Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1889-11-30

l states, and that tifS government
/ was not mentioned. One of the ob-
l iects Of this investigation is to ascer-
Z thin whether the Oaths and obiiga-
lions Of the Endowment House are
Incompatible with good citizenship,
and il IS not for aPTi,c-uts' wit
( nUsses 60 determine this question.
The refuacl Of applicants witnesses
20 stale specifically what oaths, Oh
Z legations or covenants are taken or
entered into in these ceremonies,
I renders their testimony Of but little
value, and tends 10 confirm rather
than contradict the evidence on this
point offered 10y the oljectors. The
evidence establishes beyond any
reasonable doubt that the endOw-
ment ceremonies are inconsistent
with the oath an applicant for citi-
zenship is required 20 t;hle; and that
the oaths, obligations or covenants
there made or entered into are in
/ compatible with the obligations
aud duties Of citizens Of the United
States. The applications Of John
Moore and Walter J. Edgar, both
! OF whom We're shown on the former
I examination 10 be members OF the
I Mormon church, and TO have gone
/ through the endowment house,
/ are therefore denied.
AS to the objection made TO the
I admission OF the other applicants
/ upon the ground solely Of their be-
/ ing members Of the Mormon church,
\ large amount Of evidence, mostly
/ documentary. has been introduced,
/ only a small portion OF which can
be noticed "a inisopiuiOn without eX-
I tending it to too great length. The
! evidence consists mostly Of the ser
mons and writings Of the Nor
mon rulers and leaders, pub
I lished under the direction Of the
/ church On the subject or the right
Of the priesthood aud rulers to die
tate 20 the members in temporal
/ matters, portions Of section l2i, page
1876, OF the Doctrine and Covenants
Is offered by the directors, contain
ing the prophecies Of Joseph Smith
rs follows:
and now / say unto you, as per
tanning TO my boarding house which l
Z have commanded you To build for the
| boarding Of strangers, let Il be built
unto my name, and let my name he
/ named upon it, and let my servant JO-
seph, and his house, have place thore-
. in, from generation TO generation. For
Z this amounting have / put upon his
Z head, that his blessing shall also be
put upon the head Of his pOsterity az
ter him. And as I said unto Abraham
concerning the kindreds Of the earth
I even 80 ! say unto my servant Joseph,
7 IN thee and in thy seed shall the kind
Z rcd OF the earth be blessed. There
fore, let my servant Joseph and his
/ seed after him have place in
tina; hOusc, from generation TO
I generation, for ever and ever,
saith the Lord. And let the
name OF that house be called NauvoO
/ House, and let il be a delightful hab-
itation for man, and a resting place for
the weary traveller, that he may con-
template the glory Of Zion. and the
I glory 81 this the corner stone thereof.
That he may receive also the counsel
from those whom I have set TO be Is
plants 81 renown, and as watchmcn
upon her walls. Behold, verify | say
unto you, lc. my servant George Mil
I Ter and my scrvau. Lyman Wight,
and my servant John Sniier, and my
servant Peter Haws, organize them
I selves, and appoint one Of them to he
a prcsideu; over their quorum for the
I purpose Of building that house.
And they shall form n cons;i-
tuition whereby they may receive
stock for the building OF that house.
/ Aud they shall no. receive less than
fifty dollars FOR share OF stock in
that house. and they shall he permi =
ted 20 receive fifteen thousand dollars
. from any one man Tor stock in that
house; but they shall not he permitted
Z to receive over fifteen thousand
dollars stock nom anv one man; and
thev shall not be permitted 10 receive
any man as a stakeholder in this
house. except the same shall pay his
stock into their hands at The time he
I receives Stock
Also from page 24I OF the same
book, rs follows:
And now verify | SAY that it is
I expedicnt in me that nv servant
I Sidney Gilbert, after 4 Tow weeks
I should return upon his business. and
to his agency in the land Of Zion; and
that which he hath seen and
heard may be made known 70 my
tfifnnrs and Iii4 a,r n'ef sIIT~ no;
that nv servant Isaac Morley may not
he tempted above tina. which he is able
To- hear and counsel wrOngfully to
your hun. gave commandment that
his farm should be sold"
From page -. Of the same book as
follows:
And it IS not meet that my servants,
I Newel X. Whitney and Sidney Gilbert.
I should sell their store and their pos
sessions here, for this is not wisdom,
until the residue Of the Church, which
aemaineth in this place, shall go up
unto the land OF I.on."
Also an extract from a discourse
10y President Brigham Young de-
I ilvcreI in the Tabernacle in this
city, June Il, 1867, in which nc
used the following language:
"You may say it is hard that /
should dictate YOU in yOur temporal
Affairs. Is i not my privilege TO die
tate 10 your Is Il not my privilege 20
give this people counsel. 10 direct them.
50 that their la' ors viii build up the
Kingdom 81 God instead Of the king
dom Of the devil? / Will quote Won a
little scripture II You wish, the words
OF an apostle Of the Lord Jesus Christ
TO me. You may think that / saw
him IN vision, and il was a vision
given right in broad daylight. said
he; Never spend another day TO buiId
up gentle city, but spend YOUR days.
dollars and dimes FOR the upbuildinr-
Of the Zion 81 God upon the earth. 10
promote peace and righteousness and
10 prepare for the coming Of the Son Of
Man, and lac who does not abide This
law will suffer lOsS.' That Is a sayint,
Of one Of the apostles OF the Lord Jesus
Christ. He said il 20 me. DO YOU want |
10 know his name? Il is no: recorded |
in tho New Testament among tho I
apostles, but il WAS an apostle whom |
the Lord called aud ordained in This /
my day, and in the day OF a good nor
ton Of this congregation, and his name
was Joseph smith, Jr. These words
were delivered 10 me in july. 1873. in
Inc town Of Kirkland, Gcauga County.
N the State Of Ohio. Tho word 10 the |
Elders who were there was: Never
from this time hencefOTth do Won
spend one hour 70 sustain the king
doms Of this world, or the kingdoms
81 the devil but sustain the Kingdom
- 'NA " NNuA AAlFIl4tsl- NOW. m I |
were TO ask tho Elders Of Israel 10 !
abide this, what would be the reply Of
sOmesamongst Us2 The language in
the hearts Of some would be, 1T is
none Of your business where 7 trade
| Will promise those who feel thus that
they viii never enter the celestial
kingdom OF our Father and God.
That Is my business. IL is my bt,si-
ness 10 preach the truth To the people
and it will bo my business by and by
to testify for the Just and to bear vii
ness against the ungodly. a. is your
privilege to do as you please. JUS
please yourselves, but when Won do 80.
viii you please bear the results and
not whine over them?"-JousHal Of
DiseotI'seS, rot. Il. p. %.
In another discourse made in the
Tabernacle ia this city, March och.
ls62, the same distinguished leader
used the following language:
There is not a man upon the earth who
could magnify even an earthly once with.
lut the power and wisdom Of God n sif I
nm When SIR. Fillmore APPOINTED m.
rsTerner Of Utah. / uroelafmad .,.,s,1,- I Z