Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1884-11-27
BLOOD AT0NEMENT.
Lotest Discussions In the CITY Of the MOrmons
The Ayenging Angels The Doctrines
Prrnchnl by Rrlrhnm Nnnnr.

nOIu ntS put tneln ON tne defensive us
to many of the tenets of their faith,
writes a correspondent of The NcW
York Sm from Salt Lake. The doc
trine of blood atoncment, which used
to be openly advocated and secretly
practiccd, has been 81 furiously at
tackled that the church has put forth
some of its ablcst speakers and writer's
to prove that the allegations are false.
One of these, speaking in this city n few
evenings ago, admitted that the doc.
trine had been taught by Brigham
Young and others, but denied that it
was ever practiccd. He undertook
TO prove by the Christian bible that
there was such thing as blood atone
ment, and that such u fate was the
only hope Of some kinds of sinners,
yet he maintained that it had ever
been the policy of the church TO post
ponc the adoption Of the doctrine.
In the course Of his remarks he
quoted Brigham Young as follows:
"Iknow when You hear my brethren
talking about cutting people off from
the earth that YOU consider it is a
strong doctrine; bat it is to save them,
not to destroy them. There are sins
that can be atoncd for by an Offering
upon an altar, as in early days, and
there are sins that the blood of II lamb.
or of a calf, or of turtlc-dovcs can not
remit, but they must be atoncd for
by the blood of man. ! could refer
You TO plenty of instances where men
have been rightcouSly slain in order
to atone for their sins. have seen
scores and hundreds Of people for
whom there would have been chance
in the last resurrection if their lives
had been taken and their blood spilled
upon the ground as Il smoking incense
to the Almighty, but who are now
angels to the devil. | have known n
great many men who have left this
church for whom there is no chance
whatever for cNaltation, but if their
blood had been spilled it would have
been better for them. The wicked
ness and ignorance of the nation for
bid this principle being in full force,
but the time will come when the law
of God will he in full forrr. "
The exclamation now civrn of those
rrm,rks l. thot ,t thr timr tbov wore
spoken the men and women of the
church were full Of transgrcssions, and
that BRIGHAM wa, thrcatrnipo thcm
with tbc law If is hold tb.t tho nm
isbment for murder adultery and
blasphemy is death. and that that is
All the propbct meant The nrrscni
commentators cite the Bible AS author.
ity for in1ic inc death in cases Of mur-
der and blnsphcmy ocninst thc Holy
Ghost. and thc unwriitrn code of The
United States which holds cuiltlrss 4
husband who kills thc destroyer of his
hnmc Asto tbn rnmork ~ Rriphnm
that he could refer to nlcntv If in.
stances where men had been riubt-
rously slain in order to atone for tGrir
sins. the exclamation now piyrn is that
he meant fine mon of biblir,l times In
every way uossiblc thc Mormon
mouihpicccs now seek to show that
while thc doctrine may have bccn nrn.
scnted in mild form /, has uavcr
hrcn nut in force. IN rive tbc stotn-
mcnts from the churcb's stondnoint
Greater force. il is even asserted th.t
tbcre never was sucb an order ns thr
Danitcg that thc Mountain Meadow
massacre was an affair ovcr which ,hc
rburch had no central
One of thrcxpoundcrs of fine church
has inst stated lis uosition os folInvs.
eve ave nnt ,,upht tn rnsist nur ono
mics We orn tnmnIo. huiIdors and
want to krrn our hands clean Tho
pcoplr of This church have a horror Of
bloddsbrd. and thrv therefore some.
times On bcyond tLr noin, where M.
tinpco ccosns tn Ina a virtuo Thn lnr.
trinn of blood otoncmcnt ns wr brliovr
II is that there are crimes which can
NOT he otoncd for in any other wov
than Law shedding hlnoI but thr timc
for corrvinc out the dortrin, nractir.
aljv has no1 arrived"
On the mart of the rcntilos II is
prgod that tLc murJnrorS Joctriro ;s
inst ne mucb n mart of thc Nnrron
rood to.dov nc II rvcr was. thotitwos
nracticoJ mntil tho Inad"rS Of ' thn Ga a. ;r,S IS
bcgnn IN f"ar that tbcv would be tricJ
mi honrrd bv thc fndnroI 'onrts onJ
thot tbn limo snnkon of whom II would
no given fnIl force is whom IItab is nd.
mitioI to thc union ne n stotc and con
make its own laws, The cxccnlion nf
90 for tbo mart bo tool in tho Monn.
tain Mcodow butcbcrv made tbc Nor.
mons vary consorv,tiye in Tho matter
of Hood otonamont A. nno timo II
inoioJ % as tTnn%h MI thn IooJors % V 81 ,ho ~
.Lmroh would Swinr fnr hat ,tronio"S g
,inmnh,or and son,S Of tLcm rro,,iJ if
ILor7 - hnJ ",l n"t " tmrnoJ s,,in,s ouiIa"na -,
y ,nj n"shoJ m T Ioo forwarJ os 11o scnno-
on"t w." P +, i, orruoJ ,h"t Whom ono" In
.r"no,,oJ bohinJ ,bo nr;r;lcro, ", =
o ,to,o ,t;o Mnrmnns would ;mT'nJ;o,o,,
49, - a'I hIa,,J ir n,"nor,ont nnI ,'"t II,
o"n.,otos mlo,ot "orId ,hon hn 49,, | ,o s Ioou Hi
nIo"r ,'i,;Io ,,rorors " scnn%oJ ,pr ,'cir W V f"r
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Sise,.os9' Ss.I's ;n,,,,oo, os LIool o,,,o.,,.,
o oo,'o rnoor1oJ Lw ,ho nom,;ios AMY !
,iro niu 'VIUm'" tLom wi,hont ' Hn%ertnIibr ' r.
Tnuch for ihc;r truth or faIsnbnod7 In
odJrcssinr livn hundrcd Mormon
women in tbe old tabernacle. one doy,
Rrighnm YounC rcbukcd tbrm for
hoEr nnrmur;nSs and comniainings
and soiJ. "Ict mo tcll Won il yo,
.houid see some morning n doc run.
nin% Jown tbe street With vonr bns
h@and's @ boad in his mouth to Eoon rnn,
moutbs shut :"
lanes Monroe was "hlood.otoned,'
hv EIJcr Howard Morron y;,h who's,