Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-07-05
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SYNOPSIS OF THEie ARTICLES or
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Their Belief not Antggonistic to the Law ofthe Country Statement ofa Mem
 Der of Forty Years Standing.

A correspondent of the 1ucson star gives the following interesting synopsis of the Mormon faith as subscribed to by members Of that creed.
 Since revolutionary party have come out openly in favor OfdistronchisinE mem bers of the Mormon church because they are alleged Democrats, considerable in terest has been manifested to learn some thing of their religious teneis. Ioanswer such inquiries the writer-a Mormon of forty years standing proposes to answer some of the more prominent ones pro yided you dare brave premdlced pub lie feeling by publishing my sketch.
 We believe in God the Father, in his Son Jesus Christ, ana in the holy Spirit; these three forming Holy Trinity, thIee n number one in spirit and power.
 We believe that Jesus gave his lie as an atonement for the sns of all mankind, making it possible for all, if they will lo obtain salvation.
 We fully accept as the inspired word of C3cd the old and the new Testament d9 revealed through the Prophets aud Apostles. We believe that God has ieom the beginning revealed His will to man, and will continue to the end ot time hay ing the same regard for mankind iu all ages of the world.
 We believe God conveys His gil tO men by His own voice, as when Jesus was baptised by Angles, as when soma were sent 10 warn Abraham Of the de5tIactlou of Sodom: by visions, as those oi tue prophets. and St. John; b. dfeama a7 when Joseph was warned to e5into Egypt to escape nerod; and also that He iu- huences men through operations of t!c mind, as Columbus wss led to discover America, and other men inspired tO w.Ite the Constitution of the United States
 We also believe that the Book of Nor Inonism is true record of ancient AmeTi- "a, containing also the Gospel iu purity, as translated from the original records by Joseph Smith the Prophet.
 We believe that as Christ atoned for original sin, all must atone for their own individual sins; that all good deeds agIil be rewarded aud all bad ones punished in proportion 10 the oilenss
 As ability to do good or ill denotes free agency, We believe that all are endowed with an agency perfectly free which no power on earth has a right to deprive ft.am of, they being accountable to God for the use they make oi that agency: but tl'at this agency gives 10 right to iu- fringe tue rights of any other person, Therefore Gll men have a right to worship God according to the dictates of con science be they Christians. Jews Mohlm- medans or Pagans, being accountable to God alone for their faith.
 We believe this accountability in man begins when he is able to know good Dom evil and is able to commit sin; and there fore. all infants are pure and holy, need ing no repentance because they have done no evil, and are saved in the kingdom oi heaven. But after having become ac eountable for their acls, # they sin they must repent and cease their sin. be bap tized by one having authority. and have hands laid upon them for the reception ol the Holy Spirit in order to gam saliva tion.
 As all men have a y:ght to worship God as they choose we believe DO government has a right to ordain or enforce any sys ssul of religion; but that Church Gne State are, and should forever be separate and distinct.
 We believe all men shonlJ be in sub isetion to, and obey the laws Of the coun trv in which they reside; this beiug neces sary to the peace aud prosperity Of every nation. Consequently, that every one who esses a law of the land should be punished ds provided by that law -bnI that until a person is properly indicted, is tried by jury of bis peers and upon good evidence found guilty, ks should be con sidered innocent
 As a principal of belief We consider T right for a good man to have more than one wife provided bis first wife consent oi her own free will, but iuasmueh as Con gressionai legislation ahinned hy thu Supreme Court, has made the practice O this belief unlawful. We submit tO th' law. and leave ak responsibility upon th nation which has enacted it.
 For this reason all Elders are forbid den by the Presidency of the Church l. preach the doctrine of plurality Gf wiye lu any of their established churches au, eongregatona. and all Elders sent as ms sionaries to any port Of the world CT prohibited to-day. as they always hay been, from preaching that toctnue
 The payment of tithng is entUet voluntary with each member of fh church but We believe all should pay [ 1t is used in the erection of houses io worship and in the support Of the poo Some paN fnll tithing yearly, some pa only a trifle. and others pay none at al just as they feel disposed, Accurate a' eonnt is kept Of all tthe7 received au disbursed in all the churches otthe world and twice each year these accounts al examined and audited by committee chosen from among business men Of th people The various Bishops of ever settlement, village or town are strctl eniotned to allow no person to want iC food shelter, or clothing within h jurisdiction, without regard tO creel color. or raea, rithing makes needless tt usual Sunday collections. We have non
 Elders at home and missionaries foreign lands have no salary for mini terial service; the former always 6upPo themselves. and the latter depend EFc God, going as they do for years at time foreign lands, without purse or scrip.
 We believe that murder and adultel arc two of the most 6bomnable crimes which one can be guilty and that f murder there is no forgiveness ml rnusi pav his debt as provided ln ti bible-by tie shedding oi his own Inioe by proper jajicial authority and dl course of Inv. As people look with su' abhorrance upon mtrder and sexual n morality aa the Mormons QNd nothli can be more unjust than 10 charge with such crimes. IL is on par with eusatious made to-day against the Je' in Germany. Austria aHd Russia, th they might sacrifice Chrisiap chlldr' and use their blood in their reliGo ntesi
 Such, Mir. Editor. are some Of { salient points of our belief Shou your readers desire to know as our anization-confessedly the me perfect on earth it would be pleasu to furnish the desired information.
 Apache DepTedatlons.
 Charles Stsen came in from the low