The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-24
AS TO BLOOD AToNEMENT.

shall make reply in the interest Of
truth:
Editor The Tribunc:-Would YOU kindly
answer through the columns Of your pa
per the following questions; DO the Lat
terday Saints believe In blood atone,
wherein any of the prominent leaders 0i
the church may have expressed oeiei I'm ID
| blood atonement2' If so, was IT ever
practlced In Utah7
have been told by very old residents
in this State that they did but not wish
ing to be guided by hearsay appeal to
vigorously deny q belief in IT. but they
also denied a belief In poiygamy because
they snd they did not practice II. rms
was before | came to Utah, since com
ing here ! find that they both believe and
practice il. Second, knowing that they
He'd concerning polygamy | believe tnem
OF doctrine which public sentiment may
have caused them TO abandon, Third
believing that you have the means %,
obtaining this information from church
| literature. and knowing thnt you nave
in the past turned the searchlight OF truth
upon some dark corners I'm Mormonlsmi,
| thought perhaps you would DO so IN
this Instance: and believe that YOU VIII
not only benefit me: but others also:
AN INVESTIGATING WOMAN
| Salt Lake city, December so l9u3-
This paper has paid some attention
to these questions heretofore; but IN
order TO inform those who may not have
read onr previous articles in the matter
VIC shall now make reply to the best OF
our ability.
AS to whether or not the Latter-day
Saints believe in the doctrine of 'blood
atoncment, one must necessarily de-
eide from conditions other than mere
personal expression, To be plain,
member of the church may look upon
the doctrine of "blood atonement' -
with feeling Of horror, and may ex-
press himself in terms indicating that
state of feeling; yet he may have re-
ceived his endowments in the temple,
wherein he has promised, under solemn
covenant, to submit his body TO the
most awful mutilation Imaginable, and
even to death itself, in the event
that he shall prove TO be unfaithfnl TO
his vows. SO that he subscribes TO
the doctrine, whether he believes in it
or not. And the fact that it is imposed
upon members who undertake certain
temple ceremonies is of itself sufficient
evidence that the church holds to
| pioou atoneinenJ as one or lts be-
liefs. With respect to the public teach.
| ing of the doctrine we present The fol.
lowing extracts from sermons by Nor.
mon leaders;
| The best way to sanctlfy ourselves and
please God our heavenly Father IN those
| days, is to rid ourselves OF every thief.
| and sanctify the people from every vile
character. II would have a ten
| dency Ia place terror on the heads Of
those who leave these parts, that may
prove their salvation, when they see the
heads OF thieves taken Off or shot down
before the public.-Apostle Orson Hyde:
Journal OF Discourses. volume 1, page 73.
Look upon those who committed such
iniquity In Israel. In ancient days; every
were put TO death. I do not say that
this people are going to do this. but
will tell you what we believe-we believe
| 1t ought TO be done.-Apostle Orson Pratt,
Journal Of Dlscourses. volume l, page 81.
| ] say, rather than that apostates should
flourish here. ] will unshcath my bowie
ltnlfe, and conquer or die (Great commo-
ton In the congregation. and stimuli
declara tion.) Now. you nasty apostates.
| clear out. or judgment will be put to the
line; and righteousness to the plummet:
you say II is right raise your hands
| (Ail hands up.) Let us call upon the
Lord TO assist us IN this. and every good
|
Gentle. let this people alone In these
valleys OF the mountains. or YOU will find
that which you are not looking for. We
arc on the Lords side. and we have
the tools to work wlth.-President Brig
ham Young Journal OF D!scourses. vol
ume l. pages SO and 's4.
People have the privilege Of apostaliz-
ing from the church, and of worshiplng
please and only let their neighbors alone.
But they have not the privilege to dis
Sr9 Sne Racs 16e 96e 10 5se life &
take that privilege. need not repeat
their doom. It has been told here today,
they have been faithfully warned.-Apos-
tie Farley p Pratt, Journal OF Dis
courses, volume !, page Sc.
stinketh the flock SO? We will take them,
L was going TO say, and cut off their tails
two inches behind their ears: however,
] Will use a milder term, and say. cut
Journal OF Dlscourses, volume l. page 2I3,
have not doubt but there will be
hundreds who will leave us and 20 away
| to our enemies. J wish they would go this
BILE; for II men turn traitors to God and
| His servants. their blood will surely he
shed.--President Heber C. Kimball: Jour
nal OF Discourses. volume 4, page 370.
I say. that there are men and women.
Immediately and ask him to to- appolnt Plpt" a
committee TO attend to their case: and
then let place be selected and let that
| committee shed their blood
Brethren and sisters. we want you to
repent and forsake your sins And YOU
who have committed sins that cannot he
| forgiven through baptism. let your blood
| he shed. and let the smoke ascend that
the, incense thereof may come up before
God as an atonement for your sins and
that the sinners In Zion may be afraid.
President Jedediah M Grant. Journal
Of Discourses, volume 4, page 81.
All mankind love themselves and let
these principles be known by an lndivid-
ual, and he would he glad TO have his
blood shed That would be loving them
selves, even unto an eternal exaltation.
| VIII you love your brothers or sisters
| likewise, when they have committed sin
that cannot be atoned for without the
shedding OF their blood? VIII you love
that man on woman woll enough to shed
their blood? That Is what Jesus Christ
meant. President Brigham Young: Jour
nal of Discourses. volume 4, page 219
] could refer you to plenty of Instances
where men have been righteouslv slain.
In order to atone for their sins-President
Brigham Young: Journal OF Discourses,
| volume A. mage o20.