The New York herald., 1870-01-15
The New System Of Religious
Belief.
TESTIMONY IN FAVOR or IT'S DIVINITY.
The Revelations Given by Joseph Smith, the
Apostle james and Jesus Christ.
A Mormon Revival Meeting -Testi-
mony Of Converts to the
New Faith.
sALr LAKE ClTY, u. T.. Dec. 40. tsea,

There was good deal or excitement among rne
SAINTS IN this New Jerusalem last night. saints and
sinners, Jews and "Gentilesn (here Jews are also
"Gentes9, "chosen ones Of Israelr and apostles
from the order OF the Kingdom" all went to hear
Harrison and Godbe read some or the revelations
that had been communicated to them by the spirit
voices which Bishop Wooley and orson Pratt
denounce as delusons or the devil through ventrlo-
quism, but which Godbe and Harrison reierate
were the real melody Of angels The hall was filed
TO overnowing. Some 700 people squeezed them
selves within the walls, and many more were COM
PEELED TO go away alter unavalng efforts to obtain
admlttance. 1t was "testim0ny" meeting After
the usual opening exercises MIR. HARRISON bore wit
ness as he had done before, to the that angels
aud the Son OF God himself had spoken to him. tnas
precious heavenly influence was working in his
heart and in the hearts OF hundreds OF people, ana
that God had commenced to usher IN new, grand
and glorious era. They had enough he said of hard
rough devotion to the truth, but now they needed
and were about to have more love for humanity,
gentIeness intelligence refinement and more oil the
graces OF the Spirit. Men were needed now who
would stand before the world as the embodiment OF
the principles OF Jesus AS such persons would go
forth to advocate this movement they would have
the positive assurance IN their hearts tiat He
was working with them and was the author or 1t.
They would repudate the horrible idea that God
instead would demonstrate the charity and sweet
ness OF the Gospel and the genteness Jesus They
would not pe called upon IN their higher apprecia.
ton or mankind, TO hug sin to their hearts; but
Christ mingled with publicans and sinners they
would mingle with men and throw the mantle OF
charity over human folnes. There was no need for
coliuson with SIN, but there need for consdera-
ton for Its Victims. Such was his testimony. Mr..
Godbe corroborated Harrison and said it would be
trifiing with sacred things If he should say less
than that they knew by the most direct divine
revelation ever voucbsaied to man that they had
been commissioned to announce that God had no
favortes but that all men were HIS children and He
had decreed that all should see salvation. They had
not been commissioned to say that such and such
things may transplrc but that they will transplre.
Men who now stood as barriers in the pathway OF
human progress must be removed out OF the way;
not that tney would be injured, but the time had
come when all despotic sway wor'd have an end.
He ana HARRISON he said, were d tet med to carry
on the work. IN order that their Ielow beings might
be blessed as they had been themselves. Mr.. Kelsey
bore testimony to the fact that he had received the
most positive assurance in his own heart not only
that the mission Of Joseph Smith divine but that
both Godbe ana Harrison were inspired. For us
faith he had already staked all that dear to him
earth. As OF the objects OF this mission was
higher appreciation or woman than they (tne Nor
mons) have now, Mr.. Kelsey went to show by the
evidence OF ancient history mostly q rambling
reference to Moses) andsby tho law or maternal
transmission, that no race OF people could be elc-
vated where the position Of woman was degraded.
