The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-01-23
THE GRANDSON OF
JOSEPH SMITH
OPPOSES THE DOCTRINES AND
PRACTICES OF THE SALT LAKH
MORMONs-wHAT HE SAYS.


Among the Interested listeners az the
Smoot hearing has been Frederick NJ.
Smith of Lamont, Iowa, who il a
grandson of Joseph Smith. the founder
Of the Mormon Church. and yet this
mans sympa thies are -SmOot," as
are those of many other lueal descend
ants of Joseph Smith. This lends "A Pc
culi3r aspect To the endowment house
oath now under scrutiny before tho
committee. According to- this oath Nor
mons swear TO aveuEe the blood of Jos
eph Smith ON the nation This oath
bound promise to retaliat, ON the Unit
ed States for its treatment of the pro-
phet is the most serious charge that
has yet been made iu the SWoot case.
Frederick NJ. Smith calls attention to
the evidence which this form of oath
furnishes that it was not part of JOS
eph Smiths original ceremonial, be-
cause based upon his death. and that
these monstrous things which have
come into Mormon faith ana practice
did not show themselves until after tho
perversiou of the original doctrines by
Brigham Young and his salt Lake fol-
lowers. whom these old Mormous call
"Brighamites."
The trustworthiuess of the testimony
regarding the endowment house oath is
now the chief subject before the COM
mittee. M Frederick NJ. Smith today
said he had no doubt Of its genuine
ness.
we have had "a number of people
who have come out of the salt Lake
lint d
have asked them if they have taken
such an oath, and they have said that
they had. In John Hydes book on
Mormonism that oath is repeated sub
stantially as IT was given by the Swede
before the committee the other day,
and IL is the John Hyde representation
of II that 1 have questioned our people
about The endowment garment, like
union suit. marked so as to remind
its wearers of the peculiar oaths which
they have taken, Mr.. Smith has always
heard of, and believes the testimony
now submitted to be entirely accurate.
Mr.. smith says that Mr.. Smoot, the
present senator, l8 spoken Of every
where I'm Utah I'm terms of the highest
respect and that nothing against him
can be found, except in his representa-
tive capacity: but he stands for a
church movement which is very dan
/ gerous To the United States govern
mept.
There ifs no question m my mind
that rolygamy has "a hold ON the Salt
Lake community which few people
understand" continued Mr.. Smith. or
think this is brought out by the in
vestgation where several persons have
T testified that they have taken plural
wives I'm recent years. / wish that
Miss Weed of Chicago. who has been
speaking I'm the interest of the inter-
UNCONVENTIONAL council Of women,
would do us the justice to distinguish
between our church and the Salt Lake
organization. She has said that OF
the two classes We are the worst he
/ cause We claim to DE something when
We are not. The fact IS that no or
. gahlzatlon In the country has done
more to fight polygamy than our own.
/ We have felt that the teachings and
. practices on the salt Lake organization
4 constituted "a stain upon my grand
fathers name which we have insisted
should be wiped out"
Mr.. Smith Is accompanied bv Francis
twelve Of the old Mormon Church. I'm
. charge at eastern misyions,'They have
had q conference with secretary HAY
regarding the maltroatment OF their
mission by the French Government in
one Of the South Sea Islands This
Mormon mission was established I'm 1912
ana now has 1000 members among. the
native population. These people hold
I'm annual conference, I'm accordance
with Mormon policy. Inc French gov
eminent of the island has construed
the new law Of associations" to applv
to this Mormon mission. and has for
hidden its further conferences. The
matter has been taken up through the
American consul and the facts have
been laid before Secretary Hay.
I'm SomervilIe, Mass, the old Nor
mons are building n church. but there
they labor under the disadvantage that
many people confuse them with the
Rrighamites TO their great dlsadvan-
tage. When Mr.. Shcehy was asked
Whyt his organization did not change
IT'S name-so as TO escape the odium OF
the polygamists, he replied that some
body else might steal that, too. They
We're the original Mormons. and be-
cause their name had been misused by
n branch Of the church was not sufH-
Client reason for those who held IL I'm
It's original purity to abandon their
claim 70 be called the Reorganized
Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day
SAINTS.