Show THE NEW MOVEMENT since the introduction of the gospel I 1 by the prophet joseph smita the world at lage la ge has been looking for the manifestations of spirit power and today it is ia tia lo here and to lo there that some rome power is ia drawing the wona wondering ering eyes of those that are after and miracles mira olea and millions are deceived anti and blinded spiritually pi ritually and are drawn into we the great vortex of de whereby wey they miu miss we the narrow way that to J ile oter eternal isal that this power to Is upon be earth there on can be no DO question and it to is working in various ways in opposition to the gospel of jesus christ this power la Is antichrist anti christ in every case came in all the various systems and channels through which the enemy of christ lg in working whatever name it may assume from dr beamer in 1882 to the pox fox girls in 1848 1846 until the present wonderment of rev dr mary B eddys eddy 1 8 scientific church the tactics used by the enemy of all righteousness is full of subtlety and cunning craftiness whereby he lies la in wait to deceive and cause it possible the destruction or of the people of jod god spiritualism is the main ledge with all its dips dip spurs spurn atio angles hypnotic mesmeric christian science and scores of other outlets all tending to the be main lodge ledge of mental deception and partake of the same constituent elements as the mother lode satanic spiritualism some twenty five years ago there cheri was a spur of we malu ledge brought in from now new york and established hereunder here under the euphonious name of the new movement the leaders declaring wat that it was nut nul spiritualism spiritual but that it was as high above that system as the clear blue sky is above the earth it was called wo church of zion and the writer of this dressed and engraved that name on the corner stone of the liberal institute but when the true rue character of the he movement was known it was erased from public view some of the best and most reputable citizens were misled aud and deceived under the he promise of great and mighty things hat abat were about to take lake place through the agency of this church of zion in a very short abort time it was known to be a spur of the ledge spiritualism spirit then circles were formed and rapping and tipping of tables trance and ana other mysteries were brought to the front and the devil was soon in corn com mond maud ol of the church of zion the writer was caught in the movement I 1 am sorry to say may but I 1 did dict DO not long remain in doubt as to the he fraud and imposition po sitton imposed on the people by some who had bad been prominent men in the church charob of jesus christ of latter day saints 1 I soon found that the he loading leading mature of the movement was anaf christ and the next was gross infidelity and the major portion of those people that composed the movement are in that condition today well say some when you found out the truth of the movement why did you not come back to the church lot let me answer tub the query can you make fire with wet straw or can you read when the oil is down in your lamp and the light begins to ricker flicker and then go out when W hen the spirit of god leaves a man he is in the dark a sable slark darkness ne this is hell bell he to is helpless and forlorn and none bone can kaow this thin but those wat that have passed the ordeal of trying to guide themselves a in bpi spiritual r igual things without the light of the holy spirit that can only be obtained in the me gospel of jesus christ when a man is under the influence of a spirit that is not do of god he will say and do a great many things that are not right that is just my case for I 1 have said and done many things in the dark days when under the he influence of the prince toe the power of the sit air that today I 1 feel ashamed to on that I 1 WAS waa guilty of but till still ft la is trae and I 1 am that Cle dearrea gires a clear cleair and clean account with my father to in heaven Vell and all men and women on this earth if there be any man or woman in the church or outside out elde in thle this territory or in the wide world that I 1 have offended in any way in my speech or in anything that I 1 may have written I 1 humbly ask their pardon and forgiveness and I 1 promise whatever the offense may have been it shall not occur again it is marvelous marv ekus elcus to me that I 1 am where I 1 am after so BO many years or cloudy darkness dar kaese that thai I 1 should be brought back again into the fold with the people of god I 1 re turn thanks to my eternal father through jesus christ that I 1 am a member of the church of jerud christ of Latt erday saints saint respectfully SAMUEL H CARLISLE SALT LAKE CITY jaya jan letb 1896 1895 |