The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-11-10
spiritual CommOtion a, Salt Lake.

We give below the article published i'll the
Utah Magazine, which caused such unusual
commotion in the House of Zion, at that
place, and which called forth the Bull of Ex-
communication, published i'll our last, by the
high church dignitaries against the elders,
Stenhouse Godbe, Kelsey and Harrison,
Godbe and Harrison being the editors and
publishers Of the magazine.
(Froa the Omaha Republican Oct sIstl
"wE ARR NOTHING IN Not SPIRITUAL"
"when Joseph Smith inaugurated our
church, nearly forty years ago, 1t burst upon
the world a revelation of spiritual power.
The main peculiarity of our system was, that
We asserted the necessity of close and con-
stant intercommunicatiOn with the heavenly
worlds.
While We freely admitted that light and i'll
telligence were continually being impaired by
God TO mankind, through inspiration of an in-
tellectual u- mental kind, We strongly protest
ed against the suiticicncy Of this kind Of rev.
clatOn.
Our elders went forth declaring the opening
Of a dispensItion Of angelic visitation; the age
Of revelation and prophecy; new grand pc
Rod of heavenly manifestations. The sick
were to bc healed hcnccfDrth mainly hy laying
OH Of hands. Visions and dIvinely-giycn
dreams were to bc the constant companions OF
the members of the Church; the curtains of
heaven were to bc lifted up, aud Church
cablishrd which-tO use the Doctrines and
Covenants the multiplicity of heavenly
manifestations poured upon mankind in the
flesh, vas To prepare them for the fullness of
-Jchovah's presence i'll the world of glory, and
without the enjoyment OF which they could
not be so perfected.
As means to this end, n spiritual power
was to be built up, 10 bo called Zion, whose
people should have n constant witness of the
presence and association Of heavenly visitors
Spiritual power was our battle cry. We
were nothing If not spiritual We were
founding "A kingdom. whose glory was not the
wealth Of its people, the extent Of their farms,
or the elegance of their homes, but the fire of
the OmnpoteHt Spirit, and the presence and
influence of the great ones of the invisible
wosd while sweet and holy sentiments.
changing hearts and purifying the lives of
men. were 80 diHill tk Trough inspired lips upon
the Church.
This was the programme To which we have
given the most vital portions of our existence,
and for which we have all borne the scorn OF
the world Some of us travelling for years. as
poor dependents, over the fnce Of the world,
and all of us struggling through hardshps in
Vulnerable to these dcsolste valleys, 10 pursue
any and every occupation that might present
ItSelf-cerg genial or otbC<Sise-solCiy that We
might see gigantic spiritual power rear itself
in strength above the pAtions. For this we
suffered and for this We struggled through
poverty and hardships 90 this land, and for
nothing else.
Abroad among the nations we had plcnti.
full confederation that this theory wRs no idle
dream, but based on facts Wholesale spirit-
ual manifestations did there attend MS Our
sick were then healed by the hundred. Dur.
ing the great cholera year in England, among
10000 Ls,ter-Dny Saints. scarcely ono sue
cumbcd 10 the discnse. We were rich in spir.
itual Manifestations. We felt angelic pres
nncc even If unseen We lived in an s,mos
pherc that made us feel every day very nca,
to God and the heavenly world. All this Dor,
witness that there would be established upor
the earth great central reservoir from VIII enc,
spiritual influences should spread with eIec
t!ic forco and hndle the world afar in du.
time.
Cut this grand design out from the mission
of the people, and there is nothing left. Il,
open up The fountains of tho heavenly yorl,
TO stand hand In hand-tho mortal Churcl
with the Invisible behind the yoil.-this wa
'hc ucsuby ior which We started ms people
and unless We realize IL, wo have done notl,in
worth talking about. We did not conorcvat
together to build up big nation who's" nu,n
bcrs and might should overawe the world w
needed distinct existence MS a peoplo. a
course, and therefore required cities and M
uohal lhhucnco; but these were but secondar
objocts-mercly means an ond Our temp,
raj influence was simply 10 bc kind OF i'm
wark within which our spiritual power shoul
DO developed. External surroundings. will
ont tho divine part Of our religion, for wbic
ihe whole was brought into existence, woul,
we undcrstood. be nothing but nookcry an
n sham. -"
In the providence of God. for n number
years We have been marching almost entirel
al tne direction of tompornlites, until the
IT, 'ne all-aosorbing theme IL Ia temporal
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