THE 
 
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 TRUE MORMON DOCTRINE 
 
 Beitg the Professed Aformon "Articles of Faith," Completed and 
 
 Explained hy Literal Quotations from Mormon Publications. 
 
 By REV. JOHN D. NUTTINQ, 
 
 Secretary Utah Qojpel Mission, Cleveland, 0. 
 
 (Pastor In Utah, iSga-iSgS.) 
 
 Mormonism is a great farce tragedy. That Joseph 
 Smith was a conscious and wilful deceiver hardly admits 
 of doubt. Ilis life ended in a tragedj-, as likewise did 
 tho.se of most of his followers ; and Mormonism has been 
 chiefly a farce of doctrine and a tragedy of life ever 
 since. And there will be no end to the sad drama of 
 darkened Mormon souls until this show of masked un- 
 truths is clearly expwsed, both to its victims and the world. 
 
 There lie before the writer two cards of Mormon 
 “ elders,” having on their backs the so-called “ .\rticles of 
 Faith of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints,” 
 or Mormons. Now, it is clear that a genuine creed must 
 contain all the essential beliefs of the system which puts 
 it forth, and none which that system does not reall3’ hold, 
 hut neither of these things is true of this creed. In all 
 of its thirteen articles it does not clearlj' bring out even 
 one distinctive Jlormon doctrine, while it does lay claim 
 to several truths which are distinctively Christian and 
 radically opposed to Mormonism. This creed was first 
 published by Joseph Smith at Nauvoo, 111 ., in 1S42, in 
 September of which j-ear he fled for his life — facts which, 
 taken together with its evident character, lead many to 
 believe that it was put forth as an intentional blind for 
 protection from popular anger. It was never adopted 
 formalh* by the so-called “ church ” until 1S90 — a time 
 when recurring dire need of public favor may have 
 proved a similar motive to “ holj’ ” deception. 
 
 It is time that everj' one should know both these 
 facts and the real teachings of the Mormon system, so 
 far as thej’ can decently be printed. For it is these be- 
 liefs which make up the Mormonism which is so industri- 
 ously seeking to replace both Christianitj- and free gov- 
 ernment bj’ its own evil power. In the following pages 
 Mormonism is allowed to speak for itself, in the person 
 of its greatest prophets. First under each doctrinal 
 
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 heading is given the “ Article of Faith ” as circulated hy 
 the “elders;” next the real doctrines as taught in Utah 
 to their own people, taken word for word from their own 
 publications, with chapter and section or page given. 
 The quotations are necessarily short, but in no case has 
 the sense been violated in omitting words. The writer 
 has verified most of the quotaticnis from the originals, 
 and knows that they are correct. The others are verified 
 from reliable secondary sources. The Deseret News 
 is the Mormon church paper. 
 
 Last under each subject a few Bible references will be 
 found, giving the essence of the Scripture teaching on 
 the same topic. These should be carefully studied. 
 
 The names of .some of the Mormon works quoted are abbrevi- 
 ated as follows: Book of Mormon, B. of M.; Doctrine and Cove- 
 nants, D. & C.; Pearl of Great Price, P. G. P.; ( these are the 
 Mormon sacred books ) ; Compendium of Mormon Doctrine, Comp.; 
 Key to Theology, Key ; Jonroal of Discourses (volumes of Mormon 
 sermons), J. of D. ; Mormon Doctrine (for Mormon S. S. use), 
 Mor, Doc. 
 
 THE PROFESSED DOCTRINE OF GOD. 
 
 Art. I. We believe in God, the Eternal Father, and 
 his Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost. 
 
 THE REAL DOCTRINE OP MANY HEATHEN GODS. 
 
