The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-08-27

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To Hours ltA nrfslr Young
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ALr 1zsxs eI, utah, 3nly Il 1871
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haz fest kepGide1f of the AetAon
Church. - he'd sxpra ed : willing y
reesixa ne. q 2P N. We we're cordially
wslcomc 4 e the door BY the President who
led into the second story parlor Of the lar
gost az his houses Che has thrce) NAere !
WAS introduced to. Hebcr G. Kimball, Con.
Wells, Gen Ferguson, Albert CarriDgton,
Elias Smith, and several other leading men
81 the Ceuroh, with two full.grOwn sons Of
Tie President After some unimportant
conversation on general topics, stated that
had come ID quest Of fuller knowledge res
pecting the doctrines and policy Of the Nor
mon Church, and would like to ask some
questions bearing directly on these, if there
was no objections. President Young av0wed
his willingness 70 respond 70 al pertinent in
Quirics, and the conversation proceeded sub
stantially % follows:
II. Gam | to regard Mormonism (so-
called) - . new religion, or % simply new
development Of Christianity
B. We hold that there can b no true
Christian Church without priesthood di-
rectly commissioned by and in immediate
communication with the Son Of God and So.
vior Of Mankind. Such . Church is that of
the Lstter-D Day Saints, called BY their enc
mics Mormons; we know no other that even
pretends to have present and direct revelation
Of God will.
II, Citizen am to understand that you
regard all other churches protesting to be
Christian az the Church Of Rome regards all
churches mot in communion with itself-as
schismatic, heretical, and out Of the way Of
salvation?
B, Yes, substantially. 4
H. G.-Apart from this, in what respect
do your doctrines differ essentially from those
Of our Orthodox Protestant Churches-the
Baptist or Methodist, for example2
B. we hold the doctrines of Chris
tianity, az revealed ia the Old and New Tes-
taments-also in the Book Of Mormon, which
teaches the same cardinal truths. and these
only.
H. G-Do you believe in the drctrines Of
the Trinity
B. we do; but not exactly a. it is
held by other churches. We believe IN the
Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, as
equal, but not identical-not rs one person
bcingl We believe in all the Bible teaches
on this subject
H. G-Do you believe in q personal devil
"a distinct, conscious, spiritual being, whose
nature and acts are essentially malignant and
evil?
B. we do.
FL G.-Do you hold the doctrine Of Eternal
Punishment -.t-
b. we do; though perhaps not exact
" as other churches do. We believe it as
the Bible teaches it.
H G.-I understand that you regard Bap-
tism by Immersion as essential
B. WE do.
h.G.-Do you practice Infant Babtism9
Y.--No.
H G.-Do you make removal to these val
leys obligatory on your converts?
3. Y.-They would consider themselves
greatly aggrieved if they were not invited
hither. We hold to such a gathering togeth-
er Of Gods People as the Bible forctells, and
that this is the place and now is the time ap-
pointed for its contamination.
II. G.-The prediction to which you refer
have usually, think, been understood to in
| dictate Jerusalem Tor Judea) as the place of
such gathering.
B. Yes for the Jews-not for others
H.G.-What is the position fyour church
with respect to slavery
b. we consider it Of Divine institu-
ton, and not to be abolished until the curse
pronounced on Ham shall have been remov-
ed from the descendants.
II. Care any slaves now held in the
Tnrr;tarv2
b. Y.-There are.
Fl. G.-Do your Territorial laws uphold
Slavery
B. Y.-Those laws are printed--you can
read for yourself If slaves are brought here
by those who owned them in the States, we
do not favor their escape from the service Of
| those owners
II. Gam to infer that Utah, if admit
ted as member Of the Federal Union,
will be Slave state
B. Y.-No; she will be Free State
Slavery here would prove useless and un.
profitable. ! regard it generally as a curse
to the masters. myself hire many laborers
and pay them fair wages; could not afford
to own them. | can do better than subject
myself to an obligation to feed and clothe
their families, to provide and care for them
in sickness and health. Utah is not adapted
to Slave Labor
III. G.-Let me now be enlightened with
regard more especially TO your Church polity,
understand that you require each member
to pay over one tenth Of all he produces or
earns to the Church?
B. Y.-That is the requirement Of our
faith. There is no compulsion az to the pay.
ment Each member acts in the premises
according to his pleasure, under the dictates
of his own conscience. ri -
H G.-What is done with the proceeds Of
this tithing2
r. Part Of it is devoted to building
temples and other places ofwprship, part to
helping the poor and needy converts on their
way to this country; and the largest portion
to the support of the poor among the Saints.
Il. G-ls none Of it paid 70 Bishops and
other dignitaries Of the Church?
B. Y.-Not one penny. No Bishop, no
Elder, no Deacon or other Church officer
receives any compensation for his official SER
vices. A Bishop is often required TO put his
hand in his own pocket and provide there
from for the poor Of his CHARGE but he never
receives anything for his services.
II. G-How, then, do your ministers live?
B. by the labor Of their own hands,
ike the hrst Apostles. Every Bishop, every
Elder, may be daily seen at work in the field
or the shop, like his neighbors every minis.
ter Of the Church has his proper calling BIZ
which he earns the bfeaa Of his family; he
Who cannot or will not do the Churoh's work
for nothing is not wanted in her service
even our lawyers pointing to Gen. Ferguson
and another present, who are the regular
lawyers Of the church) are paid nothing for
their services; am the only person in the
Church who has not regular calling apart
from the Church's aeryize; and never re-
ceived one farthing from her treasury; i'll
obtain anything from the tithing house, I am
charged with and pay for it just as any one
else would; the clerks IN the tithing store
are paid like any other clerks, Int no one is
ever paid for any service pertaining to the
ministry. We think man who cannot make
his living aside from tbs ministry Of Christ
upsui,ed to the office am called rich, and
consider myself worth ESQ, OO0 but no dollar
Of it was ever paid me by the church or for
any service Of Q minister Of the Everlasting
Gospel lost nearlya had when we were
Il.