The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-25
PEACH AND PEARL, BOTH IN ONE

inc Tribune has a copy Of ''Fxtracts
from Pioneer G.. O, IS Journal, - queer
little pamphlet of thirty-nine printed
pages in large type On the outside
cover arc printed two interesting SEN
tences. Ono is, "Only for Saints - and
the other (probably most interesting TO
''G, o., y is "Pricc. only so cents. -
Perusal of the contents of that little
booklet betrays significant reasons for
the mysterious ''onlv for Saints that
appears on the paper cover. There is
synopsis Of an address delivered by Jo-
seph Smith in 1899 upon the Melchise
dek priesthood and the manner of its
transfer from Adam down through the
ages Of Joseph Smith. II is Of such
construction that ii would not do 10 let
the vulgar herd scan its sacred silli-
nesses It must be reserved "only for
Saints who are ready to swallow any
thing on earth that the Mechisedck
priests have mind TO feed them, Then,
on page 10, we find the following eX-
auisite bit:
On or about the 9Th Of May. ts4%,
grand review Of tho Nauvoo Legion was
smith compIimentcd them for their good
discipline and evolutions performed. The
weather being hot he called for a glass
Of water. With the glass glass of water Err, in
to the overthrow OF the mobocrats.
which he did in the following language:
Here's wishing they were in the middle
OF the sea in a stone canoe with iron
paddles. and that a shark swallowed the
canoe. and the devil swallowed the shark,
and himself locked up In the northwest
corner OF he'll. the key lost and blind
man hunting for it,
That is truly "inspircd' language
TO issue from the lips Of a "prophet, "
but il is undoubtedly a truthful recital,
because Joseph was wont to say even
worse things than that at times. and
especially when he was Gin his cups
which was often the case. But that is
mild as compared with this whopper
found on pages IS and ~:
AT the temple May 26. 1905. a, m,
Bro. Fones gave me the following ter
~ dispatch from Adrin. Ca. says
that the community there Is thoroughly
aroused over the divine power manifest
at Troops Ferry about twenty five
several negroes turpentine workers.
were playing cards near the Ferry. One
game. but lost steadily until he had only
st.Oo left. Holding this high above his
head. he swore II he lost II he would
curse God!-ln the next deal he lost it.
No sooner had he executed the threat
than he was heard to scream, And his
companions, on looking AT him, saw that
sulphurous flames poured from his
mouth. nose and ears. His companions
ran away I'm terror but returned later
to find the man still vomiting flames.
avail Then they attempted to wrap
A wet blanket around him. but were kept
away by some mysterious force.
eeopf BUT 0spea speeG 5S the m ssh bG" hey s
turned and fledi"
and we'll they might flee from such
horrifying sight-proyng that God will
not be mocked or so grossly insulted by
Bro. Jos. G.. Fones. S46 N 6 w,
s. l.. c.
proofs of the great powers-Good and
EVIL.
Yea. verify. and Whewl Told cat
the temple - too! But that little re,
cital is followed up one equally bad
who declares that he actually and per
soually saw, at Copenhagen, Denmark,
blue flames of fire emitted from the
mouth. nostrils and ears of a similar
blasphemer. Then there is recital
Of "Joseph's last dream.' which is
"wrote by W. W. Phelps,' as the book
let informs us. In the vernacular of
the street, "It's peach!" And the
compilation is wound up with ga
cuckooJ of an essay entitled. FThe
paracletes, called Joseph s Speckled
Bird The entire pamphlet is gem
among the gems, and there is no won
der that 1t was desired to reserve it
"ouly for Saints" because, look you,
how foolish it would be to cast such
priceless pearls before the Gentle