Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-12-06
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TEACHES.


TEACHES.
IN the District Court for the Third
judicial District Of Utah, the follow
my named members of the Mormon
church made application for citizen.
snip: John Moore. Fred w. Miller.
tienry ). Owen, John Berg, Walter
>. Edgar, Charles E. Clissold, Nils
Anderson, Carl P. Larsen, Thomas
NJ. Mumford, John Garbet and Ar
thur Townsend. Objection was made
to the admission to citizenship of
John Moore and VIM. J. Edgar upon
the ground that they were members
OF the Mormon Church, and also be.
cause they had gone through the En-.
dowment House of that Church. and
there had taken an oath incompati.
bic with the oath of citizenship. The
admission Ut the other applicants was
ohlected to solely on the ground that
ny their own statements they were
members of the Mormon Church. al
though they had not gone through
the Endowment House, and had not
taken the oath usually administered
there. A law of the United States
requires that an applicant for citizen.
ship must be "a man of good moral
character, attached to the principles
OF the constitution of the United
States, and we'll disposed to the good
order and happiness of the same"
In the investigation of Mormon
teachings and practices, and oaths of
the Endowment House, it was clear
ly shown that a member of tha,
church cannot be a good citizen of
the United States. The decision of
Judge Thos. J. Anderson closes as
follows:
THE MORMON CHURCH TEACHES:
First: That it is the actual and
veritable Kingdom of God on earth,
not in its fullness, because Christ has
not yet come to rule in person, but
for the present he rules through the
priesthood of the church, who are his
vlcegerents on earth.
Second: That this kingdom is
both temporal and spiritual king
dom, and should rightfully coutrol
aud is entitled to the highest allegi-
ance of men in all their affairs.
Third: That this kingdom will
overthrow the United States and all
other governments, after which Christ
will reign in person.
Fourth: That the doctrine of
blood atonsment" is of God, and
that under it certain sins which the
blood of Christ cannot atone for, may
be remitted by shedding the blood of
the transgressor.
Fifth: That polygamy is a COM
mand OF God, which if a member
obeys he will be exalted in the flu
ture life above those who do not.
Sixth: That the Congress of the
United States has no right under the
Constitution to pass any law in any
manner interfering with the practices
of the Mormon religion, and that the
ats of Congress against polygamy,
and disfranchising those who practice
it, are unwarrantable interferences
with their religion
The evidence in this case estah-
fishes unquestionahly that the teach
ings, practices and aims of the Nor
mon Church are antagonistic to the
Government of the United States, ut
terly subversive of good morals and
the well being of society, and that its
members are animated by feeling
of hostility towards the Government
and its la rs, and therefore an alien
" no is a member of said church is not
fit person to be made a citizen of
the United States.
The applications of Fred w. Mill
er, Henry j. Owen, John Berg, Chas.
E. Clissold, Nils Anderson, Carl P.
Larsen, Thos. NJ. Mumford, John
Garbett and Arthur Townsend to be-
come citizens, are therefore denied.
THOMAS J. ANDERSON,
Associate Justice Supreme Court,
And Acting Judge Third Judicial
District.
THIs is the season when the lot ot
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