The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-04-30
Silver and the JOsepbites.

Editors Herala:
l. it not passing strange that the
very few OF our very good and ex-
tremely pious men and women of the
Josephite faction here should at dif-
ferent times and in divers ways
exhibit go much uneasipess at any
thing that | or some one else have or
might have TO sag not exactly favor.
able to their cause? Il would almost
appear that they, ike many others,
cannot Withstand the truth. II this
De so they had better, and at once,
give up their pretenuons to divine
assistance, and superiority over other
factions OF religiorists and unite |
Themselves with their Methodist !
friends or some ike sect whose pre-
tentions 10 superiority aud divinity |
are not quite go much marked. Il
hope that | shall not be considered |
egOtlstlcal II l remind them that their |
tavorite Apostle Paul on a certain
occasion being of opinion that his
brother Peter on subject of some
Importance, viz: circumcision, was
altogether wrong said, in addressing
the saints OF Gslatia, ~ hen Peter
was come to Antioch, | Withsto0d him
to the face" 1t happened the other
day a gentlemen, a Mormon, called
In to see ome; in course OF converse
ton, tae subject of discussion which
had just before taken place ct Sandy
between R. Brown of the Utah
church and Joseph Laf of the re-
church came up. Being
some what curious TO know which OF !
the two gen lemen got worsted 10 the !
debate l enquired of my friend if he {
knew. When he informed me that {
&. Brown took the natives" by sur !
prise; that is he BROWN displayed so I
much knowledge and good sound
sense that he met Brother Luff, his
at every point and came r
If victorious, as per the opinion of
many present, and whose judgment Z
vas considered unbiased. 1t seems
hat Luff's constant repetition on that a
occasion was not relishsd very well
y the thinking minds. And this is O
what comes OF combining ones SELF 10
looks, books. Now it came to pass g
hat reheaTsed the above to some of
ny friends which got to the ears of
ONE OF the Josephites, why they
aid OF me, che knows every thing"
hereby Indirectly admitting the fact [
+ Brother Browns victory ever Bro
her Luh But, Sirs, it does not, by
ny manner of means, follow On the
say SO" Of one or more of the
osephites that I DO know every b
hing. very willingly confess how b.
yer that it is just possible tina: !
now a little too much for them. u
Vow in order to pies So their vanity l l.
vii say. not being present at the p
boVe mentioned discussion I do not +"
now positively which of the gentle "
len, Brother Luf or Brother Brown, Is
btained the laurel. There cannot q
owever be any harm in TIE seeking 81
T obtaining and imparting informa- q
on and certainly IN doing so | q
lOuld not sbe accounted crazy" by o.
ny one. There are a great many II.
lings l do not know. Among others a
cannot say that I know the joseph pl
e Church to be the true Church OF 81 =,
esus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 70
All! ah!!" say they 1.-THE Josephite le
Instics) neither can you unless you ~
hey our gospel, which is the gospel u u
Christ" But I must inform them :"
lat many have done this and
,1nd to the contrary, viz bogus.
could here give number of names
ho we're once very earnest and
.ithful members Of the aforesaid -
nuFch who IN course OF time discoY- "
red that they we're IN the wrong pew, o.
Ime OF whom have returned to .he ~
ID "ohip'' or church rom which ="
icy had wandered IN the vain search ~
Ending greener pasture. etc with "
le Josepbites. Just here / will cite o.
le case in particular that occurred II Vi
lis city Of gentleman pretty we'll ed
Gated, who had Travelled and preached
for many years in vari
as parts Of Europe; he sought q Il
lsnge, became q member OF the u
05ephite body and soon rose to be IN
residing elder here, and fox time d"
IS very Jealous II the reorganiZed
nuTch. On one occasion he came
, me, stated that he had been dream r
lg of me, aud Eel. sure be would
ave to bapliza me. He soon after
ards Tenounced J0gephitism as fare, tn
al. Just one moro case and l have
one. During the late conference an :.
derby gentleman informed me that >
l th9 eastern ststea he united him &c
III with the JoseDhites and remained TO
ith them for three y ars, came out We
, Utah to find that he bad been de- tie
siyed. renounced Josephitism and lie
lined the Mornons here He eE. IN
r ssed himself in this wise: "The III
1spel IS Ike q net cast into tins sea, Ie
gathers O; all kinds" And here, "
i'd he, az found the saying of Jesus OF
srifed." J. SILVER &C