The New York herald., 1870-02-09
M o R M 0 N S M /.
More About the Great Meeting of
the RefOrmers.
Mr. Harrison Explains the Constitution,
Which is Adopted Unanimously
Speeches by Godbe and Kelsey
Temporary Officers Chosen
Two Hundred Persons Join
the New Movement.


tain sections Of the constitution tue text OF which
has already been published IN the HERALD In
making tho division OF grand stakes, he said IA
division which had not hitherto been Incorporated
IN the Churchl they had prospectively In view the
time when other nations would have their perma.
nent stakes In Zion At present the highest divisio
OF the Mormon Church STAKE but In the future,
after other Territories States ana nations had come
ln another name would DO required, and thus was
provision made for grand stakes OF Zion. The ex-
tent of stakes and grand stakes would be settled by
the Church In council. Concerning the temporal
and spiritual department being quite distinct, h Q
said they all knew how hitherto In Ine
Church men had been so encumbered wit b
temporal matters that they had had no time to have
aspirltual thought In their MINDS; or The best
bishops had had their hands full OF tithing dis
fributng to the poor, or procuring candles for the
meeting house, that there was spiritual develop.
ment within them, and tney were unable to feed the
people with the bread OF life. The provisions touch
ing the trustees he said. left only one end OF the
purse open, ana that the ono that was turned
toward the people. Referring the ladies' aid CON-
mittees he said that no one could smooth the dying
pillow or minister TO the poor aud needy so well as
woman and II bishop should get cross or grumpy
aWoman might be able TO temper him down and so
cy mixing little OF bishop with good deal OF wo-
manthey could get q toerably moderated article.
Az to titnng, he said it was based somewhat on the
principle OF the United States internal revenue,
which allowed man 10 have certain SUI not SUBJ
Ject to assessment The object why the heavens
mad retained the special right to designate the first
presidency and the twelve apostles was he said,
because they were TO be inspiratlonal men. They
were called not so much to preside TO be oracles.
Administration would be left more directly to the
people Although II was provided that the people
would elect oncias still the .Dack do or would oe
pie were not willing 10 accept man whom the
heavens might appoint the heavens would lave 10
yield, and. 1t mad the for SIX Thousand
years. await the concurrence OF the people. The
auorums OF the Seventies would eventually De constr
Juteu colleges Tor the study or the high science
Ol the heavens and In future times they con.
sst OF the most learned Ia science and divinity.
ine cnlef quorum OF tue seventies would be the grand
teachers OF the priesthood aud TO II would up
eacn Of The Seventies IN all the world instructed
IN the truths tney would travel TO disseminate. And
the quOruns OF lne seventies would be ortianed with
reference To Localities. Hitherto the custom mad
Deen 10 graz men as soon as they arrived IN Utah
and stick them III Of the notwithstanding care
that there was an English president aud perhaps
ion Danish members-who. however were soon scat
Dlxle leaving only lew unfortunate strag-
Rlers about headquarters. AS To elections, ne
Said the people would probably grow beyond
the necessity for voting by ballot That
was another place where they left the back door
Open." When humanity should get Iied with the
spirit OF Jesus there would be no fear OF men, and
many other provisions incorporated now would be
unnecessary then. A similar provision to their
clause on ONCE seeking would some day. he said,
have TO be incorporated INTO the constitution or
Untea States because az present there was so much
squabbhng aud grabbing once that the best
blood oil the country never mingled Ill elections; tue
most mpudent and noisy men pushed themselves
before Tie people, whlle he quiet, unostenlatious,
but true sons ol America remained IN the back
ground, UNDECIDED or unknown.
THE CONSTITUTION ADoPfED-KEISEY ON THE
BALLOT.
