, 1860-04-13
THE new MORMON MOVEMENT.
TIE SAINTS IN AND OUT OF MEETING.

appointment OF Apostles, Presidents
and Bishops
TIE SAINTS IN AND OUT OF MEETING.
Through the correspondence Of The Cincin-
| natl Ga=t!ts tswe hare further reports Of the re-
cent Mormon Conference held 1t Anaboy in this
State On assuming the Priesthood and accept
ing the position Of President and Prophet, Joe
Smith addressed the brethren" Il follows:
ADDRESS or run rRoruHr.
Twill say to you, dear brethren, u hops
you are now, and will continue to be, in tho
Lord, that God tries his people With sore atlic-
ton. lie has triod us, but tho day Of our dellE"
erance is at hand.
leone to Jou, not Of myself, but at the bid
ding Of = greater and q mightier than 1-even
the holy Spirit. For some time past haro
been receiving manifestations through the Holy
Spirit ofthe will Of God, aud nothing but this
has moved me now to come up here to take upon
self the position that feel that | am about
| to assume shall assume tlst position only at
the bidding Of the Lord God, for do not l'r3-
pose to be dictated to by anything save o1lT
that which comes Of power not OF ME or Of
| myself, bnt only by that power which is aboTe
all-the power which has brought me hero.
God works in T. way and by means best known
/ to himself, and for US 1t il not to discern his
| ways except BY the revelation which be gircs
l thereof.
For two or three years past the conduct OF
| the Church Of Christ has been exciting God to
| wrath; its Ways have been the ways Of eTil
| aud in the paths Of unrighteousness; and no,S
he hes proceeded to its Reorganization. that big
people may be redeemed from er1cr and blessed
with great blessing
| In assuming the poaitlon am now shout to
| offAr y4vxrF rail rtEern that all KnrtH
| Of improper and unworthy motives Tlll BE- e.
cribed to me. It will he asserted that it is the
! work Of se;ashnese, tbs desire Of raue, honor
/ or fortune; but do no. propose to accept this
| Office IS q means Of wealth. I do not accept
/ the position for name. I assume it only as
| feel that sm called upon By God to take it.
Neither do tako the position without barring
! considered the unworthy motives taat the World
| will ascribe 10 me- Ali Of thrse things have
| considered, and the power witliin me was 80
| great TINT moi even Tor the space Of moment
could hesitate as to my duty and my r5s;:
! There is no selfish reason fer my assuming tho
position in which 1ny father stood.
Neither would come to you without some
guarantee that | should he received; that the
power within nie would prompt you to receive
| ME, else hereafter should be accused ot mo-
1iyes Of evi1.
Neither would come to you advancing doc
triaes that to nc it would seem would and
trnas which the Lord God must abhor- 31y de-
sire ia to come 10 you teaching such doctrines
As all must feel to be sud accept as true doc
trnes-the doctrines Of religion and morality.
To this end hare through life kept nyself un-
biased by all offers of gain which have been
made to me to neucc me to take step like this.
Never did converse with J. J.. S,ran9, for I
now. In his day had lot acquired sufficient
knowledge of him 10 be Influenced by his opin-
ious 60 much deplored nov.
hold in entire abhorrenca many Of the doc
trincs preached and promulgated By brigham
Young. have been to1d that Iny father pro-
1nulyated these 3auc doctriaes.--the doctrines
Of Young. This never dil bclicTe, and rev.
can believe il, for lie doctsiaes wsre not pro-
mulyated by Divine authority; ul1 believe
that lny father was gool man, and nc good
man could have promulgated such odious doc
trines.
believe in tile unity Of the church, aud in
truth and honesty, aud ah these I lind in the
tue Book Of Doctrine md Covenants"
which latter books are but aux;liaries to the
first.
NOR hare lny own peculiar notion in regard
to revelation, aud am happy to say 10 the face
Of this meeting that the voice Of those with
whou I hare eonverscd among this people, is
tllat they concur with nlo.
ted in Etan in the bouks wherein believe; anti
20 oiiuus are tluse doctrines 10 ne, that the
time .yas when Aal iu view tie idea Of becom-
ing the head Of the church in utter abl:urrcnce.
So much was this :o-so repnfsire Eas the very
idea-that it did not seem 10 the thnr could
take tile position wtiiet Hy father held upon
myself. The isea .ha: I was to asaun.e the
hesdship Of the church, however, came slowly
upon me-. receired many works upon that
subject, and many writings; but .hess have
avoided the reading Of, for ftar that they should
influence me TO some wrong act'oa, or that
ehould be biased in my judgment in relation to
Inc truth Of the revelation Of God, or the truth
III the Church. The cour5e determined to
pursue WAS to do right.
leone then to you free from any tc,nt Of sec
tarianista. / am unbiased and hare no selfish
end to serve, although ! have canle in contao.
