The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-09-05

wicked design. Three times he had
seven affairs erected and sacrificed q
bullock and ram ON each altar and
thus drew the Hebrews in the very
presence of Moses into idolatry. But
being foiled at every point he was so
intent on receiving the wealth and
honor King Balak had offered him,
that on parting from the ambassadors
he told them how to beat the Hebrews.
"Thus," said he, take the handsomest
young women and dress them as fine
as you can Let them go into camp
near the Hebrew camp and when the
young men see them and admire
their beauty lustful love will do the
balance ="
Josephus gives very full history of
the affair in Antiquities of the Jews,
vol 1, B A, chapter s, pages 121 to 1876.
This brought on war between the
Hebrews and the Midianites and Moses
organized an army of $4,000 men and
sent it into indian under the command
of Phineas, grandson of Aaron, who
literally exterminated the nation. In
this war the Hebrews killed five kings,
Evi, Eur, Reba, Hur and Rekem, who
had joined the Midianites as allies.
To us, in the present age of the
world it seems cruel to kill all the
males of nation down to the infants
at the mothers breast, but the great
clock of time had struck the hour Of
their doom, and Moses could not alter
it if he had so desired. The wiping
out of the Midianites and the other
fornicators who united with them il
the war, closed the military record Of
Moses, aud when the smoke of battle
had cleared away the dead body o
BALKAN was found among the slain O
the enemy. And this is the first an(
only instance in four thousand year
where Hebrew prophet was killed il
battle. But Balaam was false prophe
like Joseph Smith, Brigham Youns
and Reed Smoot, who seek the renais
sance of Paganism, INDUCING in tn,
daily practice of Righteousness, delud
ing the world by calling themselve
the "Church of Latter Day Saints o
Jesus Christ" Do they deceive am
but the most stupidy ignorant? Fol
low their missionaries into the noun
tains of North Carolina and othe
, places, and their converts as class ar,
uniformly healthy young women WHIT
are unhappy at home and desire
change of life. When they get then
to Utah trained ventriloquist cal
t personate an angel like the demons o
Q old did, and the silly woman become
helpless victim of their lust.
, Now think preachers and the relig
ious press make grievous mistake il
q speaking of the mormon Church,
thus recognizing them as Christian
people, when in fact, they are mora
lepers, living in open violation of boil
, God and Man, for every State in tn
Union has penalized lewdness ant
adultery as a crime against society
> Why should the Mormons be allowet
to spurn and spit on the laws of tn
. land while others are required to obey
them? Oh, you say, this is countr,
: of religious freedom, and every man i
free to worship God according to tn
dictates of his conscience. But if hi
conscience is of the elastic kind and h
q will practice fornicstion and adulter,
day in and day out for life time, Noal
> Webster says he is an "apostate iron
a the faith and very wicked man.
Can Christians agree with him and no
, share his sin? Gould a Christian joil
| gang of burglars and safe blower
, and make a raid and divide th
9 stolen plumber as equal partners an
q still be Christian? N Nonsense!
, When Perry Heath negotiated
. political alliance with the Mormons ID
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