Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-05

Elder F. Mcdowell, in charge of the
congregations comprising the Pittsburg
district Of the Reorganized Latter Day
Saints church, addressed an audience
upon the subject, utah Hersey," at
the Arion hall yesterday afternoon. In
his remarks the speaker took occasion
to clearly define the doctrines Of the
church of the Latter Day Saints and al
so spoke on how the text books of the
church were treated by the Utah peo-
pie. His remarks, being of an instruc-
tive and entertaining nature, were ap-
probably received by those present. In
part he said:
The Bible and the books, Mormon
and Covenants and Doctrines are the
three text books of the Latter Day
Saints church, and religion of Jesus
Christ is expressed in each book. Also
faith in God and Jesus Christ, repent
ance from sin, baptism by EMERSON,
laying on of hands for gift of the holy
spirit, doctrines of the resurrection of
the dead and eternal judgment are
found taught in these books. Each book
advocates monogamy, as the true mari
tai relations between both sexes and
also honesty, justice and uprightness
and all social relations of life These
principals were advocated and Staunch-
ly maintained as leading tenets of faith
of the church of the Latter Day Saints
from 1880 to 1874. After the death Of
the Smith Brothers en- June 9th, 1874,
Brigham Young, by resorting to unlaw
full methods, assumed leadership or
the church in the winter of 1916 and in
lS47, when in camp in Western Iowa.
1t was there that he stopped, while on
his way from Northern Illinois to Utah.
A few years after settling in Utah, Brig
ham Young introduced the heresies Of
Adam-God worship, blood atonement,
plural marriage and many other things,
which were directly opposed to the or
iginal doctrines of the church. He
totally disregarded the text books of
the church, stating that people should
give heed to the counsel of the living
authorities of the church. He estab-
lished an endowment, in which Oaths
were administered, obligations imposed,
and people were bound TO support him.
self and his successors for time and
eternity, under the penalty of death.
''The oaths administered in this en-
dowment were intended to fa5ten upon
the people the practice OF polygamy,
for they had sworn to obey counsel.
Thus they found themselves in the
meshes of this net.
no nir,oJ oh Of hn af -
Day Saints sent their first missionaries
to Utah in 1863 and at that time lives
were in danger. Young told E. G.
Briggs and A. McCord, who were
among our first missionaries to enter
the State that he would not be respon-
sible for their lives and ordered them
to leave the city. However, they found
friends and were protected and remain
ed to perform their work. From then
until the present time the Reorganized
church of the Latter Day Saints has
maintained a missionary force in Titan
and has been instrumental in turning
away from Utah here5ey several thous-
ands of it's adherents. Not all have
united with the ReorganiZed church,
but have become free from the bondage
of JJtahism. Roberts claims that by
virtue Of his religious belief, he con-
siders himself under moral obligations
to obey the law of polygamy as against
a technical interruption Of statuatory
enactment. At the same time in one OF
his text books it is said: Let no man
break the laws of the land, for he who
keeps the laws of God hath no need to
break the laws of the land
Elder Mcdowell also stated that the
Latter Day Saints church was found
ed by Joseph Smith and others on
April 9th, 1880, and that the
Brighamite people seeded from
the church in 1874. There is a
membership of 125,0O0 in the church
and a large congregation is thriving IN
Salt Lake City at the present time.
Members who formed the neucleus Tor
reorganization were from Southern
Wisconsin and Northern Illinois. Inc
B,b,e Mormon and Doctrines and
Covenants containing disciplinary
miles az the church are being employed
bv Utah people in a different form.
To the Paris Exposition.
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