| Show A CARPING CRITIC ANSWERED the herald Joesp joesphine Joaeph hite ite for june contained an article en titled As AB important document ChaD changed ged 11 in which abich it was charged that a liberty had been taken achy by sorna parties in changing angine ch and corrupting ah ther words of joseph smith since hs hl deathos death ss and the responsibility was in forO ferent DUAlly lally placed upon tte the under signed and it was that gi buttor of ane millennial star in he be had bad wilfully and maliciously put pat r into abe mouth of our martyred marty red dead words which were never aed by theme them s A complete answer to the bo charges oh argea was wae published in the be EVENING NEWS of june 27 1896 the anniversary of the martyrdom of joseph and hyrum smith that reply ali owed that the full fall text of ft a letter from the abe prophet joseph smith and aad other as ae published in hla his history io in the mil leroial star in january 1855 was WAR copied verbatim from the NEWS of january 26 1854 that the letter as aa it 19 appeared in the DESERET NEWS was wag milen verbatim from the history ot of josepa smith written in nauvoo the volume containing it dating from november and closing with july so that volume with other records having boon been brought to utah and carefully that the original letter written in march had also LA berty jail been preserved and was waa on file io in the office bearing the personal smith jr hyrum tona turea of joseph joeeph wight caleb baldwin smith lyman and d alexander mcrae mcbade that critical comparison of the original letter with the copy in the NEWS and MUle antal star them to be essentially eMent lally the differences in the only being W me the ailing of a few words amit it wag waa admitted ad mittel that the letter latter as it appeared in 10 abs tbs times and season of was abbreviated and ad bulted tied efty 1840 not admitted that the editors toot bibs it Is was waa and had bad a desire ot of the timea and maliciously corrupt to wilfully smith that probably of joseph joeeph the W worda ord the were made for pru and the abbreviations to sake bake deuce deace in a 8 mail email periodical mave ve space apace however was a more mere matter of copjec tan that these proofs do but tt it appears the editor of the satisfy 11 abrald in D the issue of july 15 1896 appears in which response a JOE ment in the orl that 8 or argued via letter be aa published in the star graal dinst eighteen Oiga teen words worda while as ae 10 the times and season seabond it 11 ft sip peard nineteen eon words worde and the he objector indulges in an attempt at 88 ear r great ex om over abl k in the be change AH AD that la 19 neoe to ray any in re mail email quibble blele is that the wy to this claimed was waa oot not in refer austo susto sentiment but in once to a solitary Boli tary reference forence to t the he whole letter which ft herald admits eon con the of th the elior I 1 star about mix flix bundred I 1 the words worda moro more than in the avdi itty times timea aud and Bea 1300 one aona further that an important in he complains doctrinal point was also alao changed ged he baye in the star and if mr richards is letter these words in tile the original t rigia used 9 in the midst of the council oro god of all other gods bess fifth eternal the of in the times timea world was etc ahm given thus in the abild a swoons season it is given ibe be council of heaven in the mid midat at of of the eternal god before the az presence enos i wort d was supposing th that at to be correct the for the change does not too toe editor of the star or rest ft upon alki altor ot the DESERET NEWS who babl labed the letter an a rt it appeared to in possibly it was wac one ot ol the origin M datul pro deace sake at which the herald editor jeers go 90 flippantly the doctrine of the plurality of GOOB go not being then BO 90 fully ana ADU proclaimed as aa it was suase by the prophet joseph joeeph smith at the april cc conference ute rence of 1844 the of which appear in volume 6 5 ot of the times and seasons bananas and at a seeing in the grove nauvoo june 15 1844 joeeph smith explained thle this looting luo ting from the hebrew aad d showing that the beginning of the bible reade read the bead one of the gide 11 la in the od brought forth the tion translation of the book ut of abraham in the times and of march 16 1842 the plurality of godo is ie set et forth in unmistakable lau language guage akki abia was waa not only in lb the 0 of the lae prophet joseph but bui under his big direct and personal editorship tor ship as appears by the following in ID that paper pa TIMES AND SEASONS city of nauvoo tuesday march 15 1842 to subscribers this paper commences my editorial career I 1 alone stand responsible for it and shall do for all papers having my signature henceforward I 1 am not responsible for the publication or arrangement of the former paper the latter did not come under my supervision JOSEPH SK SMITH ITiEr the editor of the herald says the charge of cowardice ie implied in ID the supposition that some pome things contained in the original letter from joseph smith et at for the time being tor for prudential reasons declares th