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"To this he replied, 'I cannot say that I have.'
"A moment later he added, 'Well, I can say this: That if I live as I
should in the line of my duties, I am susceptible, I think, of the
impressions of the Spirit of the Lord upon my mind at any time, just as
any good Methodist or any other church member might be.'
"This seems to be in line with the experiences of his predecessors,
Snow, Woodruff, Taylor, and Young, who also posed as 'revelators,' for
during a period of over sixty years they have received nothing
professing to be a revelation, that was thought worthy of a place in the
Book of Doctrine and Covenants." (Elbert A. Smith, Saints' Herald,
56:681).
This slurring presumption counts for naught, for the editor of the Herald
knows nothing pertaining to the revelations we have received, or what we
think of them. Nor is he fair to President Joseph F. Smith in this quotation
from the record of the investigation, for it does not convey the belief or
knowledge, or the true expression of President Smith, and was purposely
misapplied, which a careful reading of his testimony will show.
To presume to speak in the name of the Lord is a serious matter, and woe be
to the man who speaks in the name of the Lord when he has not been
commanded. It is far better never to receive a revelation than to follow after
those who receive "revelations" that the Lord has not given. The
"revelations" given by the Reorganite president to the "Reorganized"
Church, need only to be read to convince one of their spurious character.
They are weak, puerile, and it takes a very little of the spirit of discernment
to know what source they are of. However, if they are acceptable to the
"Reorganization," that is their business. We are satisfied.
But the people who lack in discernment may be deceived through the
pretenses of men and accept for facts and revelations that which the Lord
has not commanded. If there are any who are honestly deceived pertaining
to the revelations of this man who presumes to be the "President of the High
Priesthood" and "the mouthpiece of God," we will respectfully call their
attention to one or two items in his pretended revelations.
This is from section 116, "revelation" given May 4, 1865:
"Be not hasty in ordaining men of the negro race to offices in my
church, for verily I say unto you, All are not acceptable unto me as
servants, nevertheless I will that all may be saved, but every man in his
own order, and there are some who are chosen instruments to be
ministers to their own race. Be ye content, I the Lord have spoken it."
The Prophet Joseph Smith taught the Saints that the negroes could not hold
the Priesthood, for the Lord had cursed them as pertaining to the
Priesthood. This is supported by the revelation in the Book of Abraham,
which was translated by the Prophet. It reads:
"Now the first government of Egypt was established by Pharaoh, the
eldest son of Egyptus, the daughter of Ham, and it was after the
manner of government of Ham, which was patriarchal.
"Pharaoh, being a righteous man, established his kingdom and judged
his people wisely and justly all his days, seeking earnestly to imitate
that order established by the fathers in the first generations, in the days
of the first patriarchal reign, even the reign of Adam, and also of Noah,
his father, who blessed him with the blessings of the earth, and with
the blessings of wisdom, but cursed him as pertaining to the
Priesthood. Now, Pharaoh being of the lineage by which he could not
have the right of Priesthood, notwithstanding the Pharaohs would fain
claim it from Noah, through Ham, therefore my father was led away
by their idolatry." (Book of Abraham 1:25-27).
The Lord did not tell Abraham that the children of Ham were cursed as
pertaining to the Priesthood, and then command Joseph Smith of the
"Reorganization" to be slow in ordaining them. In the "Reorganized"
Church they have a few, at least, of the negro race, that they have "ordained
to the priesthood" but it is contrary to the word of God. This Reorganite
revelation is spurious.
Here is an extract from another:
"The quorum of twelve, my servants, may choose and appoint one of
their number to take the place of my servant Alexander H. Smith, and
if they shall choose William H. Kelley, from among them for this place,
it will be pleasing unto me; NEVERTHELESS, IF directed by the
spirit of revelation and wisdom they may choose another." (Sec.
124:3).
Can any sane man believe that the Lord gave this "revelation?" Did He not
know His mind and will, was not His the "spirit of revelation and wisdom?"
or was there a disagreement on the point between the Lord and the Holy
Spirit?
Other extracts might be given from these alleged "revelations" showing
their inconsistency, but this will suffice. I have not given these in the spirit
of ridicule, but for the purpose of opening the eyes of the blind that they
might see, and seeing understand. Let our friends straighten out a few
things of this kind among themselves, then they can the better attack us on
the point of revelation.
