The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-05-08
Silver and the JOsephites.

SALT LAKE CRY, May 8, 1880.
Editors Herald:
I am very cory to be obliged 10
have to inform you that the preachers
Of young Joseph and Josephitism
have decided not to condesceud Eyes
that's the Word) to notice anything 1
have ssid Of them or their principles.
1 would that It were otherwise.
Doubtless they have a very good rea-
son for not doing so, and that reason
perhaps is this: that they cannot sue
cessiully controYeTt or overthrow any
statement I have made or views l
have taken. 1 imagine could they
do go they would only be too ready
and willing to have it known that
such an exploit had by them been
accomplished. Since, however, their
minds are quite made up In the
matter it; would be iooliah on our
part to aid anything more on this
particular item. cit is not by might
nor by pow Ter bus 10y my spirit, saith
the L0rd.'f I give this quotation IS
applicable 10 what | here wish 20 say.
To my mfnd it has been, and is very
evident, and must be to all observing
minds that young joseph smith, the
nov prophet III of the rsorgaDizsd
church, in sending the late missionaries
JoUiah, took advantage OF the agitation
then going on IN Washington about
Utah, Mormons, polygamy, etc. In.
stead of trusting to tbs spirit of God,
which his true ministers would have
done, both Joseph and his ministers
trusted to the might and power"
of the government Of the United |
States. L would not, without reason |
for 60 doing, Rccuse the Josephite |
prophet of being cEusty, but if | am
3 reader Of character, l zee In this
particular instance a little OF that |
exhibited. But has this
artifice on the part of the young
prophst helped his cause any here in
Utah? It certainly does not 30 sp-
pear. Edward the baptist, the fore
runner, came and predicted the great
things the mighty work that was
shortly to be accomplished, but
neither the forerunner nor his then
brethren and fellow priests brought
with them the "sword Of the spirlt'
and the government Of the United
States Of America failing them
that mighty work Jailed OF its &C
Well ! I 90 not ike
to say that It served Joseph right, but
will say that be ought to have known
better than to have placed so much
IN the United States
government TO bring about what be
.nd his deputed elders fondly hoped
would have followed their missionary
operations. All had they but
called the TACT that that govern
nent, while at least seeming to be-
ieve that the Mormons were muddy,
hey rather thought themselves to be
omeWhst miTy, so that living IN
lass houses they could not with cor
istency throw stones. But hold: it
8 possible that am too premature.
Our good brethren in Washington
ave been and are yet too busy to
ttend to the wants of either GentIles
T M0rmons away out in this far
7eatern country, possibly SO. Besides
be best and purest men Of our
may wish, first, TO purify
nat government generally By inlu \
uoiDg her officers to cease to live in/
ouses OF glass and TO henceforth live
i houses impregpabl5 TO sin aud all
ncleanness. When the time arrives
'e may look for the second advent of
.hrist, and the wrongs of Mormons,
and other ties with the ,
eWs aud Gentiles, bond and free.
nade square, etc. In the mean
inc we must put up with the i'm
DIRECTIONS of each other and content J
uTselges. though Wronged by govern
nent and goSernment officials and ;
theirs, 20 bear il as best we can.
In my next communication to you,
hould | obtain the information that
am seeking for, I shall probably
ave something to say relative to
ONE of the acts Of some of the latter
famed gentlemen, and, should such
cts appear to the people to be Just
nd true they need not fear to have
hem made known. So, for the pre-
emf, sdieu. j, SILVER.