The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-06
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NOR ONISM.
Inception ~ tho Religion Doctrines Vow
Taught by the Chnscn--LSaIhsone Xds~s--
Hs1-uytn8 DOxmas- Piuralnsy CT Code
nstsSi.iisy Of Gssts-Psiy samsus Gods-Au
spssssssi 6si"xs vI'led Win Usrnal Lucia
The asst Disgusting OF aeasioas F~iths.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS OF THE HERALD.
SALT IAKE Cry, June 20, 1868.
According to the testimony of John spaldne, bis wife
and several other intimate acQuantances OF Solomon
Spslding, taken before legitimAtey constituted tribunal
* country, ,he attsr-soomon 6paldirg, man of
literary attain between the years 1910
ssd 1872 in Cherry Valley, N. " and elsewhere, his
tpncsl novel called the Hspuscipt Found which pup
ported 10 be history OF arst settlers Of America and
eudsavored to show that the Indians nhabing this CONT
pcnt were the descendants of the lost ribes Of Israel
This book gave an account OF the journey Of said tribes
f,ou Jerusalem America both by land aud by They
were under the command Of two leaders, called Nsph
Ieh At length bloody wsrssucceeded between tho differ
svt tribes they divided into two nations one denoi
nsted Nepbtes, tue ether Lsmanises Finally all arts,
sciences and literature lost well the purity OF
their religion Inc last Of the Nephe prestsOne Moroni
ordered to coec, and write . history tribes
give sccount Of their religion AMI bury the Instrument
Spaldngs novel preepds be this instrument or Manu-
himself from financial embarrassments He went
10 Phtsburg, Pa, in 1912, TO get the book
printed but not succeeding In his design died In 1916 In
1918 his WIDOW removed to HartSick, Oswego county,
N conveying and keeping this manuscript In q trunk.
h 1926 Joe Smith employed 70 dig FOR merchant at
his residence close 10 HRrtwick. Smith TO have
got bold this manuscript at that tme and shortly aer
had Il publkh the Book Of Mormon. Mrs. Solomon
spaldng widow Of tho deceased, his brother intimate
acquantarces, and all who had rea1 or heard
read part the whole Of Spadipgs novel; Manuscript
Foupd"-mmediately recognized the Book OF Mormon as
that work. The trunk examined, and manuscript
Of the hsnusCrpt Found" found to be gone Smiths
nrst intention, according to his statements to his own
friends, to make money out of the sale of the new
book, Book Of Mormon In order to effect that
etctuslly he added religion to It. From this it will be
Il a. the Book Of Mormon historical than
doctrins work. its syle s in imitation Of the Bible
Almost every begins "And IL came 10 pRss" That
phrase oc:urs much more frequently than does in the
Bible. The Book OF Mormon contains 563 closely printed
pages, and consists of the folio wing ,ooxs:--
First and jecend Books Of Sephi, ia pages.
Book OF jacob (brotner Of Neph), 10 pages.
Book Of Epos, pages
Book OF Mosian, &c pages.
Book Of Alma, $50 pages.
Book of Helanan, AZ pages.
Book OF Ncpht, "a pszes.
Book of Mormon, i9 pages.
Book of Ether. a3 psges.
Book Of Aoroni 13 pages.
Like In the Bible, many Of the books by different
authors horon per instruction OF this Lord combined
and buried the ~hos the saOg phrases ana words 70
eenny INTRODUCED into our language indicate the modern
origin OF the work. The word Mormon Joe Smith derives
from more, or contracted NOR, and mon which he de-
elAres 10 be the gypsn for goodconbined therefore,
meaning more good. How ridiculous
URIM AND THUMMIM.
