The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-01
ARE NOI TaE SAKE.
Roorga1izsd Church Of Latter Day
Saints Has No Connection with the
Mormon Church-Elder whitaker

Mormon Chursh-Elder Whitaker
Taken to Task
TO the Editor Of the Intelllgencer-
sIR:-In your issue Of November 80.
is given an interview with John n.
whitaker, Of the Utah Mormon church.
in which he sets forth what he desires
the public to believe Is the faith and
teachings Of said church. Now It Is
well known to most Of your readers
that there IL congregation In South
Wheeling and North Benwood, who for
the last sixteen years have wOrshipped
in their little church south Of Forty
eighth street. and known by the same
name as that which Elder Whitaker
claims for his church, with the excep-
tion Of the word "rcorganlsed" used By
the church OF which said congregation
forms a part. And 1t is to prevent your
readers from believing that the two or
CARNATIONS are one and the same that
this article is written. 1t has usually
been the practice OF the Utah mission
aries to visit localities where the Re-
organized Church Of Latter Day
Saints has by faithful adherence to that
which is right, succeeded in allaying to
great extent the prejudice directed
against US because Of abomlnable
teachings and practices Of the apostnte
church Of Utah; and then they so
among the people and tell them they
are, just about the same, and as a con.
sequence, many people are deceived
into that belief. In defining his belief.
| Whitaker Is careful TO confine himself
to the teachings OF the church organic
ed In 1880. and does not mention the
Objectionable heresies introduced By
Brigham Young after the death Of JOS
eph Smith, by which that faction Of the
church which followed Young became
apoBtates.
The church organized In 1880, mum.
beTed something near 100000 when Jos
eph and Hiram Smith were killed In
1874. After the death Of these men the
church was considerably broken into
factions, and about 10000 Of the NUM-
Der followed Brigham YounBs leads:-
ship. Then in 1852, twelve years after
the death of Joseph Smith, Young pub.
Ilcly proclaimed his belief In the
abOminnble doctrine OF polygamy. In
order to give color to his iniQuitous
doctrine, lie told the people Joseph
Smith had received such revelation.
But he was never able to furnish PROOF
Of that that would stand in any court.
The following Is an extract from the
decision of the court OF common pleas,
Lake county. Ohio. February %, 1880, In
was involved: THE Reorganlzed
Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Dry
Saints, plaintiff. VS.. The Church IN
Utah, Of which John Taylor Is president
and commonly known as the Mormon
church, defendants. = +" And court do
further find that the plaintiff Is the
true and lawful continuation Of and
| successor to the said original church
of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints.
organized in 1890, and is entitled In law
| to all its rights and property"
The following is found in the decision
OF Judge Phillips, of the United States
court, for the western district OF Mis-
souri,, handed down March 3, 1894:
''rhere can be no question OF the fact
that Brigham Young's assumed presl-
dency was q bold and bald usurpa-
ton and was itself a departure
from the law of the church. It 1.-THE
Church in Utah) has introduced societ-
les of n secret order. and established
secret oaths and covenants, contrary TO
the book OF teachings of the old
church." Decision follows In favor OF
the ReOrganized church. This certain
ly Is sufficient to establish our claim
that the Utah church went Into apos'
tacy under the leadership Of Brigham
Young. Polygamy, though Of itself n
curse. (and is most emphnticntiy cons
demned by the Book Of Mormon), Is
not the only false doctrine introduced
by Brigham Young, see by Elder
WhItaker's published statemnt that he
resentS as false the doctrine OF Adam
God. He ought to know. but here is
what Brigham Young said April Q, 1852;
''Now hear It, o. Inhabitants of the
earth. Jew and Gentle, saint and sin
ner! When our father. Adam, CAME
into the garden of Eden, he came into
It with n celestial body, and brought
| Eve Que of his wives. with him, He
helped to make and OrEanlEs this
world. He is Michael the archanged,
the Ancient of Days about whom holy
men have written and spoken. He Is
our Father and our God, and the only
God with whom we have to do" Is
not this n doctrine Of the devil?
Blood atonement. or the way Brig
ham Young had Of saving his people
who left his faith, was thus presented
by him on February'S. 1857: This Is
loving our neIghbOr as ourselves: II he
needs help. help him, and II he wants
| salvation, and II Is necessary to spill
his blood upon the ground in order that
he may be saved, spill It,
One more quotation from Brigham
| Young, published in the Desert News,
tho church paper OF Utah: I'VE can
pick out eiders IN Israel right here, who
can beat the world at gambling, who
can handle the cards. can cut and
shuttle them with the smarteSt rogue on
| the face OF Gods foOtstool. ! can pro-
duce elders here who can shave their
smartest Rhavers and take their mo-
ney from them. We can beat the world
at any game" Now, II the church In
Utah wants the good viii Of the people,
let them renounce these evil doctrines
and admit that they emannte from sa-
tan, no matter by whom voiced. Then
when they talk Of the work Of Joseph
| Smith, (which has been made to suffer
more by the dominant church in Utah
than all other opposition combined),
they might lay claim to liberation. The
writer has no objection to Elder Whit
aker. or any one else being given n
| hearing, for believe in the teaching Of
! Paul. prove all things and hold fast
! that which is good" but we do object
| to any statement enan0ting from any
one, that the teaching and practices Of
the Utah Mormon church is the same
as the church organized by Joseph
Smith In 1890 aud as taught now by the
church Of which Joseph Smith tsOn OF
Joseph who was killed. is president. He
| ia as much opposed to all those evil
doctrines ms was his father, or as any
one who believes in the purity of the
gospel OF Christ. The Mormons Tor