The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-15
TEXT OF CHAS. A. SMURTHWAtTE'S DEMAND
FOR CHANCE IN POLICY OF FIRST PRESIDENCY

and man. to utter my feelings freelyI
not only privately. but that / had the
right by the liberty which had been wOuI
for us IN past centuries by our fore1
fathers, 10 use the pulpits of the church
in denounciug sin or unrlghteousneSs
wherever ] might see it. In offering this
criticism of President Smith 1 am viii \
ing To COnccde TO him sincerity. but sind
ceritv does not prove that ne Is right
do not altogether -ay the blame OrI
him personally, but 1 arraign the pOlicy1
bv which he and his acts are Sauctifieta
and made above and beyond criticism 80
that none may speak No wonder TINS
irrespousibilitv to the people brings woe
and trouble and sadness TO Ilatter-day VI
Saints, No wonder pride and aut OcracS1
man j. feared more than the Cod h@
Is supposed to serve Ine wonder IS
with God 3 word that everything in tho
church IS To be done by common con1
sent that men viii uSuTD the rights Oh
the people. that Is. do things without
even asking the consent of the people,
and that the people viii continue TO per-
nit the outrageous derOgation OF their
rights so plainly established by the his
tory of mankind. and confirmed to them
Dy the newly revealed word OF God
Quotes Senate Testimony.
Tt has been urged that. if 1 feel that
Joseph F Smith. the official head of
the church. and the so-caIIed mouth
piece of God, is not Gods prophet, II
il my duty TO get out OF the church 4
make to that assertion the most en-
pnarfc denial / answer. first. tina Q
Joseph r. Smith is only God 8 mouth
piece when ne speaks his word, and.
second that if IL shall be alleged We
are bound to accept his words as the
words OF Cod" answer that these
words must be Gods words. OtnerWis e
YOU demand that we shall 1--we lie.
T. e. assert that mans words are Goo s.
Has he had God $ words his tesIlmols
that he has received no revelation, -
i the head of the church page ga Report
of Smoot Investigation refuJes the QUes-
. 81 he. haT -Cnr'
not The answer is that a man WE1
denies the necessity for revelation. and
/ to get any. That is exactly our position
as = church towards the other Christlau
churches: They deny the necessity IQI
fun and hence we say they cannot
get it Taking this truth for granted
then let me here say that on one SUI
D ar d Young peoples conference in the
{ tabernacle at Ogden. President Smith. in
! substance and effect; said;
1T is true that the church mas nlll
! no revelation for many years, I hope 20
{ God ne viii give no more revelation 70
the church until we learn that which ne
J There were young men in that audi
! cnce who had been taught to believe an
/ their lives that the church was sulde1
/ bv continuous revelation, VINO WEI
/ aChast at this declaration. The though
! was forced upon them II this IS true
J then MOrmOnism is a falSity. because the
/ greatest commandment l. e., Thou shalt
| love the Lord thy God with all tiny
/ heart Thou shalt love thy nelga-
/ Dor as myself On these two command
| ments hang all the law and the prOph-
/ cts" If Joseph F Smith spoke the truth.
/ that no further revelation was needed
until the people learned to live this con-
] nnandment- and wnen they learned 70 1--we
! this commandment. no more revelation
| could be needed, as that would compre-
( bend the whole of Gods attributes ana
| would be q fullness of his glory and his
! Righteousness II Joseph Smith, the pro-
/ phet, was sent OF God, then Joseph r.
/ Smith is not, because his teachings on
/ revelation is a complete overthrow or the
| basic philosophy of the prophet Joseph
/ Smith on which this church is founded
As a further reason why L should mol
] set out of the church. 1 answer: This
! church is mine, in common with the oIheI
! members of the church; 1 have defended
! IT, when it has been aSSailed, ! have sup
! ported its doctrines and lived its pre-
cepts; I have invested my earthly SUD
/ stance in its. physical upbuilding' my
children have been born in it, they anl
] my wife and L look TO il for spiritual
instruction and consolation / have NJ
| differences with the church whatsoever
Ny differences are only with iDdividJlals
| who are miSusing the church as 4 De-
lieve (conscientoUsly. it may be- but SIN