Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-06-18
A DECIDED DIFFERENCE
setwt en- Latter Ray Saints and ths
Salt Lake MormOas.
An Interesting interview Win new
G. T. Griffith. Pastor Of the
Eighth Ward Church

kiSnUl Whu Shu
rsu,rtsr yesterday called on Rs7. 9. 1.
Grifi,bs a ssiof of the church Of Jesus Cnris'
Of Latter Law Saints. st his residence atNo.
TAG JACOB street, and asked to be inform
Cd ss 70 ths exact difference, if any there
was between hft church and the religious
terets of the SaR Lake City Mormons. In
re,nop,e TO ou, stions the reverend gentis-
man SPOKE 10 the following effect: Their:
are. undoubtedly. pery great number OF
people who are prepdiced against us as .
denomination on account OF the desPicaoie
actions of the Utah Mormons, but there Is
A VAST Ds,fsRsSCE
between the Latter bay Saints and the
Mormops who make thsir headquarters at
Salt Lake Civ. an, llso, aware of the
8; sni6cant fact that 1t has beea stated
threugh the public press aad by the divlnes
IN their pulpits, that the Reorganized
Church of Jesus Chrnt OF Latter Day Saints
and the Utah Mormons o~Brigha mites. 20
called, are one and the sans; but wish it
distinctly understood that the church OF
Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, whose
Headquarters are at LaInoni, DecatuE coun-
ty, Iowa, and is presided over by Joseph
Smith, the eldest son of
3 TIE MARTYRED PRoPusT,
has no connection with the Utah church
Whatever, but on the other hand'is opposed
to it, from the fact that they have departed
from the path Of holiness, virtue and purify.
and have given way to the doctrines OF
devils, such as polygsmy, Adam God, blood
atone ment, Utah being Zion, Brigham
Young q prophet of God, etc. Moreover,
they are guilty of treating the laws of our
country with contempt. | sEirm that
polygomy never was part Of Mermonism
proper, neither tenet Of the doctrine as
taught by Joseph Smith, Jr. / am prepared
TO prove that Brigham Young was the sole
author and instructor of the revela-
ton on polygamy Notwithstanding he
tried for years to palm it off on Joseph
Smith, Jr. In 1852 Brigham Young made
the startling announcement through the
Dessert News" and the "Seer," published
in Washington, ID. c., by Orson Prntt, that
he had revelation that had been given
to him by Joseph Smith, Jr., July, lS43
and that he had kept it sacredly till that
lime However, he confessed he had not
the original, but
ONLY COPY,
the original, he said, having been destroyed
by Joseph Smiths wife. But Mrs. Smith
Il, clareu 10 her dying hour that she, never
Jaw nor head of such a paper or revelation.
Nor has John Taylor nor any OF his ladies
prete nded that they ever saw the original, or
wen the copy,unril Brigham Young brought
it out OF bis desk. Brigham Young declared
n public speech July lst, 1874, which was
published in the Deserst News, that the
doctrine of polygsmy was revealed to him
while in England in 1889 and 1910 in q
vision that he did not open his mouth to
any one, but kept to himself, for at this time
he says there was not a thought OF polygamy
in the church. And thus he acknowledges
that the doctrine Of polygamy was
FIRST REVEALED TO HIN
and not to Joseph Smith, Jr., in l843, as
he before claimed. Moreover, this pretend
I'd revelation is in direct opposition to the
teachings of the Book Of Mormon and Doc.
trine and covenants.
The gentleman then took up the Book OF
Mo,mc-., lii farming to jacob IL, So, read
as follows:
This people begin TO wax in iniquity;
they understand not the Scri ptures, tor they
seek TO excuse themselves in committing
whoredoms because Of the things which
were written concerning David and Solo.
mon, his son. Behold, David and Solomon
truly had many wives and concubines, which
thing was abominsble before me, saith the
Lord; wherefore, thus saith the Lord: |
have led this people forth out Of tho land Of
Jerusalem by the power of mine arm, that
might raise up unto me righteous branch
from the fruit OF the loins of Joseph
Wherefore, |, the Lord God, will not
suffer that this people shall do like unto
them Of old. Wherefore, my brethren, hear
me, and hearken TO the word OF the Lord,
for there shall not any man among you
have save it be one wife; and concubines
he shall have none. For /, the Lord God,
delighteth in the chastity Of women, and
whol edom is an sbomination before me,
thus saith the Lord Of Hosts"
THE DOCTRINE
If the Latter Day Saints, which is the doc.
'rine Of the scriptures, consists of, First,
Faith in God and Jesus Christ. Second,
Repentance. Third, Baptism by immersion
for the remission Of sins. Fourth, Laying on
ofhands, for the reception Of the holy Ghost,
Ltslipg the sick, blessing Of children and
dainstion of the ministry. Fifth, Resur-
reciion Of the dead. Sixth, Eternal judg-
ent, Second coming of Christ and mil.
lenial reign. We believe in the signs Jesus
laid should follow the believers, such as
tongues, prophecy, dreams, visions, etc
We believe one man should only have one
wife, and one woman only one husband, ex-
cept in case of death, then they are at
liberty to marry again. We further believe
that all men who keep the laws Of God
will be in subsection to the laws Of the land.