The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-29
ITS FALSE EXPLANATION.

! 10 direct attention to the inaccuracies
with the tithe matter On Monday
evening it dcplored the fact that any
one should criticise the motives behind
the Mormon system of collection OF
| tithes. saying; "And yet these con-
| tributious are used for the support of
the poor, for the maintenance OF
schools, for the building OF churches,
aud for missionary purposes.
In all Of which there is not ono word
of truth Let any Lattcr-day Saint
take notice of the several aud different
circulars that come TO him every year
from the bishop of his ward, and he
will realize that the News docs not
speak the truth. First of ALL the blsh-
op demands OF every member Of hls
ward ten per cent of his earnings as
the titbc contribution to his church, TO
be expended secretly, without account
| ing TO any contributor. In fact. per
| haps il will be better to quote the first
para graph on page 40 of the new Utah
edition OF the Doctrine and Covenants
in order to show Just how this ten per
! cent il TO be expended;
For the building of mine house. and for
| the laying OF the foundation Of Zion and
| for the priesthood and for the debts Of
| the presidency Of my church
"For The building Of mine house -
| is definite to an cXactitudc. At the
time this revelation commanding
| Lac. nf on
| ''Nauvoo Mansion was in coutem-
plation. This was TO be the official resi-
dence Of the prophet" So that is
| explained. "For the laying of the
| foundation of Zion is so indefinite
| that II might. Hereunder, he assumed
that the money could be utilized TO.
ANYTHING from the purchase of horse
and buggy for the private use Of the
"prophct' to the payment for tenn
pie cornerstone For the priesthood
is an expression that may be regarded
III any hgbt-evcn TO surrcptltious
dip by the tithc collector for personal
| graft. But "for the debts Of the prcsi-
dency of my church is nice and plain.
Meaning another personal graft If de-
sired.
Now, as every Mormon knows. there
is not a cent of the tithcs FUSED for
the support of the poor We have
| the proof in a pretended interview
given by President Joseph i. Smith to
the Pittsburg Gazette-Timcs. AS TO
how the poor are provided for, we Will
quote a portion of this fake interview;
On the first Sunday Of every month. we
| fast and every householder is expected to
| give the money thus saved tor the use
of the pooT This was Joseph j.. Smith: J
eve go hungry that day" said Apostle
Penrose $50 that We may know how II
feels TO go without food
/ yes" said President Smith, that is
the Mormon way Of keeping Lent--fast-
| ing the first Sunday Of every month.
Besides, the good women Of The Re
| lief society come around 10 all homes
Mormon and Gcntile-oucc each month
TO solicit for the poor And they get
more cash aud real, substantial con
tributions of every other nature from
the Gontlles than they do from the
/ Mormons And. added to this method,
is the annual circular of the bishop,
urging contribution TO the poor fund,
upon the ground that the tithcs are
not intended to be used for that pur-
pose. Besides. there arc many Nor
mons in the poor houses and on the
public paupor relief roll, who have been
.'suckcd dry by the tithe and other
exactions Of the priesthood.
''For the maintenance of schools -
There isn't baby of any understand.
ing in tho Mormon church who docsn t
know that IS a fSlschood. Mormon sec
tartan schools and colleges are main
taincd by special contribution for that
purpose Wealthy Mormons occasion
ally cndow Que or the other OF these
institutions with a special large con
tribution, and in all respects they are
supported out of the pockets of the
people, aside from any tithe contribu-
ton. The tuition charges are high
:. and the saints who send their sons and
daughters 10 Mormon educational in.
stitutions thereby and alone contribute
more than enough for their establish
ment and maintenance.
For the building Of churches is
another falscbood, There is never 3
new meeting house built under the jur
isdiciion Of the Mormon priesthood that
is not built by special contribution
Sometimes the first presidency will loan
to u ward a sufficient amount of money
to construct the building: bat note,
are given and interest and principa
are finally paid by the members oi
that ward, aside from their 1.-THE con
tributious and other special blccdings
3 The same of stake houses, tabernacle.
} and tempIcs.
! For missionary purposes. Now