Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-12-01


J against Mormpnlan for , long time.
My conclusions nav arc rasod on facts.
mot theories. "Ohiteusale,,. that h ,lie,h
the Prophets and storeth them that
have come unto youii' The murder
ing Of Joseph ana Hyrum smith was
bsrbarUus. They had a riqht 10 jiyk
n their doctrine was false. rhe
crescent floats DER the hills and wales
Ot Judea today although a million
souls perished to drive out the followers
VI the IA 20 Prophet Mahoiuet
Joseph smith did not say that he was
the Christ or the one who was Il, com.
| 10 redeem Ieraei; nay, only that he
had revelation. In 1871, whit. my
wife, two daughters AMI were on our
way TO Waterfowl, New York. our
youthful home, an old genllema,
boarded the train at Palmyra and
nsked him TO SHOW me the mountain
thu Book Of Mormon pilates were
found In. lie did ~, and
inquired n he was n
"MormUn" anu IL he believed In.
plates were found there from which
} the Book oi Mormon was written. he
said he was not "Mornion,V Tut thai
he did believe Joseph smith's state.
ment Nc 10 the iiuding OF the plgt,s.
Now as 10 revelation. Has there
not always been such? 1 will not
weary you with n long article, hut say
the "NOrmons" arc a remarkable REQ.
pie, and II the providence " Gol n not
their protection | anu puzzled 10 know
what T.. Your valley blossoms as the
rose, AMI you have everlasting streams
OF water. You have gathered Ia from
all lanuH, aud God has blessed YOU sure.
ly, because He maketh the sun 10 Shine
on the NIL top AMI III the valley, md
He clothes the smiling zelda with
corn. When the "MormOns''oamo here
through Emigration Canyon they
CAME TO escape persecution and to be
enabled TO worship God according To
their own ideas. DID not the Pilgrim
fathvis 10 the same? But IN burned
at tho stake their supposed witches.
John Calvin OF reveted memory had
his servant burned 20 death. See no
such spirit In tho "MormOnD Church.
They have good aud correct way Of
maintaining the church OF the living
God. "rhey tina. honor Me VIII
honor" saith the Lord, sand uting
your tithea and offerings into the
House Of the Lord and zee II | will
not pour out a blessing upon you" The
unfortunate are taken care Of among
the "MolmoDs," and "MormoDism" IL
one Of the three great "isois" Of the
world. rec no more wrong doing here
than In Puritan Massachusetts,, where
the boys sand girls are not allowed to sit
together In meetings.
NuW unuluaf anaafin Inns NNhy uhpt,ld
the government OF tho United states
take the Church property from the
"AlormOns2" | cannot comprehend.
The different socts have their valuable
property and enjoy " unmolested.
Well, all ray II II Is unjust.
Now word about your beautiful
Temple. David could not build the
frat because he shed too much bloOds
On GllbOs's top Tell noble Saul, who
SHARED the women and children aud
choice oxeu-"Oh, the son Oi kishl".
Now you have beautiful Tenn.
pie anu the angel with his
trumpet Ia hand standing on IL
high p.nnacle--Calling iorth Tn. Saints
IL BEAUTIFUL emblem. (Chronicles 9th
chaptcr.) Ana when you dedicate
your Temple 10 Jehovah, no doubt
from the chapter named, 32nd aud 33fd
verses, You viii prOciainG "Morcover,
concerning the stranger which IL not
OF thy people Israel but Ia come from n
far country for thy great names sake
and thy mighty hand aud thy stretched
out arms they come to pray In III is
house, then hear thou from the
heavens, oven from thy dwelling
blaze, and do according TO all tho
stranger calleth to thee for, that all
people Of the earth mny know thy
name ami lear thee "a doth thy people
Israel, aud may know that THIS house
which have built Is called by thy
name"
conclusion, wish 10 say attend.
ed the service of the Granite ward last
Sunday, anu was greatly pleased with
the preaching OF the truth Us l there
heard II. L, was the iifst "Mormon"
sermon had ever heard. wlsh
some OF my Methodist, Prosby terian
and Bapilsi friends could have heard
II. The line VI thought was 10 elevate
man and lead him TO love Go1 and his
neignbor JuIiN w. BARBER