 I. Many gods: “Are there more Gods than one? Yes, 
 
 many.” — Catechism, p. ij. 2. Gods are polygamous or 
 “sealed” human beings grown divine: “ God himself was 
 
 once as we are now, and is an exalted "—foseph Smith, f. 
 of D., VI; p. 4. “ .And j-ou have got to learn how to l)c Gods 
 yourselves, the .same as all Gods have done before \o\\.''—Jos. 
 Smith, J. of D., VI, 4; Comp. 283. “ Then shall they be Goris.” — 
 Revelation on Polygamy, P. G. P., trj. (Sec under " .Man,” p. 10) 
 3. Adam the God of this world: "He" [Adam] ‘‘ is our 
 
 Father and our God, and the only God with whom we have to 
 do.” — Brigham Young, J. of D., I. so. 4. These gods are poly g 
 amous : "When our I'athcr Adam came into the garden of 
 
 Eden, he came into it with a celestial body, and brought Eve, 
 one of his wives, with him,” — Brigham Young, J. of D., l.so. 
 S. They have fleshly bodies: "There is no other Go<i in 
 heaven but that God who has flesh and bones."— yor. Smith, 
 Comp. 287. "Jesus Christ and the 1 -athcr arc two jK-rsons, in 
 the same sense that John and Peter are two persons .... 
 possessing every organ, limb, and material part that man ]>os- 
 scsses." — Key 42. 6. They have children forever: "Each 
 
 God, through his wife or wives, raises >ip a numerous family 
 of sons and daughters : . . . for each father and mother 
 
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 will be in a condition to multiply for ever and cvct."—TA/‘ Seer, 
 1.37. “His chief glorj’ will be to bring to pass the eternal life 
 and happiness of his posterity.” — B. II. Roberts, .Vew Il’ttness, 
 462. 7. The Holy Spirit a iubstance : "The purest, most 
 refined and subtle of these sub.stances, [as electricity, etc.] is 
 that substance called the Holy Spiril." — Key 46. 8. Subject to 
 law* of matter : The.se gods are “ therefore 'subject to the 
 necessary laws which govern all matter.” — Key 44 and 46. 
 
 BIBLE TRUTH ABOUT QOD : Gen. i:i; John 4:24; Dent. 64; 
 
 Mark 12:29-32; I Cor. 84; Isa. .40th chapter. 
 
 AS TO SIN. 
 
 Art. 2. We believe that men will be puni.shed for 
 their own sins, and not for Adam’s transgressions. 
 
 Sin a necessity : “ Adam found himself in a position 
 
 that corai>elled him to disobey one of the requirements of God.” 
 —J.E. Tatmage, Art. of F. (1899), 6S. “God's plan in relation 
 toman was that he should fall.” — Fres. Taytor, Mediation and 
 Atonement, 487. ” Was it necessary that Adam sliould partake 
 of the forbidden fruit? A. Yes, unle.ss he had done so he 
 would not have known good and evil here, neither could he 
 have had mortal posterity. . . . we ought to consider the 
 fall of our first parents as one of, the great steps to eternal ex- 
 altation and happiness, and one ordered by God in his infinite 
 wisdom. Q. Hid Adam and Eve lament or rejoice because they 
 had transgressed the commandment . . . ? A. They re- 
 joiced and praised God.” — Catechism, 32, 33: Comp. 4. 
 
 BIBLE TRUTH : Matt. 15:19; Jas. 1:13-15 ; I John 3:8; Rom. 6:23. 
 
 CHRIST AND THE ATONEMENT: BLOOD ATONEMENT. 
 
 Art. 3. We believe that, through the atonement of 
 Christ, all mankind may be saved, bj- obedience to the 
 laws and ordinances of the Gospel. 
 
 THE MEANING OF THE ABOVE. 
 
 I. Christ the son of Adam-god and Mary. “ The Father had 
 begotten him in his own likeness. He was not begotten by the 
 Holy Ghost. And who is the Father? He is the first of the 
 human family.” — Brigham Young, J. of D., I;so. 2. Christa 
 polygamist. ” We say it was Jesus Christ who was married [at 
 Cana, to the Marys and Martha] wherebj- he could see his seed 
 before he was crucified." — Apostle O. Hyde, sermon. 3. The 
 Atonement does not save souls : ” The Atonement made by 
 Jesus Christ brought about the resurrection from the dead, and 
 restored life.” — Taylor, M. &A., 17S. (See B. of M., Alma 42:22.) 
 The atonement ‘signifies the deliverance . . of the earth and 
 everything pertaining to it. from the power which death has 
 obtained over them through the transgression of -Adam. . . . 
 
