Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 47, Number 34, Jasper, Dubois County, 5 May 1905 — Page 3
Dissensions Rend tKe Mormon Church Serious Accusations Are Made Against President Joseph F. Smith. LATTER WOVLD BE A MONARCH Charged That Leader Speculated with Church Funds to His Personal Benefit Accusers Are Excommunicated.
Two Prominent Men Leading Fißht to Dethrone Alleged Autocratic Ruler His Crimes Against the Church, His Followers and the Nation.
beb. f i' d into t bis attitude by IU own Oi Uli'! i Discontent Crows. hCCOrdlnf to Impartial Ohm I vrs. the lih( OBtant aiihin i Ik bureh In growing rapidly, and it b said this same discon1 ii t I manifesting rtseif in u way to hurt the president in thd most gSBSltitS place the pocketbook. A. ready It is stated that the 1 1' hing is falling off heavily. ThiuHng MM atidig thP Mormons an- backing up KM' i Siinir'li w am s de mand that an accounting be made tor th" t it In n Thajf object o giving ups tenth of i b If incomes as an "off. rn.;- to
the Lord
elf-styled representative Of CM OB earth, are to If given creel i iWhen testifying in behalf ' senator BMd fenoo. Joaaofa V. Su.u Jeclarud
mi.'!' r 0t Ii that he hud !. v i . ived a revelation. It la a cardinal principle of tin- Mormon faith that the head of Ihe clone h i- in constant receipt of com -BUahStlona dirt ot from Qod, When he
r puchated having r.cei Mm-m- men- -r.fi t u.1 an-1 ai:i s the devout an.ot thv Mormons mcr;t of th
li.-gan tu r if ii w i- i .-. 1 1 1 Uiat he could be all that h- was supposed to be. Admits He Lied. 1 The mutte-rittgs became t i niral
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Suit l-aki env A monarch within a republic with Joseph r Smith, pres I -th n: i 'i the Mormon church, tl Um arch rui r inch i Um i audition at preMnt in I t ah, according to those who are Waging WBI "! th Mormon leader ami Who in an. mptlltg to displace bitu Crt.. his high K it Charge have U-en made that Smith hns diverted th How of tith from the cofl. rs of the chun h ti. his own pockets; that he has command d his followers to luvest ih' ir mosey in enterprises Under Bit I ont rol so that he may tirii h hi- private purse, and that he has commit'. : outer transgrcssious too numerous lo mention. And tne Uthörn of these accusations arc from Hain the incred councils of the temple, and until their excommunication for their disloyalty to their leader, ranked high in church affairs hut tinnly ont n m he d behind the walla of the tat" rna le the alleged king Ib bidding rtegenrn to hie eaemtaaBoth within and without the state. Origin of the Trouble. Th.- election d Raed Sn.oot to the tJnlted State. eeaata may be said tobe the i cinr.ii. I of the trouble. Before th. time arrived for the apostle of the
who, while in coi.gr. BS, had more than once Btrenuouslj oppoeed tbe seating of llonBOBI in eongrt BB. He has since been appointed to the federal bench. At this tim. the liormoa church w as practically united. And although, as has betr. stated, there had be en noma opposition manifested to the mixing of chUTCil and politics. th re bad bet n no dissensions or Which tie public were aware. It was not until reo inly that thetrou
hie winch had b . n brewing for some time became public property, and that the issue between the two faciions in tbe church were squarely defined Serious Accusations. As th" case now stands, two men previously in good standing in the church have made serious accusations against Mr. Smith. He has been charged with taking tbe money paid as an "olfering to the Lord" and using it for speculations io build up his own private wealth. He Has been charged with "taking the ' bodies of the daughters of his subjects and bestowing i hem upon his favorItes; " of taking property which belonged to the widow and orphan and having absorbed it into the possessions of the crown . " w ith oppressing tbe poor
u. i.,11 It is l,.it i! ileiiMn.h'raied and so r . t.t that the presidi
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that Jo: ph Y . Smith, as th- a!:, c ! representative of the lord, is using funds to speculate In I .r stocks for sample; to build up electric lighting power and street railway mono di b; io force
the faithful to lake out life insurance In ! nat. d as his "iOQUiettOTe
his BMonallv Indorsed company and to to bad him into a trap.
