Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-18

subject OF polygamy, AMI says!
Joseph, however became convinced
before his death that he had done wrong;
Tor, about three weeks before his death,
J met him one morning IN the street, and
no said 10 mo, "Bfo. Marks, ! have
something to communicate 20 You" We
retired 10 by place and sat down to-
goiher, when be said. "Wearo ruined
people" asked, CHOW so3' io said,
rms doctrine OF polyEamy, or spiritual
wiio system, that has been taught aud
pfaotlced among ~ will prove our dos
truction and overthrow. I have been de-
ceived In references 10 iis practice. II Is
wrong u isa curse to mankind and wo
shall have 10 leave tho United States soon
unless u can be put down and Ia practice
stopped In the Church."
Sheen aud Mark,, like others, here
are seen 10 place In the mouth OF the
Prophet Joseph words ami sentiments
he never uttered; aud 10 displaying
their enmiiy TO a doctrine he promui.
"a eI,ihsy iurni,h proof froin their own
lips OF a knowledge Of the practice Of
plural marriage In the Church previous
to the mariytdom In isii Comment
Ing ON lite quotation, Of which we have
given only n portion to illustrate their
character. The Return sAys:
We think when Mr.. Marks published
this, he took a position" and wo think
he knew what he was writing about, too;
and we think that "Noung Joseph" and
the rost OF The lator leaders % tho Joseph.
10 church knew Of these evidences when
they denied the position taken by their
| preicco1ors.
A sharp, lawyer.llko dodge has boon
takon on this testimony! 10 has been
argued that a. Joseph said, 81 have boon
deceived tti- wrong. oil
VIII 20 into the stand aud preach against
H." u goes 10 prove that no was not re-
sponsiule Tor IN introduction.
but how about Sheen. statement that /
10 oph had tho revelation on the SUBJ /
icct burnedf What about the sworn te-- |
timony 10 the effect that uymm Saith /
brought the revelation to the council nom /
joseph. A. was his cust1m3 What about 1
tho ieatimony Of y. Robinson has hv-
rum stood out against the doctrine Tor =
long time, but finally came 30 said Rob
inson's house and taught the doc riuo %
him aud his wife, saying, "loseph va
fght and Hyrum was wrong
That there was such q doctrine, rfats
tice sud revelation IN the Church as rafiy I
AZ lsiJ Is boyund tho possibility ofgpes.
ton. Did any OF the mon who tosiilcd
OF " over dream u thai rcveIaticn com-
ing from any other than Joseph smthf /
Aud Ia tho early siKlOs, D.. Eab.nson,
then member 81 the Iusrphie eharch,
ana PANIED 90 observe the false plsia0u
taken by "foune Joseph, 'soos cccAsiou
10 toll him, "Nuur mtltr never per.
Honally taught me tho d,cIrna. bu; !
your Uncle Hyrum dds" yci no Herald
boldly says, Not man among them
know that be Joseph ~ui 2 uas fcspon-
sihlo that The leaders, either
iirsi or last 30 held. Isuai true" Meas
urod by such crafty. iecha sal lodging Of
common staudaids ~ We go here, does
ANYBODY knoN auvtlIrsf
A. 30 jason BuEea - p4h.ish else
where 10 thn nlmb1F. copies OF Two
an ugraph letters fr1u aim 90 Z der John .
itiark, In uhich uay 81 found his opiu-
Ion and posiiion o. gals subject
We have trcscl this matter on tho
chosen ground OF he losephiios, VIZ,
iguofug al tssiln9ny tbAt is Interested
~ reason o. compucliy In tho dogma.
We wish is disuac, y uudorstood that wo
are making no var upon Joseph Smith.
From The jason Bhggs letters re.
ieffed g., We quote lhe following from
the letter Of Dec. s, 1857, to }. 7.
CLARK.
You are quite correct In your Inference
upon what hinges tho RoorgnnizoI
church. The manifostatlun called reve.
laiionl calling out Joseph Smith A. an
heir to tho Presidency through lineAl
Priesthood, etc, was given me, and bears
the date OF Nov. Is, 1851, Mt Which time
the Bro. Dean mentioned was An aciye
strangite; so you see Brand l. wrong, As
hU uNuNFullN l. NlthNH fAFUuuh /
or-somothing worAo.
And In letter Of Fet. Is, 1855, Nj.
Bdggs wrl,eE
] wa. at Nauvoo Ia lsi3, the year Il was
found necessary 10 logAlizo polygany by
a revelation. 80. have no doubt a. to
tho authorship Of that $50 called
revelation Of July ~, 1888. ID
has all the earmarks necessary to
Identity lt a. the product OF tho
mouthpiece OF those DAYS. William, tho
only surviving brother, got up a similar
one at Palestine, near Amboy, In 1851.
When the Twelve assumed tho
leadership In 1874. We gave nominal
adherence 10 them until tho spring OF
! ~, when We, as branch, rejected them
and accepted James J. Stfang 49, the true
successor, on tho authority OF tho letter
Of appointment from Joseph Smith-but
aud other kindred icachings
and practices cropping out, We dropped
Slmng, and In ls1O-bl accept ed William
Smith as the successor, 40 so;-but la |
loss than one year he exhibited tho
clovon foot and doomed polygamy afro.h
in tho name Of God aud his brother
Joseph. He claimed
lincal rights and taught lInoal
Priesthood, and had been endor,od
through the CUTS abundgntly. /.
was in this condition OF thing. that the
Of November 18th were
received. IL conlainod nothing not thon
believed. Upon Tho strength " this the
branch rejected Joseph Smith aud AZ.
sumod tho walery attitude for tho holr
liltll Joseph. In June following ls52 /
We called n conference TO meet at that
place lBololp. AZ tho conference oi /
April 1858, we began TO an up the quo. I
runs; the Reorganization date, from .
that tIme-lsb3, In 1896, AS roquo1 ted by /
the gifts, communication WAS written /
on behalf Of the church, addressed TO I
Joseph Smith, and delivered by mo.sou- ! \
sors II. q. Briggs and Brother Gurey. A ! I
'Opy OF this document is printed ia the
saints biography Of Joseph smith, In
fullidgo's History. 1 have the origi. .
ial.
II will be seen from these that the I.
'leaders" Of the Reorganization knew |.
ull well Of the doctrine OF plural mar |.
iAgs as taught by the Prophet; ami |.
although some OF them Gnefwar