The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1869-08-31
schIsM AMONG THE SAINTS.

From the Utah Daily Reporter August 49,
SALT LAKE CRY, August Is, 1869.
To the Editor of the Reporter: t..-tae o
DEAR SIR.-You have kindly granted
us space in your columns, and as chan
nels through which we might have
reached the people that might he friend.
ly to us are closed, we gladly avail our
selves of your goodness. Ny brother
Alexander, being otherwise occupied,
the representation of our mission and
views, principles and ideas, devolves
upon myself. 81
As beginning, was informed lately
that, having heard both sides, 1 had be-
come sick of 'Josephitism.' This is the
greatest city for rumors that ever I
have visited. though it we're a useless
task to contradict or attempt to notice
one half of them; yet this one will serve
as text to what may pen.
My free, willing, Independent. unfalt
ering service, faith, countenance, aid
and influence, give to my brother Jo-
| seph, because, in the first place, my
knowledge of him finds him man ev
cry way worthy such trust. OF great
strength of mind, clear Judgment, good
ness and purity of heart, remarkable
for integrity, honesty and charitable
ness, all who know him must own that
his character is of sterling worth
Without such qualifications no man
should be upheld in the spiritual stand.
ing that he occupies, even had he once
been called of Christ himself Another
reason is, that in reading the books CIV
en us of God through the person of my
father. of loving memory and respected
position, over whose lowly grave have
prayed for the light that fadeth not,
fndrecorded. speaking Of JOS. Smith,
the martyr-'For this amounting have
put upon his head, that his blessing
shall also be put upon the head Of his
posterity9 after him, and as said unto
Abraham concerning the kindreds Of the
earth, even so l say unto my servan
Joseph, in thee and in thy seed shall the
| kindreds of the earth be blessed. d.'-Bk.
of Covenants. sec. 103, par. 18. - saoB-
| The third reason is, that have been
| credibly informed by many good per-
sons, witness to the fact, some in this
City of Saints, that in accordance with
the above my father did anoint, appoint
and dedicate, by the laying on of hand 8,
his eldest son head Of his posterity,' to
| stand in his place, in Gods own time,
as President and Prophet to the church
Again. the Spirit of God bears witness
with my spirit to the words of truth,
the principles of virtue and holiness
that | have heard him expound, and
when thus saith the Lord emanated
from him, my soul bears testimony with
Gods Spirit that he stands in tn office
whereunto God has called him.
Now, my friends and brethren, 1 have
given you four sound reasons why 1
should stand hand in hand with my two
brothers. and give them all the support
my unworthiness will admit; SO with
your patience will give some Of the
reasons that many have cndeavored 10
make me swallow to make me sick of
'Josephitism,' but. sir, my pipes are too
| small for such sized doses, ana rs to
'Josephitisin' / am sound as silver, spry
as q bird, and thankful as we'll may
be. ii Ii. -rsB8uo.e e. .s..p
They say to me: MY dear young
friend, your father taught polygamy and
practised it; know it, Well, then, in
the name of all consistency, why did he.
in the Times and Seas ons, a periodical
of the church, in his day, under date
February l. lS44, just prior to his
death, pronounce it a false and corr
rupt doctrine and why did his brother,
Hyrum Smith, in the same volume, v,
page 475, declare that no such doctrine
was taught here (Nauvoo,) neither is
there any such thing practised here
This was in March, 1874, and the sum
mer following he was killed. why, my
dear young man, his life was in danger,
and he was justiiable in telling a lie
that he might save it, Christ says
Break not my commandments for to
save your lives Mathew XVI, II. In
order to get me to swallow. polyg amy,
you roll up another dose nearly as bad
about his lying; neither will go down.
Here is my fathers testimony against
yours I believe him in preference to
yours, with all due Difference to your
self, SO great is my respect and love for
my. father. Pluck away from him the
mantle Of truthfulness, and he becomes
a follower of the father of all lies. z % I
Furthermore, my father labored day
after day, prosecuted, hated and de>1
spised, to bring before men the Book of
Mormon. Now you that love polygamy