlggaan.l llrulher iluney. A copy of tin. document I printed lu Hie Nallila' blograpliy nf Joaeplt Ninilb, In Tullldge'e History. J have Ihoorigl- -' uai. It will u seen from Hies tbst ihe . "Jeideri1' of Hi Hvorgaullatlon knew full Well of lite dootrlue of plural mar. j i rugeaa laugbl by the I'ropbtt; ml although souio of Ihsm ailatvrar s ! Irlsd to make people believe b repent- ad lulroduclog II, tba evidence lhl j. he made no auob rauunolatlou Is clear- ! ly given In the allenipli of othsri who laid claim to be hli luoceisors lo i!j ooullnua ita practlo In their ur-mnmlione. ur-mnmlione. The quotations we ' have republished Indicate Ihe bitter-tees bitter-tees In Ibe besrla of the fouudera of 1 1 lua Reorganised church toward Ibe ; I'rupbel Joseph; tbey also eallbllali 1, tint Iboae asms fouuuors aad IsaJei. kuew of lbs rsvslsllon ou plural marriage, mar-riage, notwithstanding lubitqurnt dentils de-ntils by others on their behalf. ,' As bslore slsled, wa refer lo Ihla rualter merely lo make a racord al Ibis j lime of an eatabliahsd historical fee , and lu note some of lha testimony from ; "ibe other side" lo Iho eglsieuce ol ;! plurality ol wlvea In Ihe Church dur j tug tho l'meldency anu by the lualruc- j Hon of Ibe i'rophoi Joseph Hrullh, as directed In a ravslstloa from lha Lord, whlcB appeara as lection 1.12 of the Doctrine aad Covenants. |