, 1881-07-14
The Vie and Dangerous Doc
trincs Of Mormonism.
Apostle Cannon'a Defense Of Le.
gally Enforced Adultery.
Disloyalty Of the Mormon Church to
the National Government,
A Fiery Address 1T Tho salt- Lako Tab.
crnac1e.

varied elements required to nuke n great,
progressive. n!ld productive Slate; yet 0iu
will everywhere, snye per|lal,s nn,upg THO
tn0rc enlightened farmers, find evidences, II
not indeed OF decay, nj least Of I.cr being ut
comparative stuMstlll. Without prctu.
dice, believe, nnd with sincere desire to
deal fairly by all, have sought for The rea-
in Ut tts, atld cnll trace 1t to ITO other cause
than
T1iE IfE1olrr1S0 1SrLuESCE
Of the reign Ut the Church of I4atter-Day
Salnts. This peculiar and insanity organl-
zation rules IN NIL the affairs. spiritual and
temporal, Ut Its a'&hereNts, utterly and cII-
tfrcly. And when II Is remembered TINT It Is
tho policy of the Church to discourage the
immigration Of Gentlies, aud not unly to corr
tend its bltghtfng Influence over the adjacent
Territories md States, until It sllall possess n
strong voice II, tho affairs Of tile General
Government, believe 1t will be secM TINT to
tllls rule sl0l,ld beatrlbutett tic stage-cuaci,
appearance Of the Capital Of Utah.
! mn aware tflat. III allegtng that there does
exist tlMlon of Church aud State, 1 wilt be
met will, Il denial; but TINT the one Ia tntt-
niatcly blended with the other. and that tho
hidden artn OF the Church Is potent In ail ai-
fntrs of State,
- CANNOT III; arcCEssru1r.Y DENIED.
Apostle {Dclegatc) Cannon. In n "sertnon,'A
recently delivered at Tooeie on this subject,
aaya:
You feel as |, 10: that Il, 's necessary for our
n1 t9at ae 9n wh1 h1a
ordinances, iu Utder that we tnay derive tho full
beuetIta TINT t!uw frum thenl. If these men hRve
10 administering these ortlInances ut,t, u.s. con.
slMertnG TINT u they ndnlnletercd them th6y
T H 1on a a f n cavS a. and
tho res,trrcction,-lf thoss arp our feelings sta
20 say tha. this saano authority sanli nj :etats
isko ~ very 11assd for Us t.
oTs, IL ny 'anS, =: esSr e sose- o!.
Nuence, that wo must huld ouraelsss entirely
subject o to that onthority which, God haa PLACED
have taught Us this. .Wo have bcen led Xradunl-
IL hs Fu"acs Tsssss q & &c "y @ nd
from tho waters Of baptism to tho present tlinc
VI tho hc:s!ngs wo enjoy havc Come IT, ta
iud has lestuwcd upon Ills hi,tl,hIe servants;
thoru Is not blessing WITCH IL Of any value that
Thts being tho ease. il Is naturnl conscslneuca sequence
that TINT priesthood shult continue to exercise
power In uctatIug Ia us as to wt1nt wo shall do.
On the authority of bishop Cannon, then,
l ,nuy safcly bravo the tlenln1s OF tho faithful
that tie Church, in iact, claims 10, and does,
rulu 1T NIL the affairs OF its members. !
As tho years lave passed on NC ltayo now
and then found
| A WEAK s1or IN TIE CONSTITUTIONS;
nnd tlat The rulers ot the vast inlalld empire
Of Utah should not only lIcunse practices
| Which nge recognized MS crimes md ptil-
is1cd as such lit every civilized land save
tllis but sllo,llt be allowed openly from tho
| pulpit to ntlyocate them rs the will of Cod
and the only way to attain "celestial glory"
Is n sad commentary on TINT yonernblu tiocll.
1nent, md Il suggestion Of dangerous weak
| ness. We now and then sec 1t claimed by tho
Mormon press that polygan,y, ulias Church,
licensed adultery, ls not MI important Gle
lnent In their faltl.; but thIs II untrue. The
l,eutls OF tho Church cncourago this, not only
Dy preeept, hit also b. axnttlpie,-most Of
thcM having more thnM o1,o wlte: and thelr
tions OF their membership Into tt,ls crlMlnal
State BY threats Of their being barred fr0ll II
stntc ot "celestfal Kloryn In tho l.erenfter, Ii
they h9vo thu opportunity md d" nut take
moro than Ule wife. Apostle Cannon, In his
T00elu sermon, shys: . H.,
| When no talk about colcsttNt glory. no talk Of
tho condition Of endless increase. II we obtain
celosttaI glory IN tho fullest seaso Of the wnr!,
| th0n We have wives mud nl,lliren IN eternity;
| ns.-the power Of propaRauoa that. viii endure
| tutUuNM III EsGIHtttt ~ ouluN lhtnefs Auu
!notheIa ~ etGrhlty; lathors Of lathors nnd
fnotaefs O. motnors KinFs nnd Qtieens, priests
anu Pfipstesse6, and Hhn!! ! hay t'lorcs Yes all
esonnK , 9ods' for r.,t fhts J. tno pSwer or dya;
u fs the power p5 whiua tiod pfes!dos over tue
universe hno nus th1 NnlrGFso win ttowGr. and
Which We prHy unto Him TO bcatow UPON us.
| That Is, tho proprietor Of u llnrelu on
| Earth lnny :
| m.,,, ~, ,,,.,,,, ,,,,. ~, .,.,,,.
! TAKE IT WITH I'M TO HEAVEN.
and thus attntn Cannon's idea Ut celestial
| happiness. Mr.. CAlltlull putlt(N,Ictl:
Botno men think st,ny can ain nro,,nd-1 hnva
heard auch nien talk,-t tnl,k thoy isro xUit,x
to vt Into tho celestial kingdom Without oncy-
| iig tue law af oatostlni narrfaEc. 10 not have
nrfeSfiv satistie sbnrG nrc uo, @tiu WSn s s i,.a
countol worthy Of tint ylory ihat nsvor hai q
wife. The5o are nun prolnhly in thIs world
wi!9 Ut gu. or psobanly nat bot one, Hut
wma1 ~ Necessary Hnr saon oaso ~ innfi % 10
ss ~ IVY p Sow ~ III & "
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