The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-12-05

AONu6 vac Out ufikiudtUF anu HTel
promulgator OF the doctrine. The
Josephite preachers are ready and
anxious at all times aud places to
meet the "Brighamites'' tas the
Mormons In Utah and Idaho, and
generally. are designated), In debate,
the Josephites standing ready To
prove that there is no authority In
the church teachings, the book OF
Mormon, and the doctrine and cove
nants, for polygamy, church dicta-
tion In politics or commercialism.
Ee this as 1t may and accepting IL
even as fact that Joseph Smith,
Jr., taught and practiced the identi-
cal things which the Brighamites
now teach and practice, poylgamy,
union OF church and state-and COM
mercialism, 1t does not count against
the Josephites. No matter what the
founders of the church taught and
practiced, the Josephites now and
for many, many years have been the
most determined enemies OF all these
obnoxious things.
The Josephites accept all the his
tory of the finding of the plates, of
their translation by Joseph. and the
book OF Mormon AMI Doctrine and
Covenants. They believe that Joseph
was the inspired representative OF
God. They accept with intense fervor
all that is religious in their creed.
Their hope Is to convince the Brig.
hamites OF the true faith and to per.
suade them to be Christians and not
blind followers of polygamous. trea
sonable and law-defying hierarchy.
Every good citizen and Christian
wishes the Josephites we'll.
They teach and practice virtue
morality and the highest type of citi
zenship. They are strong In som,
parts Of the United States. and arr
accounted among the best citizen.
wherever they are. Their ministers
belong to the general ministerial as,
sociatiOns, and they cooperate Will
other Christian forces for the uplift
ing of mankind.
Their headquarters are at Lamont
Iowa, where they have schools ant
colleges and are recognized by the en-
tire state of Iowa as power for good
Joseph Smith, son of the prophet, Il
their president. They have tn,
twelve apostles and their church or
ganiization is not different from tina
OF the "Rrighamites.
The "Josephites' are constantl
embarrassed on account of confusing
them with the "BIighamites.
This explanation will make it plat
we hope that In Directing to MOI
monism the Scimitar refers always t
the reasonable and polygam0u
"Brighamites. " 1t should make
plain also that no one anywhere is a,
lacking any one religion. Whateve
OF religion there is In Mormonism I'll
"Reorganized Church of Jesus Chri:
OF Latter.Day Saints" teaches ar
practices, and they are never moles
ed or assailed.
If any one dissents from their b
liefs or creed, they do so as they {
with the Presbyterian, Episcopa
Catholic or any other belief or cree
In other words there is no more o
lection to the Mormon religion ths
there is to any other religion. At {
times in the Scimitar we regard Il
"Josephites" the same as we do ii
Lutherans, Baptists, Methodists al
other Christian sects.
In Directing to Mormonism, ,
allude always to the organizati'
which is now and has always been
conflict with the laws of the Ian
the Christian sentiment OF eve
community in which they have live
which debases womanhood, degrad
childhood, and debauches manhoo
This organization Is not religion
Its members are not Christians.
is not necessary for them to lie
Christian lives to be "good Nc
mons" or high officials in the organ
zation.
There are two requisites for
"good Mormon obey counsel a
pay tithing. II one comes to y
and asks that you give young M
employment and urges as qualiti'
ton that he is a good Presbyteri;
you at once associate the young n
with morality, and good conduct d
habits.
When we speak OF young men
being good members of this or
other Christian church, We at OF
think of them as clean, upright yor
people whose example will be who
some.
We would be inexpressibly shocl
IL young friends of ours, members
= the church in good standing, were
frequent saloons, swear, blasphe
and do those things which are REP
siye to Christian teachings.
1t is not so with good Norm
He can and does all OF these thi
- ungodly things and it does not b
- his standing in the church one {