The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-12-01

q, the church of Jesus Christ of Latterday
Saints. Then you acknowledge him as our
leader, prophet, seer, and revelator, and then
YOU acknowledge him In every capacity that
pertains 10 his calling, both in church and state
governor What is governor? Ore who pre-
sides or governs. Wen, new we have declared
in legislative capacity that we will not have
poor, rotten-hearted curses TO rule over US such
as some they have been accustomed to send.
We drafted memorial and the council and
house or representatives signed It, and
we sent to them 1.-THE the names I,a6 Of
as from i've TO eight men tor each ONCE, men
from our own midst, out OF whom 10 appoint or
hcers for this territo'y. We sent that nenbcr
for the President OF the United States 10 make
a selection from. and asked him 10 give as men
OF our own choice. in accordance with the rights
constitutionaliy guaranteed TO all American cit--
Zens. We just told them right up and down that
If they sent any more such miserable curses as
some they had sent were, we would send them
home and that is one reason why an army or
rather moo is on the way here as reported,
You did not know the reason before aid your
= l want you to go ana get your
butcher knives your bowie knives and JACK
Knives and sharpen them. There is nothing 10
fight and there will not be this year We shalt
have year OF peace. They may try To come
here ard then they will not come here. II they
DO not undertake 10 come here, then there Will
not be any trouble; but they neverWill force q
Door ratten-hearted judges and marshslS, etc,
II you will do right.-JOGAGl Of DiseOuTses, col.
s. p $50.
Elder MILFORD Woodruff, now president
of the church, on the 9Th day Of April, 1862,
delivered an address in this city, in which
he used the following language:
This kingdom has got to rise up ana take its
stand in majesty, in strength and power, among
the nations, and all that the Lord has promised
will ha realized 01r OraSi1Pnf has frpOuaDtly
told Us that We shall not separate the temporal
from the spiritual but they must so hand in
hand together. And so 1t is, and so must We act
in reference TO building up the church and king
dom of God.-JournGE Of DiscoarSes, Vol. s. p. 325
On the 22d day of October, 1865, Presi-
dent Woodruff delivered an address in the
tabernacle in this city, in which he used the
following language:
The Lord has said that in the last days the
kingdom should not be taken from the eartn nor
given TO another people, but that the kingdoms
OF this world should become the Kingdoms OF our
God and His Christ. We have the Bible, the
Book Of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants
and other revelations of God TO this effect.
Either this is the kingdom OF God or it is not
the kingdom OF God. II it is not the kingdom
OF God, then we are like the rest OF mankind.
Or faith is vain, our works are vain, and we
are in the same condition OF ignorance with re-
gard to the gospel and the purposes Of God as
the rest of the world. There are tens OF thou
this is the kingdom OF God They know this by
the revelations OF Jesus Christ. II is not the
testimony of another man that gives me the
knowledge for myself II had not the testi-
mony of truth for myself, would not be quail
fed TO build up this kingdom. There is no man
or woman qualified to build up the kingdom of
God if they have not the ties imony OF truth for
themselves. / will say to this congregation,
Jew and Gentle, believer and unbeliever, that
this is the great kingdom spoken of by Daniel,
the commencement OF the Zion of our God.
Nkasafh
ferred to the Zion in the last days. The Lord
has sworn by Himself, because he could swear
by none greater, that He will establish it in the
latter davs-JoUrH0lOf DiSconrses vol. IL, p 245.
Evidence was also introduced showing
that the bishops courts of the church ex-
ercise judicial functions to the extent of
rendering judgments and annulling or mod
flying judgments rendered by the civil
courts. 1t is commended, however, that
they have no power of enforcing their
judgments except by accommodation or
other like means. This is perhaps true,
but with people so completely under the
control of their leaders as the members of
this church are, this method is in many, if
not in most cases, as effective as an execu-
ton or other process of the civil courts
I he following are samples of the procedure
in the bishops courts:
Salt Lake City. Utah. November 20, 1889
Brother O;tO Van OStrum:
You are hereby notified to attend Bishops
court to be held in the Sixteenth ward school
house, Salt Lake city. on Friday evening, No
ycrnber y, 1889, at O'Clock. TO answer tne fol-
loving charge, which has been preferred against
you:
SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 20, 1855.
To Bishop F. Kessler:
Dear Brother-I hereby prefer charge
against Otto Van Ostrum, member of the Six
teenth ward, for unchristianlike conduct, in en-
forcing contract to exchange property between
US, through the United States commissioners
court, before my wife had agreed 10 the trans
action, and before fully unde stood the nature
OF the contract, through my limited knowledge
of the English language. And also for my being
about TO sell portion of my property by mar
shal'S sale to satisfy damages which he has
never sustained. as neither HIM nor were in
the least injured by the failure OF the exchange
The time of the sale having been advertised for
November l6, 1 would respectfully ask that 6
hearing may be had before you in this case as
early as possible.
(SignedD G. L. JENSEN.
Do not fail TO sppear with your testimony pre-
pared for investigation OF the above charge.
BY order OF Bishop L. Kessler and council
GEORGE r. EMERY, Ward Clerk
N B.-If you do not appear or send justif-
able excuse for your absence, this case will be
heard and acted upon whether you are present
or not. G.. X. f.
SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. "a, 1887.
We, the bishop and council Of the Fourth
ing judgment in the case OF Joseph Sowdan VS.
Charles Williams: The interest now due
amounting 10 Sl76, is to be paid on the 18th day
OF April 1887; 400 OF the principal and Gi2 80
Interest en- $3.50 for six months at 10 per cent
per annum) to be paid on the gath day Of July.
1887; the remaining $3.50 principal and ss2 50
Interest on $50 for six months at 10 per cent
per annum) 10 be paid on the 2ith day OF Jan
uary, 1888.
Harrison Sperry, bishop; Thomas Corless and
Charles Knight, counselors; w. F. Smith,
clerk.
I think there can be no question but that
the church claims and exercises the right
To control its members i'll temporal as well
% spiritual affairs.
The evidence also shows that blood atone
ment is one of the doctrines of the church,
under which, for certain Cffenses, the Of
fender shall suffer death as the only means
Of atOning for his transgressions, and that
any member of the church has the right TO
shed his blood.
In a discourse delivered September q,
1856, Brigham Young said:
There are sins which men commit for which
they cannot receive forgiveness in this world or
in that which Is 10 come; and il they had their
eyes open to their true condition they would be
perfectly viii ng to have their blood split upon
the ground, that the smOBe thereof might as
cend 10 heaven as an Offering for their sins:
if such 10 not the case, they will stick
TO them and remain upon them in the 81 irit
world. l know when you hear my brethren tell
ing about cutting people off from the earth, that
you consider it strong doctrine; but 1t is to save
them, not TO destroy them. II is true the blood
OF the son Of God was shed for sins through the
fall and those committed by men, yet man can
commit sins which it never can remit. AS it
was IN ancient days, so it is in our day, and
though the principles are taught publicly from
this stand, stDl the people do not understand
them. Yet the law is precisely the same. There
are sins that can be atoned for by an offering
upon an altar, as in ancient dayS, and there are
sins that the blood Of q lamb or OF a calf or Of
turtle doves cannot remit; but they must be
atoned for by the blood of the man. That is the
reason why men talk to you as they do from
this stand. They unders and the doctrine and
throw out q few words about it. You have been
for ,uht hat hut f3fI a,