insure their homes in hil BOBSisBjr; to buy their salt from him; topBtrOBbte his railroad, to d( OOlit their money in the
lni-ks whiih h backs with tbe "oner-
trs to the Lord;" to buy tu :.r clothing.
groceries, hardware, furniture. lh OSS, bi BdWeBT, and. in fact, everything UN which they may ibsire. from institution! in which are lnv sled, in his name, thest- "offt rings to the Lord." Humors of fortunes made In stock speculations and in Other ways by Pit ! dent Smith and others "on the inside BSV made large numbers Of the faithful more deairOttS than eve r for an accounting of the moneys they have turned over in all confidence to the eelf deelgssted servant of ;i.n Almighty. H:ii:ig made sacrifices in the divine
the church felt const rained, on March If lest, to explain to the members of his Bock tha: h bad tSStlhSd toan untruth in WeshiBgtOB, the reason for it being thai lbs senators, whom he dt sig-
w ere "trying li.-'.ad of
quieting the incipient rt bellum againnt him. thin BdBtitted un'rtitli I sa only increas'd the dissatisfaction. On top of his admission his chief mouthpiece. Apostle ('. V. Penrose, has beet: IBOWB hy parallel staienients n.: under oath also to have been guilty of teliinc an untruth. Penrose, who is a poiygamist, has made various cor.flictInK ItatenHWte under oath as to his marital relations. All these (hiaga ar- going on within the church while from without conic Other at taiks which an worrying the leaders. The war is going on in politics and finance and In these Beide of practical effort on the part of the Mormon hieran hy lie their most vulnerable
points.
B0&4 m- si tk the state. It ha- tskcr i'c ; , ii ion that all ihe WOfJ .nitaid bub should "uilud ita own üueimua,'' and that 'he inhabitants of L'tab must hp forced to io Use ilersrch'a bidding or I"- ci iislo-,!. 'li.is posiMou ha:, aious'd resentment on the part of the lb utiles, and ÜSB cially those who hav. large Invested
WhO lael that the deeelopenormous material re-
Otttssf ot the state is being handicapped They are determine.! to fight the Butter oat bow, aided by thvt people of the I tilted States, with the intention of settling the Issue once and for i vcr. Active Leaders in Fight. The active leaders in the fight Ijrptfj the tWO elements which have Joined hands. One is Thomas Kearns. a (Jentile who retired from the Uaitsd States Ml ah March 4 last The other is Frank J Cannon, ttiso a former ti.emb r of the I'nited States Bena a man who as a Moranaa hus always stood for independence of thought and of political and oonamerdal action on the part of the members of the church
i I.. .,1 to these elements are tne IfomnOBI and Gentiles who are sharing with President Smith the profits of the then h's pre.-, nt commercialism and BCttvitf In iolitics. The two present members of tbe United States senate from I tab are types. Keed Smoot. apostle and one of the financial advisers of pi K. Smith, was elected some time ag.j as the lattera political rt pre. stntative. Oaorge Suiherland, a Gentile, owes his present advancement and tbe achievement of his ambition to his de
sertion of the cause of the Gentilts, to which he had made many protestations of a. Hit rent e, and to his promise of politieai obedience to Basnet and all the lotoreetl that Smoot represents-Thua is the Issue defined In Utah. The fighting for the last few months has been made principally by Kearns and Cannon. Kearns who is possessed of millions, has furnished the sinews of war Can noti has been the man on th firing line. Hy speech and writing this brilliant son . f one . t : he abl st of Morno n 1 adtra BSI inied the war Into Africa." He has kept the church leaders dodging and explaining, retreating and blundering, until he has stirred up within the church u commotion never before equaled. For this purpose he has an exceptional equipment. Ever slues childhood he has been on the inside of the workings of the church. Cannon's Large Following. Canno has built up a large following
among the younger and progressive
THE VINE AND THE BRANCHES Sunday School Lesson lor Miy 7. IttS Specially Prepared (or This Piper.
