Show J I 1 E WITH pelt pernes ea 0 o lly liy ler lex seems RT IN RELATION 0 THE r falth faith OF THE SAINTS AND AD PRESSES nis lus VIEWS OX 0 ol 01 THIS morning a representative of the NEWS accompanied by wS rother brother C R savage who acted as in ter preter called upon pere hyacinthe for the purpose of an interview A cordial recep reception tion tiou was tendered the visitors both by the pere and his ama amia amla la ble wife contrary to the usual custom duri ing the greater portion of the visit the pere was the interviewer and the journalist the interviewed the topic being the religious faith of the latter day saints maints A book of IN mormon lormon in french being iu presented to the pere he inquire inquired 1 whether it was the foundation ot of our faith 1 answer it is a history of the ancient inhabitants of the tile american continent and gives an account of a people who came to this land at the time thue of the confusion of tongues at the tower of label jabel and who were subsequently gotal total totally ll 11 destroyed because of their great wickedness it also gives the history of the subsequent colonization of this continent by a number of people who were led out of palestine by bv the hand of god to this land under the leadership of a prophet named lehi the aborigines are the remnants of that people darkness and de degradation radiation having ensued from thair ar gratis ss wickedness what relationship has the mormon J church to that which pertains to the jews at jerusalem the prophecies of the bible point to a time when zion should be established and jerusalem rebuilt zion is to be built up on this continent and jerusalem by the jews who will gather to palestine for that purpose what is your position in regard to all other christian churches that there has been a universal departure from the doctrine of christ this is evinced by the fact that none non e of the churches resemble the one established by christ and his Apost apostles les ies they have no apostles prophets or other inspired leaders they deny immediate revelation they do not possess the spiritual miraculous gifts and have no divine priestly priestl I 1 authority which can only be given t through rough revelation do you believe in the infallibility of the head of the church we believe in the infallibility of his productions yo dictions duct ions lons given under the spirit of lse ise for the guidance of the church but do not believe in the personal infallibility of any man 0 if do you believe in the members gene rally raily haying having revelation yes for their personal benefit or guidance in the sphere in which the they y move but hut not for the government of the church church each eack individual who embraces the gospel is entitled to a testimony or witness of its truth the pere fere signified his approval of the last statement bein being in harmony with his personal views what is your belief regarding the condition of man immediately after death that there Is an interval between death and add the resurrection when man will be in the spirit world awaiting the time tima when his spiritual being will reunite with his body the pere signified hig hi approval of this doctrine and turned to and read the verse of the 3rd ard chapter of peter yeter which tells telis of christ going to preach to the spirits in prison in the interim between his hig crucifixion and resurrection he also stated unqualifiedly that in pauls day as stated in the loth lith of corinthians people were baptized for the dead lt it was explained to him that the lat ter dav day day saints believe in doing this and other vicarious work for the dead and that temples were being built by them mainly for that very purpose what evidence have you of the authenticity of the book of mormon first firstin in Tn the f fulfillment fulfilment of its predictions it states that the remnants already named should indue time receive it as the record of their ancestors and should embrace the doctrines it elucidates already thousands of them have come conle forward and stated to the elders jl fn ers that the great spirit by man manifestations an lations had directed them to come to them be baptized for the remission of their sins and reform their lives in many instances this action has been produced without any missionary lionar y work having been done among th emby the elders As a ruie rule after taking this step they lead better lives cease to murder rob and be beg and become more intel intelligent gent the record also describes almost ini detail 1 the phenomenon of destructive secret societies existing exist ing in the world and which are to be a powerful means in breaking up existing in institutions czekiel Rz Eze ezekiel klel ekiel isaiah and other prophets pointed to the coming forth ola ora of a book answering to a large extent the description of the book ot of mormon the record tells of a powerful and high hotly highly civilized race who lived in this continent ent who built cities and conducted industries on a large scale the ruins found on this continent harmon ize the book of mormon in great precision while no conflict has so far as we know ever been observed between it and any of these landmarks ofa of a people of the past the book states that jesus personally appeared on this continent after his resul resurrection erection and established his church among the people with the same organization and gifts as that reared in palestine he told the ancients of this land they were the other sheep he be spoke bofto 0 to ills llis disciples johnlo lg 16 the traditions of various tribes not only bear out this phase but show that the people were