Smith presnds 70 have seen an angel in 1920 (hs was
then fifteen DID, who tod him bis sins for
given In 1923 snotner angel called upon him. told him
where sh.re certain plates, which it his destiny
70 obtain, translate and publish. He went hole,
found O COX containing plates, by inches large
and inches thick, win the I" Urim and rhummm two
sf y The 81
be I'd ed that no also sa~ the sword Of Laban and the
brass director Of Nepni Well from chAracsfs inscribed
he pretends have translated the book or
mon by DiviLe Inspiration
We have how he obtained the Book OF Mormon, or
10 The testimony Of W. p Bsrrs d. and other
citizens Of Knoerhook, New York, merchant OF thas
April 1928, while cxcava.ng . large mount near this
place. humsn bones, also ak pses OF brass with strange
characters upon them These plates seem 70 have fallen
INTO the hands OF Smith, and from them he found his story
Of " Trim and Thuumim and the origin Of hts stolen
manuscript On the second printed page Of The Book Of
Mormon Smith has the testimony Of Oliver Cowdery,
David whnmer and Martin Harris that the Book Of Nor
usnslstsd by inspiration from said plates, &C
Also the testimony Of eight other persons to having
mis- Incompetent TO add, In this place, any remarks
showing the absoute folly and inconsistency OF Joe
8mNhs sccount OF bis Bble rs origin and doctrines Let
rather tarn 10 the strange dark and dsnnug doctrines
nov believed and practsed By hs church Of the called
Bible vague and Of comparatively little iupor-
nnoe the harsh heresep Of scoundrel priests aod
people 70 austcism and despo.sm Incompatible tnoee
ne HOrmons believe tina, the true religion originally
pertaned 10 the Je~swas finally lost by them; that Il
next happhed the Gentiles, and like los. by
shem that was brought BY tho sb,r:siDcs (Jews) into
America; remained among them until IL and the BOOK Of
Mormon WAS buried BY Mormon, % instructed by an
angel Joe Smith recovered both. Since then they Qho
Normons) alone have posssssed H. and all the world have
"a nj IA cou uutO 10 IL
THE MORMON GOD.
The Mormons ridicue the Christian God-vithort b,fy
Son and Holy Ghost One Of the great lights Of their
church holds this language upon the subject
% ou, another way Of saying that there God Who
does not exet-a God who Ia composed Of nouenlty,
who Ia the negative Of oil existence, who occupies
spsce, who exsV in no tmc, who composed OF sub
stapco known or unknown, And who has no powers or
properties 10 common ~itn any thing being known 10
esst, which possibly DO conceived OF existing,
crtbsr Ia the heavens or N the earth.
scoh a God could be seen, heard, or fet by
any beog In the universe. There never has been ys
BILE idol ~crshpped among men, which WA so poreress
- ths "God Without body, parts or rassoss"
The kormons believe God 70 have physical form sud
organization exactly like that OF a msh-tnat he ike
unto from the hair his head 20 toe pals
bis feot--win feelings, desires, Apostles Sud passions
Ire unto man, and which, like those Of q man, inust be
grained This Kimbs and Brigham have declared 20 the
70 The Science Of theology, thus speaks upon the sub
ject-
"Bere, then, we have q sample Of an IMMORTAL
God . God MOI only possessing body and
pxr,r esh and bones and sinews ADD all the ssri
butes orasns eeuses and affections Of q perfect nan.
"Jesus Uhris. and his Fsiher two persons In the
ssme John sud Peter are two pessus Each OF
c,e has an organized Individual tabcrpscIe emood,ed
in material form, and composed Of material substance 10
the likeness OF man. sod pocscssing every organ limb add
physical part tba, maa poseessesI
each OF these Gods, including Jesus Christ snd his
Father being possession Of MOI merely org snzed
sprk but gosisus immortal BODY OF flesh and boues 10
noss refined oroer Of physical exislenN."
Here the writer names ~ the ls~s 10 which they
subject not only the natural Laws which apply (, orga
sised physical beings, but many Of those wolch pu,
down In phlcvophes AZ pertaining 70 inorganic mater,
and adds
"rbey therefore apply with equal force the great su
preme eternal Father OF the heavens and Of tis earth