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

Inc Wltne SSeS Tor the applicants, Whle
refusing to. disclose the oath, promises ana
COY enantA of the endowment cere-
monies, and the penalties attached thereto,
testl ,,ed generally that there was nothing
in tsae ceremonies inconsistent with loyalty
to. the government of the United States,
and that the government was not Ilen
tioped. One of the objects 81 tnls lh'esLI-
I cation is to ascertain whether tne oatnS
| and obligations of the Endowment house
are Incompatible with good citizenship, ana
| it is not for applicants witnesses to deter
mine this question. The refusal OF appli-
cauts' witnesses to state specifically what
oATas, OBLIGATIONS OR COVENANTS
are taken or entered into in these cere
monies. renders their testimony Of but
| little value, and tends to confirm rather
than contradict evidence on this point Of
| fered by the directors. The evidence
establishes beyond any reasonable doubt
| that the endowment ceremonies are incOn-
sistent with the oath an applicant for citi-
zenship is required to take; and that the
oaths, obligations or covenants there made
| or entered into are Incompatible with the
| obligations and duties OF citizens of the
United States. The applications of John
Moore and Walter j. Edgar, both of whom
were shown on the former examination 10
be members of the Mormon church, and to
have gone through the Endowment house,
are therefore denied.
AS to the objection made to the adpis-
sion of the other applicants upon the
ground solely of their being members OF
the Mormon church, large amount OF
evidence, mostly documentary, has been
introduced, only small portion of which
can be noticed in this opinion without ex-
tending it to too great = length. The EVIL
| dence consists mostly of the sermons and
writings of the Mormon rulers and leaders,
published under the direction OF the church.
On the subject of
TIE RIGHT OF THE PRIESTHOOD
and rulers to dictate to the members in
temporal matters, portions OF section ia,
| page 456, of the Doctrine and Covenants, Is
offered by the directors, containing the
prophecies of Joseph Smith as follows:
And now say unto you, as pertaining to my
| boarding house which / have commanded you
| TO build for the boarding OF strangers let 1t be
| built unto my name, and let my name be named
upon IL, and let my servant Joseph, ana his
| house, have place therein, from generation TO
generation. For this amounting have put upon
| his head that his blessing shall also be put
| upon the head of his pOsterlty after him. And
as said unto Abraham concerning the klndreds
| of the earth, even i say unto my servant
Joseph, in thee and in thy seed shall The kin
dIed OF the earth be blessed. Therefore, let
my servant Joseph and his seed after him have
place in that house, from generation TO genera
ton, for ever and ever, saith the Lord. And let
the name of that house be called Nauvoo house,
and let 1t be delightful habltatlon Tor man,
and d resting place Tor the weary traveller, that
he may
CONTEMPLATE THE GLORY OF ZION,
and the glory of this the conversion thereof.
That he may receive also the counsel from those
whom have set to be as plants of renown, ana
as watchmen upon her walls. Behold verify
say unto you, let my servant George Miller, and
my servant Lyman Wight, and my servant John
snyder, and my servant Peter Haws, organize
themselves, and appoint one OF them TO be i
president over their quorum Tor the purpose or
building that house. And they shall form a CON
Stltution whereby they may receive stock for the
building OF that house. And they shall not re-
ceive less than fifty dollars for share OF stock
III that house, and they shall be permitted to re-
| ceiye fifteen thousand dollars from any one man
| for stock in that house; but they shall not be
permitted to receive over fifteen thousand dol
lars stock from any one man; and they shall not
DE permitted to receive any man as stock
holder in this house except The same shall pay
mis- stock into their hands at the time he re
ceiTeS stock
Also from page Oil of the same book, as
follows:
and now verify I say that it is e5pedient IN
me that my servant Sidney Gilbert, after q few
weeks should return upon his business, and to
mis- agency in the land OF Zion: and that which
ne hath seen and heard may be known TO my
disciples that they perish not. And Tor this
cause have spoken these things. And again
| say unto you, that my servant Isaac Morley
may Eot be tempted above that which he is able
10 bear, and counsel wrongful!y TO your hurt, I
gave commandment thai his farm should be
sold.
From page 242 Of the same book, as fol-
lows:
And II is not meet that my servants, Newell K.
Whitney and sydney Gilbert, should sell their
store and their possessions here for this is rot
wisdom. until the residue OF the church, which
remaineth in this place, shall 80 up unto the
land OF Zion.
Also an extract from discourse by Pres
ideut Brigham Young delivered in the tab
eruacle in this city, June 10, 1867, in which
he used tie following language:
You may say it is hard that 1 should dictate
you in your temporal affairs Is il not my priv
Iege TO dictate you! Is it not my privilege to
give this people counsel, TO direct them SO that
their labors Will build up the kingdom OF God
instead of the kingdom of the GevilY l will
quote you little scripture If you wish, the
words of an apostle OF the Lord Jesus Christ 10
me- You may think that saw him in vision,
and il was q vision given right in broad day
light Said he: Never spend another dag to
build up a Gentle city, but spend your days,
dollars and dimes Ior the upbuiluIng OF tie
Zion OF God upon the earth, to promote pea c
and righteousness ard TO prepare for the COM
ing of the Son of Man, and be who odCe5 not
abIue this law VIII Suuer loss" That Is a say
ing of one of the apostles OF the Lord Jesus
Christ. He said IL TO me. Do you want TO know
mis- name! 1t is not recorded in the New Tesla
ment among the APOSTLES, OUT u was an apostle
whom the Lord called and ordained in this, my
day and in the DAY OF a good portion OF this CON
gregation and his name was Joseph Smitf, y.
These words were delivered to me in July, ISIS, IN
the town OF Kirkland, GeauEa cJur g., in The
state OF Ohio. The word Oh ne elders VINO were !
there was: Never from this time hencefOrth DO
you spend one hour 10 sustain the Kingdoms OF
this world. or the Kingdoms OF the devil but
sustain the kingdom OF God to your EttermoSt." |
Now, if l were to ask the elders OF Israel to
abide this, what would be the reply OF some
Ion lFrsnT ~ R~fLs Of
some would be, 1T is none of your business
where trade" l will promise those who feel
thus that they Will never enter the celestial
kingdom OF our Father and God. This is my
business. It is my business to preach the truth
to the people, and ii will be my business by and
by TO testify for the just and TO bear witness
against the ungodly It IS your privilege to do
IS you please. Just please yourselves, but when
YOU do SO, will you please bear the results and
80 phire over them:-JoTrRaL Of Discoursss,
pot 70, p. 50
uacle in this city, March 9, 1852, the same
distinguished leader used the following
language:
There is not man upon the earth who could
magnify even an earthly office without the
power ard wisdom OF God 10 aid him. When
Mr.. Fillmore appointed me governor OF Utah, I
proclaimed openly that my priesthood should
govern and control that office. am OF the same
mind TO day. We have not received our election
returns but should be elected governor OF the
state of Deseret, that Office shall be sustained
and controlled by the power OF the eternal
priesthood OF the Son OF God. or will walk the
Office under my feet. Hear it, both saint and
sinner and send IL to the uttermost parts OF the
earth, that whatever Office hold from any gov
erpnent on this earth Shall honor the govern
rnent of heaven or 1 will not hold it.-JouT1ldt Of
DiscOUrSes Vol TO- p. ~.
Elder George Q. Cannon, in an address
IN this city on the lst day Of January, 1864,
used the following language:
When tie counsel OF God comes through his
servants TO u, we should bow TO that, no mat
ter h, w r IL h il mal come in contact with our