The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-30
TO M0RM0N|zE JERSEY
Six Elders From Salt Lake
at Work in This
City.
INCLINED TO Be DISCOURAGED
They Complain That Clergy
men are Hostile to Them
Distributing Tracts.
INCLINED TO Be DISCOURAGED

top floor Of a frame house, at No. 100
West Newark avenue. lives a band Of
about six missionaries, who are working
in the interests of Mormanism. and who
are members or elders of the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. The
path of these young men. for such they
are, has been one entirely devoid of roses,
and thorns nave been strewn along their
way frequently.
Since February of this year these young
men have been working in this city. but
their efforts have been rather unsuccess-
full, very few giving them a helping hand
and words of encouragement The minis
ters of this city have wished them health.
but when 1t came to cooperating with
| them in their work the dominies held up
their hands in horror. Some openly said
that they hoped the efforts of the work.
ers would be anything but successful, and
their wishes nave come true if the story
told by one OF the missionaries is true.
A reporter Of 1.-THE News yesterday
morning had little difficulty in locating
the worker Of the Church of the Latter
Day Saints. Elder r. T. Rhees seemed to
be in charge Of the work in this city, for
when the reporter had climbed the stairs
Mr.. Rhees was the person who gave all
the information. In answer to a question
regarding the success of their work in
this city, he said it had not been as sue
cAssful as they expected. He then told the
history of the Latter Day Saints.
1--WE have met with a great deal Of per-
secution,' he said. and our work has been
very hard. Our articles Of faith are SINH
lar to those of the Zion Church. in Green
vile. as win be seen by this list
Here he handed the reporter the follow
ing card
ARTICLES OF FAITH,
OF the Church of Jesus Christ of Lat
ter Day Saints.
/. We believe in God, the Eternal
Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ,
and in the Holy Ghost.
2. We believe that men will be pun
ished for their own sins, and not for
Adams transgression.
8. We believe that, through the
atonement OF Christ, all mankind may
be saved, by obedience to the laws and
ordinances Of the Gospel.
4. We believe that these ordinances
are: First, Faith in the Lord Jesus
Christ; second, Repentance; third.
Baptism by immersion for the remis-
sion of sins; fourth, Laying on of
Hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost.
5. We believe that a 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 to administer in the ordinances
thereof.
s. We believe in the same ~organiza-
ton that existed in the primitive
church, namely, apostles, prophets
pastors, teachers, evangelists. etc.
I. We believe in the gift of tongues,
prophecy. revelation. visions. healing,
Interpretation Of tongues, etc.
8. We believe the Bible to be the
word of God. as far as 1t is translated
correctly; we also believe the Book of
MormGn to be the word of God.
g.. We believe all that God has reveal
ed. all that He does now reveal, and
we believe that He will yet reveal
many great and important things per-
tanning to the Kingdom of God.
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 will
reign personally upon the earth, and
that the earth will be renewed and re-
ceive its paradisiacal glory.
II. We claim the privilege of worship
ping Almighty God according to the
dictates Of our conscience, and allow
all men the same privilege, let them
WOISIip ROW. WASiO VI WHdt tlSt
may.
Il. We believe in being subject to
kings, presidents. rulers and magis-
trates, in obeying. honoring and sus-
tanning the law.
10. We believe in being honest, true,
chaste. benevolent. virtuous and in do
ing good to all men,: indeed, we may
say that we follow the admonition of
Paul. I'VE believe all things, we hope
all things we have endured many
things. and hope to the able to endure
all things If there is anything virtu-
Gus, lovely or of good report or praise
worthy, we seek after these things.
1.-THE origin of the Latter Day Saints
he continued. dates from the year 1880.
We follow the doctrines laid down by the
Forefathers of the American Indians,
who left Jerusalem about six hundred
years before Christ, and the Book of Nor
mons which we are trying to sell, on
tains their history.
In 1880 Joseph Smith, the prophet
martyr of the nineteenth century, with
others, was the man honored of God. to
call all the people to repentance, baptizing
in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.
He was born in New York State. and at
the age of fourteen became con-
nected with. but did not join any
church. One evening on retiring,
he was visited by an angel who
told him that in a certain hill in
Manchester, New York, he would find a
set of plates which contained the history
of the Forefathers of the ndian
1.-THE plaes resembled gold. and were
engraved in the Reformed Egyptian
language. This he translated, and the
book is called the Book of Mormons.
Shortly after Joseph Smith wrote the
book, he became the originator of the
Latter Day Saints Church. Our head
quarters are now in Salt Lake City,
Utah, and the majority Of the residents
Of that city are members of the church.
1--WE nave missionaries In all parts of
the world, and we have met with more or
less success. For some months past we
have been distributing tracts explaining
our faith all over the city, we ave held
many outdoor meetings. but we v not
had any converts although many persons
side with us on certain points.
s.The Book Of Mormon selling should be
read by everyone, as It is a sacred his
tory of the ancient inhabitants Of Ameri-
ca. 1t relates Christ's visit to them and
contains the fullness of the Everlasting
Gospel.
There are different branches of our
work in the East, and we receive our or
ders from these quarters. How long we