The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1899-09-13
The Truth about M0rmOnism.


lows;
Z. The Mormon god was once q
man; Adam is "the only god with
whom we have to do" there are null
titudes of gods, male and fesnale
these gods and goddesses are poly
gamus, are made Of flesh and bones
have every human organ, bear chill.
dren who have bodies, and create
worlds aud populate them by nstur-
al generation; this god is not a Trini.
ty but duality, the Holy Spirit being
u substance similar to electricity
hence the Mormon gods are ''subject
TO laws Of matter" like a stone. A doc.
trine more thoroughly false, blssphe-
nous, pagan and contrary to the BIZ
BILE could hardly be conceived, and
has never been made by any system.
2. The doctrine of man is that
we were each born of some two of
these polygamous gods, had to come
to this earth for body, must pass
through this human life, including its
sin, in order that we, especially if we
are good polygamous Mormons, may
become gods as above at death. Ac-
cording to this, Brigham Young is
one of the greatest Of Mormon false
gods, because he had the most WON
en- and children. This is blasphe-
nous aud utterly false.
3. The doctrine about sin is that
it is a necessity, and that Adam and
Eve "rejoiced and praised God" be-
cause they had sinned in Eden.
4. About the Bi6Ie, Mormonism
says that those are fools who say
there is only one Bible; and asks
"Who knows that even one verse has
escaped pollution 80 as to convey the
same sense now that il did in the
originate" II holds three other books
to be better than the Bible, and that
the revelations given nowadays to its
priest make the whole four as moth
ing to me-" words of Pres. Woodruff,
Brigham Young, &c.)
5. As to the Mormon Priesthood,
the doctrine is that "by possessing
part OF Gods power they are in real
ity part of God" Their power is
such that they have the right to com
mand Mormons in their voting, bust
ness, religion, home, and every part
Of their whole life. This is at once
slavery to the Mormon and blasphe
my against God, and is reasonable
against free government. As the re-
suit the Mormon Priesthood controls
every election in Utah as it chooses.
6. As to Christian Churches, it
holds that there was no true church
from about the time OF the Apostles
till Joseph Smith, all churches but
Mormonism being pretenders, and
their teachers and ministers lying, lu-
cre-loving hypocrites, land the wrath |
OF God is kindled against them"
Z. As to marriage, they believe
today just as ever, that polygamy sis
true as the Lord is true, "(Pres. Snow,
May, '99) and practice the belief.
The character resulting from such
doctrine is largely what might be ex
pected-far from the right. 1t has
been carefully estimated by those
who are in position TO know, that al
least rs per cent of all marriages in
the smaller towns of Utah are com
pulsory from immortality, The use
of intoxicating drinks, falsehood, Sab
bath breaking aud profanity arc very
and the general run of NOR
atty is very low.
The Elders" are called" to go on
their missions, and must obey or risk
all they hold most dear. They are
generally sincere in their decisions;
some are of respectable character, but
others are not; and the statements of
none of them can be trusted, for the
whole system is one of gigantic false
hood and openly upholds the Elders"
in lying for the good of Mormonism.
In four days have crossed the path
of three pairs of Mormon Elders,
each of whom had told different
story as to polygamy, one of them
saying in heated discussion, IL want
you to understand that we will vote
into the United States in
side of ten years
Those who wish further information
should send Toe lcostl for packet
Of literature giving their doctrines in
full etc, to Rev j, d, Nutting 739 Re
public street, Cleveland Ohio.