Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-04-19
The Mormon Catechism.

hook on the Mormon questiongwhich
has vet been given to the public,
Mrs Stcnhouse's "Tell 1t ALL" there
is the following passage: ltHu (
"Then missionaries were sent out
all over the, Territory armed with
full authority of the priesthood and
also Il catechism, which, on account
of its obscene character, has since
been bought up so successfully by
Brigham that it is doubtful if there
is a copy in existence"
The catechism is silly enough, but
can hardly be called obscene. Very
likely Mrs. Stenhouse never saw Il
copy. The following is a correct
transcript made by one Of their own
number: 8 ~.
1. Have you committed murder by
shedding innocent blood, or by CON
sentiDg theretoi
2. Have you betrayed your breth-
ren or sisters in anything!
3. Have you committed adultery
by having connection with woman
that was not your wife. or u man
that was not your husbandl
4. Have you taken and made use
of property not your own without
the owners consent or knowledge? I
5, Have You cut hay that you had
no right 70, or turned your animals
into another PERSONS grain or field
without the knowledge or consent Of
tine owneri
6. Have you lied about or mali
ciously misrepresehted any person or
thing
7. Have you borrowed anything
that you haze not returned or paid
forf
s. Have you borne false witness
against your neighborI
.. Have you taken the name OF the
Deity in vains
10. Have you coveted anything
not your own!
II. Have YOU been intoxicated
with strong drink
II. Have you found lost property
and not returned il to tile owner, or
used all diligence to do do sot .
10. Have you branded any animal
as your own that you did not know
to ,e your ownt TrsU IL -
IA. Have you taken water to irri-
gate with when it'belonged to anoth-
er person at the time yoG used itf .
IS. Have you fulfilled your prom
ises in paying your debts, or run in
debt without prospect of paying9 .
1G. Do you pay your tithing
promptlyt
II. Do you teach yoar family the
Gospelof Salvationt
IS. Do you speak against your
brethren, OF against any principle
taught in the Bible, Book Of Nor
mon, Doctrine and Covenants, and
Revelations given through Joseph
Smith, or president of the Church as
now organizedl
10. Do you pray night and morn
ing in your family, and attend to Sc
crct prayer!
20. Do you wash your body and
have your family do as often as
health and circumstances will per-
nit.
2t. Do you labor six days and rest
or go to the House OF God on the
SEVENTH
22. Do you and your family attend
ward meetings regularly! ..ya
23. Do you preside over your house
hold as servant of God, and is your
family subject to youf ....f
"a. Have you labored diligently
and earned faithfully the wages paid
by your employers3
95. Do you Cypress the hireEng in
his wages2 5'.t+".
2G. Have you taken up and con-
Yeiaed to your own use any stray ami
mails, or appropriated them to your
own benefit without acqaain.ing the
proper authoritiesl
In answering the above questions,
let all men and women confess to the
persons they have injured, and make
restitution or satisfaction. And when
-catechising the people, the bishop,
teachers, missionaries or other officers
In the church (who may be appointed
10 catechize) are not at liberty to pry
INTO SINS that are between the person
ana his or her God, but let such per-
sons confess to the proper authorities
mat The adversary" may not have
power to take advantage Of human
weakness and thereby destroy souls.
81 John Xxx, 90; Mat. xvi, 49, III Z /
TAKE your choice, Plato said:
All men are by nature equal, made
all OF the same earth by the same
workman; and, however we deceive
ourselves, as dear unto God is the
poor peasant rs the mighty Prince. "
Dr. johnson said: 80 far is it
from being true that men are natu-
rally equal, that no two people can
iDe half an honr together but one
Shall acquire an evident superiority
over the other" 'l J