familiar with the mosaic history what about the spaulding story 1 it has been long since exploded the book of mormon was in print before joseph smith ever saw sidney rigdon RI don and the story makes the latter the medium through whom joseph was said to have obtained the spaulding manuscript besides joseph smith was at that time comparatively illiterate and could not possibly have formulated so great and deep laid a deception I 1 you yon talk taik about secret societies Is not your church a secret society referring preferring In to those secret combinations spoken of by the book of mormon we were speaking of malignant and destruct destructive lVe ive agencies the church is secret only so far as relates to ordinances din ances rites and obligations of a sacred Mar character acter in which nobody has any legitimate interest save the parties or persons concerned have you a code of divorce no we believe in the eternity of the marriage covenant and divorce except for adultery or other grave rave and ana abominable of fences is ig not U in accord with the faith of the church persons who commit adultery are exco excommunicated from the church the pere asked some questions question sin in regard to certain marks on garments worn wora by the priesthood he havin having been informed ini ormed that they meant something terrible ile he was informed that all matters of that character simply had a sacred significance Is it necessary that a person should be clothed in a certain way to come conic up in the first resurrection the priesthood and saints who have advanced to a certain degree in religious observances are clothed in inappropriate a prop robes when buried TE the pere signified that he coincided with that practise how was the priesthood derived by the church on Onh the eloth i of may 1829 john the baptist at who held the keys of the aaronie priesthood appeared to Josep hSmith and oliver cowdery and bestowed them upon them by ordina aboul this gave authority to preach repentance and baptism for the remission of sins and attend to all temporal matters pertaining to the work they were called to do suase subsequently bently the higher or triest priesthood was bestowed by ret Pet erJames peter reter james and john thus the authority was given to lay on hands to ampa impart rt t he the holy ghost and perform all necessary spiritual work this authority an and power powen was imparted to others through joseph smith and they again under proper regulation conferred it upon others according to the requirements of the work of t the tho e home and foreign ministry blaring Ill lii iring the interview the pere took occasional notes with a view to refreshing his memory to aid him future reflection and further investigation at this point the pere perel off offered ered some reni remark atlig in relation to plural marriage As he proceeded r he warmed to the t theme e e an ana was forceful and animated herald it was the great wrong of the mormon church it was barbaric and dragged the marriage relation down to where it was before the comin coining of christ whose mission placed it upon an elevated plane man was in his debased condition a polygamist but woman never as she clung ung to one man she loved the representative of the NEWS now turned interrogator and inquired whether the marriage of one man with more than one woman was not in the peres pores opinion in harmony with the physical nature or constitution of woman as well as man yes that cannot be denied but it is opposed to the higher pervading christian idea of an elevated maralit morality y and life and men should have grace from god to enable them to overcome physical conditions and instincts what is the position of the bible in relation to the question I 1 must admit that from none of the teachings of that book in the injunctions orthe of the prophets or apostles can the faith of the I 1 I 1 mormons cormons Mor mons I 1 I 1 in poly gamy be assailed it cannot be successfully cess fully done but it is opposed to the higher plane ol of f morality that pertains to Christi christl christianity anit in its essence it is opposed to the 11 ideal aa of true religion what about the relative condition of and society I 1 must admit that regulated polygamy among the mormons cormons and mans is a better condition than is ie fountin found in christian cities the great sin of the mormons cormons Mor mons is in investing poly polygamy piny orny with a religious atmosphere which docs does not belon belong to it the higher christian idea is one god and one wife at this point the interview necessarily terminated on account of another engagement the pere expressed regret at the lack of time to continue the conversation and gave mr savage and the writer a cordial invitation to call again pere hyacinthe hyacinths is under medium height and stoutly built ills his face has a kindly ainaly and intelligent expression his brow is prominent over the eyes and slightly recedes the whole countenance indicating deep thought and keen penetration the nose is somewhat long and inclined to be pointed and the eye full ills his face 1 is s mobile and nd chan changes ees with the sentiment passing 1 n t through h rough his mind at the moment 1 ins Is manner is vigorous his gestures rapid his whole manner exhibiting the fire of the orator ile he betrays firmness of purpose and opinion but gives no indication of bigotry the bent of his mind inclining strongly y to breadth of view and largeness of sympathy withal he is a cul and scholarly gentleman mrs loyson boyson hyacinth Is a nit fit companion of so eminent a man being an intelligent educated lady of most pleasing address |