At this point I desire to consider another matter. At the Salt Lake
Conference, held March 19, 1905, not long after the return of President
Joseph F. Smith from the investigation in Washington, he addressed the
Saints on the subject of revelation. In the course of his remarks, he referred
to his testimony and said:
"Now, with reference to the principle and doctrine of revelation, it may
be proper for me to say a few words on this subject while I am on my
feet. For me to say, which was the very end that my critics and
inquisitors were endeavoring to get me to say, in order that I might be
led into that trap which they had made for me, to say that God had
given to me a revelation upon some new doctrine, or theory, or
principle, or precept, or anything to be written, to be observed, or
handed down as a guide to the Church, would have been untrue. I
could not have said that, for He has not done this. But has God
revealed to me His mind and His will? Has He made manifest to me a
knowledge of His truth by and through the Spirit of revelation? Did
you ever hear of my denying that? No; no man has ever heard me deny
that.
"When I was baptized as a little child, right up here at the junction of
East Temple and North Temple streets, where City Creek then ran, but
where it is now covered and obliterated—when I was baptized into the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-days Saints, God Almighty revealed
to me that I had done an act which He approved; I received then and
there a revelation from Almighty God, that has been with me like a
well of living water, springing up into everlasting life in me, which has
been a stay and a staff to me in all my daily walks, at home and
abroad. God revealed to me that Joseph Smith was a Prophet of God,
that his message was divine, that he was raised up by the power of the
Almighty to lay the foundation of this great latter-day work. The Lord
has revealed to me the truth that he sealed his testimony with his
blood, that he was true to the end, as was the Son of God, true until he
cried, 'It is enough!' upon the cross. The Lord has revealed to me in
terms that are unmistakable and that are undeniable, that Brigham
Young succeeded lawfully and divinely to the Presidency of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by the will of the
Almighty. I would not be without that revelation for all the gold and
wealth of the world. The Lord revealed to me in terms that cannot be
mistaken, by me at least, that John Taylor was inspired of the Lord and
was a Prophet of God, and was the lawful and divine successor in the
Priesthood and Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints, to Brigham Young. The Lord revealed to me that Wilford
Woodruff lawfully and divinely succeeded John Taylor, that Lorenzo
Snow lawfully and divinely followed Wilford Woodruff. I leave to you
to say whether the Lord willed, and whether it is lawful and right, that
I should be in the position in which God has suffered me to be placed.
**
"The Lord Almighty has revealed to me many things for my own
guidance, to assist me in the discharge of my duty, as an elder in the
Church, as a high priest in the Church, as an apostle, one of the twelve
apostles in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. And I
fervently believe that God has manifested to me in my present
capacity, many glorious things, many principles and oftentimes much
more wisdom than is inherent in myself; and I believe He will continue
to do so as long as I am receptive, as long as I am in a position to hear
when He speaks, to listen when He calls, and to receive when He gives
to me that which He desires."
These remarks were taken up, twisted, and falsified by a Salt Lake
newspaper, which is so characterless and vile that it is without an equal, and
sent out into the world as a press dispatch, declaring that President Joseph
F. Smith had in the Tabernacle confessed that he had lied before the Senate
Committee on Privileges and Elections, in relation to the subject of
revelation when he was a witness before said committee. They made it
appear in their dispatch that he had stated in Washington that he had not
received any revelation, and in the Tabernacle he declared that that was
false for he had received many of them. He testified in Washington as he
testified in the Tabernacle, that he had received revelation, as this will
show:
Mr. Tayler: Did Joseph Smith contend that always there was a visible
appearance of the Almighty or of an angel?
Mr. Smith. No, sir: he did not.
Mr. Tayler. How otherwise did he claim to receive revelations?
Mr. Smith. By the Spirit of the Lord.
Mr. Tayler. And in that way, such revelations as you have received, you
have had them?
Mr. Smith. Yes, sir. (Investigation, Vol. 1: 100).
Without waiting to verify this falsehood circulated from an unspeakable
source in Salt Lake City, the President of the "Reorganization," as editor of
the Saints' Herald took up the hue and cry with evident great pleasure and
wrote an editorial consigning President Joseph F. Smith to perdition as a
perjurer in the following words:
"Who Make and Love a Lie."
