The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-01
|Open Letter to President Smith

AdaT!i Adi1presty ~ we'll, all except that man
pata. ne does not believe anything
AdamNSoAodd Adam NS AddamlmGood TczSGod morning.
feter tadng Adams hand and giving
grip)-What is that? s''iNs
nrte.ih.I nHtoahm.Ihe first token OF the Aaronic
tGaI ttGGter-Will you slvo 1t to me?
ma, uSn-l Nm cannot. for 1t Is connected with
NndiIo Drawn across throat
I,cter answers by the same signO
rAdam-You are the true messenger Of
nrasasT.w raae,ssrT-what do you think of the
preaGhins Of the parson this morning7
l,s,.oa oan3i-Why, he asked me If l be
hieveo he IN that Great Spirit who dweIis
ma SonH no the bounds OF time and space
VINO wno Is SO great that he fills the uni
neiss' yet so small that he can dwell in
S so5r heart; whose center Is everywhere
and circumference nowhere. I told him
L 1id not believe a word of il.
Peter-1 do not blame you
a raarson-Are -Are You the apostles of tho
Lord Jesus Christ?
Peter-We are.
Parson (pointing to the DeviD-Why.
ne SAID that we are to have no more
aroso, npose eleS, out II any man came along
them TO cut off an arm or a leg or
some other member of tho body, and
SUCK son,s II & on again, just TO show they had
Peter-A wicked and adulterous gen
ehsauon era seeketh sign. Do you know
tleman and stands at the head of all
the religious denominations of today
PPeter-Why, that is Lucifer
Parson-What! the Devf7
nus names You should get out of his
service and have settlement with him
parson-If l get out of his service,
"nat Is 10 become OF .leT
Peter--Why. We will teach you the
gospel In connection with the rest of
the sons of Adam.
Parson-Wcll. that Is good.
Parson tturning to the Devi)-Sir, is
II not time we had a settlement
Devil-Well, l Will keep my word. l
onhered you $1,000 per year to convert
have nearly converted YOU Get out of
my Kingdom; 1 do not want such men
In It,"
2. The priesthood over which you
preside teaches that the Mormon
church is the kingdom of God. the only
authorized and legitimate government
on this planet, all other governments
and nations being hollow pretenders.
man-made, and destitute Of legitimate
authority, indeed illegal and unau-
thorized," and hence destined TO be
overthrown, that your Kingdom of
God" may be established and become
universal civil. political and religious
sovereignty on this planet. This po-
sition Is taught In your church pub
lications, emphasized in the Smoot
case, and accentuated in the oath Of
vengeance administered In the endow-
ment ceremony, as evidenced In state
ments made by men who have recently
given testimony, themselves having
taken the obligation of vengeance on
the American Republic In your esoteric
temple rites. In verihcation / quote
Doctrine and Covenants. section SOFA
The kingdom is given you of the
Father, and power 10 overcome all
things which are not ordained of
Him"
Section SIS. 'cHearken. and 10,
voice as of one from on high, who Is
mighty and powerful, whose going
forth Is unto the ends of the earth.
yea. whose voice is unto men-Pre-
pare ye the way of the Lord. make
His paths straight.
The keys OF the kingdom of God
are committed unto man on the earth.
and from thence shall the gospel roll
forth unto the ends OF the earth. as
the stone which is cut out of the noun
tain without hands shall roll forth,
until it has filled the whole earth.
Yea, a voice crylng-Prepare ye
the way OF the Lord, prepare ye the
supper of tho Lamb, make ready for
the Bridegroom;
Pray unto the Lord. call upon HIS
holy name. make known His wonder
full works among the people;
Call upon the Lord. that His king
dom may go forth upon the Garth,
that the inhabitants thereof may re-
ceive It, and be prepared for the days
10 come in which the Son of Man
shall come down in heaven. clothed I'm
the brightness Of his glory, to meet
the kingdom of God which Is set up
on the earth;
Wherefore may the kingdom OF
God go forth, that the kingdom of
heaven may come. that thou. o. God.
mayest be glorihed In heaven so on
earth. that thy enemies may be sub
dued. for thine is the honor, power.
and glory, for ever and ever, Amen
Section l24 This proclamation
shall bd made to all the kings of the
world-to the four corners thereof
10 the honorable President-elect, and
the high minded Governors of the ma
ton in which you live, and to all the
nations of the earth scattered abroad.
Let It be written in the spirit of
mcekness and by the power Of the
HOLY Ghost. which shall be in you at
the time of the writing Of the same;
For II shall be given you by the
Holy Ghost to know my Will concern
ing those kings and authorities, even
what shall befall them In time to
come.
For. behold I am about to call
upon them TO give heed to the light
and glory OF Zion. for the set time
has come to favor her,
call ye. therefore. upon them with
loud proclamation, and with your tes-
timony, fJring them not. for they are
as grass and all their glory as the
flower thereof which soon falleth. that
they may be left also without excuse,
"And that I may see them In the
day of visitation. when | shall unVeil
The face of my covering. 10 appoint
the portion OF The oppressor among
hypocritcs, where there is gnashine
Of teeth. II they reject my servants
and my testimony which l haze re-
yealed unto them
The Apostle Orson Pratt Is pointed.
He says in elucidation:
Drha Kingdom Of God is an order
or government established by divine
authority 1t is the only legal govern
ment that can exist in any part Of the
,,at,,orue All other governments are