Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1889-11-25

ent proceedings before Judge An
derson. -
In continuing his speech, Dickson
referred TO sermons by Orson Hyde
and Others, in which he claimed the
government was arrayed as the
enemy of the "Mormon'' people.
Within the past six or seven years
thegcvernment had been making an
earnest effort to enforce its laws,
tut there was nothing TO indicate
that the sentiment Of the people
toward the government had
changed. In 1879 there was pro-
cession in honor Of man who re-
fused to answer certain questions
i'll court, and reasonable banners
were carried. In 1855 the national
flag was halfm0ted over public
buildings, by "Mormons,' - and no
word of censure had come from the
Mormon people. The official
organ of the Church has traduced
every man who has had the courage
and am ashamed that there are
but few-tc stand up in court and
promise to obey the law; while they
have held up as exemplary those
who have refused 10 give such sub
mission, The attitude Of the people
now is the effect of the teachings Of
the past, and is in antagOnism to
the laws. The head of the Church,
and the heads OF the PEOPLES party,
had united ia raising funds 10 aid
those who had violated the law.
There was no leader who had ad-
vised submission TO the govern
ment. They say they uphold the
Constitution, but they uphold 1t rs
interpreted by them, and in It they
claim a guaranty OF religious free
dom.
We might expect that in their
secret rites there would be some
thing antagonistic to the govern
fnent, aTd We think We have found
il in the testimony Of Bond, Silver,
Wardell, Gilmor, Lawrence and
others. Mr.. Lawrence is n man of
untiinching integrity and truthful
ness, and we have but TO look at his
experience when he had the courage
to come out OF the Church. His
business was ruined: his old friends
and acquaintance turned their
hacks on him, not daring to be seen
with him. This is what he had to
face, and his punishment was be-
cause he stood by his friends when
they opposed the exercise Of tenn
poral power by the Church. Hesays
the Endowment oath was taken with
uplifted hand, to avprgc the blood
of the Prophets Joseph and Hyrum
Smith, and to teach il 10 their chill
dren. say nOOne who is sincere
in this is not antagonistic 10 the
government. Their witnesses have
sworn that in the Endowment
House the government was not
Henry w. Lawrence. There was
no need for them to mention the
government. When they were
asked what did occur, they declined
to state. DR.. Richards said there
was amounting Of the arm to be
strong TO avenge the blood Of the
Prophets when required. This
means that they are 10 obey the
counseis Of the Priesthood. VIII
the court say that anyone who takes
4 covenant Of that kind is fit for
citizenship? We say that n member
of an organization that requires
of any of its members any
such an oath should he
excluded from citisenship-that he
should have Ho voice in the govern
ment. No man who gives aid TO
this organization is entitled 10 be-
come a citizen. This is not persecu-
ton. They may believe what they
plea-c, but when they ask for a
voice in the government, that gov
eminent should exclude them from
the ballot box, and that is not per-
secution. VIII anyone deny that I
absolute temporal power was I
claimed? There has been a
change Of circumstances, but I
but not / change Of sentiments ard !
purposes,
George q. Cannon, who prose-
cuted Godbe and Harrison, isat the Z
right hand Of the head Of the 'Nior- /
mOnr Church, and IL the cOndi- I.
tons We're the same he would act /.
rs he did then. The policy OF the /
Church has not changed George I
q, in 1865, declared that it was his 4
privilege to dictate to the people in .
temporal things. Brigham Young |
declared that his Office Of Governor .
was controlled by his Priesthood; lac 1
declared that the Church was estab- /
fishing the HingJiOsl Of God 10 con-
troll all things, temporal and spirit |
ual; he also declared that Il was the .
duty Of the leaders to direct in I
temporal anu spiritual affairs that 4
they were the Kingdom Of God on I.
earth. Such was the teaching Of /
George q. Cannon down to Deem I
Der, 1883, and probably later. Be
fore then he had never heard OF a I
disposition to question the control Of I
the Church in temporal matters, I
and he deprecated il. Joseph +. I
Smith, in August, 1854, also claimed |
temporal control for the Church, /
and niade it apply to political af- I
fairs. The claim was just rs broad 1
and strong five years ago rs it was |
forty years ago. WilfOrd Woodruff ]
also made the same claim. lie Is /
regarded az being divinely chosen,
and speaks in the name Of Al
mighty God. If the "Momons''
are not hypocrites they will obey
His word, and the history of
the people shows that they have
obeyed il. This is the covenant they
have entered into. Their witnesses
say they heard no such covenant
in the Endowment House. But an
Apostle has declared that the cove
mint Is taken.
p The Doctrine anu Covenants
shows that control in temporal mat
tiers is doctrine, for the revelations
90 into detail. Mr.. Baskin was mis-
taken when he said twas not in the
late edition of the Doctrine and
Covenants. Never was there greater
blasphemy than when Joseph Smith
gave that as revelation. The peO-
Die who would believe that
God said such things are just
the people TO be priestridden
slaves. H. G. Kimball told the
people to do as the Priesthood said,
whether il was right or wrong. |
Think of man favored of God, to |
receive revelations, teaching such |
things rs are IN the iotlIlne anu |
Covenants, in the revelation on
celestial marriage, regarding the |
forgiveness of sins and cursing. |
Think of MILFORD Woodruff being |
able to curse, and God approving it,
and saying that a people under that !
bond are free? That is heresy; it |
cannot be true. The Doctrine and
Covenants has directions as TO what |
the members of the Church should |
do in temporal affairs Can any
one doubt that they believe the
head of the Church is the represent
tative Of God? and, if be has this
power, that men whose consciences
are bound by this superstition have |
surrendered their free agency.
-Polygamy is believed in by all the
Mormons. For 80 years the gov