The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-05
DECLARATIONS INDEPENDENCE
Mormon Leaders Hurl Defiance at
United States

United States.
That the leaders OF the Mormon church.
after they had reached this valley, be-
lieved and most emphatically taught that
their kingdom. literal kingdom.
would become free and Independent of
the United States, and that their power
as a kingdom would become felt through
out the world Is clearly set forth In the
following extracts from discourseS by
prominent men In the church In which
this Idea of independence Is boldly and
startlingly set forth. II will scarcely do
for the editor OF the News to take shell
ter under the plea that these expressions
were cXtorted from those men because Of
the strenuosty of the times In which
they were spoken These declarations
never would have been made by repre-
sentative men had II not been n we'll
defined and well-understood teaching OF
the Mormon church, Statements scarce
ly less startling are made at almost eV-
cry conference OF the Mormon church,
and quotation after quotation from
ceptcd writings OF the Mormon church
can be given to a safety to show that
not only has 1t always been n prominent
teaching of the church that the Mormon
church ecclesiastical organization is the
| literal kingdom of God, the govern
| mcnt OF God. but 1t Is n king
dom In which every subject Is to render
'unquestioning obedience" to mis- ranking
file leader. teaching and practice which
places the president OF the church In
absolute control of all the subjects I'm
this kingdom. which. according TO the
statement OF one of It's presidents does
In way differentiatc between the tenn
poral and the spiritual in demanding this
"unqucstioning obedience"
In a sermon delivered by Heber c. Kim
ball Of the presidency. August 80. 1857, he
| exclaimed.
We arc the kingdom Of God. VIC are STATE
| or DESEl IT, and We Will have you. Brother
! Brigham. as eur Governor just os long as you
| live. We VIII not hnVc any othOr governor
journal OF Dlsccurscs, volume 8, page ld
| on the 20th OF September. 1857. he said,
as recorded on page PSI of volume 5, Jour
nal of Discourscs;
| Is there a collision between US and the
| United States No; have not oollGshed,
that is the word that sounds nearest 10 what
\ ! mean But now the thread Is cut between
| them md U.S. and We never Will 8ybe again;
no. never, worlds without end. tvoices:
| And on page 2j3. he said
haze said for years that nevor-no, never
| again VIII tc subject 10 such cursed scoun-
drels ms the United States Government have
| sent here as officers say. In the name OF
1Sracls God. l will not Voices "Amcn."l
Amasa Lyman. who was an apostle at
the time, on October Z, 1851 declared the
Independence OF the Mormon people in
the following language:
Now tho Lord has got us here, our enemies
! want TO drive US of further sim. But now
| comes the declaration thnt meets with a
labor.
! from watch? No. not at all Then what
| free from? From tho restraint that VIC
| havo been under. Now. declaring bold
| ~ that the kingdom OF Cod and that
| In the strength OF God. We arc determined TO
| defend II and TO defend the truth.-Journal of
| Discoursea vol 8, p 32l
John Taylor. one OF Joseph F. Smiths
predecessors In the presidential Office of
the Mormon church in sermon
preached September 13. 1857. as found In
Journal OF Discourses. volume .. page
| 23T. said:
| All you that arc willing TO set hre 10 your
| property. and lay II In ashes rather than sub
| manifest II by raising your hands.
GThe congregation unanimously raised their
| hands,
| been prosecuted and robbed long enough, and,
| In the name OF Israels God. viii be free
| Tho whole congregation responded. Amen. q"
And President p. Young said. Il say Amen all
| tho timu TO that
In sermon recorded on pages pa and
! 275 OF volume OF Dlscourscs. Hcber c.
Kimball Is reported as having said:
In relation those soldiers coming here.
! they never can come. 90 long as the Lord
God Almighty gives strength TO resist
| them. And that Is not all. There Is man
| that con rule over this people but Brigham
| Young.
1.-THE congregation shouted. "Amen.'l
And 50 long uphold him the man
| holding the keys of this kingdom. he shall
TlIlc as governor OF this people. What fool
| Brigham and say that wicked man should
huvc that posltionl oh. the hell and the sor-
! row that this people would seoi But will
| never have another man so long as he llvcth;
and then II shall be MS successor In oince-
tho whom God Almighty appoints. and
| other man.
Tho brethren tulk about our freedom Why,
we just free the old veterans OF the
| Revolution were before they got their indc-
| pendcnco.
| we have declared our Independence But
! gentlemen and ladies. Wo have got to maintain
| that hy the strength OF jehovah. And that
man and that woman who cannot stand up 10
tho test 1 ask you TO leayo quick you
cnn for when the time OF tho test comes az
tho Lord God Almighty lives, II you then
leave or bctray us. that is the end or
Brother Cnsc was talking about our being
an independent people. and i say indie
pcndcnt-tust independent we over shall
bo, until completely gain tho victory.
When tho United Statcs have done their
best then other nations Will tackle US and so
things will go on, until every nation ls brought
into subJeotion 10 the Kingdom Of God
And on page Pc is this;
| Everything spoken of that has not been full
nlled win have To- be funcd I'm this dlspcnsa-
ton. The kingdom Of God Is Ect up In do