Show THE NEW NEW ORDER ORDEN OF THINGS II H CHRONICLES CHAP CHRONICLES CHAP 5 Behold strange things are desired to come to tr pass pass Even n ill in Tn this thia our time hath a new order of things been sought to be brought about much mach desire a new law even to esta establish a religion and force it upon the Saints and they would like it In this wise Thou Thou not have any other Mor mon religion on only the there organized re-organized Mor I church of the latter days For they teach for doctrine the com com- commandments commandments commandments of men and pervert the Scriptures even bo so 0 much so that they are like unto some other sects and par par- parties parties par parties ties And they heartily endorse the cru- cru crusade cru crusade sade Thou not have any other it be young Joseph Smith the son of the Prophet For or know ye that he was ordained to his priesthood and calling by a certain man whose surname is Gurley who was at that time an apostate and was aforetime led Strang-led And he doth loth publicly declare that he hath the determination to oppose the wife question from this time hence hence- henceforth henceforth henceforth forth and forever even so long as he doth live will he kick and roll log-roll and putdown gnash his teeth jf f this thing be not put putdown putdown down yea he is endorsed by the Tribune and this makes him mighty in inthe inthe inthe the crusade yea the editor thereof hath been converted an and hath hat religion so much so 80 that he to convert many and it hath struck in on him Behold these are the articles of faith of the crusaders Thou covet all the plural wives and see that ye labor diligently to break breakup breakup breakup up and cast the husbands and fathers into prison and peel the children that they be caused much sorroW sor- sor sor sorrow row lOW But watch ye ve that they do not manifest mani mani- manifest manifest fest sorrow for it is unlawful for them to make any demonstration of anguish matter what ye do Thou scatter their goods and covet their houses and lands and horses and cattle and asses and sheep Thou covet their man servants and maid servants and whatsoever be- be be to the covet And if ye ya find nd a devout man that hath more than one wife thou straightway persecute him and take him before the judges fudges that he may be put in the pen with the semblance of law Thou have no other man to lead you you you politically or any other way save it be young Joseph Thou not have any union of church and state for the law shall not go forth from Zion nor the word of the Lord from Jerusalem in our day Thou not bow down nor make obeisance unto anybody's cap that be exalted on a pole be this great leader Thou not keep the Sabbath day holy eutye but ye may go on excursions and attend harangues and use what means ye can to stir up sedition among the people Thou cry loyalty from the morn to the setting of the sun for we weare weare weare are the true born bora sons Yea there must be liberty for do as ah a we please with this strange pec- pec peo people pIe in the Rocky Mountains Thou commit adultery and visit the palace palaces where harlots dwell i and commit abominations and we will receive you into our church if you join in the crusade to put down the wife question Thou bear false witness against th the Saints and be on good terms with all the sneaks and spotters and men ot of bad character and reputation Thou not mourn nor show any demonstration of ot sorrow by the put put- putting putting put putting ting of your flag at mast half Behold this is treason and this city is a great disloyal city and should be destroyed Ye may telephone for soldiers to haste to assist you to destroy this beautiful city for her sins have reached up into the ayes and ears of our great greatman Mes eres and beautiful man But before the city b be bo swallowed up ye shall make enquiry if it there be fifty loyal persons in the city Yea if there be forty ye shall not telephone for soldiers Yea if there be thirty twenty ten or even five loyal Ie ye shall not destroy the city For Foe 10 lo have ve ye not your benedict y uP your wil haines babies and d evans and baskin Yea ea have ye not many more who are areas areas as loyal as they are and who are heart and soul WIt with them them in showing forth their loyalty to the crusade Verily Verily I say unto you ye shall know them thema by their fruits and men are known by the company they keel Ind andt dby y the tae words they utter and it reth not to call names flames ye can re Ute ate papers The it came to for pass ass that the city was not destroyed for there was much l loyalty foun found and acid the decree Went forth that the place should be for a season Ye be b r heard it said by them of old oldan an eye for an eye etc V Verily I say unto thee te ye shall take two eyes for forone orie an ana twO two two teeth teeth for one for we will double unto the Saints everything we can that we desire It MIf If ant man smite thee on one cheek ye may many m smite smite him on on both for we de- de desire desire de desire sire to run rampant ant and inasmuch as our feelings have been wounded we we wilt wound dh- dh ih return evea to our ts t's Peart content And we will vent our spleen on this loyal God God fearing people tailed Mor mons s Yea their ox hath bath gored our ox ox and it should be De stoned Yea our feelings are tender teDder when ye touch us in the right place but we can can- cani cannot can canon i not look with any degree of allowance I on anything that the Mormon Monnon doe h Yea from this time forth let us all Mormon institutions for our vexations are great reat and we will do all that we can to work them theman theman theman an injury at home and abroad Y Yea a we desire tp ts bore their ear through h with an awl that they may ibay serve us forever and ever And we have many thin things In store with which we hope to work mischief in the midst of this people in the near future And we will wil make an altar of liberty I and we will erect a poe pole near by and I andI we will wiH place upon it cap of Gesler and we will command al all alf r people to burn incense intense and bow in is humble rev rev- reverence reverence rev reverence to our decree and worship the ca cap Yea we must break the spirit of this people for what right hath bath the people in the mountains Yea let its us strip them of every vestige that is re- re remaining remaining re remaining and bring them into subjection subjection subjection tion to our decrees For though the fun cometh now on those caught in the wife question yet we will make fun for all o hels yea we will squeeze them in tender places for we must hold the money bag bar moneybag and we will grind them exceed exceed- exceedingly exceedingly fine And many other thins things they have in their hearts to inflict upon this people and they will go to the end of their rope therefore be ye patient in tribu tribu- tribulation tribu- tribu tribulation tribulation lation and be not troubled because ye see some begin to take sides and held out their hand to the crusaders know ye all men shall show their colors for f these hese are the days of trial of which ye have so often been warned and ye may expect greater things to come but the end is not yet CHRONICLER |