The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-02-05
Silver TO the JOsephites.
SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 4, 1880.

SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 4, 1880.
Editors Herald:
| Concerning the JOse9hie', in my
communication 10 you Uf the 23i nlt.,
| l would ike to have said more b.
way of advice to Elder Blair, presi-
dent of the mission. but feared to
extend thst communications, knowing
inst space IN daily paper oi the
| character oiiue HERALD e frequently
needed for more welghiy matter.
Perhaps, however, you will now per
NIT me to consider my thong Is, etc.
Now. as it is written, Christ came
not to call the righteous. but sinners,
to repentance, 1t Is presun4able that
His servants would do likewise. But
Elder Blair, wing been especially and
only sent to call Utah Mormon sim
ners 20 repentance, The whole ofthem
| having strayed, Ike lost sheep, from
the true" fold or embraced an
'apostste" faith, as per the JOsephite
theory, il woult not be mis- province
to IN any way warn outsiders OF the
i'm pending wrath to CONS upon them
unlees they repent and forsake their |
sins. There is, without doubt,
fine field here in Utah,
among us outsiders for Jo5eph
lite missionary " enterprises OF
this, however, l may possibly have
more to say hereafter.
notwithstanding the fact that
Brother Blair is especially on mis-
sion to the Mormons OF Utah, as he is
the representative of the man who is
to "put" the church IN order. |
think that he (Blairl would lave dis
played much mere wisdom bad he
fret, before commencing his giant
efforts to convert the Mormons. called
the very small hand OF Josephits con-
fusionists here together ard "put"
them in good shape (gOod order and,
at least, have made them, or endeav-
ored TO have done Sc, as liberal
minded one 10 another, aud to their
Mormon brethren and sisters, SIS he
processes to be himself. Ill-ieeling,
ill-liberalism and intolerance most
certainly have marked the career of
the Josephites here for some time
past, and | think they have not yet
become conValescent. | remember,
not long since, attending one of their
small meetings, which was held in
my own house. Eleventh Ward.
| remained quietly until opportunity
was given the people present to speak,
being one of the people, attempted
to speak, but the president Brother
babe me sit down, stating
that it was q religious meeting. Why,
sirs, | was teaching them good Ieli
gion; t. aching them 10 love-if it
we're possible-and do gCol TO their
enemies, and said, eli they would do
20 they would become better men snd
Womep." l happened, the other
lay, to be in a certain house; sister
Of the Josephite body was there. A
sister (Mormon) was dying. Our
Josephite sister was asked to 90 in to ,
help to soothe her in her last, dying !
mot l, indeed; let them ]
get one OF their own people," was
5he reply. How Samsritsnlike; aye
If some of the present members Of
he Josephite church, before becoming
such possessed bad spirit, they GER ,
.ainly posse ssed a much worse one
So much so was this the {
Ease, on one particular occasion, &C. !
curing about one week after baptism
and continuation OF the person re-
Ierred to, that as bad as L was, my
ieli, l was constrained TO rehuks the 9
very wicked spirit manifested. To
ne the manifestation of 80 bad ]
spirit ia no evidence OF divinity or !
over the spirit possessed by
heir Mormon brethren.
Now, if Brother Blair wishes, or !
las the slightest hope OF getting the
Mormons TO accept the idea that he
represents the "true" Latler-day !
Saint gospel he must seek to purge
he Reorganization" of every and all
spirits that SAVIOR of anti-Christ. And
"a there are two or three rather grave
charges preferred against Elder /
Charles Derry by some certain person,
OF which 1 will furnish
nim blair if be will kindly call upon
ne, and which, if found true, on IL
either wholly or in part
and Brother Charles has not repented !
If and made proper reparation and
Ices not manifest Willingness to do
10, be should be dropped OK disfellow-
ihiped. And the case of a woman, "a
of the Reorganization" !
Who, If the law has been interpreted
,right, has two living husbands, one.
md possibly beth of these husbands,
or want Of means not able to have
he thing righted by legal divorce,
hould be put in order by the
Tosephite Church, especially as that
church, through one or more of her
apostles, was partly instrumental in
bringing this about and that church
orofessedly opposed TO bigamy, polyg.
amy. etc. twill be readily perceived
1y the above that l am anxious 10
nave the true" Church of Latter
lay Saints purified and made fit for
good men and women. | should not
therefore be regarded By the Joseph
ties as their enemy but r-ther as their
rue friend. I nope then that Elder
Blair will accept the doctrine that the
wounds OF q friend are better than the
kisses of an enemy.
]. SILVER