The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-31

poral revelations'-because he hinsel
has been enriched by the perversion o
captain OF industry of the country be
cause the few are. growing so rich at th'
expense OF the many.
Religious Fanatic.
Along with this strain of commercial
greed an Smith. there IS an equal,
strong strain OF religious fnnaticlsm tha
tse us ehg Eassd and senst,les !,
Pratt taught. by authority OF the church,
that 'the Kingdom OF God is an order OF
govcrnment established by divine author
can exist In any part OF tho universe. All
o,her goyernments are illegal and I'm
authorized Any people attempting
own making. and by officers of their own
against the kingdom OF God"
| Sullth believes that over this kingdom
the Smiths have been, by divine revela-
tion. ordained to rule. He believes that
his authority is the absolute and unques-
tlonaole authority OF God himself. He
| believes that In all the affairs OF life ne
mas mas the same right over his subjects that
she Creator has over his creatures. He
| beueYeH that he has been appointed TO
spired wisdom sees Tit to use them. in
order the more firmly to establish God g
| evil "
He believes that the. people of the
american republic. being governed by
OF their own appointment" ara in direct
rebellion against ''his kingdom OF Cod
He believes that the national govern
ment Is destined TO be broken In pieces
by his power; that 1t has been preserved
from destruction only by tho concessions
recently made by the federal authorities;
only go long as II shall recognize Smiths
embassador at Washington-and SO al
low him to work out It's destruction In
But with all this insanity of pretension
he has q sort Of cowardly shrewdness
acquired 1oaS In his days OF hiding ,on the
Washington he denied that he had had
any direct communication with God by
revelation; and then he returned 10 Utah
and pleaded from the pulpit that on this
point he had lied in Washington In order
to escape saying what his "inquisitors"
i,d had wished him to say IN order, TO get
MN nm, INTO trap He breaches in Utah
is TO reject the teaching of Jesus Christ; !;
before the senate committee he was cow
ard enough TO put the blame OF his polyg
IN Washington he claimed that the Gen
tiles of Utah condoned polygamous CO.
ma fhahitation and had liberal sympathy
un September, 1900, he was reported by
a church newspaper as saying:
The Gentiles are coming among us to
our ana we SnOuI0 not
sell TO them. as they are the enemies
OF the kingdom of Cod
But what of the Mormon people? How
can such leaders, directing the church
10 purposes that have become so cruel,
SO selfish, So dangerous. and so disloyal
how can they maintain their power
over followers who arc themselves neith-
er criminal nor degraded? That is
question which has given the pause OF
doubt TO many criticisms OF the Mormon
communism Of our day. That is The con-
nation the protection of tolerance under
which the prophets flourish. For not
only are the Mormon men and women
obviously as worthy as any In the United
states; there Is plainly much of COM
munity value In their social life; there
is manifestly great deal OF efficiency
Tor human good In their system and in
the leadership by which II Is directed;
and this good is so apparent that IL ap-
peals easily to the sympathetic con-
science and uninformed mind Of the
country at large.
Let mo try. then. to exhibit and to
analyze the. causes that keep such a
virtuous and sturdy people loyalty sup
porting porting the leadership OF men so ; un;
as as the ends to which they arc being now
destroyed by It's own evils.
Early Teachings.
In tho first place. the average Nor
mon chief is sincere in his pretenslons
and self-1ustfied In his aims. Usually
he has been born. In the church, to a |
family that sees itself set apart in holi
ness from the rest OF humanity. as the |
direct heirs of the ancient prophets or
even as the lIneal descendants Of Christ, !
From his earliest age of understanding |
he is taught the divine splendor OF his |
birth and impressed with the high duties |
of his family privilege in being permitted |
n f1o Inc a a ~
FOR the second coming OF the Savior. He |
Is taught that. though all the world may
be saved. and nearly all the people of
this sphere Will in some eternity work
out a measure OF salvation. he and |
1889 others are to be 4 band of the
elect who shall stand behind tho Savior
on Mount Zion. in the final day
He Is taught that. next TO Christ. Jo
seph Smith, the founder OF the faith.
has performed the largest mission for
The salvation of the world; that in the
off the ages OF the human race
IN this oarth, to the Savior was appor-
ioned the meridian OF time" and to
he last dispensation.' which is the
'ullness OF times" in order that the
world, having apostatized from the atone
% heaven by Joseph The Choice Seer"
lie is taught that the disciples OF the
Mormon phophet are literally the dis
siplcs OF Jesus Christ. that the laws OF
ion. and subject to. the authority of the
prophet. 10 be changed. enlarged, or
wen revoked. by his commandment; that
III human laws are equally subject TO
lis Will. TO he made or unmadc at his
,rder; that he can condemn, by his ex-
any man or any nation
o the vengeance Of the Almighty here
md hereafter, and that he can pronounce
, blessing upon tho head OF any man
IT the career OF any people. by virtue
II which blessing power shall be held in
his world rlghteousy and the man
elevated to sit at the right hand of
God In the world TO come He is taught
hat the greatest sin which can be COM
TO the denial Of Christ-Is
o raise hand or voice against ''the Lord 3
the Mormon prophets And
or mornlity, he Is taught from his In
nncy that he must scruDulously prac-
Ice those special virtues of his cult
industry. thrift. purity Except as in
ater life he shall be inductcd into the
Practice of the new DolygamY) honesty
n business and charity toward his needy
elbow men,
Mormon Training.
Formed In character by this teaching
n 9tenIV lnocull tIou bfs I