The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-06
WHY THE NAUvOO EXPOSITOR WAS DESTROYED

ceptable with God as though they were
exposed 10 public gaze.
| For the private path. the secret acts
OF men.
but our petitions were treated with con-
tempt; and In many cases the petition
crs spurned from their presence. and par
ticularly by Joseph. who would state that
II he had slnncd. and was guilty OF the
charges we would charge him with, he
would not mako acknowlede ement, but
would rather be damned. for II would
detract from his dignity. and would con-
OF the church. We would ask him on
the other hand. IF the overthrow Of the
often replied. that we would all go 10
Hell together. and convert ii into heaven.
by thruStinS the Devil ont; and says he,
Hell Is by no means The place this world
OF fools suppose it Ia be. but on the con-
trary, IL is quite an agreeable place; to
which we would now reply. he can enjoy
IL If he is not determined to desist from
his evil WAYS; but as for us. and ours,
will serve the Lord our God,
II is absurd for men to assert that all
is well while wicked and corrup, men
are seeking our destruction, by a per-
version Of sacred things for All Is not
well, while whoredoms and all uanner
OF ahominatons are practiced under the
fold arrayed in sleeps clothing. and Is
spreading death and devastation among
the snintS; and we say to the watchmen
standing upon the walls to cry aloud and
spare not, for the day OF the Lord is at
hand-a day cruel both with wrath and
fierce anger TO lay the land dcsolate.
II is a notorious fact that many fe-
males I'm foreign climes and in countries
10 us unknown even In The most distant
regions OF the Eastern Hemisphere, have
been induced, by the sound OF the gospel
TO forsake friends. and embark upon a
over the greater portion OF the globe
as thcv supposed, 10 Elorifv God. that
they might thereby stand acquitted in
what is taught them on their arrival at
TINS placc?-They are visited by some Of
the Strikers, for we know not what else
to call them. and are requested to hold
on and be faithful, for there arc great
blessings awaiting the righteous; and
that God has great mysteries In store
Tor those who love the Lord. and cling
that brother Joseph will see thcln soon,
and reveal the mysteries OF Heaven to
their full understanding. which seldom
fails 10 inspire them with new confidence
in The Prophet. as wel' as a great anxiety
10 know what God has laid up in store
FOR them. in return for the great sacrifice
OF father and mother of gold and silver,
which they gladly left far behind that
they might be gathered into the fold, and
numbered among the chosen of God
They are visited again, and what IS the
result? They are requested to meet
brother Joseph. or some OF the Twelve
al some insula ted point. or at some par
nculdrly described place on the bank
OF the Mississippi, or al some room,
which wears upon its front-Positively
NO Admittance, The harmless. inoiren-
sire. and unsuspecting creatures. are so
devoted 70 the Prophet. and the cause
Of Jesus Christ, that they do not dream
OF the deep-la!d and fatal scheme which
prostratcs happiness, and renders death
itself desirable; but they meet him, ex-
pecttng TO receive through him bless
ing. and learn the Will OF the Lord con
cerning them. and what awaits the faith
lul followers Of Joseph the Apostle and
Prophet Of Cod when in the stead there
Of they arc told after having been sworn
In one Of the most solemn manners. 10
mover divulEe what is revealed to them
With a penalty of death attached, that
God Almighty has revealed II 10 him.
that she should be his (Joscphsb Spirit
ual wife: for II was right anciently and
God will tolerate II again; but we must
keep those pleasures and blessings from
the world, for until there Is a change
in the government, We will endanger
ourselves by practicinG it-but We can
enjoy the blessings of Jacob, David, and