The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-10-29

quotations q asait' made :, Bs..s !.
II north Idaho, fron "
February February 1903, ii s y
POI 1, was dying out !
Inc speech had a different
st e more fully, vhisS ~
not az It was uaa.,ss 'asl
the opposition Of consrs, : /. 'T I
mission of Arizona and Nv
on account Of their Mo Sss
Ing. He at that time rsl;ss 0a
solemn statement Of tbs ~ y, aPs
writing signed by the first Saa''
and the twelve apostles q t s,' l
that the church was not : ts sas
praoticing polygamy. sns'
Investigation and discIosD Ss'' =
Smoot case had revealed i.
situation and be bad 'a'
change his ideas as expresses ''s'
he said that Borah shiftsa (.
sition so rapidly that L ~.
siole to keep up with him y
If | we're the crafty politio ~
say | am, l would open . lin.
den school of politics and bs,. h
first class Borah Hepburn and :
ing. would say to them, n,
little kindergarteners, il Won
succeed, you must take ths :.
into your confidence and tsl, !.
estly what you are putting lnts
platform and explain to them
you are doing it-and then u,
it. Don't, my dear little tiud'
teners, shift about, and sbo,.
things do not try to deceive q.
lie as to your position and NM,
Then the public will stay BY yos
believes in what you advocate.
The story of the workings !
Mormon church, as related ),
Hyde Stalker, was a surprise
revelation to the people Of 4.
In some parts of his talk Mr. n.
appealed SO strongly to his sudA
that tears could be seen in MANY
and applause was literally dealt
to him. Mr.. Stalker had with
the book containing the reyelstu
Joseph Smith, the old leader I
church, the book that NJ.
said was the guide book Of IT, d
The copy he had was pQblhi
1908, thirteen years after the I
festo, and contained all the pol
nous teachings which the church
promised to abandon. He told
the inauguration of polygamy in
following way:
"Joseph Smith, the prophet,
wife named Emma Smith. At
same time Joseph Smith was pq
attentions to several other WON
when Emma Smith became aVsn
the fact and threatened to y
trouble for her husband If be cod
ued his attentions.
''It was then that Joseph 81
went into his closet and asked
Lord to explain to him how csk
Bible characters we're justified ID
ing with more than one wife In
swer to this question Joseph 50
received the revelation that
must have plural wives or else be
damned. He not only received
but in the revelation b
ceived a special message to "
Smith that she must permit Of
husbands taking other wives and
make trouble. This revelation
pears in the Mormon books Of 70
the same as in former years
there are no foot notes to contnd
it, nor is there any mention 10
books of today of the manifesto
1890, which abolished polygamy'
"Then Joseph Smith again gos
The Lord, and, according to
book, asks the Lord; Show
0 Lord, how much thou
unrest of thy people as tltnl
Here he received another revela''
in which the Lord is reported 70
nand all the wealth OF bis F
above their necessary wants "
lsed in extending the church s''
paying the debts of the presiden''
he church. This isIthe actual rss''
If these revelations, and these
ions which Joseph Smith ask.
he Lord are printed at the neso
zach revelation. If there is ANU
he Mormon church likes better
ithing it is more tithing.
81 would rather be the keer
he tithing house at Salt Lake
rom a financial standpoint 'ns'
,e the president Of the United ~
There are two and a half nl''''0"
airs paid into the church ever,
"Do you know how TIE y"
ihurch secures its reerulp'
Iome from the poor WORKING -
rl. 80 lxonobf from hffpH