The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-05-30
(From Wednesdays daily)

contrary to the tenets Of the faith Of
the original church, thus forming apos-
tacy In the original faith.
Eight years after the death OF Jo-
seph and Hyrum Smith the doctrine Of
polygamy was taught as one of the dis
tinctive features Of the apostate church.
They also taught that Adam was our
God and the only God to whom we are
responsible. l mention these principles
as the leading ones TO show the differ
ence between the apostate and the
original church. They also taught the
principle of blood atonement. These
principles are departures from the
standard works-the Bible, the Book of
Mormon and the Book of Doctrines and
Covenants, and form the principal fea-
lures of their apostacy.
In 1852 the scattered members of the
church began to gather together to re-
establish the church among the 100000
or $4,000 members. and in 1860 the pres
ent Joseph Smith, eldest son of the
prophet, and now presiding officer OF
the reorganiZed church, was called to
take his place at the head of this re-
establishment, and since then the num-
bers have multiplied. We have mis-
sionaries in Europe Canada, these Ha-
Waiian Islands, the Society Islands and
Australia. My mission on the present
trip is to assist and further complete
the organization of the church among
the islands and in Australia, acting as
first counsellor of the president and
also as an evangelistic minister, or pa
triarch of the whole church.
There is no utilization or connection
whatever between the Reorganized
Church OF Jesus Christ OF Latter-Day
Saints and the Utah church. While
we wish them well, and would desire
to do them good, and enlighten them
relative to their apOstacy, we have no
church utilization with them. Our eff
forts are to present the gospel as
taught by our Lord and Savior in its
fullness, re-establish the primitive or
der of the church as revealed in the
New Testament, established by the Son
of God. This is the work that am en-
gagged in and which ! am here to repre-
sent.
THE reorganiZed church does not be-
lieve in polygamy, because we under
stand that the Bible forbids it, the
Book of Mormon forbids 1t, and the
Book of Doctrines and Covenants for
bids it-all clearly forbid 1t. Hence the
doctrine of polygamy, or celestial mar
riaSe, has no place in the economy of
/ the gospel OF the Lord Jesus Christ.
The Utah church claims it's author
ity for the teaching of polygamy on
| the ground that the Bible teaches it.,
and that there was u revelation re-
ceived through Joseph Smith, the
prophet, authorizing and commanding
it.
Il say emphatically that polygamy
was not tenet of the church and there
is not line of Joseph Smiths writing
in any form that has ever been pro-
duced in his hand teaching 1t. To the
contrary, he pronounced it wicked
doctrine. Not a single line can be
found in the prophets writings to es-
tablish the principle of polygamy. J.,
being of his family and knowing well
his history, would be supposed to know
something about it,
THE Book of Mormon was a work
dictated by Joseph Smith through in
spiration and 1t Is the strongest evil
dence eXtant against polygamy, for in
il the Lord distinctly says In revela-
| ton, Thou shalt have but one wife,
and concubines thou shalt have none
'Polygamy is an abomination in my
sight, saith the Lord
THE conference for the reorganiza-
| ton of the church was held in AmbOy,
H., in 1860, the headquarters suisse
| quently becoming located at Plano, re-
naming there for several years until
| removed to Lamont about twenty five
years ago.
I'VE hold possession OF the Kirkland
| Temple, the original church erected.
We came into possession by our rights
| of succession. the judgment being made
by the courts. subsequently in a suit
for possession Of the temple lot at In
dependence, Mo-, Judge Phillips Of the
Supreme Court of Missouri also rem
dered decision for the reorganized
church, saying II was the true success
sor of the original church organized
| under Joseph Smith. the martyr and
prophet. Hence. we have the decision
OF two Judges under the law of the
Hand adtudging the reorganized church
10 he the true church