The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-04-13

not man 3. OOQ must rule IL through his
chosen Prophets, not by man-clected rule1.
As it is here among US the spiritual and
temporal governments must be one, and
God direct the workings of His Kingdom
through the Prophet-head which He has
chosen. And Gods revelations must be one
law; they must be held superior to all earth
made laws, and must be obeyed. Why,
what does the law laid down by man amount
tot There's no God about it! Whoever hap
pens to be in the majority, good or bad,
makes the law, and God has nothing to do
with it. tell you, il it gets in your way
set it aside!
"Most Of US have come out Of and been
mixed up with the world; we have been as
sociated with, and have received our educa-
every kind, and we have sucked it in as with
our mothers milk Even our religion has
been corrupt, and our ideas Of morality
have been wrong; our politics, laws and
philosophy have all been twisted and pervert-
ed, until now it's hard for US to believe the
strange and wonderful things God reveals
to us. Why, when the Prophet Smith had
any thing to communicate to the children of
men, or the church. what was It he had to
fight against all the year aroundi Why,
the prejudices of the people: and, in many
instances, he could not and dared not reveal
the word of God to the people, for fear they
would rise up and reject 1t. 1t was just so
with the revelation on Celestial marriage;
that divine principle was revealed to him
in 1881 and was practiced by him and a
chosen holy few up to 1S43 before God give
him permission to communicate it to man.
kind.
"And right here would like to ask what
will become of them who have this holy law
of polygamy taught them If they reject it,
will tell you: They will be damned, saith
the Lord God Almighty. For Section % of
the revelation on this greatest of all princi-
pies reads as follows: And again, verify,
verify, l say unto you. if any man who holds
the keys of this power have wife, and he
teaches unto her the law of my Priesthood
as pertaining to these things, then shall she
betiere and give him other wives and admin
lister unto him, or she shall be destroyed,
saith the Lord your God, for l will destroy
herr Now we are created for the express
purpose of increase; that's why we are
here. The Lord ordained marriage between
male and female as law through which
pre-existing spirits could come here and
enter into this second stage Of existence.
And. sisters, it's your business to provide
these spirits bodies; it's your duty, and your
duty must be performed if you ever expect
to gain Gods approval. Nay, even your
souls salvation depends upon it.. for if you
do not fulfill the commands of the Almighty
as revealed through His Prophets you
will be destroyed. if not here,
then hereafter. The burdens may
seem heavy, but, tell you. you have
got to round up your shoulders and bear
them if You ever expect to be exalted to
glory and queenship in the unseen worlds.
And another thing will tell you, sisters,
you mustn't marry outside Of Gods holy
church if you care about salvation: YOU
can't do it and be saved. Lille apostasv,
that seals your fate. 1t is SHINING away
of the Holy Ghost. and can only be atoned
for and RENTED by the shedding of your
own blood.
And, brethren. to you, too, bring The
message of the Lord; take unto yourselves
wives, be fruitful and replenish the earth.
Ii you are faithful servants of the Most
High it is your duty and privilege. the same
privilege that Abraham, Isaac and Jacob Of
old enjoyed: the privilege of Solomon, the
wisest man that ever lived. OF mary of the
ancients who walked in Gods own footsteps,
obeyed His commands, and were approved
of Him. Why, we are certain, though The
fact is not capable of positive proof, that
Christ Himself was a married man. One
thing is sure, there was several holy wom-
en- who greatly loved Jesus-such as Mary
and Martha, and Mary Magdalene. If all
the acts of Jesus were written, we no doubt
should learn that these beloved women were
His wives.
"And. again, the grand reason for the
H,,rc of y,r,I, ,,, nayv
on Christ and HIS disciples, causing His
crucifxion, was evidently based upon
polygamy. according to the testimony
of the philosophers who rose in that
day. Was not Jesus the bridegroom
at the marriage of Cana of Galilee!
Now, there was actually marriage, and if
Jesus was not the bridegroom on that &C.
casion. please tell me who was! see that
some of the ungodly revile me for assuming
this position. All I've got to say in reply is
that they worship SAVIOUR who is too pure
and holy to fulfill the commands of His
Father. worship one just pure and holy
enough to fulfil all righteousness; not only
the righteous law of baptism, but the still
more righteous and important injunction
to multiply and replenish the earth. Why,
it is the greatest principle Of all ! the kernel
Of creation. Without marriage woman is
lost; without the plural tie, the being sealed
to a man Of God, she can never, at least, be
exalted to queenship in Heaven. She may
be saved after fashion without. perhaps;
enter the very lowest courts Of Glory like
menials as it were, but her Heaven will
scarcely be worth the having. You don't
want to be servants and seulllons IN the
manSians above! Then set your mark
high, shoulder the celestially-appointed
burdens that are laid upon your sex, and be
queens in the Courts of the Most High.
snow, there is another thing I'm going to
be plain about. and that is an apostasy from
Gods Holy Church. There is a good deal Of
this going on among US, and it must cease.
We must save these deluded persons if we
have to take their lives to do it. It's Gods
will that we should. l tell you the time is
come when justice must be laid to the line
and righteousness to the plummet; when we
must take the sword and ask: Are you for
Godr and if you are not heartily on the
Lords side 70. a-il be hern dorn!
1T is true that the blood of the Son Of
God was shed for the sins Of the fall and
them committed by man, and yet men can
commit sins which it can never remit As
it was in ancient days. so IT is in our day.
There are SINS that can be atoned for by
offerings upon an altar. as in ancient days.
but there are other sins that the blood Of q
lamb. Of a calf, of a turtle dove. or even of
Christ can not remit, they must be atoned
for bv the hood Of the person hims,lr? And
one Of these objectionable sins is apostasy,
the sailing away from obedience TO Gods
revelations as gwen through His Prophets,
and the Infringement to the wicked of the
holy and secret ordinances Of the gospel
But, says one, this is murder! tell you
il is not. it Is atonement. You will find in
that divine document, the Revelations on
Celestial Marriage and the duties and priv
ilecss of Gods Priesthood hy the Prophet