Having concluded reading the constitution and
making his running comments, Mr.. Harrison moved
that the constitution be adopted ana tue Church or
Zion oe organized Upon II. Tue suggestion was
adopted UtDa u0ce, one member only, who made
objection TO the majority required 10 amend The
Btitutlon, ralsiug his voice against IT, Mr.. Kelsey
then Observed that one great underlying principle
TINS new System was tnat the people shouu vote
by ballot Tie masses oil the MornOn5. he SAID, dld
not know the great frauds tnat mad been imposed
upon tnem in their Territorial elections. The present
system not, as IT claimed To be- voting by ballot
AT elections IN the great American fepaD ic no man
could know how another voted unless he voluntarily
revealed it, but Ill Utah. when a man went
10 cast his vote he found hts name down opposite
serial number The same nunper was placed upon
his ticket 50 that the Church authorities could
how he had voted; and II the way in which he had
voted did not please them tie mandate was spot
niinu put his name down for miSsion.u The
new movement would set the people Tree, SO that
they could vote just they pleased, without being
In danger OF being 'spottedo or sent OF on a mis-
son" The basis OF this principle was recognition OF
divinity N tne people ,om Pop oo1 Ds was the
liberties OF lie Church oi Zion. Having freed my
sell from one despotlsn," concluded Kelsey, las
God lives, and as my soul lives, VIII never JON
another"
oopBE ON THE GLoRIEs THE SYSTEM.
tences, when he sd that lie lelt himself utterly
unable even II he had any disposition to attempt
It, which lie had not to do tninR like justice
the august occasion on Which they were assembled.
NO one present could fully grasp It's magnll ude.
The saying concerning the giories OF the life To come
tnat hath not seen nor ear heard nor the heart
OF man conceived the things that God had prepared
for Ills children III that better land, could be very
appropriately applied to thelr present efforts to
organize the new Church or Zion. 1hey could not
comprehend Its magnitude nor grasp one the OF us
results 1t was enough for tnem now TO know that
the lew feeble men WAC were now advocating
Its principles. but the work Of heavenly
beings, in whose immortal minds was gar
nered the accumulated wisdom OF unnulnbercd ages,
influenced by Almighty God himself Ine time nad
come for the PRONUNCIATION oi The principles OF
heavenly Zion on the earth. That was the 0Dect for
wlcn he and his associates were now laO0ing and
struggling and ralsng their leeble voices to their
brethren III TINS valley OF salt Lake. There would
ultimately be established on LDe earth church
Winch WOuid De reflection OF that pure, perfect sys
TEN that prevails in the CELESTIAL Kingdom. This
wouid be accomplished just in proportion as our
souls enlarged and our capacities Increased to COM
prenend the truth and devotion 10 tnat truth
became 30 stroug lis TO reduce our comprehension OF
t 10 practcai application. Purity, humility and
seli-abnegatlon Constituted the true spit of the
heavenly Llon and these sentiments those
that must be cultivated, and the fruits
OF which must abound before that heavenly
Zion could be established among men: out every.
thing had TO have beginning, ana this evenings
organization was their beginning. The progress OF
the work was In one sense imllaterial lie ana his
associates hau commenced " teacn the principles
announced because those principles were divine.
That sufficient for tAem. in tnat sense lt
was immaterlal whether the work progressed
rapidly or slowly whether there We're tonight nIty
500 or 5000 members present, though he knew
that thus lar their efforts liad been attended with
immense success. anu evidence hau been conmuni-
cateG TO them thar the minds or the people were
belus opened by dreams ana visions well by the
intellectual power OF the people to appreciate the
truths that were presented 10 them. And he knew
that the work rolling on as last as he for his
part an individual had tue capacity to advance II.
'Wherein," intellectual men % lnlgnt asx nun, do
you base your sublime faith IN the inevitable pro-
Gress OF this WORK 2n '.ln the certainty ne an
swered. "that the time Will como when Ison snail
become the nursing mother OF millions, instead Of,
as she s to-day, the controller OF a iew IL Is based
upon the natuIalness simplicity ana suDilmlty OF
tile truths contained IN the draft OF the constitution
that has been presented here tonight IL should
select single word from CUR wnole vocabulary Dy
winch TO most fifty epltonize those truths IL " oud
be that word natural. they are auapted To tne
necessities OF the soul Just as compeeiy as the pure
water from the mountain stream, the pure wheat
wnen made into bread Is adapted to the body. And