Show PRES DENT SMITH DEFENDS IN LETTER SENT TO NEW YORK WORLD TELLS OF MORMON principles sais kajs that slanders in america and great britain amante aiom enemies file die following letter appeared ipp eared in the new york world of I 1 last as t IN monday londa it is i refu tio n of 0 the h e slanders e r tal nd ut cawl and of frank J C cannon n 0 n t md our u r own n edns ij n s peter front from this count the methods of the latter hive been exposed by the iti aper in former writings here where here he is best known no heed is paid to hi his apo rings the litter li is signed by joseph F P smith ind and is evidently in pursuance purs uince of tile the olds old ck 0 president smith at the lait conference when hen he intimated that he mould ensner ans er his enemies rhe fhe latter da daa saints ire are doing in england enli what they h hive ave done four bears the gospel of jesus christ it fqy seem strange to sonic some that we should send men in this lay day to greit britain md ind throughout the christian world to preal 11 the gospel but we ire re ching the same gospel that hit was by the during his ministry with the sine same power authority and discipline that existed 1 in I the primitive church we believe that this dospel has been reve alel b 3 dimne authority and command after a of mann man centuries in iril the christian world from the trie teach in ind and spirit of primitive chirstian ltv it we adept the bible Bib leKing king jimes james Ner irson gersion sion as the word of god we b be e lieve in god the eternal in his son sen lesus jesus christ in i in it the holy Gho ghost tand and that it is lol 1 mankind to be obedient to the laws and ordinances of the gospel in ill order to be caved laved tte tle tl e first principles and to be ba complied compiled with are faith in the lord jesus christ repentance from sin baptism ba b ito im for remission of sin w which aich must be performed by one having authority and tile the lacing on of harijs hands for the gift of the holy ghost in order that a man maa ma properly preach the gospel and officiate in it its ordinances he mut must be called by god bi proper lut honti ba b the la mg ing on oil of I 1 hands of those who aae hae that author 1 ian we believe in being honest true haste chaste benevolent bene virtuous and in doing good to all men above abode all that fiat the home must be kept pure th ahr DI marriage arriage vow is a covenant into for all time we are arc true to our wives and in our ri delit to them and to our children for myself it may coina st rangel to ou ciu that me macins anns that I 1 believe in being true to five wives who mho arp arc living loyal contented and happi mothers they hive been ln wives for from twenty four bears to forty years vears they have looked up to III me e and hive have been true through all these bears and I 1 have held ma m love and duty to them above all things else ele my love for them my conscience and my manhood would rot allow it to be otherwise jn in england india idu I 1 Is have maliciously licious COu sly ly us as th they ey i have dune in the united statis have said we seek to win women and girls from their homes to come and lic inc arcone Us ua there are more women in utah now than there re ire men aej an aou ou will find this to bl bi true not only in utah but elsewhere throughout the church this statement is so absurd iuta its wide cir cu lation that it needs nut denial for its falsity must be apparent to all thea the si that we are bring ng girls girl I 1 hire for immoral purposes this is infamous the fact is thit that we is are seeking to purge utah of iniquitous v hitt alc traffic there is ii i i no puce place in the united stiles where the fight agonist it Is id being waged more vigorously than here in utah in the latter daa aai saints settlements prostitution is unknown I 1 ma ing be p for saving ahe church of jesus christ of I 1 atter alter dav saints is dt dingui tingui kd for one thing among othila that it purdem itself from in the nature ui immorality and in other vord orns no man imn or oman noman can retain cembor ship in the church and at ane sime same time be guilty ut of gross immorality immoral iti sa that we ve are arc traitorous and against the government go thi chang ch irka is 13 begotten in the spirit of absolute fil kincid we hue hie huion our lo 10 lov ailt flav to this st tie lie which aih vi iak have hae founded arid and out of a desert ll it 19 an all ank statz state as thue who live in it ire americans Arneri cina the first flip flag nini ni ni herc hi rc was wi i in american flag hoisted on peak in 1817 1947 aid the arll oab flag K that his ex er been waved waed here bv a mormon as the american flag president billith attributes the hue and cry against this church to hans freche the son of in an apostate from bie mormon church anti ami former senator I 1 rank i cannon |