LEHHON TKXT J In ll I -12. Memory! Vers. I C, Bjm i !bsptere U sad iOObPDX TKXT 'Ii. rt i !M Fatba I glorified n.J. t. ar mucn fruit -JoUa J i- J TI.fE Same cverdng mm ai cmoo. j Thür da; TBelael evening Jeui was wlibl His disciples. : PL X' I An up(H r r..urn ;n Jtruatiltrm. Bt'ltll'Tl'KE REFERKNi 'KS Tl e vine, ' PS, t -K, lia 6.1-7; Jer l:M.i2. It: 10: Es k l7;tM; Hot ! l. Matt. 1. Markig: 1-W. Jot.i. . . ui the vine. Bat. j Bvriff, I 10, Amol 4.1; Juel 1:7 Tl.e To. . . lt.- Krult -Malt- 7:1-; j Luke la.fc-j). tju.. i. 1-j -Jt Ooasaaeat and Suggestive Thought, j V. 1. 1. Jesus. True vlna." Hal Is a contract to the false, unfruitful
sraaL anil ail human teaihera, for ha! in s -iKi Mis own life into Hist
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to li.s people at all times. "HuibandWi men.' Tha ownar, planter and cultivator of the vine. V. 2. "Beareth not fruit." Some who are Christians in name show naj likeness to Christ in their Uvea. "Tah eth nway.' The vinedresser plnchee
off the exce - of woody growth and superfluous branches. So God removal those vho hinder others from beingfruit ml Christians. "Purgeth." Ran moves dirt, insects, dried twigs. Thus God removes bad habits from thoat
who give their hearts to Jesus. Manu of th. ( urisiiau's trials, and what la
at first counts as losses, are (j d's
pruning to prepare him for greate:! BTultfulaaaa. V. I. "Clean through the word. The disciples to whom Jesus spoM were united by love to Hira. and thei previous bai habits and wrong i lea were removed by His teaching. V. 4. - Abide In Me." If we wanj to be branches of Jesus, we must giv-l our hearts' love to Htm. "I in you. We must open our hearts to reeelr Jesus' love. Every day and hour w should loxe Mm and rejoice In Hlj love for us. 'Cannot bar fruit of it self." A branch cut from the vin
I may retain Its color for some tim I, ui t ..annul I., ijil.lv l.cnr fruit NI
more can any soul bear fruit that Ij pleasing to God or helpful to men. I it does not abide in Christ. He is th
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Interest, they are inclined to insist on: figures which will show whether the dividends from these various enterprises aro being used in the interest of ! the Lord. Another Phase Discussed. Another phase Is being wid. ly db cussed. s . nach so that for the first time ' in the history of the church the prisl- , dent of that orgnnaton has flt con-
In the field of finance, it is al d an effort was made to exec ute a "grab of B franchise for nearly a century 'or light ami sir-et raihv.v priv lieg. : .:. Sal' L.'.v City. The action groused MOB oppOBS Hon that the prime move is did DOl dare to carry out their original Intentions At i ho same time, although no election Is imminent at preaent, the growth of feeling among both Hornotl '.en-
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ri rrr.on church to tnkc bis seat among ti. countrya aw-mahara, a popuhu wall aroes ibroughoui lha cooatry that l, ,i,o.il. be barrc .1 from that body. Th re were those or the apostles that on f m .1 (he mixing of church With politics n ! forecasted tbe opposition thai would iHaa from his eb-ction. but BmlUl was favorable to Sn.oot's candidac y and. as Is wU L.iMwn. be was easily elect, d When th- committee was appointed bv t',. senate to invest igate the c harges of Mo: monism preferred against the new-ly-elected penator. many churchmen In high standing wi re called to Washington fo testify, and among Otht rs was !'r. ildenl Smith. The general trend of th i esflniony pr srnted show, d ihat alkmirti nolvsimiiui cohabitation bad