With Ell wl,o hare advised me to take this
course as one which would build NJ for ne
great name. 1t has been said to me that Nor
lnou elder, though but STRIPPING, possessed |:
greater power tlan aDy man, aud it WAS told
1ne tia. his power aTose iEom the depth Of feel
iu;, in the breast Of Tie saint; but with 30 SC.
cred sentiment ,iia Eet wisal to triiis. had
no idea Of being ulade rsc Of ~ se,ns talented
but unscrupIlous man; do not propose th<t
any such 1nan shall take me IS leader. know
that ii allowed 1nyeelf to take uror myself
this Office, being urged By any consideration
unworthy Of it, snch as will be atrribel to me,
should not have the power Of Gcd. But this
step has not been Of my own dictRtiou. The
Spirit has moved ms to il, snd al l ask is that
INV s!lortcon,;ng 10 dealt with in mercy
believe that 'nan owes duties to tie cenn-
try in which he lves-that he is alncnab1c to
the laws Of his land, aud that le is lsble to
have ,l.at duty enforced upon him By those
laws; md say that Aorinors can 10 act that
they snail hare Us many friends as the people Of
any sect. da,e always resided n1noug the
people Of Hancock county, who are strong anti
Mormons, and hive meyer known that had
m enemy. I hare been engaged with anti
Normous. l hare mingled With them, and never
l..ye made au enemy, although 1 havs often
found it necessary not only not to give offensc
by reaarks Of MY osn, but also to smother my
own feelings when haze heard tho remarks
which others MADE. held no feelings Of eumi-
~ toward any naa living who has fought this
doctllne.
In conclusion. would say cone to yor. II
you leceiTe ne / will gIve my ability, the in9u-
enca OF my great name, and what little power
that 1nuy give; and ! trust by your prayers oi
iai:L to discharge the duties Of the position
fa'ti.tnll!!, and pledge myself to prron1nlgate
no doctrine :hat sha1l TO. be approved.
freely. 4 you &C ''' as'es 10 RECEIVE 'ns' say 80
I do not onre 10 Say more. have simply to
add that hope the spirit which prompIs my
coming viii a!eo prompt nE reception.
.aE APOSTLES.
On motion tho fol|owiu. "Saints" vcra
unanimously appointed to be numbers Of the
Council Of the Church:
, John c. .lord, Eiwin Caldwell, Calvin Dee
bee, oliver =. Dunuam. Lyman ueWett, Win
cob loan. Zeuas Whi.comb, Dwight Webster,
Andrew 4. Jackson.
PRESIDENTS AND BISHOP.
James Riakes!ee, Edmund c. Brigsa. Crowe1l
&. lanpier, ". u. Morton, Archibald u. Wilt
sey, George t.areY and John \. Mcintosh we're
elected Presidents Ut Seventies; 5. stout,
President Of Quorum Of Elders; and Israel l..
i:ogers, Bishop.
TIE SAINTS HEADQUARTERS.
At 4nlboy tho uormons :hasc a congregation j
numbering twenty -seveu regular msmbcrs, who !
listen 10 the preachiugs Of Elder Caldwell, now
III apostle. 1t Is said that they viii make this
their present rendezvous, the representative Of !
Zion. To the three or four church editccs now
standing boldly ons with spires upraared to
heaven, they propose 10 add one other, the re-
preventative Of tdeir motley creed. |
ruA "rhorHE1s" RxLAr1vEs.
Here md hereabouts reside several relatives
If the prophet" auuts aad uncles by his |
mothers siile, members Of tbs Epsecpa1ian de-
nomination. outside Gentiles oorr haEharians.
TO these (tlse Warson family Mrs, Riieman
sud her son Joe hare in late years frequently
11sayo1ed belief in the tcnets promulgated By !
DID Joe, and often dec1ured their intention Of
leaving them to the course Of natural e1.inc-
lion, following ca the extreme repu.aunce to
the doctrines II euppoEted3ey" The saints" & To
presence Of this young man again in another
shape top.opsga:e the sins Of thu father. brings
up the recollection Of Eon {Lotenzo) brought
to an uniiulely end By reason Of his defending
the elder Joc, and Of 8 daughter griered 10 the |
rraya hy fhmt sad DEATH