"If President Joseph F. Smith has stated in public what it is currently
reported he has, that in the statements made by him when a witness
before the Senatorial Committee, whose sittings for inquiry have lately
been finished, the report of which in regard to the unseating of Senator
Smoot is awaited, he testified to that which was not true, he has done
an unfortunate and unwise thing. There may have been some moral
bravery in doing as he did in stating that he was breaking the law of
the State, the law of the United States, and the law of God by
continuing to live with his five wives; and such boldness may have
made some admirers of the President of the Utah Church; but, when
that president publicly states that he lied when he gave his evidence
before the Senatorial Committee, those who may have admired him for
his avowal of his guilt will not, cannot admire him as a confessed
perjurer. It may be said that President Joseph F. Smith did not make
oath to what was false, as he was not sworn, that is, no judicial oath
was administered to him, but, when a witness chooses to affirm that
privilege is granted by the courts; the form of the affirmation is much
like this: 'I do solemnly affirm, subject to the pains and penalties of
perjury, that the testimony I shall give in the case now pending * * *
shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.' If
President Joseph F. Smith faced the committee on such an affirmation,
and gave false testimony, can it be called anything but perjury? We
think not.
"We were surprised when he testified as he did; we now are more
surprised to learn that he has said that he affirmed what was not true.
What can honorable men in or out of the Church think of such a man?
What reliance can be placed on what such a man declares? If he sought
by falsehood to avoid falling into a "trap" set for him before the
committee, by confessing that he did so falsify, he has assuredly fallen
into a more open and dangerous one." (Saints' Herald, Vol. 52:314-
315).
Immediately after this editorial appeared in the Saints' Herald the attention
of the editor, Joseph Smith, was called to the fact that it was based on a
falsehood. Among others who requested him to correct the wrong and
injustice he had inflicted on his people as well as on President Smith, was
the writer, who immediately forwarded a protest with a clipping from a non-
"Mormon" Utah paper correcting the false report. Others wrote to him on
the same subject, but no satisfactory correction was ever made. This was
very unchristianlike conduct; surely not the part of a prophet of the Lord! It
is true, that in a later editorial he quoted a portion of the remarks of
President Joseph F. Smith delivered at that conference, but without apology
or correction for bearing false witness. This is the comment following the
brief extract he saw fit to give:
"We give these extracts from President Joseph F. Smith's talk on the
afternoon of March 19, 1905, on the subject of revelation, as they
contain the statements on which the charge is based that he
contradicted and denied what he testified to before the Territorial
(Investigation) Committee, offering no comment upon them, leaving
those who read them to judge of them without the bias of an
expression from us."
Surely his sense of fairness after making such an accusation, should have
demanded of him more than this.
The following letter, which, under the circumstances, is worthy of
producing, was forwarded to him also requesting that justice be done, but it
was ignored absolutely:
"Salt Lake City, April 5, 1905.
"Joseph Smith, Esq.,
"Editor, 'The Saints' Herald,'
"Lamoni, Iowa.
"My Dear Sir:
"I was very greatly surprised to notice in the issue of the 'Herald' of
March 29, 1905, your editorial entitled, 'Who Make and Love a Lie.' I
am surprised because of the plainly implied accusation that President
Joseph F. Smith is a maker and lover of lies. I am surprised because of
the unfairness of the article referred to which will take for granted the
statement of a man's bitterest foe and place that statement before his
people, commenting upon it as if it were an admitted fact, without one
word of explanation from the person so wickedly accused, or a single
effort to present both sides. I am surprised because such an article
appears in a periodical which is the organ of a religious organization
claiming to have sprung out of the work founded by the great prophet
who, 'came up through much tribulation,' and who was misrepresented
through all his days upon the earth.
"I am surprised that a man whose early years were spent in the sorrows
and privations incident to the persecutions suffered by a father whose
whole life was spent in sorrow and affliction, in consequence of the
false testimony borne against him and the constant misrepresentation
of his mission, should allow himself to pass judgment upon another
before hearing his defense, and finding him guilty of 'an unfortunate
and unwise thing,' forgetting the wise proverb, 'He who judgeth a
matter before he heareth it, is not wise.'
"It is true, the article begins with the expression—'IfPresident Joseph
F. Smith has stated in public,' etc., etc., but the remainder of the article
clearly assumes that it is sure that he did so state, as note: "but, when
the President publicly states that he lied when he gave his evidence,' *
* * those who (previously) admired him. * * * * cannot admire him as
a confessed perjurer.
"President Joseph F. Smith has never stated in public nor in private that
he lied when he gave his evidence or at any other time, and he is not a
confessed, nor any other kind of a perjurer, and I must repeat that I am
surprised that any man claiming to be fair, and to be an example of
truthfulness, should follow in the steps of men who indeed 'love and
make lies,' as you well know.
"Does it occur to you that there is anything in the nature of loving a lie
when a person repeats the lies of others and takes pleasure in assuming
the false accusations are true?—or that there is anything in the nature
of 'making a lie' when a person takes the lying testimony of a man's
foes and places it before his people without giving them the
opportunity of judging the matter by knowing both sides?
