The morning call., 1893-05-26
The Saints Invade San
Francisco.
DALTON'S 100 BAPTISMS.
An Active Crusade Commenced in
This City-They Need Labor
ers and Voters.

men ana WOIntE WIN IN WI N III
their vineyards and fields. so that when
Utah becomes State the men will vote as
the Mormon church dictates.
For the past five months j. l.. Dalton, a
"president of the seventies" and Neils
johnson. zone of the Bishops counselors.
have been in the city. but most OF
their work has heretofore been done in
adjoining counties - Alameda. Contra
Costa. Marin, etc. On Tuesday last the
leaders were re-enforced by eleven mis-
sionaries from Utah. five of whom go to
New Zealand, three to samoa, and Ava ..
Kellar, Henry B. Williams and George ii.
Maycock remain here with Dalton ana
johnson to continue the work of proselyt-
iZing i'll this city.
Each missionary is supplied with lot of
cards bearing his name and address. and
on the other the fo'owiDg:
ARTICLES OF FAITH
OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF
LATTER DAY SAINTS.
/. We believe in God, the Eternal Father,
and his Son. Jesus Christ, and In the Holy
2. We believe that men will be punished for
their own sins, and not for Adams trans
gression.
g. We believe that through the af0nement OF
Christ all mankind may be saved by obedience
TO the laws and ordinances of the gospel.
4.
FIRST faitn in the Lord Jesus Christ; second,
Ieuentance; third. baptism by immersion for
tne remission OF siuS; fourth. laying on OF
hands tor the gift OF the Holy Ghost
= We believe that man must be called of
God. by prophecy. and by the laying on of
hands" by those who are in authority to preach
The gospel and administer IN the ordinances
thereof.
6. We believe in the same organization that
existed in the primitive church, VIZ: apostles,
prophets. pastors, teachers, eyauseiists, etc.
Va ha1f ~
ecy. revelation, visions, healing, Interpretation
of tongues. etc.
s. We believe the Bible to he the word Of
God. as far as u Is translated correctly; we
also believe tile Book OF Mormon TO be the
word of God.
g. We believe all that God has revealed, all
That lie does now reveal, aud we believe that
lie Will yei reveal many great and important
things nertaInine to the kingdom of Goo.
10. We believe in the literal gathering of
Israel and in the restoration of the ten tribes.
That Zion will be built upon this continent.
That Christ viii reign personally upon the
earth. and that the earth Will be renewed and
receive its paradiSaic glory.
IL. We claim the privilege OF worshiping
Almighty God according to IDe dictates of our
conscience, and allow all men the same priv
iege. let them worship how, where or what
IL We believe in being subject to kings
presidents, rulers and magistrates, in obeying,
honoring and sustaining the law.
13. We believe in being honest. true. chaste,
benevolent, ylrluOus ana in doing good 10 all
men; indeed, we may say that We follow the
admOniIiun OF Paul. I'VE believe all things, we
hone all things" we have endured many things
and hope 10 lie able 10 endure all things. III
there is anything virtuous. lovely or of good
report, or pralseworthy We seek after these
things.-Joseph Smith.
The picture that these missionaries
paint OF life in Utah is far beyond even
the dreams of Bellamy or Henry George.
They claim to obey the laws and assert
vehemently that polygamy is no longer
practiced. but add, to probable convert,
that the church still believes in plurality
of wives; only that a man who has more
than one wife must be careful and In case
of arrest take the consequences.
A CALL reporter talked tor over an
hour with J. L. Dalton and Neils johnson
yesterday and from them gained some
idea of their programme OF work and the
features of their peculiar religion.
Dalton has the distinction of being q
man who was baptized over 100 times with
out leaving the water, and by this cere-
mnny he supposeS he has saved by the
means Of ''vicarious atonement" all his
ancestors and friends. Dalton was born
i'm the church and has been raised in it,
He says he is familiar with al the secret
workings of the great organization which
under the guise of religion has defed the
Government of the United States for a
score of years.
While the power of the church has been
crippled in late years, there is still suffi-
cient wealth and numerical strength of
membership to enable it not only to exist
but to continue to invade every State in
this country, and every country known on
the map OF the world, with its mission
aries
Said Dalton: I'VE have recently sent out
one hundred missionaries. Only eleven of
them came westward. Some OF them go
to New Zealand and Samoa. Our Idea is
to gather together. as rapidly as we can,
the people who behave in our doctrines
They must come to Utah. where We have
onr temples, in order to receive all the
blessings our religion youchsafes TO those
who believe.
Remember, we are obeying the law.
Utah is our home, and the place where the
Latter-day Saints must congregaie. Our
missionaries. whether in New Zealand or
Samoa, or wherever else, will not practice
polyga,ny. They may have one wife, but
no more. according to the laws of the
church. But we still believe in the doc
trne of plurality of wives"
We'll. suppose, for instance, that a man
going to Samoa who has wife in Utah
should marry over there: what then? ?''
'He would live with his wives at his
own risk" was the answer.
But the church wouldn't cut him off,
eh?"
"No-um-that is. the church doesn't
sanction plural marriages now."
"I3ut it believes in them as It did be-
fore"
"oh. yes. Only we are bound to obey the
law of the land"
Then the reporter asked Dalton lead
Ing question.
How many wives have you, Mr..
Daton?"
My wife is with me-"
Bat how many wives have you is what
l want IN know"
The laws of your country allow me but
one. That should be sufficient answer"
Then the reporter asked MIR. Dalton
abnut his 100 baptisms.
We'll" said the Mormon elder. SIT was
this way. | hunted up my geneaogy and
l was baptized for all my ancestors who
are dead and my dead friends II they. the
peonle who are in eternity | mean. are
willing to accept the atonement / made
they will go out of prison, or hell, as Won
please to call IL, and into paradise. But
Christ knows the hearts of all men. Now
he knows whether or not my great grand
father, say, would have accepted the
religion of the Latter-day Saints when he
was alive had he been given the chance.
IL he would have believed when alive and
now in eternity accepts my baptism and
atonement for him then he will 90 into n
higher heaven, If can use the expression.
than he would if he would have refused to
believe"
Anyhow whether he would have be-
lieved or not when alive. you can offer him
a chance in paradise by being baptized for
him. Is that it?" asked the reporter.
Exactly, exactly. My great-great-
grandfather has been dead many years.
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