Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-15
THE MORMON PROPHET


but not The angel ana 40 testify 70
the world
Moron told Joseph hts name woui,
he held Tor good or cvil among men.
such D. surely the case. judging from
the article we refute
During the hrst visitation the ange
told Joseph there was no authority ON
earth 20 baptizc FOR the remission Of
sins
IN 1922 John tho Baptist came to
earth. restoring The Aaronlc priesthood
which holds that authority 10 baptfzc.
Later, Peter. james and John who ro-
ccifed the Melchlsedck priesthood from
Moses on the mount OF TRANSPORTATION.
appeared aud conferred u also on h.m.
thus restoring to earth. the authority
20 At IN the name u God
The Church Increased In numbers be-
ing incorporated April q 1880. mot
1883 as stated and moved 10 ohio
building the temple in this dispense
ton Here the bank incident referred
90 occurred. Inquire OF any eighth
grade student about the financial crash
" 1861. IL is IN school history. he viii
say IL was general Ia the nation. yet
the article we rcfute, lays the failure
u the Kirkland safety society to Jo-
seph smith, who had no connection
with IL az the time
To refute the shameful innuendo
concerning his characer In 1888 ] will
quote from the writings Of that great
statesman, Joseph quincy. 1Ss4l. who
was a personal friend Of Joseph smith.
lie says. II Is by no means improD-
able that some future text book for
the use Of generations vet unborn. win
contain a question something like this;
What historical American OF the nine
teenth century has cxcrted the most
powerful Influence on the destinles OF
his country? And % is by no means inn
possible that the answer to that IN
terrogatory may be- thus written Jo-
seph smith. the Mormon Prophet
Tho reputation OF Joseph Quincy IS
before the world. and also this query
Of his, 10 what extent Il has been OF
will he answered history will tell
quincy was man OF national repute
great statesman. who stood for al
that was noble, and was not likely TO
have been friendly to Joseph smith.
had he been the great criminal or
Charlatan' as stated
II was religious intolerance that
crucihed our Savior on Cavalry; It was
the same that forced the Pilgrim faith
ers To- seek home on a BLEAK New
England shore" Il was the same spirit
made manifest by them, that drove
Roger Williams as an outcast. 70
Rhode Island: and the same spirit as
sassinated Joseph Smith and his bro
Their, Hyrum. la Carthage. Mo, 1894
There he sealed his testimony with
his blood
II has been said "By their fruits We
shall know them DO men gather
grapes from thorns?"
Years pass on. I sec IN the Businesses
Of the Rocky mountains great poo
pie. they extend from Canada to Mex
leo, the valleys are fertile and beau
utul Was Il so when these deuded
followers OF Joseph Smith led by
Brigham Young. planted their feet
there2 No Il was a barren waste Yet
today. cities teeming with the wheels
Of industry, adorn these same valleys.
universities aud academies stand To
their honor. hundreds OF houses of
worship. point their spires heaven
ward. from under whose roofs. swells
forth each Sabbath day anthems OF
praise TO the same living God. that
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob worshippcd
Can this be wicked licentious peo-
pie, reekine with sin. and wickedncssg
Reason answers no,
would yet ask your forbearanco
while ] draw another picture I see
thirty thousand veteran patriots
marching and counter-m marching I'm "a
great city Of the west who are they9
These are the veterans who fought
and bled for liberty the father NJ the
natiHn. Ut you lease. ine men Ae re
we're Who hondrs them thus and opens
wide the doors OF their pcacehul
homes2 The Mormons Is ID possible
Yes, We love the institutions you love:
we have fought Ia maintain them rs
YOU have WHY this constantly re
curing reVamp of misrepresentation?
WHY this spirit uf intolerance Why
this slandcr7
Very respectfully.
j. T SMELGE
President Vermont Conference.