 Redemption from personal sins can onlj’ be obtained through 
 obedience to the requirements of the Gospel [Mormon ceremo- 
 
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 nies] and a life of good works.*’ — Cotnp.yS^ g. 4. Must be 
 baptized. “ No person who has arrived at j^ears of accounta- 
 bility, and has heard the Gospel [Mormonism] , can be saved 
 without baptism.” — Catechism^ 40. “ Children shall be bap- 
 
 tized for the remission of their sins when eight years old, and 
 receive the laying on of hands.” — D. & C. 68 : 27. ‘ Will all the 
 
 people be damned who are not latter-day Saints? Yes, and a 
 great many of them, except they repent speedily.” — Brigham 
 Young, J. of D. I : jjg, 5. Blood Atonement (formerly 
 preached) : ” IPHll you love your brothers and sisters likewise 
 when they have a sin that cannot be atoned for without the shed- 
 ding of their blood ? . . . THAT IS WHAT Jesus Christ MEANT 
 [by ” love thy neighbor as thj'self.”] . . - I could refer you 
 
 to plenty of instances where men have been righteously slain in 
 order to atone for their sins. . . . The tvickedness and ignor- 
 ance of the nations forbid this principle being in full force, but 
 THE TIME WILL COME WHEN THE LAW OF GOD WILL BE IN FULL 
 FORCE. This is loving our neighbor as ourselves : ij he needs 
 help, help him ; if he wants salvation and it is necessary to spill 
 Jiis blood on the earth in order that he may be saved, SPILL IT. 
 . . . THAT IS THE WAY TO LOVE MANKIND.”— .fir/ig-- 
 ham Young, Tabernacle sermon, Feb. 8, 1857 ;J. of I)., IV: 2ig, 220. 
 
 BIBLE TRUTH : Eph. 2:8 ; John 3:16 ; John 14:23 ; Rom. 8:i-6 ; I 
 Cor. 11:20-29 ; Rom. 4:25 ; Gal.,i:4; Ex. 20:13. ‘‘Thou shalt not 
 kill.” 
 
 ORDINANCES, BAPTISM, ETC. 
 
 Art. 4. We believe that the first principles and ordi- 
 nances of the Gospel are : First, Faith in the Lord Jesus 
 Christ; second, repentance ; third, baptism by iininersion 
 for the remission of sins ; fourth, laying on of hands for 
 the gift of the Holy Ghost. 
 
 EXPLANATION. 
 
 I, “Faith is a principle of power, in fact, the foundation of 
 power.” — Catechism, j7. 2. Baptism for the living and the 
 
 dead. (.See under .Art. 3.) “ The ordinance must be performed 
 
 correctly. There is but ‘ one ’ baptism . . Any other kind of 
 baptism is spurious and of no effect. . . The living may be 
 
 baptized for the dead. . The living relatives . stand 
 in the name and place of the departed and receive the ordinan- 
 ces to be placed to the credit of the dead. . . The place for 
 these administrations is in a temple built to the Most High 
 God, after the pattern revealed. . . The fathers in the spirit 
 
 world look to the children in the flesh to perform for them the 
 works which they were unable to attend to while in the body.” 
 — Mor. Doc. 38, 40. “All the spirits who have not obeyed the 
 gospel in the flesh [baptism] must either obey it in tl’.c spirit 
 or be damned. '—Joseph Smith, J. of D., I'l : 7; Comp. 2S4. 
 3 How to get the Holy Ghost. “ There is a set mode by 
 which this great gift fHoly Spirit] is conferred upon mankind 
 
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 . . . the laying on of hands by men who have themselves 
 received it and have been called of God and ordained to admin- 
 ister it." — ,1/or. Doc., i6, ly. 4. Salvation by Faith Evil. 
 
 The sectarian doctrine of justification by faith alone has ex- 
 ercised an influence for evil since the early days of Christi- 
 anity."— y- Talmage, Art. of F., 120, (1899.) 
 
