The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-24
GRAFT BY "REVELATlON"

TO the Elders: Upon my arrival in
TINS city | began to take some interest
IN MormouIsm. | accepted the invita-.
ton OF the elders TO investigate the new
dispensatlon. One of the first books ]
read was the Doctrine and Covenants
This book contains the so-called reve-
latlons Of the prophet Joseph and also
an exposition Of Mormon theology from
the pen of Orson Pratt. The more I in
rcstigated the less I liked the crude
inconsistent and impossible theology set
forth in that book
10 accuse the Creator of the Universe
or such uncertainty, vacillation small
mindedness and lack of sense as are ex-
hiblted by the author of the 130 revola-
tions to the so-called prophet is crime
shall not commit.
The revelations, after the first few,
exhibit the germs of graft. Graft be
comes coarser and cOarser and more
contcmptible and apparent until it final.
ly eliminates In revelation dated Jan.
uary 10, 1S4l. In this revelation, con
sisting of l45 paragraphs, the prophet
is commanded to build a "boardine
house" The following paragraphs, cop.
led directly from the revelation, show
the scheme Erevealed' to Joseph for
financing the boarding house:
g. And now I say unto you. as per-
tanning to my boarding house which l
nave commanded you TO build for the
boarding OF strangers, let it be built unto
my name, and let my name be named
upon il, and let my servant Joseph. and
his house have place therein, from gen.
Grafton to generation.
ois For this amounting have ! put upon
his head that his blessing shall also
be put upon the head OF his posterity
after him.
5S. And as 7 said unto Abraham con-
cerning the kindreds of the earth, even
and In thy seed shall the kindred of the
earth be blessed
80. Therefore, let my servant Joseph
and his seed after him have place In that
house. from generation TO generation.
forever and ever saith the Lord.
60. And let the name OF that house
be called Nauvoo house. and let It be a
delightful habitation for man.
81. Behold. verify | say unto you. let
my servant George Miller and my scrv-
ant Lyman Wight, and my servant John
Snider. and my servant Peter Haws. or
Sanizc themselves. and appoint one of
them to be president over their quorum
Tor the purpose of building that house.
e3. And they shall form a constitu-
ton whereby they may receive stock for
the building Of that house.
81. And they shall not receive less
than fifty dollars for q share OF stock in
that house, and they shall be permitted
to receive fifteen thousand dollars from
any one man for stock in that house,
In the following paragraphs the reve-
lation names great many men who
are "counscled' by the Lord to buy
stock in the boarding house company
One paragraph will serve as an example
of the manner in which the "counsel -
was promulgated. / copy paragraph "a:
"a. Thorcfore. I say unto YOU concern
ing my servant Vinson Knight if he will
do my will. let him put stock into that
house for himself, and for his generation
after him, from generation TO genera
ton.
The author of the revelation seems
10 have had some misgivings as TO the
integrity of the gentlemen who were to
handle the money, as shown by para
graphs 20 and a, viz:
10. And again. verify I say unto you.
if my servant George Miller, and my
servant Lyman Wight. and my servant
John Snidcr. and my servant Peter 1Iaws.
receive any stock iDto their hands