The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-05-02
THE IDAHO SCIMITAR.


the establishment of profane autocracy that con-
tans little of the grace of the spiritual kingdom.
1t is found in the works of Apostle Orson Pratt,
standard authority in the literature Of the church,
that the establishment was founded upon the dogma
of temporal government under the authority of Nor
mons1n Mr.. Pratt taught, Journal of Dscourses,
volume 8, page 72:
There is a nucleus of a government formed since
that of the United States, which is perfect in its
nature. 1t is perfect from having emanated from
being which is perfect.
But some may inquire, is it right, is it lawful for
another government to be organized within the
United States Of a theocratical nature? Yes; per
fectly So
With the young pupil, the child receiving its first
impressions of belief under which its lot has been
cast, that settles it. Apostle Pratt says there is
such government and that it is right He is the
teacher. 1t is fixed in the mind of the child, soon
to become man, that the Mormon government is
superior to the government of the United States.
Most of the Mormon and women of today
reared under that belief. Orson Pratt, in his Nor
mon text book, "The Kingdom of Cod" says:
The kingdom of God is an order of government
established by divine authority 1t is the only legal
government that can exist in any part of the uni
verse All other governments are illegal and I'M
authorized.
Under the Mormon Interpretation, the hierarchy
is but another name for the kingdom of Cod the
child and the adult student being instructed that
there is nothing above the rulers of the church, the
vcegerents of God. So the budding minds of en-
bryo saints receive the impression while in the plastic
state and it hardens there and remains and the gov
eminent of the United States becomes secondary
affair.
Again Orson Pratt appears teacher declar-
ing in the Journal of Dscourses, volume g. page II:
The day will come when the United States Gov
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kingdoms of this world will be united in one and
the kingdom of our God (the hierarchy agan) will
govern the whole earth and have universal sway.
Another Pratt-Parley P.-appears in the record
as teacher of the Mormon faith He was the
author of the Key to Theology, book of nearly
200 pages that is used by the teachers of Mormons,
young and old, and he solemnly declares
The (Mormon) priesthood holds the keys of reve-
1ation of the oracies of God to man on earth the
ments to individuals, churches, rulers, nations and
the world; to appoint, ordain and establish con-
stitutions and kingdoms to appoint kings, presidents
governors and Judges; and to orda1n and anont
them in their several callings, also to instruct
Or reprove them by the word of the Lord.
The priesthood is the whole thing under the teach
ngs of the church and of course under its reign,
the government of the United States would disap-
oear and after a foothod was secured on this con-
nent the priesthood would go out and seek the
'ubjugaton of the balance of the world. That is
he scheme of the Mormon church, adopted in the
beginning, strengthened in purpose and still insist
n1y taught in the Mormon schools of instruction
Brigham H. Roberts, of later fame, ndorses the
cheme in his New Witness of God, page 1877, say
ng, after referring the reader to Orson Pratt and
Farley P. Pratt above quoted:
Men who hold the priesthood possess divine al-
hority thus to act for God; and by possessing part
f 1Od' in 1itv rt Of 1Od That
5, in the sense of being part of the great govern
that eS.teadS thra11nLa,1t