The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-15

test which I therein made. and which |
herein make against your exercise OF
jurisdiction in a ease involving my dis
/ fellowshipmeat or communication, as
II cite 10 you the fact that the real
issue mas never Deen uht.er coIlSiueerd-
I ton by the bishops court Admitting
for the sake OF argument (as do not adj
init for any other reason, that the
bishops court has jurisdiction over sucn
a matter the only issue could be whether
/ had told the truth about President Jo-
seDh r. Smith in the editorial articles III
I the Tribune aud IN the personal CONVERSE
ton held with Elders ShTeeve and Rack
ham. The question was not whether
wrote the articles out whether Joseph I
Smitn was a raise prophet, teddlhS ny
people without revelation, leading them
astray. and leaving the worship of God
for the worship Of mammon-
4 contend that this issue WAS never
tried before the bishops court.
Coming now 70 your summons to APP
pear before The nigh council, L make this
further point; That by the documents
received from your clerk II is evident
! that You propose a pretended hearing,
which shall also ignore the real issue
which shall also preclude me from sup
porting my case by witnesses, and which
shall also prevent me from having a full
sentence in each of the two letters from
your clerk offers an apparent OppOT-
. tunity for me to state cause why / should
not be communicated from the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,
VIII make reply: while a the same time
reasSertinR the protests Of my FIRST an
, SWer, reasserting that no legitimate trial
and no trial of the real issue. has yet
( been held before the bishops court, and
that Il Is impossible for YOU to legally
review. as higher court. the proceed
ings of d lower court which had no juris-
diction and which does not present TO you
the findings of any case in which the
real issue was tried.
As cause why / should not be eXcom-
municated, l declare that the two edi-
D Or1 l. in ErrnE fNu-fNN agarn-
corning which complaint has been made
were true. taking into consideration the
fact that one of them was written in
the zone OF Il parable. and that my state
ment 10 Elder Rackham was also true
( That Joseph r Smith was a false prophet
and was leading the people astray.
Maintains Smith Is False Prophet.
The whole case, then. if there be any
should exist within the question: Is Jo-
Seph Il. Smith d false prophet? and Is
he leading the people astray?
As YOU permit 10 me no other witnesses
/ cite the following as proofs of my
]. He declares that he has never re
ceiYed a revelation for the guidance OF
the church.
! ?. He disobeys the revelations of The
church.
As you refuse to permit me TO present
MN IN person as a witness, L presen
his testimony given before the committee
| on privileges and elections of the United
States senate. in which he affirmed the
| Two propositions above made l contend
mat no man can be prophet seer aIc
reNelatOr for the Church of Jesus Christ
! Of Latter-day Saints unless he receive.
revelations for the church. contend
/ that man who announces that he IN
tends to live in diSObedience of the reVe'
/ iatonS Is thereby. If he be a leader. set
| ting an example which will lead the PEG
PIE aStray If they follow him. AS YOl
allow me no other witnesses, / call upoI
every one of all who are present to an
swer to God and to the Latter-day Saint:
I 1 Ia a. n ma 10 hN- ~ IL
| false. If you say that my charge Is
! true. then you are supporting a falS'
/ leader; and if you say that my charg'
/ Is false, then you are denying the wore
] of the man whom you allege to be th'
| prophet of God.
Cites Smiths Testimony.
AS to my charge that he has left thu
! worship of God TO the worship
/ of Mammon. let me call YOU
J attention to his own testimony. in which
| he cites the number of corporations II
! which he is president and director, an'
/ let me ask you if any man of his limited
! intellectual powers, and without reveal
| ton from God, can perform intelhSentIy
| faithfully and honorably all the duties
] of these many offices and yet have am
/ time left for devotion to his duties a.
/ In conclusion. 1 ask you to hear anC
| heed this statement The people OF JtaI
/ are being made to suffer throughout IN
/ world because of the follieS and falSitle
( of Mormon church leadership CoNendn
/ with the nation has been ruthlessly brok
| en- bE leading men of the church, ans
! with the knowledge. assent and supper
of the leaders. The president of the Nor
( mon church cannot escape direct respon
! sibiiity. BY the violation of pledge witt
| the country the whole body Of the Nor
| mon people are in danger; statehood 10
! Utah is placed in peril The people vii
| be punished for this mans acts. l do no
| pose as reVelatOr, but J Say 20 you an
| ask you to remember that before thi
/ generation shall have passed, the lead
| ers of the Church Of Jesus Christ o
| Latter-day Saints will be compelled L
submit to the requirements which gov
! ern American citizenship, or they vii
! be compelled TO flee the power Of tn
( United States.
Says Faith Should Be Kept.
/ When Utah entered the Union the Nor
mon leaders promised on their honor
1 for themselves. the people and their sue
! ccssors, that never more would the Nor
mons antagonize the government At ina
| time all talk q bout a Kingdom Of 60
under Mormon control and superior L
| the government Of the United States ha