The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-07-01
Seymour B. Young and Joseph
w. McMurrin the
Orators.
FORMER RELATES THE
MARTYRD0M OF PROPHET
Killing of Joseph Smith Com
pared With the CrucifiXiOn
of Savior.

Elders Seymour B, Young and Jo-
seph w. McMurriu wero the speakers
at the Tabernacle services Sunday af,
ternoou. Both addresses We're largely
Of n historical nature. Elder Young
drew particular attention TO the fact
that a few days ago, on juno 27, was
the anniversary Of the martyrdom of
the prophet Joseph Smith and his
brother Uyrum Smith, the first pat
riarch of the Mormon church
He recited the facts leading up TO
the shooting in the Jail at Carthage.
ILL.,, and read from the authorities of
the church engaged in such stirring
scenes. He began with the foundation
of the paper called the Nauvoo Ex-
positor, which ha insisted was right
fully suppressed by Joseph Smith, who
was then Mayor of Nauvoo, and his
consequent arrest and Indictment for
his action was taken.
Claiming that the entire proceedings
were part OF a plan concocted by the
enemies Of the prophet, assisted by
apostates, he told in a graphic manner
of the killing in the Jail and his own
early recollections of the event. lie
described the announcement of tho
death Of the prophet as having called
forth such sorrow ms had not been else.
where since the crucifxion of the Saw
Tor. He urged all, especially the
younger members of the church, to
keep green the memories of those who
had lain down their lives for the
cause.
FIRST Presidency.
Following up the history of the
church, he described the organization
of the first presidency in lS47 with
Brigham Young AS prophet, seer and
ra, laf nd ola In ind,
ing the successors IN the government
of the church of these men we are sus-
tanning the prophet, Joseph Smith. On
every occasion when we uphold the
leaders Of the church by our votes in
the conferences we arc lndorsing the
knowledge and testimony he has given
TO us and the world. y
The coming of the first heavenly mes
scngers TO the young boy Joseph and
the then revelation to him that all the
religious denominations in the world
had departed from the truth; the hand
ing out TO him of the golden plates on
which the truth was written and their
subsequent translation through the med
ium OF the Urim and Thummin were
touched upon. This led to a discussion
on the belief of the Mormon church in
the inspiration of the Bible.
"We believe in the Bible,' he said,
$50 far as 1T is correctly translated,
and only so far. It is nearly correct
as has been shown by the use OF it by
the prophet Joseph. We believe the
Book of Mormon TO be absolutely tine
word of God and that il confirms the
testimony Of the Scriptures, -
Divine Revelation.
The establishment by divine revela-
tion by Joseph Smith of prayer and
work for the dead and the revelations
of the prophet in the matter OF absti-
nence by the saints from wine and to-
bacco formed the balance of his dis
course. He pointed ont the beauty of
the system where children, whose fore
fathers had lived too soon TO profit by
the new dispensation, could be baptized
and work done for their salvation and
the wisdom of the leaders of the church
who had furnished for that purpose
large and beautiful temples.
Elder McMurrin added his testimony
to the divine mission of the prophet
Joseph and compared with the death OF
Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum
the divine sacrifice of the Red deemer on
Calvary. He. thanked God for Nor
monism and for the character of the
men who, working through his com.
mands. were carrying it out. He also
urged his hearers not to lose sight of
the divine work in which the leaders
of the church We're engaged.