The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-05-06

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for this system, and say, "The grand rea
son Of the burst Of public sentiment ii
anathemas upon Christ and his disciples
causing his crucifxion, was evidently based
upon polygamy. according to the testimo
lny Of the philosophers who rose in tha
Iage. A belief in the doctrine Of plu.
Eralityof wives caused the persecution o
Jesus and his followers. We might al
most think they were Mormons' IF p
|346: Jedediuh ". Grant August III
Iis5s. T'. ''1
+ THE' Power OF BRIGHAM YoUNG Con
lcERN1NG MARRIAGE. -, But then another
question Will arise. how are these things
to be conducted? Are they to be left al
random? No" !"But one man has power
to turn the Key to inquire of the Lord
and to say whether l, or these my brethren
or any Of the rest of. this congregation
or the Saints upon the face of the whole
|eartB, may have this blessing Of Abraham
conferred upon tliem;" but who has this
power? eft was given to our Prophet,
Seer and Revelator Joseph Smith, on
! she 18th day of. July, 1897 He held
the keys of these matters" Only one
man can hold these Keys upon the earth
at the same time; and they belong to that
man who Stands at the head to preside
| over all the affairs of the Church and
Kingdom of God in the last days" Con-
seqnent1y, no Mormon can take a wife
Without the consent of Brigham Y oung.
ITP. SO & 81. OrsoA Pratt, Aug. 18Th,
1852. RIsEsTl fiI'JT 4 " az &8I5ag 2
! JUDGMENT FOR SIN" We believe in
| the universal redemption of all the chill
dren of Adam into the presence of God,
so far as the sins of Adam aregc oneerned.
They will obtain o. universal redemption
from the grave" p. 2sS. J. They be-
/ Ilieve that the death Of Christ redeemed
all men from the which entails on them
! from the fall of Adam, but that.they will
have their own personal sins to answer for;
tand if they have done evil and transgres-
scd the laws of Gpd, they will be punish
ed with "everlasting destruction from
the presence of God. sThvse who reject
Morinonism will..in this way be forevef
dimucd; but those who never. heard the
words of Mormonism. and those who be-
come Mormons, and have not ltheir wife
For wivcs sealed to them by the priesthood,
are 10 "a, BE The. servants of The, good Nor
mons who have many wives.ssi Here. hen
you can read their history they are not
tgods, but they are angels or servants to
the gods" These angels, who oare are to be
Judged, aud to- become servants to the
gods, did not keep the law; therefore,
though they are. saved, they are TO be SER
vfn1ts TO those who are in a higher con
ldigiop. ''zTzP zTz p s54l 0rsoa Psatt,i Aag.
( 29h,. tlS62.ge .la,fo a17ite at4zJ o5 ss1l "a @
iaFH EAvEs AND HE'LL They believe that
| the earth rs to be purified by frs, and the
wickedosweptl effuof it, as, in the days OF
Noah, the, earth was purified by water;
fand 'tafter.tiiis purifying ordinance, there
viii hea thousand years, OF. rest, during
which. righteousness shall .abound wupon
the face of the earth. .psaq f. 292! Is And
4swhen sHthe thousand years are ended, y
'qhe heavens shall vanish away like smoke
edIthe earth shai WAX old like agarplent,
aud alb this,apresent earth will melt with
tfersent heat, and all its elements be dis.
fsoived. =" As the earth passes through its
Ilast great, change. 1.-THE, old Jerusalem
i Of the, eastern continent, and the new
i .lJerusalem Of the western continent, will
'abe preserved from the. general confagra,
1tion, being caught up into aHIeavenf1Rsi r.
1892. 1sqi And then "a new earth. will 4be
formed, capable of everlasting endurance
us'Immortality4 wilP be- indefbF stamped
upon every department of creation. v
i tfrhen these stwoa cities, with all ctheil
glorifed throng, win descend upon the re.
deemed earth, being the grand capitals 9
j the}new creation" The blessed Shall i've
4 here on earth, as "A dam and Eve sdid il
! Paradise before the fall, and 1ssliian viii
continue to multiply and fill up this crea
j tion,I inasmpch as it is not filed up by ths
resnrrected Saints after it is made new
And when the world is filled up, $50 tha
1.-THE space is beginning to be too strait fol
them, /" the Father Will say, "My lsohs, yoh
der.is plenty Of matter4go and organiz,
laworld, and people it; and you shall have
{ understand and comprehend through you
4 experience the same things that we knowss'
4 EPs 294.] The wicked, however are no
!, to inherit OF live on this earth, but will b
bahished from the presence Of the Saints
tThey will livefiupon other creations of al
! Inferior order, far separated from the glo
= lri6ed earth, "L3S2, where if they eve
get an ipheritance, they win have TO carr
it by keeping the low of peekness during
8 another prohatioh.'bo[P. 333. .aOsso'
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Il ft ilsa ss5afTi ,fEfIl 7l77ls 81. "a basttf a;
y A iEUNNYl Dod.07-Some genius ha
! eaused the following advertisement to b.
inserted in the Cofoma ICahfornia) Ar
1fgus: Every man his own dog! Any on
will be, Informed, by addressing box s
Coloina post,ofice,i Gin nersoniorhy letter,
accompanying the address with fifteen dol
lars, how to get along without dog
'1Where it is preferred q cash remittance 9
3 eel in dvanpe will answer tho nurnoSa th