Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-05-01
from the Daily Vedette, Salt Lake City. Utah,
I. March3l.l
a False and COrruDf Doctrine.


Church. "a false and corrupt doctrine, repu-
dated by the early leaders of Mormonism
in the most solemn and earnest manner.---
Dlsowned by the man who is now claimed
by Church leaders to have received the So
claimed revelation authorizing its practice
among the people. Forbid and strictly pro-
hibited by the Books of Mormon, and doc
trines and covenants.
Brigham Young, the present head of the
Mormon Church, in giving publicity TO this
so-claimed revelation, asserted that 10 was
received by Joseph Smith in 1913. Brigham
published it in lS52-waiting nearly nine
years before he venturedto disgrace the civ
iliZation of the age and entail untold future
misery upon his followers by proclaiming
1t portion of the Mormon faith in defiance
of every record of the Church against it,
The fact is worthy of note that the present
leaders approached this fostering sore with
great deal of caution; but, their desires
and inclin atoms finally conquered, and they
threw down the gauntlet before the bar OF
Christianity, and for years have labored TO
establish the system in defiance of every
sentiment of their own religion, the rell-
gioDs of the age and the enlightenment of
the present century. ..rg..... .....
Let us briefly refer to portion of the
record, bearing in mind the oft repeated as
sertion of the present leaders, that Polyga-
my is portion of their religious faith
transmitted to them by Joseph Smith, the
founder and defender of MormOnism. ...
We find on page 423, No. 3, Vol, D., Times
and Seasons of February 1st, 1914, Nor
mon periodical published in NauvoO, and
edited by John Taylor and Wiliord Wood
ruff, both leading members of the Church,
and now counted among the Twelve Apos-
ties, the following Read it care
fully: ' ,.. .
NoTIcE.-As we have lately been credi-
bly, informed that an elder of the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints by the
name of Hiram Brown, has been f,reacblIlg
P0Lygdmyd and other false and corrupt doctrines
in the county of Lapeer, State OF Michigan,
this is to notify him and the Church in gen.
eral, that heh has been cut OF JrOnVthe Church for
his iRiqlity; and he is further notified to ap-
pear at the special conference, on the 9th of
April next, to make answer to these charges.
[Signedl ... .r JOsEPH SMITH, '
.0 m. ..aa. . HYRUM SMITH,
Presidents of said Church.
The present Church leader claims that
Smith received the Polygamy revelation in
1913. Yet here we have document from
the same Smith in 1874, denOuncing POlyg-
amy and other false and corrupt doctrines
and cutting of from the Church the man
who attempted to disgrace his religion by
preaching such iniquity. -..-.
Now the question naturally arises, shall
the Mormon people believe Brigham Young
or Joseph Smith? Both cannot be right
for each one has made an assertion as far
apart as is the NOrCh Pole from the South
Pole. We have heard good deal said late
ly in Mormon organ aboutp people SANDER
ing the dead to spite and annoy the living
Is Smith slandered by the present leaders
when, in the face of the above solemn pro-
test they claim that nearly a year prior to
this denial he received the revelation au-
thOrizing POlygamy2 Are the people, who
believe that the Book of Mormon is cor
rect spiritual guide, willing to have it as
serted by present leaders that Joseph Smith
was charlatan, an impOstOr,a a falsilier, and
a wolf hid beneath a sheep-skin? We
hardly think so. Then what is the inevita-
BILE OnclusiOn-nothing less than this-that
the present leaders have falsely and out
rageOusly forced Il foul and beastly system
upon the chosen religion of Joseph Smith,
and slandered the dead leader in face of his
protest-among the last of his official acts
against the iniquity.
But to proceed with the record-we find
in No. 6, Vol. 8, of the same Times and Sea-
sons, and on page 474, the following addi-
tional denial from the head of the church.
We ask careful reading OF it:
...r NAUvoo, March 10, 1914.
To the Brethren Of the Church of Jesus Christ
Of Latter Day Saints liuiRg on China Greek, in
Hancock County, greeting:
WHEREAS, Brother Richard Hewitt has
called on me to-day to know my views con-
cerning some doctrines that are preached
in your place, and states to me that some of
your elders say that man having GER
tain priesthood may have as many wives as
he pleases, and that the doctrine is taught
here say unto you that that man teaches
false doctrines, for there is no such doctrine
taught here and any man that is found teach
ing, privately or publicly, any such doe
trine, is culpdble, and will stand a chance to
be brought before the High Council and
lose his license and m mbership ALSO
Therefore he had better betoGge oohdt he is
about. .3s.rr
-0a ell. - sos &.Isa"
T[Signedl HYRUM SMITH.
This is a very small portion Of the church
record against Polygamy. How do the
people of Utah like it? How much more is
required to satisfy them that the present
leaders have debased and prostituted their
religion, giving the lie to the solemn pro-