Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-04-10
Mornons in. bedding, Yes.

Mr. Wheelet's article Of last week
contained eleven paragraphs, and we
will review them by number To save
space and time.
! I. No, they were called Mormons,
and were known as such, Brigham
Young did not change their name.
2. (a) ''Smith's death created great
agitation and confusion among his fol-
lowers. Sidney Rigdon and others
/ aspired to succeed him, but the COun-
ell of the Twelve Apostles unanimous
ly elected Brigham Young Revised
Ency. Britt. (b) did not state how the
government recog nized you.
3. Yes, Just so. Yes Christians be-
cause they follow the teachings Of
Christ and hence Mormons because
they follow the teachings of Mormon
4. "Chambers' Eucy.n 1.-The Ameri-
can Ency.n the Hand Book to all Re
ligion, "Riupath's Universal His
tory" "Webster's Dictionary, the
STANDARD Dictionary all agree with
the Encyclopedia Britannica that
Enormous are a religious sect founded
by Joseph Smith.
s. Let me ask a question. II the
name Mormon, does not belong to the
ones who believe in the book OF Nor.
mons, who should wear il?
6. (a) | hadn't thought of 1t before,
but perhaps truth is like mirror, il
you let the light on it there will be re-
lection somewhere, but my Brother if
II is unpleasant just shift little. lb)
Yes If be had been Greek scholar,
yet no one claims inspiration for these
superior men.
Z. (a) No, and | am just glad and
thankful that they cannot. neither Mo-
BANNED with his 2 5000, 900 followers,
Nor the Pope or Rome with 23l 900 900
followers, Nor the Patriarch OF the
Greek with ll0,000,O00 followers, Nor
the Advents with Mrs Whites Visions
Nor Brigham Young with 200 600 fol
lowers, Nor Joseph Smith with 10000
followers, Nor Dowie with perhaps
$4,000 followers, Nor any false pro-
phet who may arise 10 the future can
ever change the pure Doctrines Of the
Gospel Of Christ, which is the power OF
God unto Salvation, to all them that
believe. All there is good or com
mendable in any Of the these systems
has been gathered from this blessed
Book. None OF these have added II
single Grace, Virtue or essential to its
complete redemption plan. (b) It's
well you told Us how 1t ''all took place
through that unlearned boy Joseph
Smith. ] didn't think any OF the time,
that God had anything TO do with the.
matter. Read Math. "a II and oath
verses, also LIST John 4th chap. lstvs.
8. | can say, ! wasn't there.
8 Just because ] did not know
whether it was Utah Mormons, Beaver
Island Mormons or Plano, III, Nor
mons who had a hand in it.
10. Me too, when they come from the
King James Bible. but when they come
from somewhere else y makes me kind
o'skeery.
II. am glad our Brother did not
stop till he had given Us this last para.
graph, il contains sample of their
plan of quoting the Bible, under the
circumstances 1t was a little hard 70
know where be found il, but think |
have located it at Math. :: 5, the verse
in our common bible contains % word.
our Brother only uses 20 and OF these
are not in the verse quoted
Now, Mr.. Wheeler, tell me do you
not belong TO religious organization
whose members have been commonly
and popularity known as Mormons Of
which the Utah church is an ApOstate
faction? ALLEN 7. DEMOREST