The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-11-11
UTAH NJ N b "a X rs
NOT MEET ISSUE

| Apostle Russell Dist usses Utah
Mormonism in His Sermon
in the Court House.
(Communicated.)
At the opening OF his service last
evening Apostle Russell invited any
Mormon preacher who might be there
to come to the rostrum and occupy
the seat he had provided for him, but
inc one filed the seat.
The audience was large and when
1.-THE, scriptures were appealed to they
very easily saw that Utah Mormons
filled the place In history as jeremiah
lin his seventeenth chapter and fifth
land sixth verses said they would, and
that as Is said in 2 Pet. 2:1.2, "The
way Of truth shall be evil spoken Of. !"
Thus when the Latter Day Saints be-
kin a series Of meetings those who are
lunlearned in their doctrines are pref
JUDGED against them, cry out. Brig
ham Young and his Mormons have
come to town" but intelligent hon
lest people don't do such things. It Is
beneath their level.
Mr.. Russell presented about the
following line of argument from the
Bible, Book Of Mormon and Doctrine
and Covenants; the latter book being
the revelations received by the proph-
ct Of their church since his ordination
to the Aaronic priesthood by the
hands Of an angel in eighteen hum
|dred and twenty-nine, and his sue
cessors, up to the present time show.
ing that according to the articles OF
faith in the church organized by JOS
eph Smith In II 80 his son Joseph was
to be his successor in office as seen by
the following. !.
"For this amounting have I put
upon his (Joseph Smith's) head, that
his blessing shall be put upon the
head Of his posterity after him." Doc
trine and Covenants 107:1S. Thus 1t
can be seen that United States Judge
Phillips in the Temple lot suit"
told the real truth when he said,
There can be no question Of the fact
that Brigham Young's assumed prest-
|dency bold and bald usurpation.
And to show that polygamy could
mot at any time be doctrine Of the
lReorganized Church Of Jesus Christ
lof Latter Day Saints. nor Of the for
lmer organization under Joseph Smith,
Mr.. Russell read from their standard
books the following.
1.-THE elders, priests and teachers
Of this church shall teach the princi-
pies Of my gospel which are in the
Bible and the Book Of Mormon, in
which is the fullness of the gospel;
and they shall observe the church ar
|ticles to do them, and these shall be
their teachings, as they are directed
Iby the spirit" D. c., sec 1925.
"Thou shalt love thy wife with all
they heart and shall cleave unto her
land none else; and he that looketh
upon q woman to lust afterher shall
deny. the faith and shall not have the
spirit; and IL he repents not he shall
|be cast out. = d. G. 1887.
The form Of the marriage rovenant
lis as follows:
"And II theer be nojlegal objections
he shall say, calling each by their
names: "You both mutually agree to
Ibe to each other companion, husband
and wife, observing the legal rights
belonging to this condition; that is
keeping yourselves wholly for each
other, and from all others during
your lives, and when they have an
swered. YES he shall pronounce
them husband and wife, D. G. 111:2.
In the Bible 2, Pet. III is an adj
dress ito them that have obtained
like precious faith with. US, /" and in
2 Oh. 81. "But there were false
prophets also among the people. even
as there shall be false teachings
among you, who privily shall bring in
damnable heresies. even denying the
Lord that bought them by reason
of whom the way Of truth shall be
evil spoken Of" {,
Behold David and Solomon truly
had many wives and concubines,
which thing was abomniable before
me saith the Lord -. Wherefore,
I the Lord God, will not suffer that
this people shall do like unto them OF
old. Wherefore, my brethren, hear
me, and harken to the word Of the
Lord: For there shall not any man
among you have save 1t be one wife;
and concubines he shall have none.
For I, the Lord God. delighteth in
the chastity of women" B. M. Is. e.)i
page 1866.
Marriage is ordained of God unto
man; wherefore 1t is lawful that he
should have one wife, and they twain
shall be one flesh" D. G. 1873.
Compare the above with the teach
ing Of Brigham Young. who denied
the faith and apostatized from the
true church, going to Utah, where he
could practice his "damnable here
sies," as follows:
And again. as pertaining to the law
Of the priesthood: II any man espouse
Ia virgin and desire to espouse another
and the first give her consent. and AZ