"It was by such specious falsehoods that the life of the Prophet Joseph
was repeatedly placed in danger. It was by such false testimony that
the Son of Man was condemned by the Priests, the Rabbis, the Scribes
and the Pharisees.
"You ask, 'What can honorable men, in or out of the Church, think of
such a man?'
"Let me say in reply to your question:—honorable men and men of
wisdom, who love the truth, in or out of the Church, seek to know the
truth before joining with the rabble in the cry, 'Crucify him! Crucify
him!' and such men, who know the facts, and who love not a lie, but
love the truth and the Lord its maker, honor and revere the man whom
your article so subtly defames. They know him to be an upright, true,
pure, honorable man, whose simple life has been before his people all
his days, whose heart is true, whose tongue is true, whose courage is
undaunted, whose faith is unshaken, and who is, in all respects, worthy
of the love, confidence and support of the people of the living God.
"In order that you may not fall under the dreadful charge of 'Loving
and Making a Lie,' will you publish, for the information of the readers
of the 'Herald,' the other side of this matter if it is furnished you?
"It is not my habit to take up matters of this kind, and if these
accusations had been made against myself, I should never have noticed
them, but knowing what a great injustice your article does to a good
and noble man—my true friend and brother—I felt impelled to call
your attention to it, in the hope that your sense of fairness would cause
you to do simple justice, and not join in the hue and cry of those who
'Make and Love a Lie.'"
"Yours truly,
"THOMAS HULL."
He failed absolutely, when the evidence was furnished him, to justly,
honorably, make the matter right. There is some degree of commendation
due the man who maligns another if he is willing to make amends, and we
can honor a man who will correct an error when he discovers that fact and
is willing to make full satisfaction; but little respect can be had for one who,
after wronging another, will not attempt to right it when he learns he is
wrong. Abraham Lincoln said in his debate with Douglas, that there was a
moral rule, "That persons who tell what they do not know to be true, falsify
as much as those who knowingly tell falsehoods." We leave the matter in
the hand of a Just Judge, who will judge all men according to their works.
WHO ORDAINED BRIGHAM YOUNG.
The following is from the Deseret News, May 11, 1907.
A correspondent writing from Parker, Idaho, requests a reply, through the
columns of the "News" to the question, "By whom was President Young
ordained to the Presidency of the Church?" It appears that the emissaries of
the Reorganite Church have discovered in that question a fruitful source of
sophistical controversy, and that they are triumphantly asking it wherever
they go.
The proper reply is, he was ordained by the Prophet Joseph to that calling,
when the Prophet, prompted by the Holy Spirit, conferred upon the Twelve
Apostles the power and authority, he himself had received. The following
statement of facts by Elder Joseph F. Smith, Jr., can be verified by the
authentic records of the Church:
"The Prophet Joseph earnestly desired that his brother Hyrum should live to
succeed him in the Presidency of the Church. In the year 1841, by
command of the Lord, he ordained him to this exalted position, as is quite
evident from the following, Section 124, verses 94-5, of the Doctrine and
Covenants:
"And from this time forth I appoint unto him (Hyrum Smith) that he
may be a prophet, and a seer, and a revelator unto my Church as well
as my servant Joseph.
"That he may act in concert also with my servant Joseph, and that he
shall receive counsel from my servant Joseph, who shall show unto
him the keys whereby he may ask and receive, and be crowned with
the same blessing and glory, and honor, and Priesthood, and gifts of the
Priesthood, that once were put upon him that was my servant Oliver
Cowdery."
From this revelation we learn that the Lord appointed Hyrum Smith both as
Patriarch and to act in concert with his brother Joseph in the Presidency of
the Church. In accordance with this revelation, Hyrum was so ordained
January 24, 1841. This was not in the sense of a counselor to Joseph, for at
this very appointment Hyrum was removed as counselor to the President
and William Law was ordained in his stead.
Joseph and Hyrum continued to so act from this time forth until their
martyrdom, June 27, 1844. Shortly before the martyrdom the Prophet tried
with all his power to persuade Hyrum not to accompany him to Carthage,
knowing full well the fate that awaited them there. Had Hyrum stayed
behind, and thereby remained in mortality, he would, by virtue of his
position and ordination received in 1841, have become the president of the
Church. His brother intended that this should be (Times and Seasons,
5:683), but through his faithfulness to, and love for, his brother, Hyrum fell
a martyr before the Prophet Joseph did.
