The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-05
FOR DISRUPTION OF THE UNION
.rmons Are Nation All by
selves, Says Their Alien and
Defiant Ruler.

dependent Of the direction OF his presiding Of
nccrs and II he continues In that course he
Will go astray entirely and those who follow
him viii follow him astray.
Every man who has been in the Nor
mon church long enough to become
aware of its teaching and practices has
had thoroughly instilled into his being
the idea that 1t Is his first duty TO rem
der absolute and ''unquestionIng obedi-
ence" to his file leader" and that "fllc
leader" is also thoroughly imp-egnated
with the idea that "unQuestloning obe-
dience" must in turn be rendered to his
hle leader" and so on up the ccclesi-
astical line of "nlc leaders" TIL the man
who stands at the head Of the church
is reached, who thus becomes the abso-
lutte autocrat OF this kingdom on earth.
The foregoing extract from sermon OF
Joseph F. Smiths is nicely interpreted
by the extract which has previously been
used by tho writer. and others. from
sermon which he delivered in Provo.
April 49, 1885, I'm which he said
Tho fact OF the matter Is when man says
you can direct spiritually. but not tenn
porally, he lies in the presence OF God--that
is If no has got intelitspnco enough To know
what he Is talking about.
In a sermon on juno q. 1888. as found
in volue a. Journal of Dlscourses. page
1ss. Joseph r. Smith, then an apostle
said
Tho Church Of God has boen organized the
Kingdom Of God hos been established and tho
gospel has been restored 10 tho earth FOR the
last time; and This work which has fairly
Logon VIII never cease but VIII continue 70
spread abroad and Increase in the earth. and
enthcr to It's fold the righteous. the honest.
thr pure. the meek and the poor OF tho earth.
until tho Kingdom" shall DC exalted 10 pow
cr and glory in the midst Of the world, and II
viii reign triumphant when Babylon VIII DO
broken TO pieces. and Will fall to rise more.
And in a sermon on April S, 1879, he
said. as recorded in Journal of Dis
courses. volume 90 page 342.
We belong 10 a temporal as well as n spir-
itual kingdom, and Il Is very necessary that
We should tnkc a lively Interest in whatever
tends 10 build up the Kingdom Of God, tom
porol as well rs spiritual. and spiritual as
well as temporal.
present ruler OF this ecclesiastical king
DOM is not alone in his declarations that
this Is a vertoble and literal kingdom,
let us put on record some OF his con-
freres and predecessors.
Anthon H Lund. now second counselor
to Joseph F. Smith in the presidency of
tho Mormon church. In a sermon dcliv-
cred October g. 1S9s, while he was an
apostle eafd, as published in the official
minutes Of that conference
1 sec the Lord Is working with tho nations
1e Is gradually accomplishing His purrogcs
md His work VIII grow In the earth. and all
the opposition In tho world VIII not stop IL
Hc has revealed Hig VIII 20 men. he has cs-
tabliShcd His kingdom upon the earth, and
II VIII grow until II becomes, as Daniel saw
a kingdom that Will Nil the whole Garth
Francis NJ. Lyman. who Is at present
the senior apostle and hence president Of
.,
Will. according to the custom OF the
Mormon church Ia custom for which
there is no law In their books. and this
according to the testimony of Joseph F.
Smith at Washington become the next
president OF the Mormon chufch. pro-
viding he survives Joseph F Smith. In
a sermon on April 6. 1900. a report OF
which is found on page of the pub
lished conference minutes OF that year
said
As President Snow has suid, We are gathered
OF God upon the Garth.
On page 10 of the same sermon. he said,
Tho Kingdom Ia tho Lords and he will take
caro- Of II. Tho Lord Will take care
OF the kingdom and no power on earth can
tho Lord. q gldc. and that no ls ON
our side. Wo know he ls Tor he talks To us
Gnd DIRECTS us In all things pertaining to this
Kingdom
George Reynolds, one of the seven
presidents of the seventies. In n sermon
before the fall conference OF 1901. as re-
corded on page A OF the published min
utcs Of that conference, said:
Others have wandered on In different direc-
uons, apparently TO get from under tho ln0u-
cnco. direction ana counsel of the servants Of
God. To do this Is suicidal policy on tho
part OF those who attempt Il. In the king
dom OF God, Tho path Of obedience Is not only
the path OF safety, but 1t ls the part of sal
walton. All our utroEgth. all power with
God comes from our union with tho priest
hood with the living orIclcs who have the
right and tho authority from God 10 direct
In thlnps both grnnf and srnnlI