 BIBLE TRUTH : Rom. 6:23; Rom. 2:16-16; II Cor. 5:10, ii; 
 
 Gal. 6:7 
 
 BLASPHEMOUS AND ENSLAVING DOCTRINE OF THE 
 PRIESTHOOD. 
 
 Art. 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 adminis- 
 ter in the ordinances thereof. 
 
 I. The Pr esthood a part of Qod : "Men who hold the 
 priesthood possess divine authority thus to act for God ; and by 
 possessing part of GckTs power they are in reality part of God. . 
 
 . . men who honor the priesthood in them honor God, and those 
 who reject it reject God.” — Roberts, .Vew Witness for God, iSy. 
 3. Dreadful to oppose it. “ I would just as soon think of 
 heaven entering into chaos and of the throne of God being 
 shaken to its foundation as to think that the Priesthood of the 
 Son of God had gone wrong in its authority or that the I.ord 
 would permit such a thing. . . It is a dreadful thing to fight 
 against or in any manner oppose the Priesthood.” — Pres. Geo. 
 Q. Cannon, sermon in Tabernacle, Aprils, ’97. 3. Its author- 
 ity unlimited: "Their priesthood gives them the right to 
 
 advise and instruct the Saints, ar.d their juri.sdiction extends 
 over all things spiritual or temporal."— 5erwo« by Pres. Cowans, 
 Logan Journal. May 26, iS(jS. "When a man says you may 
 direct me spiritually but not temporally he lies in the presence 
 of God." — Deseret Metos. Apr. 25, '93. " The Priesthood of God 
 . . . is perfect, and perfect obedience is required of a sub- 
 ject whether high or low, rich or poor.” — Mil. Slar. 14:2$^. 4. 
 Requires surrender of the subject’s private judgment : 
 “ Whatever I might have obtained in the shape of learning by 
 searching and study respecting the arts and the sciences of 
 men, whatever principles I may have imbibed during my scien- 
 tific researches, yet, if the prophet of God should tell me 
 that a certain theory or principle which I might have learned 
 was not true, I do not care what inj' ideas might have been, I 
 should consider it my duty at the suggestion of my' file leader 
 to abandon that principle or theory.” — Wilford Woodruff ,J. oj 
 D., V; 8g. “ If Brother Brigham tells me to do anything it is 
 
 the same as though the Lord told me to do it. This is the 
 course for you and every other saint to Apostle H. C. 
 
 Kimball, J. of D., 1 : 161. “ The Lord has not given the members 
 of the church the right to find fault with or condemn those 
 who hold the Priesthood.” — Pres. G. Q. Cannon, Juv. Instr., 
 
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 29 : 745 - “ They are ansiveyahle only to God.” — Dos. Ne7vs, Oct. 
 ^ 3 i ’ 95 - “ No man need judge me. You know nothing about it^ 
 whether I am sent or not ; furtliermore it is none of your busi- 
 ness, only to listen with open ears to what is taught you and 
 serve God with undivided heart " — Brigham Young, J. of />., It 
 J4C. (See further under Arts. 12 a'nd 13.) 
 
 BIBLE TRUTH : Heb. 7:18 to 25; 10:19-22; Matt. 23:8-12; Matt. 
 
 7:15-20- 
 
 CHURCH ORGANIZATION. 
 
 Art. 6. We believe in the same organization that ex- 
 isted in the primitive chnrch, namely, apostles, prophets, 
 pastors, teachers, evangelists, etc. 
 
 I. Alt ministers and Christian Churches frauds: The 
 
 ininistrj' of the general Christian Church is " a spurious priest- 
 hood, destitute of divine authoritj-, divine inspiration and 
 divine power. . . . set up bj- ambitious and dc.signing men 
 . . . base counterfeit of the true and heavenlj- coin." — Mor. 
 Doc. p. 21. " Such persons [ministers, etc.,] are false teachers, 
 
 and the wrath of God is kindled upon them .'' — Catechism . p. 44. 
 “ I was answered that I must join none of them [the Christian 
 churches], forthey were all wrong . . . all their creeds were 
 an abomination in his sight ; that those professors [the church 
 members] were all corrupt."— /or. Smith's account of his first 
 vision, P. G. P., 89. 2. Damned for being baptized, etc. : 
 “Any person who shall be so wicked as to receive a holj' ordi- 
 nance of the go.spel from the ministers of the.se apostate [Chris- 
 tian] churches will be sent down to hell with them, unless he 
 repents of the unholy and impious act ." — The Seer, Vot. j and 
 2, P- 255 - 
 
 BIBLE TRUTH : Eph. 4:11-16; Matt. 28:18-20; Acts 8:4: Acts 11:19- 
 21; Rev. 21:27; Acts 6:1-6. 
 
