New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-21

priesthood in Utah, printed by authority of the
Mormon Church. that the world may see, as THE
TRIBUNE pointcdly said. what kind Of man was
he whom the Democrats were willing to retain
among them'" I take the following from dis
course of Brigham Young. delivered in the Mormon
Tabernacle, and published in the Journal of Dis
courses vol l., D. go. which book is in the Public
Library at the Capitol:
Now you Sladdenits, keep your tongues still. lest
sudden destruction come upon you. l say rather
than that the apostates should flourish here, Will
unsheath my bowie knife and conquer or de- NOW,
laid to tEe ne and rghteousnoSs to the plnmmet
If you say il is all right, raise your hands aI hands
upl. Let us call upon the Lord to assist us III this
and every other good work.
And this. from discourse Of Brigham Young
delivered in tho Tabernacle, February 8, 1857,
published in the Journal of Discourses" Vol w.,
PIP. 219, 900:
When will we love our neighbors rs ourselves
In the first place Jesus said that man nateth his
own flesh, IL is admitted by all that every person
loves himself. Now, if we do nightly love our
selves we want to be saved and continue to exist,
we want to 20 into the kingdom where we can
enjoy eternity and see no more sorrow nor ueabn.
This is the desire of every person who oeneVes IA
God; Now take person IN TINS CONGREGATION Wh ho
kingdom of our God and Father, and Deing OK
allied, one who knows and understands the prlnci-
plea of eternal ife and sees the beauty and excel
lency of tho eternitles before him compared with
the vain and foolish things Of the world and sup
pose that no is oyertaken In gross fault that. ne
has committed, O sin that no knows Will deprive
him of that exaltation which no DESIRES and that he
cannot attain TO 1t without the shedding OF DIS
blood, and also knows that by bis blood shed ne
will atone for that sin and be saved and exalted
with the gods is there man or woman IN TINS
house but would say " Shed my blood, that
might DO saved aud exalted with the gods ~
Al mankind love themselves; and let thoso pTlh-
ciples be known by an individual, and he would DO
glad to have his blood shed. Thus would be loving
ourselves even unto an eternal e1altatlon. y III
you love your brothers aud sisters like"lSe WneII
they have a sin that cannot be atoned tor
without the shedding OF theu blood! VII VII
you love that man or woman wen vel. ehI a,l
Christ meant. He never told man or woman 70
love their enemies in their wlckedness. Never ne
never meant any such thing. Ills iahguago ~ TtV
cover between truth and error 1t was so lett IOt
those who can discern the things OF God. Jesus
Christ never meant that we should love Wlcbed
man in his wicBedness
could refer you 10 plenty of instances where men
have been rghteously slain i'll order TO atone Tor
their sins i have seen scores and hundreds OF peo-
pie for whom there would nave been chance Vi
the last resurrection there Will be- II their lives haC
been taken, and their blood spilled on the ground
as a smoking incense TO the Almighty, but VINO are
now angels 10 the devil, until our elder Drother;
Jesus Christ, raises them up, conquers oeaIh iieli
and the grave. -, re.
/ have known q great many men who have loft
this Church. for whom there is no chance what
ever for exaltation but If their blood mad Deen
smiled il would have been better Tor Them
The yickedness and the Ignorance OF the nations
forbid tins principle being IN full force, but the
time will when the law OF Goa Will % IN Itli
force This is lo.ing our neighDor AS ourselves
III he needs help, help him; IL ne wants saINatiOn,
and il Is necessary spill his blood oil the earth IN
order that he may be saved, spill IL; ., II
Any of you who understand the principles on
eternity ii YOU have slnned "a SIN requiring inc
shedding of blood except the sin unto deaLn snouu
not be satisfied rest until your blood should DC
spilled, that You might gain that salvation you de-
That is the way to love mankind. Light and
darkness cannot dwell together; and 80 IL Is WIN
the Kingdom of God. =, -. -
religion How many hundreds OF tunes have
asked that question: viii the Latter-Day SAINTS
live their religion
GOSPEL OF MURDER.
This is from discourse OF Jedediah NJ Grant a
counsellor of Brigham Young, delivered N the Tab
ernacle. on March II, 1854, and published in the
Journal of Disccurses':
Then what ought this meek people who keep the
commandments of God do unto them " WHY ~,
saws one " they ought to pray to the LORD 70 XII
them p wans to know If you would wish r the
Lord to come down and do all your dirty work
Many of the Latter-Day Saints will pray and peh,
tion and supplicate the Lord to DO thousand
things they themselves would be ashamed to do,
When man prays for a thing. no ought to be
willing to perform 1t himself. But II the Latter
Day Saints should put to death the coyenant-break
ers il would try the faith of the very meek Just and
pious ones among them, and Ii would cause grea'
deal Of whining III Israel. ~,
Then there Is another odd commandment. The
Lord God commanded them not TO pity the person
whom they killed. but to execute the law OF 100
upon persons worthy OF death rms snouin u. d
done by. The entire congregation, showing no PITY
have Nudght there would have to be quite rev9'
luton among the Mormons before such command,
ment could be obeyed completely by ther3; LIE
Wormons have a great deal Of sympathy, For In,
stance; Ii they can get man before the trlDuna
administering the law of the land, and succeed IL
getting a rope around his neck and having MN
hung np like dead dog, 1t ls all right bus II tht
Church and Kingdom of God should step forth and
| execute the law OF God, OH what burst OF MOT
mon sympathy it would arouse wis sa We %efe
Unsuitable before God, without any COMMUNICATING
influence of Gentle amalgamaton, laws ana tradl'
tions that tho people OF God might lay the axe u
the root of the tree and every tree that prDlgetl
not forth good fruit might be heWn down. .
What Do you believe that people would &c
right and keep the law Of God by actually puttne
| 70 death the transgTessor Putting 70 death th'
tronsgressors would exhibit the law OF Gou, no mat
ter by WHOM it was done. That is my opinion
And the following is from the discourse delivered
| by Brigham Young in the Tabernacle, September
| 81 1856. and published in the " Journals OF Dis
| courses"
There are sins which men commit for which they
cannot receive forgiveness Iii this world OF In ina
which is to come and II they naG Spe erfe op
willing to have their blood split upon the grouhu
that the smoke thereof might ascend 70 heaven al
an offering for their sins, and the smoking lncens'
would atone for their sins whereas, II sucn is no
| the case, they will stick to them and remain upor
| them IN the spirit Worlu 1.L 4u;,
| / know when you hear my brethren taking
ohort cnttinU peope of from the earth, that 1t Il
strong doctrine but it is to save them; not to dc
stroy them. ,., Ca g God ,voo ohsi
| IL is true the blood Of the Son OF GOD was shes
| for sins through tho fall and those committed oJ
| men. yet men commit sins when IL eau neVe
remit. As it was in ancient days, so Il is IN 1u
Ia fron this stand still the people do not under
stand them; yet the law is precisely the same
There are sins that can be atoned for e{ an onernI
ut the blood of lamb of calf of turtle doves
cannot remit but they must be atoned for by thu
blood of the That is the reason h why r mel
| stand The doctrine and then throw out few word
snnnt r. Ynr have been TAUGHT that doctrine, bu