got ii abolished as a rub', those of the n.ormon faith were still ruled by the law of the church, rather than by the law Bf the land, or in Other words that the lav. of the church bfgupraaM. Smith a Confessed Perjurer. If was only after the passage of the Edmund s law that Flab was ndmltfed Into the union as a state. DtdSfthll law. whb h was subscribed to by Presldeat Fmiht and the aposürs of the Mormon church, plural marriages and polygamous rohbaitntlon were forbidden. Hut on the stand before the senate committo on privileges and elections In the Btaoot investlgatloa, President Bmltb frsnkli c lafeeaed that tha pact wHk the nation had b en l roken; that his oath was a travesty; that his obligation as n apostle and as hierarch of the church was n rabtarfnge. The opposition to the seat Ing of Smoot wn - abl) . .inducted by Ib'bert W Tayhr. a forii'T representative from Ohio,
memberi of the ehareh for hü own en-1 richment; of rlolatlog the laws of the church; of committing crimes against the government; of traaaoBfihte loachIng, and of forsaking a true spirituaJ Ufa for the "worship of niamni'.n." Accusers Excommunicated. Goaded into anger by these attacks Pl '. Bl Smith has sought to retaliate :
h . kcommunicating pt raoai waonupai gtti -lion his act;:. girt i lj former Senator Frank .1. Cannon, son of Preside:.! (borge Q. Cannon one cd the most celebrated leaders of the Mormon church, has been cutoff for dariag la gpraw oatatoaa in criti clsm of the Mormon head Charles A. Smtirthwaite one of the lrn,lini' h.Usitlc ss men of Ftah. a high
iiri. -t in the church and a f.-tn WhOBI
. h.iia. tl r has been above reproach, habeen dlsfellowehlpped for chargtag Praaideat smith with bad faith and demanding au accounting of the church fundi I!. i- fighting the proceedings against hint, geaintalBlBi that, if giver an opportunity be will prove every stateir.c nt he lias made against the president of tbe chun fa Furthermore be baa put toa test the various n-sev. rati"! s cd the church to the effect that polygamy and polyga tnous cohabitaüc B are no longer cour.tcaaac .1 I I haagt agsinsl one of the eddrrs of thai aareh, HymBi H. Ooddard, on the ground that this ebb r Is violating the revelation against polyg amy by living with two wiv Th" hierarchy Is seeking fo evade the Issue by raising technical points, but It Is being continually pat Into the position Of showing bad faith all aruuei. and is
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wi . n outside his churc h. He opposed the selection of Reed Smoof, on the ground that if was wrong tor the church to interfere In politics that it would brim; sorrow to the Mormon peopl" and e to l' 1 ah. I -a si fall be announced that he believed the Issues within the state uf supreme importance to then k .!. i.i - of Ftah. and he joinol the new lytormed American party, whi h wa- organ i.:- 1 to fiht the Mormon church in politics. No' long after the presidential election ho began the fight on Smith. For some UflM an ffort was made to ignore UM attacks, but finally the president of the church tooh cognizance of them by ordering the officials in Mr. Cannon's eec bsiastic a! ward to bring procee dings to cut him off from the church, a hick a are successful. While the Mormot church has always Wt . onied any attack mad'1 on its r- ! D as a religion from the outhi Jr. this la the first, time in it - hi.- thai th-- attack beg I" n from within, and the hierarchy is frightened. I'c i . . unions from outsiders have only served to make martyrs of the followers of tbe creed of I'.riham Young and helped to solidify the people in a defensive attitude. But bow comes a war within the church. n 'vliich the members of the
aintain their adherence to tl.e faith.