the e very mention of it is contemptible contemptibly ibl el 1 and dunber aurther says we are not converts to the theory that prudential or other reasons justify the suppression of truth Is it not about time that the writer 0 of t those sentiments became converted not only to the doctrine of the wisdom w of withholding adva advance Dood J truths till the time is in ripe tor for their publication ii but also to many other doctrines promulgated by joseph the were not the first elders of the church commanded to 10 hold bold their peace concerning many things that were revealed until the time sims should come when they could be safely proclaimed ol aimed for instance and I 1 command you that you preach naught but repentance and show not these theme things unto the world until it is wisdom in me for they cannot bear meat now but milk they must receive wherefore they must not know these things lest they perish doe doc and cov sec 19 v 21 22 agaid thou shall ask and my scriptures shall be given as I 1 have appointed and they shall be preserved in safety and it is in expedient that thou doC hold thy pe peace a ce concern concerning trig them and not teach leach them until ye have received them in full doe doc and gov cov see sec 42 v and ADO aguilu aghili and lot let all my people who dwell in the regions round about be very faithful and anc prayerful and humble before me and reveal not thet hinge which I 1 have revealed unto them until it is wisdom in me that they should be revealed doe and anc cov see V 23 does liot everybody suppress the when prudence diota dictated teb do parents tell their children all the truth when asked questions not proper to answer in lull full too toe editor of the saints herald offers another objection he wants to know why joseph smith and tile bis companions would write from jail where all documents written by them were subject to official inspection things not prudent to make public it tie be were more familiar with the bis big tory of 0 the church and of the times I 1 when the prophet was in prison he would perhaps understand that t the he communications sent to the church baj aej to tri friends endis at that period were not submitted to inspection but on en trusted to safe eafe funds lor for private con vey anoe there are some other puerilities in his bis article which require no attention but be returns to 10 bis big former spirit of accusation and says in so far as the editor of the millon nihl nial star copied from in good faith supposing the NEWS to be correct he is excusable and can only be charged with carelessness that I 1 is to say when the editor of a periodical copies an aa article ver verbatim batlin in good faith from another public pub lioa tion supposing it to IB correct he to la to be charged with but changing we tone while maintaining tain fing the same spirit he exclaims after the death of an author to go bade bea of his published work and h hunt ago at up a 46 manuscript that has subsequently been revised and corrected is questionable courtesy whether the millennial star or the DESERET NEWS is responsible on wis this theory it la is a violation of journalistic courtesy when publishing a letter written by a prominent church leader and signed by himself and four othera to take the ori original ginel document as copy instead of an abbreviated and modified version the conception of journalistic courtesy P with which the editor of the saints herald appears appear pears to be pregnant is so BO great that he be rushes into print with an accusation against the editor of the millennial star of atia changing nging and corrupting the words worda of joseph smith since lila hie death of wilfully and ma licious viciously ly putting into the mouths mouth of the martyred marty red dead words never used by them of using duplicity I 1 and deceit when proofs are given that the editor of the star simply I 1 copied from another periodical to lo good faith that which appeared absolutely correct the accuser instead of ac knowl edging that thai these charges were un founded continues his attack and virtually repeats his hie charges and od then arik a about journalistic Journal letic courtesy li respecting the original letter in die the me request la Is made that bat a committee appointed by the he editor of too toe herald shall ball examine the document and the signatures sigua turea it beare bean without replying to dim die attorney like queries ih 1 will say aay t that bat I 1 am willing to submit i the be document t to the inspection of any goot gentleman leman possessed of ordinary courtesy who way may be appointed by the be president preel dent of tile ane be reorganized tor for the purpose ae it if the object Is ie to obtain information the letter to be examined exam i bed in the presence prec enoe of others and a and aad correct report of the investigation to be made this how ever in r not dot to be considered an ai a pro pre cedears for be exhibition of historic cumento and relies relics and adi records record id the jibe possession powe aBion of she be church of jesus of latter day sai a to FRANKLIN D Ric HAmm s anti and czuroh Rs A corder or of the church of jesus christ of latter day dainia |
