The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-09-25
ARTICLES OF FAITH

Christ, all mankind may be saved. BY obedience
TO the laws and ordinances of the Gospel,
We hsa;y1 i; ths shHt the fret rnogs; and
the Lord Jesus Christ; second, Repentance;
third. Baptism by immersion for the remission
| of sins; fourth. Laying on of Hands for the
Gift of the Holy Ghost.
81. We believe that a man must be called of
God, by prophecy, and by the laying on of
hands, BY those who are in authority, to preach
the gospel and administer in the ordinance
thereof.
8. We believe in the same organization that
existed in tbs primative church, namely
apostlas prophets, pastors, teachers, evange-,
:. We believe i'll the gift of tongues proph-
ecy, revelation, visions, healing. Interpretation
of tongues, etc.
s., We believe the Bible to be the word of
God, as far rs it is translated correctly; we also
believe the Book o: Mormon to be the word of
o. We believe all that God has revealed. nll
that he does now reveal, and we believe that He
pertaining to the Kingdom of God.
Israel and in the restoration Of the Ten Tribea.
That Zion will be built upon this continent.
That Christ viii reign ers1aay The
receive its pRrdisical glory.
H.. We claim the privilege of worehiping
Almigt ty God according to the dictates of our
conscience and allow all men the same. prlvi-
lege, let them worship how where or what they
may.
IL, We believe in being subject to kings,
presidents, rulers and magistrates, in obeying
hnnoring and sustaining the law.
13. We believe in being honest, true, .chaste.
benevolent, virtuous and in doing good to all
monitnn @ o. Paul G Hs beiieve belle w ali % 'hnes, We
hope all thngs, we have endured many things,
and hope to be able to endure all things. If
there is anything yirtuous, lovely, or Of good
report or Orals"worthy we seek after these
things. JOSEPH SMITH.
| There isn't class of people, clique,
clan or sect on the face Of the globe
about which so much is known that
ism It SO as the Mormons Of Utah. AS
one writer puts it: ask anyone what
he knows about the Mormons and the
chances are that he will say that they
are a sect in Utah and that they
practice polygamy. His knowledge is
likely to begin and end right there.
What he knows is worse than nothing
at all.
The articles Of faith of the Mormon
church, printed at the mead of this
column, will give the reader a better
idea of religious belief than whole
chapters otherwise. Stripped OF poly
gamy the Momon teachings and beliefs
vary but Slightly from the religious
practices of many bodies Of men re-
spected the world over. Without
polygamy, there is not much greater
difference between the Mormon faith
and protestants than between the
latter and Catholics.
And what Of polygamy? Mormons
hight in the church say that the per-
centage of plural marriages never ex-
ceed two per cent-that is to say, but
two Mormons in one hundred had
J more than one wife--and the percent.
age now is less than one-third Of one
per cent. Congress passed law ir
1900 prohibiting polygamy and the
= Mormon church is respecting 1t
There are doubtless instances in the
case of the old Mormons where they
own and support more than one wife
thought perhaps not cohabiting witt
but One-a state of affairs which cal
only be remedied by time and death
These plural wives could not be cas-
off and turned lose upon an uncharit
able world with no means of supper
and the elder Mormons are to be com
mended for taking care Of them.
But without any law OF congress
polyganly was doomed. One has onl
to ask questions enough from bot
sexes among the Mormon people t
learn of the abhorrence with which
very large per cent of young Mormo
women held it. One of the leadin
Mormons of Salt Lake City himself
son of one OF three wives said to m
that his wife made him promise befo1
! she married him that he would neve
~ take another wife. AS the younge
race of Mormons grew up in Salt LAX
City surrounded By GENTLE influence
and refinement the natural antipatt
of the highly educated Mormon gi
q to sharing her husbands love and cal
) with another, or several others, gre
apace and had it's effect among I'll
young men as well.
? But the Mormon men, for the mo
part, defend polygamy. They ho
that it promotes morality among me
4 and that children from plural ma
4 riages make healthier, stronger ar
better men and women morally ar
physically. The theory on which th
is based would not do to print in.
newspaper of this character, but
has sound reasoning back Of it.
might be admitted at least that Il
world does not contain a class
people or sect--religious or otherwise
with as clean habits as the Mormon
The rules of the church forbid t
D luse CT liquor or tobacco in any for