The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-10

| But we ask what Is the value Of such
| testimony? Dowie also died bearing mis-
testimony that lie was was Elijah the
Third Swedenborg declared that lie saw
God, and talked with spirits and angels.
ana an. died died with his testimony. Ann Lee.
and revelations and died In the faith that
she was in direct touch with the AL
mighty. Poanna Southcott died in her
dclusions as prophecies. Mahomet also,
| as likewise scores of other deuded vision
lists. false prophets and religious cranlSs.
| Many a nalefactor also has protested his
| innocence when standing before the Judge
| TO be sentenced. Even Prophet Joseph
! +. Smith could testify under oath before
| congress to what he afterwards declared
! In the tabernacle was a lie. and make
himself think he was doing Gods service.
| Testimony. Yes, one can get all he wants
| OF that of most any kind 10 most any
| thing. But is il question of testimony,
| living or dying that is wanted? Does
either make lie the truth? Absurd.
| The question Is one of fact In the light
| OF God S word and facts in this case are
| hard against the claims Of Mormonism.
L say then, away with such sentimental
nonsense. Joseph Smith and his three
witnesses. as likewise the second batch
OF eight witnesses. three Of whom also
either left the church disgusted with it
or were communicated for their sins
may have thought they puw something.
perchancc they did. gold plates, maybe,
angels, Christ and even the eternal God,
and died under such an hallucination, but
is that proof sufficient tnat they were
led of God? Spiritualism, satanic
agency. with its many signs and wonders
is able TO account for all such pretended
revelations Even from the time OF Eve
until now and till time shall close the
Devil has been and will, be busy either
In the form of serpent, an angel OF
light. or some poor weak mortal preach
ing his gospel and making converts for
the Internal regions. The Apostle PAU
prophesicd that Just such deccptions as
Mormonism would arise I'm the last days.
a II 10 M
is no more of Divine origin than the
first lie the devil told in Eden, or Is Jo-
Seph Smith any more prophet OF COD
than were James and Jambress Egyptian
magiclans who withstood Moses I'm the
courts OF Pharaoh. To harmonic the
Book of Mormon and the works OF Jo-
seph Smith with the Bible. therefore, Is
impossible. They do not agree,
But still adhering strictly 70 the rule
laid down by Isaiah as the standard OF
truth we proceed with our investigation.
81, ! note that Joseph Smith says that
the Book of Mormon is the New Cove
nant. In Sec. 1875, Smiths bioGrapher
says that the Book of Mormon was sealed
revelation agree with the Bible2 I'm
fortunately for Mormonism II happens
that the Abrahamic or New Covenant
was made with Abraham 1926 years be
fore Joseph Smith was born, and that III
was ratified nearly 1900 years by the
blood of Christ on the cross before the
Book Of Mormon was ever heard tell or.
Do prophets of God make such terrible
mistakes as This? But again. ! notice
In Sec. 12d, par, IS, OF Doctrine and
Covenants. these words; And as ] said
unto Abraham concerning the kindrcos
OF the earth. even so j say unto my serv-
ant Joseph, in thee and in thy seed shall
the kindred of the earth no blessed
Paul says the seed promised to Abraham
and the only seed In whom the klndreds
OF the earth could possibly be blessed was
Christ. (Gal- 3:16.29) Therefore, II
the same blessing promised TO Abraham
was also to come through Smith, and
the revelation of Smith says so. that
makes Abraham and Smith shareholders
in the lineage of Christ after the flesh
although Christ was born or the Virgin
Mary more than 1900 years before Smith
greed dynasty he set up through which
holy blood might flow appeared to take
the reins OF Gods kingdom on the earth,
establish the holy order Of ,1r Enoch'. as
nounce patriarchial blessings, and ad,
minister bread and water To the faithful
with authority! But, of course. all this
is just as plain TO the Mormon priest
hood as need be, for being gifted with
authority all they need to do is to call
for their urim and thummlm goggles;
look wise and the mists soon clear away
Verify IT is clear, yes as-fnud-
Mormon, chapter 20 of II Nephi. and
likewise in section 12S. paragraph Z Of
Doctrine ana covenants lH1l ieH aIc "
be judged out of books written by Nor
mon scribcs here on earth. But the
Bible says II is by Gods law men shall
be Judged, and out OF Tho the books , t,,,e ot
but as easily patched up as any other;
l suppose. II you simply apply, a good
Mormon plaster to the weak spot! Again
IN II Nephi. chapter ., read that death
was ordained OF God. that Adam and Eve
would have had no children had they not
sinned. nor known any joy But Paui
TO the Corinthian church declared mat
death is an enemy: and the command to
Moses declares, was given OF
God to man before the fall Another
square contradiction. but perhaps an In
stance where the Bible Is at lault not
being translated properly
Section SS, paragraph 10 OF Doctrine
and Covenants says the Spirit and .12iy 32Iy
dead know not anything GEccl. 9;5).
Elsewhere in the teachings OF Mormonism
1t is declared that the spirit Is the real
man and never dies. Strange harmony,
Section 100. paragraph 3 OF Doctrine
and Covenants declares that 1.-THE Idea |
that the Father and Son dwell in mans
heart is an old sectaran notion and is
false" Contrary 10 this the Bible re-
peatedly declares that God abides with
all His believing children. Qph $'lT
John 1923 l John dl2-15). This doc
trine may be an old sectarian notion ,ac-
cordng 10 Mormonism. but It's denial GER
tanly sounds the death knell to Nor
tenn of religion Mormonism to the con-
trary, Notwithstanding
Joseph Smith and his successors also
teach the continuation of the Aaronic
priesthood since the Cross, thai Mormon
ism holds It. etc. This too. is in direct
conflict with the Holy Scriptures. which
teach that the Aaronic priesthood ceased
at the Cross Other teachings found In
the Book OF Mormon and the writings
Of Smith such as the New Jerusalem be-
ing built in independence Mo-; that man
Is the offspring Of God by nrocreation;
hat polygamy is OF Cod; that the living
can be baptized for the dead; that men
become Gods. that the gospel was taken
from the earth for "A period of hundreds
pf years since Christ. that God was once
ls men are now; that Missouri was the
original Eden etc. au of which is so
contrary 10 the Holy Scriptures that it
Ia rdy seems possible that men OF in
clIlgence could ever he induced To be-
icye i'm such stuff,
But / know that the Mormon church
hoes not like TO be stood up by the side
,f the Bible and compared with it. Smith
'eared the consequences OF this and tried
10 escape the condemnation Justly due
him with the bluff that the Bible was
insufficient as Il rule of faith and prNc-