The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-20
NOW CHIEF MORMON
CLAIMS REVELATION
President Joseph F. Smith Says
He Was Only Pooling When
He Talked to Senate.
Nau1 sYork, Sun Specialt Service.

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Salt Lake City,s March 20.-Spurred /
on : nv attacks from within, the church,
Mormon church has. proclaimed to a
large audience Of the faithfuF:ln the |
Tabernacle that he has given false tes-
timony before the senate committee
on privileges and elections. ..sss
He announces that he does receive
Testifying in the smoot, case,
President Smith denied several times
that he received revelations, declar-
inc at one time: IT have had impress
sions of the Spirit on my mind very
frequently, but they are not reveal
tions.' %
the cardinal principles OF the mormon
for denying the doctrine mas peen
Former Senator Frank j. Cannon was
accommodated last week at Smith 8
behest for frequently calling attention
to the testimony and making other cray
cism of the president. Charles ?.
Smurthwaite, one of the high priests, IS
now under charges tor similar olehee7'
Tried to Put Him in Trap.
President Smith explains that tn he gave W
testimony he did In W IA mn Sim
into a trap, - and because the senators
could not understand what the revela,
:, zion meant. He denounces Cannon ana
Smnrthwaite and all other critics.
President Smith says. 49,. E.. ..-:.: -
+ When was first baptized God revealed
} to me that I, had done an act OF which ne
approved That was a. revelation to me
and It has been a stay and a staff TO me
i in all my daily walks. God revealed t.
| me that Joseph Smith was prophet III
. revealed to me that SBfagham douhs SUI
: ceeded to the presidency. rightfully and
: would not be without revelation for all tn
| gold in all the world. He revealed to M
also that other presidents since then hav
succeeded rightfully ,...=
. 7 leave it to you to Judge me whethe
or not the Lord willed. it that shoult
be where I am. I will not be my owl
0 judge. leave it for you to weigh. II :, i
enough for me to live rightly. Don't b.
alarmed if you don't reveal any great
l. wonderful revelations yourself. Just liv
}. a righteous life, that,is all that Is needed
8 God has revealed many things to me 10
t. NV own guidance. He will reveal himsel
n to YOU also if you live the righteous life.
: -: !: y Evil that Men Do. 2s.s,
The devil is the defamer of character
You never heard Of, a bad man goin
around: and saying that other men Wer
- good mo, that isn't the devils mission
His mission is to .pollute what Is pure an
. to make saerilege, Of what is holy. III
master, God, said thatzif they have treat
ed me in this manner, so also would the
10 treat you. To my mind the strongest ev
y dence Of our divine mission is the fa'
- - that those whor are evil disposed are try
=. ing to blaeken our character.
= Don't forget that from time to tin
~ anti Christ will come amongst you, me
~ who have corrupted and wasted their oN
eI lives. God will deal with them. On
" we cannot live together with them.
must disfellowship the anti Christs, tho
who raise their hands against God. Do '
+ interfere with their liberty of spec
when we disfellowship them? No, we on
give them the more liberty.
uo AS the prophe t's golden tie has one XII
Of revelation from God. SO do the prophe
of today have another kind. Joseph Smi
al. believes in the living word of God. Tho
A. ~ who have succeeded him have the sar
=. belief. they themselves are prophets
! ~ = most high God, great as any Of the cas-
vo ern hemisphere.
ed Just Pooling, Smith Was.
oi' when President Joseph Smith said tt
mo he did not have revelations it was a ]
70 NV to .. question from men who would /
q \ understand the meaning OF the word re,
iii lation. They were trying to lead him il
q trap. They meant the revelation ST.
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