 MODERN MIRACLES. 
 
 Art. 7. We believe in the gift of tongues, prophecy, 
 revelation, visions, healing, interpretation of tongues, etc. 
 
 I. Evidences of possessing the Holy Spirit: " Q. What 
 are the peculiar manifestatiousof the Hoh- Ghost ? A. .\niongst 
 others, vi.sions, dreams, prophecies, speaking in divers tongues, 
 interpretation of tongues, di.sccrnmcnt of ,spirits and angels; 
 knowledge, wisdom, extraordinary faith, henlin,gs and miracu- 
 lous powers, . , , These . . manifestations of the Spirit 
 
 alwaj's follow faith in, and obedience to, the Gospel." — Cate- 
 chism, pp. ./j, 44. 2. A Pnphecy, spoken in 1838: “Within 
 
 ten years from now the people of this eountry who are not 
 Mormons will be entirely .subdued In- the l.atter-day Saints or 
 swept from the face of the earth, and if this prediction fails you 
 may kno7V that the Book of Mormon is not t> ue.” — Apostle P. P. 
 Pratt. 3. Prophecy against the churches, April 12, 1900: 
 “ Inside of twentj- years the walls of all Protestant churches 
 
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 will cave in and their ministers will all have to go out and 
 work for their bread or else starve to death.” — Elder E. Jensen, 
 Eoston. 
 
 BIBLE TRUTH : John Rev. 13:11-17; Rev. 16:13-14: II Thess. 
 
 id chapter; John :6:7-i5; Oal. 5:16-15. 
 
 THE BIBLE VS. PRIESTLY REVELATIONS. 
 
 Art. S. \Ve believe the Bible to be the word of Ood, 
 so far as it is translated correctly ; we also belive the 
 Book of Mornioii to be the word of God. 
 
 I. Foolish to believe In only one Bible : “Thou foot, that 
 
 shall sa>’, Bible, a Bible, we have got a Bible, and we need no 
 more Bible. . . . j’e need not suppose that it contains alt my 
 
 words ; neither need ye suppose that I have not caused more 
 to be written." — fi. of M., it .\efihi. ip.-6-io. ‘ And if thou shalt 
 
 ask, thou shalt receive revelation upon revelation." — D. and C, 
 (i:6i. a. The Mormon sacred Books: "We consider the 
 
 Bible, Book of Mormon, Book of Doctrine and Covenants. 
 Pearl of Great Price and sayings of Joseph, the Seer, our guides 
 in faith and doctrine." — Comp, preface. 3. The Bible of little 
 value: ".Add all this imperfection to the uncertaintj’ of the 
 
 translation, and who, in his right mind, could, for one moment, 
 .suppose the Bible in its pre.sent form to be a perfect guide? 
 Who knows that even one verse of the whole Bible has escaped 
 pollution, so as to convey the .same sense now that it did in the 
 original?” — .Apostle Pratt, Dii'ine Auth. of It. of M., p. 21S. 
 “ Not a version has been published in which even the unlearn- 
 ed cannot perceive errors." — Talmage, A. of F.,141. “ Many 
 
 parts which are plain and most precious have been taken away 
 therefrom." — /V«. Taylor. Med. Cf Ato., ir. 4. The priest- 
 hood can make Scriptures : “ Wilford Woodruff is a prophet, 
 and I know that he has a great manj- prophets around him, and 
 he can make scriptures as good as those in the Bible." — Apostle 
 J. II'. Taylor, Conference, Salt iMke, April $, ’97. " The living 
 
 oraeles [priestb’ revelations now] are worth more to the Latter- 
 Daj- Saints than all the Bibles, etc.” — Apostle M. 1 C. Merrill, 
 Conference, S. L. City, Oct., iSgj. 5. The Bible “nothing:” 
 " Compared with t'.e living oracles these books are nothing to 
 me." — Pres. ICilford Woodruff, same conference. 6. Some 
 Mormon revelations from the Devil : Jos. Smith said in 
 