Woman was lnsplratlona, aud was superior IN her
sphere to man in his. Zion could never rise in glory
ana put on her beautiful garments SO long woman
was held simply as convenience. We must, he
said. cultivate proper feelings in our own hearts and
luar, trnn aiy tn nn mo iir nf Tho
live and let live" but up to that higher morality
proclaimed by Joseph Smith, ito live aud help lve.,
Joseph Silver, a man who, Twas told IN the early
days OF Norman immigration, started with his family
from Fort Laramie without any escort and hauled
his hand cart to salt Lake CITY, then rose and gave
his testimony, which was quite characteristic and
sententious .'Some people may call me an apos-
tate,n nc sad "but 1t makes difference to Joseph
Silver tonight; for have realized Tor weeks past
that God IS working Dy brothers Harrison and
Godbe. l know IT,, noe because | have had any
vision or dream, but because the principles or
divine truth as presented to me by Them
have been forcibIy recommended to my own
soul that / have been almost necessitated TO
believe and realize that Goa Almighty mas oeen and
is still backing up these bretnrcn" Jonn CnIsletG
VINO came mere thirteen years ago, had meanwhile
been for several years Mormon missionary IN Eng
land, France, switzerland ana itaiy, anu VINO, twas
SAID, had been emnently Instrumental IN securing
converts testdcd TO the declining spirituality OF the
present priesthood, anG said tnat Tor holding such
opinions nc mad been 'cut uii Irom the Cnurcn some
seven yeas ago" Since then he mad taken 10 active
part i'll any meetings, but mad quietly Attended To
his business, hoping that some time the day star
would arise, FOR ne nad never doubted that Goa mad
an object in leading the Mormons TO THESE noun
talns much as In guiding the Pilgrim Fathers In
the May1ower TO Massachusetts,. Tne reision5 OF
the past he said were suited to those ages ana 10
monarchlcai governments, but IN Tree country ana
an enlightened age we needed system suited TO
liberal Institutions ana the adyancement OF tue
times. lie considered That ten years had
been lost by the materiallstc tendencies
OF the Church. lie heartily endorsed TINS
az
peaed to his senses as being good ana trde
and just, consistent with the Scriptures and
sense and because he could SEQ In lt something
that would break the iron ruIe Of the present PRIEST
hood and set the people free. The desDotic SWAY Of
the "rullng priesthood" is subject tGat easily
awakens what mignt be called Mr. Harrlson's indg-
nant INSPIRATION lie immediately arose, aud, COM
plmenDg Mr. Cnlsiett as faithful former mission
ary ana one oI those VINO had been 'squeezed'' out
oil Mormonlsm, ne SAID, WITH emphasis that the ten
years had moi been was.ed tor, during That time,
the people had fet 50 heavily the iron heel OF the
PRIESTHOOD their Souls had suffered so mucn under
IL until now they wore determined "tifat the ac-
cursed thing shall never rise again.
Tnis indignant eDullltion crcated some sensation
ana called iorth ses from soae people IN tile audi
cnce. Az stated IN he '.manliesso,o ne SAID, taey
we're resolved tnat control OF the Church would
never again bs placed In the hands or men. Past
experience had been sucn That after the Churcn
saouIu nave arisen out OF It's degradation
tns ...ae the iesson which would 60 down
to the ages -..ud be-neyer, never to trust men.
But however paiG.ai the experience had been
we could say, 'uo1 has don. AL thlngs wellO HIS
alusion to the priesthood, no said r-l no5 TO the
".
the human soul in chains, makes look for s2ld
alice not TO God ous 10 fellow men; this
he had called an .'accursed thIng,p and any Ian
guage IN winch he could denouncc 1t would not oe
TOO strong. Brigham Young had taught the doctfiiie
that II any man ever received revelation tiat any
oil hls (fIgnam'sl measures were wrong, that man
oblalned from the devil Hence hitherto 6ud nad
able TO rcgea any thing to thIa people be-
cause had lie told tnem taat any t0ing the President
did was wrong the doctrine OF tue church pro-
nounced it ey revelation. But !la had given Godbc
aud himself nc liant ana strength 20 introduce TINS
correcting innovation. Hence tue cry was raised OF
'sapostalcsn and 1.-The deyil.n II they presented
PRINCIPLES for the elevation OF woman and the re-
demptlon of humanity, what would tue world care
ii an "apostats" preached them2 Il VIII wear an
apo5ate's brandt he saId and rejoice IN IT, II az
the time You viii give me the love or GOD, tne
blessings OF angels, and the thanks oil humanity
dscntnraedn WITH reference 10 IN; revelations lhas
would DC read Mr. Harrison explained tnat theJ
we're only short addresses explaining the author.y
OF the MISSION and the truthtuness OF what they
mad been Told during great many CONVERSATIONS
with angelic beings. These revelations did not pro-
fess contain any digest or doctrine The Whole pat
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