Every move made by Bgftlth ard his followers thus far has only involved th! B) further, and those who are Bght ing; them welcome with glee the Inric aslttg feeling arulnst them among th
we are to be helpful in this world
l! we are to do that which la pleasla In Ills sight it must he through Hin V. 5. "Much fruit." One who abld tn loving union with Christ manifest in bia lif" the fruits of the Spir I an thus becomes a source of great ana to others. V. 6. ' Cast forth withered, burned A fruitless branch is cut o.T, and. sfti It withers, is burned They who i not in J. -!.. are separate! fa thaw and farther from Him. V. 7. Ask w hat ye will." A flr evidence of ah ding union with Jeai Is given by answered prayers. One wl Is In loving union with Jesus nslia : His name (John 14:14), and will 1 ask for just what Jesus wishes. V. 8. " Father glorified." Th" wor sees little of Ood'a glory, esi.eelal fails to recognize His glorious love. Vk It is brought before all by a fnitfl Christian lib "So . . . dis. iplsi One must be a disrlpla a learner-
Jesus In order to begin fruit heart ad
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tabernacle. The se explanations have involved him in contradiction, and there is much WOB fgemSBt among the adhereti's of hU chui' fa w hether the statements fas made under oath when testifying 1 fore the senate CORUBtlttH on privileges and elections In Washington are to be believed, or Whether his public statement?
tlbs In Utah against the political actlvIty of the churc h ha. haei so great Hint
ilie hierarchy is fearful of III" next is
COPPERED" THE PROPHET
Weather Man So Often Wior.gli Wai a Sure Thing to Bet Against Him. This Is a story of a Breather nltnani prophet, who may be Bailed Thompson, tells on himself, says the pfew York ;! While recently v isiting a Jersey town be went into a store to bW ac Iga. IL- 11..". b his pun base and was about to leave the store when the proprietor remarked: "It's a pity you have DO umbrella, for It's going to rain soon. ' "I think you are wrong in our pr diction," replied Thompson. "It looks like
fine weather to inc.'.' Well." said the cigar store man, "I'll hart a dollar it will rain before noon."
"Very good, I'll call in again to-day and collect." sid Thompson. After leaving 1 he s:Te h had gone only a few bloc ks w hen he was well drenched by a sudden shower. Thompson was Mruck by the man's prediction, and being al-
Wayi iBtSBl on the inter, st of his alma
nac he went bac k to the store and was received by the proprietor with a broad brin. "You see 1 was right after all." y.s" admitted Thompson, 'flat a I
your dollar, end I'll give y0W another if
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been crystallled in the American party of I tah Entrenched behind the wall of statebed which wss obtained by false pretenses on the part of the Mormon church, the hierarchy Is bidding defl-
tha platform in the . U - made, as he . ance to the nation st larg" and to Ksoo-
'Why. the truth Is I have an almanac
more we keep Mis commandments Bl more we love, the clooer we abide H'S love i V. 11. 1b' things spoken." J-S hasi taught all 'bis for the express pSj irt i ng to His disciples H joy." 'I lm j-.y springs from an U failing source, lod Himself. This do not mean a ltish joy because to m s.t . ed, but the Joy of acquaintance wi Ood; joy In having a part in carry! out His loving purposes "Your Joy . . full." The Joy which Jesus i
parts, though lull to-day. win oe gre er to-morrow, as our capac ity for reiving it Inen ases. Bart hl y trials a troubles will not diminish nor disturb
V. 12. One more .Ii rent Ion alwut taining this joy, becoming true frc bearing branches of Jesus, is: "Lc
one another." In plain language Jat
says that the world will know, and I ourselves will know, that we abide Christ. If we love each other In t same way that Jesus loves us. As live with Jesus in love, and abide Him truly, then our Joy will be fj and will ever Bow out in love. a pathy and BelnfBlBSSB toward oth As it is perfec tly natural for a gra vine branch to snide in tba vine gj draw from It ItB strength, so It to fngj to abide in Jesus. Practical Points. V. 1. One who belongs not to j true Vine I o s. l. fitted only destruction Matt. 15:1 1 V. 2. Ity trials and afflictions i Father lovingly promotes His c dren's fruitful nees. Heb. 12:11. V. !. Good deeds. wiMio' love, imt emmterfett fruit, satisfy fng nett
railed Thompson's Almanac and the I Qaj BOB man.- I Cor li'.t
low Is such a notorious liar that when
ever he predicts a fine day I always know it will be the exact opposite I looked st the slmanae early tfatf uiurnlnamd ptBjagsfi for ra n."
V. t. H we wiUful'T negljrf Vonl of Ood, we hinder Chrlsfe a tng In us and supplying u. with atrerpth necessnsri to fruit fulneo