The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-01
MORMONS' RELIGION.
To he sa!,ot o. M rcs..

SIS 81 the Mormon rclieicn from its very
inception To the present day. as they will
sFpreciste the pictures q the founder.
Joseph Smith. and his successor. Brig
BAN Young. who led the pioneers into this
valley ;i,ty years ago. so much mors. Later
OF when / re; 10 the greh, temple OF this
oity | Will tell you Of Some Of their pc
cuiiar customs. such as being baptised for
the dead; being married 70 the dead and
TO the living being washed and annointei,
etc. These are the only ceremoalcs Ter
formed in the temple. and to 20 through
the rite takes all day. You begin IN the
basement and end in the fifth story. There
are quite number q Morn'oas in this
city who have been baptized over 1000
times. The chsmbermad who used 10 at
tend 20 my rom told Ire the dsy before
she came hcre 10 work she was Immersed
80 times FOR her dead kin aad friends
tant tell you any more Just nov. as
want 70 keep your curiosity or Tie qal
yivs 'or future epistleg
Joseph Smith was the '1un3er cf the
Church Of Jesus Christ q Latter lay
saints commonly called TIE Mormon
church.
The church Of Jesus Christ q Latter
Day SAINTS vas organized or .he Gth day
ot April. 1890. in the TOWN Q, Fayette,
Seneca county, New s'o-k. They uhe Nor
mIs. or Saints as they call th.uselvesl
~ Il Is built upon the rocE q revelation
~ through this means Us "fncc. nave
rJeiged authority from God 81 act in ,heir
calliDgs and enjoy the gifts aGl overs
%. the gospel Is WAS the ease With the AL
cient apostles, Its mission IS orc OF ueace
it's aims ana objects, the preparation II The
PEOPLE for the second comirg oil -arist. the
Inauguration of the Millennium aul the
establishment Of the universal brotherhood
q men
Il ycu ask them how they anor ;hey are
the people 10 do this marvellous work
spoken Of by the ancient a-opae.. 'hc:' Will
tel you by the record OF their accomplish
pleots
They say: From forty members in $50
.he following of the 1hurca tp'lay has
grown 10 hundreds OF Thousands Ihsa It
had only the Prophet Joseph smith 10 de-
rlare rs doctrines, now Il has in'ssioaarie =
in an the liberal nations OF the earth. II
has rrcspered through The fire Of seNerest
persecution. Driven. peeled ana scattered,
jhetr prophet AID patriarch h4sely MUIR
Gerfd for their testimonies iis embers
have rallied with each onslaught and
pressed On with the wnra with greater
force and power than before. II counts its
iaes b. the thousand. Driven from their
homes In Illinois they were naryelously
sueiained by God in this wonderful exodus
t. the Rocky Mountains g This wlderr ess
OF he West the rich blessings Of God
haze followed them in ID IL establishment
ot one OF the most prosperous. thrifty and
harry CONFERENCE.-The OF 9gr Nation. TO
it have been gathered tens OF thousands
or the roor from the nations az The earth
to build IN aud benu.lfy the Latter Day
Zion. virtually fulfilling the prediction;
And many people shall go ana sag, Tome
We and let MS go u? to the mountains OF
the Lord to the house Of he God or Je-
cob. and he will teach us C.. MS ways. and
We will walli In his paths FOR or. of Zion
shall 70 forth the Law ami the word OF
the Lord from jerusalem isaiah il. 81
And this one: The Wilderness dAi the soil
tary place Shall be glad for hem: and
tho desert shall rejoice and blossom as the
rose Ibid NxXv, IL"
Temples, schools, houses Of worship.
cities and Villages have sprung up In ms
thirsty wilderness. and the result o, thrift
aud lator Of this peculiar people may he
seen everywhere. Their church organilo-
ton is unsurpassed he government un-
equalied IN mod m annals. Every hing
about them points TO the peculiar people
that were TO he established in the Inter
days their whole career is a 'mIrvclcas
work ard wonder"
/ Will now cory from the church history
in regard 70 joseph Smith. warning ihe
reader 10 remember that all assertions are
wholly f'om ,haJ source:
Joseph Smith the Mormon prophet and
| tho founder oi the church OF 'csus Christ
! of Latter Day Saints was born In Sharon
Windsor county. Vermont IN the 29l Of
! December 1905. When 10 years old, his
/ parents. Joseph Smith, Sr.. and his wife
! ! ,,v rcronycd IN PALMYRA Ontario. now