Now mark! The Lord, who knew that Hyrum should receive a martyr's
crown at Carthage, in the winter of 1843-4, commanded the Prophet to
confer upon the heads of the Twelve Apostles, every key, power, and
principle, that the Lord had sealed upon his head. The Prophet declared that
he knew not why, but the Lord commanded him to endow the Twelve with
these keys and Priesthood, and after it was done, he rejoiced very much,
saying in substance, "Now, if they kill me, you have all the keys and all the
ordinances and you can confer them upon others, and the powers of Satan
will not be able to tear down the kingdom as fast as you will be able to
build it up, and upon your shoulders will the responsibility of leading this
people rest." (Times and Seasons, 5:651).
In this manner the Prophet ordained the Twelve Apostles, which body
constitutes the second quorum of the Church, equal in authority with the
First Presidency. (Doc. & Cov. 107:23-24) with the keys of the kingdom,
Brigham Young was president of the Twelve, and upon him devolved the
duty of presiding.
Therefore, after the death of Joseph and Hyrum Smith, the Twelve assumed
by authority of their office, the duty to preside over the Church. Later, when
through revelation the quorum of the First Presidency was reorganized with
three presidents—Brigham Young and Counselors Heber C. Kimball and
Willard Richards, they claimed, and rightfully, that since they were
ordained under the hands of Joseph Smith and from him had received all the
keys and powers of the Priesthood which the Prophet held, it would have
been superfluous to have been ordained again. They were in this capacity,
however, set apart and sustained by the unanimous vote of the Saints, which
was essential to make such ordination of force in the Church.
There is an abundance of testimony to prove that the Prophet did so ordain
the Twelve, some of which can be found in the Times and Seasons, volume
5, pages 651, 664, and 698; also in the Millennial Star, volume 10, page
115.
We repeat that Brigham Young received all the keys, powers, authority and
Priesthood, that were held by Joseph Smith, that enabled him to preside
over the High Priesthood, from the Prophet Joseph Smith in Nauvoo in the
winter of 1843-4."
This important question was settled long ago by the entire body of the
Saints who accepted the leadership of the Twelve, after the departure of the
Prophet and Patriarch, and sustained President Young in his office. It was
settled by the approval of the Almighty of the marvelous work He
accomplished, and which could not have been done without divine aid and
guidance. To ascribe the mighty deeds Brigham Young performed through
the power of the divine Spirit which rested upon him, to the spirit that is the
originator of succession, rebellion, apostasy, and falsehood, is to come
dangerously near blasphemy. What is it but a repetition of the sin of the
adversaries of our Lord who, although they knew that "no man can do the
miracles that thou doest, except God be with him" (John 3:2): yet
proclaimed to the people: "He hath an unclean spirit," (Mark 3:30). What is
it but to assail the disciple with a weapon that was in vain directed against
the Master? There was some excuse for difference of opinion on the subject
of succession, immediately after the martyrdom, because the people were
not in possession of full information, but there is no excuse now. To use a
familiar illustration: At the time of an election citizens are expected to have
different opinions as to candidates for office; they are expected to work for
those whose views and principles they support. But when the question is
settled at the polls, loyalty demands that all accept the verdict and work
together for the common interests of the community. The body of the
Latter-day Saints having accepted, as guided by the Holy Spirit, the
leadership of the Twelve, there was no longer any valid reason for seeking
the leadership of other shepherds.
The trouble with some of our "Reorganized" brethren is that they look upon
the members of the Church as a flock of sheep, that, like other property, can
be inherited. This is entirely contrary to the fundamental principles of the
Gospel. The Church belongs to Christ. The leaders and officers are the
servants of the Lord and the people of the Lord. It follows that the Lord
raises up whoever He pleases, to perform the services necessary from time
to time. Brigham Young was every way equipped for the peculiar work
needed during his time. Who could have done what he did? Sidney Rigdon?
Lyman Wight? James J. Strang? Or the founders of the so-called
"Reorganized" Church? Let the reader reflect on the facts history records,
and then decide for himself, remembering that every tree is known by its
fruit.
Footnotes
1. This Priesthood and fulnesss can only be obtained in the Temple of God.
2. See Pamphlet by Hyrum O. Smith, "The Necessity for a Reorganization,"
pp. 22-24.
3. Saints' Herald, Vol. 56:662.
4. As an additional evidence that these things were revealed to the Prophet,
attention is called to the patriarchal blessing given by his father and found
on page 71:
"You shall even live to finish your work. At this Joseph cried out, weeping,
'Oh, my father, shall I?' 'Yes,' said his father, 'you shall live to lay out the
plan of all the work which God has given you to do."
This proves, then, that the Lord revealed to him all these things promised in
the revelations that had been kept hid. And he revealed them unto the
Apostles.
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