The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-27

followed the dictates Of the church
had they been forced to vote az they
should have, the Mormon church and
the Mormon people would yet be in
control of that which is rightfully
theirs Shaking his finger, his eyes
sions to sway him as he uttered this
denunciation against the American
party.
Continuing, he said "True Christi.
anity never ignored the welfare of its
people, never allowed the temporal we'll
being of its followers TO be subsidized
to the extent Of hunger, thirst. lack of
shelter Christianity that does not an
swer for all of man q temporal needs is
inadequate. unfit,
In making up his argument against
the charge made by the Presbyterian
minister that Mormonism ran counter
TO all Of the best theories and the ac-
cepted beliefs of Christianity. the
speaker declared that il was the pur-
pose of Mormonism TO countersct all
the accepted theories and beliefs, md
that If il did not do this that it was
useless here on earth. He further de.
clared that Mormonism would prevail,
that God was on the side of the Latter
dav Saints, and that the true religion
should be spread abroad, that il must
prevail, that all must accept the creed
even though it result in revolution.
Audience Was Astounded,
The startled audience sat bresthless
while the speaker continued to de-
nounce the present beliefs and insist
that Mormonism was the only true be
lief. that it was the only true creed
and that the world would be forced to
accept il whether it wanted to or not.
He further declared that the very fact
that the heathens howled, that the
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against the Mormons, simply went to
prove that God was at work and that
Mormonism would spread, spread until
it enveloped the whole world.
Morris declared in passionate tones
that Joseph Smith was the true prophet,
that he had seen the vision Of God with
his Son by his side He proclaimed to
that Joseph was chosen by God to ear
ry the IRE and sword OF Mormonism
into the world and slay unbeicf, to
convert the world, to put down all who
dared offend and who dared to exert
their will against the creed.
What the Hierarchy Represents.
The hierarchy represents the con
centration of power declared the
speaker, gesticulating with vchemence,
land it was Peter himself who first
forced the people to give into his keep
ing lHeIT worthy SOouo anu WHO ue-
nounced those who came not with their
possessions.
Why should the church not have
the charge of the possessions of its fol-
lowers!'' asked the speaker of the Ru-
dience, with biissful unconsciousness
of the fact shat he was contradicting
his statements of but a moment before,
when he declared that the church did
not want TO take possession of the
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an institution for the benefit of its
leaders, an institution which did not
deal in things worldly.
Here the speaker branchcd off into
what he evidently considered a con.
vincing argument that the doctrine of
concentration was the only true one,
and tried TO prove that the church
should have the power. the charge of
worldly wealth, charge of everything
except heaven itself, in fact.
Threatens the Gentiles.
In another portion of his address
the speaker said: s'Let those who try
30 stand in the face of the great truth,
Mormonism, beware. AS sure as they
live they shall pay the penalty JUS
tice, rctributive. cruel and merciless,
shall be meted out TO those who op-
pose the teachings of our priesthood
They shall be scattered TO the four cor
ners of the earth, and worse, ten thou
sand times worse shall their condition
be than that of the poor, despised Jew,
who wanders the face Of the earth to-
day, jeered and hated by mankind be-
cause of his refusal to accept Jesus. -
The speaker declared that the new
kingdom was to be set ur that the |
heads OF the church should reign: that
those whose right it was to control
should be in power and visit vengeance
upon their opposers. "Some day the
storm will break which shall sweep all
the true belief to prevail,' was the
impassioned utterance Of Mr.. Morris. |
Mormonlsm is the harbinger of Euto.
pla: of the millennium, and it shall pre-.
vail. -
That Mormonism is social structure
within itself and one which is different
from any other in the world was ad-
mitted by the speaker, and he further
stated thar it was a social structure |
which would remain as it is today, in
tolerant of any creed or belief but its
own, merciless In its vengeance upon
those who oppose it when the day !
comes that 1T has power, The speaker
seemed TO have no doubt whatever that
this day would arrive in due time. all
indications TO the contrary notwith-
standing,
AS TO ComJnerclallSm.
To the charge Of Rev. CIemensop
that the Mormon church is CONNER
cial trust, Mr.. Morris brought forth the
argument that the leaders Of the church
were the natural protectors of the
wealth of its individual members; that
the cooperative system was established
for the benefit Of the people, and like
arguments. He further declared that
the leaders Of the church had never de-
rived profit from these systems, all evi.
dence TO that effect being false. He
contradlcted himself In the next breath.
however, when he admitted that the
profits Of these systems and the wealth
accruing to the church by its methods
Of forced taxation under the guise of
tithing had never been diverted 10
private use by the heads Of the church
to any great extent, thereby leaving the
inference that TO some extent this prac-
tice had been carried on by these all
wise leaders, the natural protectors of
the wealth of the hard. working fol
lowers of the creed -
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