Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-04-18
MORMON MARRIAGE.
The Doctrine of Their Bible Reviewed by a
Gentle,
From the Salt Lake Tribune.

cy were allowed to rob justice, and to
pardon sinner without repentance, God
would cease to be God" This doctrine
is plainly stated in the Book of Mormon,
page 522.
'According to justice, the plan of re-
demption could not be brought about,
only on condition of repentance of men
in this probationary state, yea, this pre-
paratory state; for except it were for
these conditions, mercy could not take
effect except it should destroy the work
OF justice. Now the work of justice could
not be destroyed; if so God would cease
to be Ged."
We are further taught In the Revela-
ton on Celestial Marriage:
verify, verify, say unto you, if a
man marry wife according to my word,
and they are sealed by the Holy Spirit of
promise, according to mine appointment,
and he or she shall counsel any sin or
transgression of the new and everlasting
covenant whatever, and all manner OF
blasphemies, and if they commit no MUIR
der, wherein they shed innocent blood,
yet they shall come forth in the first re-
surrect1on, and enter into their exaltatlon;
but they shall be destroyed in the flesh,
and shall be delivered unto the buffet
ings of Satan unto the day of redemption,
saith the Lord God"
In the book of Mormon, page III, we
read:
'But behold, and fear and tremble be-
fore God; for We ought to tremble; for
the Lord redeemeth none such that re-
bel against him, and die in their sins :;
these are they that have no part in the
first resurrection. Therefore had ye not
ought to tremble! For salvation cometh
to none such; yea, neither can the Lord
redeem such; for he cannot deny himself;
for he cannot deny justice when it has
It's claim"
In the revelation on Celestial Marriage,
we find this further doctrine:
"It man marry wife by my word,
which is my law, and by the new and ev-
erlasting covenant, and it is sealed I'M
to them by the Holy Spirit of promise,
by him who is anointed, unto whom I
have appointed this power and the keys
of this priesthood
If ye abide in my covenant and COM
mt no murder, whereby to shed inno-
cent blood they shall pass by the
angels, and the Gods which are set there,
to their exaltation and glory in all things,
as hath been sealed upon their heads,
which glory shall be fullness and con-
tinuatlon of the seeds for ever and ever.
Then shall they be Gods, because they
have no end, therefore they shall be
from everlasting to everlasting, because
they continue; then shall they be Gods,
because they have all power and the an
gels are subject unto them. Verify, YER
lily, say unto you, except ye abide my
law, We cannot attain to this glory. This
is eternal lives, to know the only wise
and true God, and Jesus Christ, whom
He hath sent. I am he. Receive ye
therefore my law
The old serpent shows his brazen crest
in that word "wise.'' Jesus taught US,
''TAis is life eternal, that they might
know thee, the only true God, and Jesus
Christ whom thou hast SEEM But &C
cordlng to this Latter-day dispensation,
eternal lives" is endless propagation.
Without ever having repented of their
sins, then, "1f a man marries a wife &C
cording to my word, and they are sealed
by the holy Spirit of promise" if they
commit any sin whatever-murder ex-
cepted, whereby they shed innocent
d'-thev may come first in the resur-
rection and enter into their exaltation.
With their SINS unrem1tted they can en-
ter into thei1 exaltation according to the
teaching of the so-called revelation on
celestial marriage) if they have only been
'sealed up to this glory by him who IS
Amounted, unto whom l have appointed
this power and the keys of this priest
hood"
II Mormonism should ever decide to
abondon the practice of pluralizing it
would still hold, in the sealing prerOga-
tive of its priesthood, more than Roman
Catholic claim and power of exclusive
It's devotees. This is shown in some ut
terances of Joseph Smith in March, 1884,
and printed in Descret Neoos, June 1917,
1857, as follows:
II will make every doctrin plain that
present and it shall stand upon a firm
basis, and l am at the defiance of the
world, for I will take shelter under the
broad cover of the wings Of the work in
which 1 am engaged. 1t matters not to
me If all hell boils over; I regard it only
as I would the cracking of thorns under
a pot. What you seal on earth by the
KEYS Of Elijah is sealed in heaven, and
this IS the power Of Elijah.
The spirit, power and calling of
Elijah IS, that ye have power to hold
the key of the revelations, ord1nan-
ces, oracles, powers and endowments of
the fullness of the Melchisedek priest
hood, and of the kingdom of God on the
earth, and TO receive, obtain and perform
all the ordinances belonging to the king
dom OF God. Again, the doctrine or
sealing power of Elijah is as follows: If
you have power to seal on earth and in
heaven, then we should be crafty: the
first thing you do, go and seal on earth
your sons and daughters to yourself; and
Yourself unto your fathers in eternal glo-
~, and go ahead and not go back, but use
little craftiness and seal all you caH;
and when you get to heaven, tell your
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