Hillsdale Whig standard. (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1846-1851, 1851-06-24
Mormon "Book of Laws

A friend, residing at Mackinaw has fur
nished Us with copy of the "BooK oE TIL
LAW found among the effects OF "kins
Strang." at the time he abdicated his throne
in hot haste and vamosed his dominons
with Sheriff Granger 10 hot pursuit The
"Book" seems to be for private use only:
printed 10 large type, on heavy foolscaT
paper--making eight octave pages, and con
tanning thirtyeight chapters, divided into
from six to twenty sections. The chapters
are thus headed: "The Decalogue," "The
True God" "Blessing of Infants" "Bap-
tism Of the Dead, ,""Confirmation," "Eucha-
rist," Marriage" Healing" "Absoluton, "
"Ordnation,' "Adaption," "Calling OF a
King" "Duty OF the King" abstinence Of
the King" "Viceroys," "Of the Kings
Council" "Kng's Cour;," "City Court,
Twelve Apostles" "Seventies," Elders"
PRIESTS" Teachers" "Deacons," "Law
ofInheritance," "Place Of your Dwellings"
.'Tithing," "Feasts," "Groves, Forests and
Waters" "Highways," "Apparel and Orna-
tnent," municipalities" "Socal Oider,"
'Househ old Relations" Payment of Debts"
Establishment OF the Law" At the end Of
each sectoin is enumerated the number Of
words, the section contained and the num-
Der Of letters-,he total Of each chapter IS
also given and at the end Of the book, we
find the following interesting statement Of
the "Grand totdl-35 chs, 287 Sec, l5,4S8
words. 90, $50 letters"
We can at present give but few extracts
10 show he nature and tenor of the "Book
Of the Law" Under the "Calling ola King"
are the following sections:
8. Men have everywhere rebehed against
God: nevertheless the earth is his, and the
fulluess thereof The dominion of it be-
belougeth to him. and he conlerreth it upon
whomsoever he will.
6. He hath chosen his servent James 20
be King: he hath made him his apostle TO all
nations he hath established him prophet,
above the kings of the earth; and appointed
him king OF Zion: by his own voice did he
call him, and he sent his angles unto him to
ordain him.
Iu the chapter ofthe "Law Of Inheritance"
are the following sections:
IL have appointed the islands Of the
great lakes for the gathering Of the saints,
saith the Lord God. gave the islands to
them, fot their inheritance, even all that
man wsiketh not upon from the main.
2. And | have appointed my servant
James, the annointed sheppard Of my flock,
to spportion unto every one his portion for
perpetual inheritance.
3. Let him therefore appoint unto every
one his inheritance, sufficient for him and
for his children.
5. Ifye sell your inheritance, and take
price for them. vet shall the purchasers
possess them. They shall not be his for
ever. And though you trust him not out,
yet shall your wives, your servants, and your
children return to them, and none shall him
der.
or the "Househo'd Relations" the fifth
section says:
5. Thou shalt not take unto thee multi
tnde Of wives dispro portioned to thy inheri-
tance, and thy substance; nor shalt thou take
wives 10 yex those thou hast; neither shalt
thou put away one to take another.
These extracts must suffice for the pres
ent. The whole Book Of the Law" is an
interesting medley Of fana,icism and cant
absurdity Tribune.