Bisbee daily review., 1912-10-20
BRIEF CuMPSES AT THE
 EXTREMES OF MORMONISM

1 eially ss it touches the great mass of it's membership. than is popularly supposed. It's articles Of faith in- clude thirteen declarations, a mum. her of which can hardly be told from the orthodox of the leading Protes- tant cnures.
 None oS the present day literature makes any reference to the peculiar teachings of the early church re- gardins the marriage relation. These are the thirteen declarations of faith:
 -I We believe in God. the eternal father, and in his son. Jesus Christ. and in the Holy Ghost
 '2. We believe that mon will be punished for their own sins, and not for Adams transgressions.
 "S We believe that, through the atonement of Christ. all mankind may be saved by ol ediencc to the laws and ordinances of the gospel
 A. We believe that the first pTin- ciples and ordinances of the gospel are First, faith in the Lord Jesus Christ; second, repentance; third, baptism by immersion for the remis- sion of sins. fourth, laying on Of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost.
 "5. We believe that a man must be called of God, by prophecy, and by the laying on of hands by those who are in authority. to preach the gospel and administer in the or dinances thereof.
 ha1 fr ha ganization that existed in the prim- tive church: namely. apostles. pro phets, pastors, teachers, eyangelists, etc.
 "7. We believe in the gift of tongues, prophecy, revelation, visions, headings, interpretation of tongues, etc.
 "S. We believe the Bible to be the word cf God, as far as it is trans lated correctly; We also believe the Book of Mormon to he the word Of God.
 "a. We believe ali that God has revealed. all that he does now re- veal. and we believe that he will yet reveal many great and important things pertaining to the kingdom oi God
 10. We believe in the literal gath ering of Israel and in the restoration of the Ten Tribes; that Zion will be built upon this continent; that Christ will reign personally upon the earth. and that the earth ~ill be renewed and reserve its paradisical glory.
 "1. w? claim the privilege of wor- shiping Almighty God according to the dictates Of our conscience, and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how, where or what they may
 "12. We believe in being subject to kings. presidents, rules and mag istrptes, in obeying, honoring ana sustaining the law.
 "13. We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent. yirtuous and in doing good to all men; indeed, We may gay that We follow the ad- monition of Paul, We believe all things. we hope all things, We have endured many things and hope to be able to endure all things. If there is anything virtuous, lovely. or of good report or praisewOTthy, we seek after these things"
 HlSs Niitur IS tiht tittO bi Ahc church for which men and women have suffered and sacrificed as for no other religious propaganda of modern times; for which annually hundreds of missionaries leave their homes and families and business to spend two years al their own expense in foreign lands or in distant parts Of the United States seeking to win converts to il; for which the from tierF have been peopled and every danger encountered
 The tragedy visited upon the Mex ican colonists is but one incident of a long list. many Of which have had a large bearing upon the history O. this country. especially the west and southwest, connected with the origin and spread of Mormonism.