 1S29, speaking bj' “revelation” of his own “revelations” : 
 “ Some revelations are of God, some revelations are of man, 
 and some revelations are of the devil." — David Whitmer, one 
 of the "Three Witnesses" to B. of M., "Address," p. yi. 
 
 BIBLE TRUTH : Rev. 22:18-20; II Peter 1:19-21, and 3:16; I John 
 4:1; Gal. i:6-q; Rev. 22:18-20. 
 
 .\rt. 9. We believe all that God has revealed, all 
 that he does now reveal, and we believe that he will yet 
 reveal many great and important things pertaining to 
 the kingdom of God. ( See under 7 and 8.) 
 
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 Art. io. We believe in the literal gathering of Israel 
 and in the restoration of the ten tribes. That Zion will 
 be bnilt upon this continent. That Christ will reign 
 personally upon the earth, and that the earth will be 
 renewed and receive its paradisical glory. 
 
 Art. II. We claim the privilege of worshiping Al- 
 might}^ God according to the dictates of our conscience, 
 and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship 
 how, where or what they may. 
 
 Brigham Young’s inspired doctrine : “ I say, rather than 
 
 apostates should flourish here, I will unsheath my bowie knife, 
 and conquer or die. Now, you nasty apostates, clear out, or 
 judgment will be put to the line. . . I want you to hear, 
 bishops, what I am about to tell you: Kick these men out of 
 your wards.” — Sermon by Brigham Young, J. of D., 1 : 84. 
 
 BIBLE TRUTH: (See John 4: 23, 24.) 
 
 RELATION TO CIVIL GOVERNMENT. 
 
 Art. 12. We believe in being subject to kings, pres- 
 idents, rulers and magistrates, in obeying, honoring and 
 sustaining the law. 
 
 I. The priesthood the only right government: “ The priest- 
 hood ‘ holds ’ the power and right to give laws and command- 
 ments to individuats, churche.s, rulers, nations and the world ; 
 to appoint, ordain and establish constitutions and kingdoms ; to 
 appoint kings, presidents, governors, or judges.” — Key, p. 70. 
 “The priesthood will bear rule, and hold the government of 
 the kingdom under control in all things.” — Brigham Young, J. 
 of D., II., p. i8g. The priesthood “is the legitimate rule of 
 God, whether in the heavens or on the earth, and it is the only 
 legitimate power that has a right to rule on the earth ; and 
 when the wil’ of God is done on earth as it is in heaven, no 
 other power will be or rule.” — Apostle John Taylor, J. of D., V; 
 iS6 and on. a. Instructions in voting. " The question with 
 me is . . . when I get the word of the Lord as to who is the 
 right man [to vote for] will I obey it, no matter if it docs come 
 contrary to my convictions?” — Pres. Jos. P. Smith, sermon in 
 Tabernacle ; Des. News, Dec. 6, 1900. 
 
 BIBLE TRUTH: Rom 13:1-7; I Tim. 2:1-2. 
 
 MORALITY AND VIRTUE. 
 
 Art. 13. We believe in being honest, true, chaste, 
 benevolent, virtuous, and in doing good to all men ; in- 
 deed we may say that we follow the admonition of Paul: 
 “ We believe all things, we hope all things,” we have en- 
 dured many things, and hope to be able to endure all 
 
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 things. If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good 
 report or praiseworthy, we seek after these things. 
 
 Brigham Young's Inspired comment in 1856: “I have 
 
 many a time, in this stand, dared the world to produce as mean 
 devils as we can. tVe can beat them at anything. We have 
 the greatest and smoothest liars in the world, the cunningest and 
 snosi adroit thieves, and any other shade of character that you 
 can mention. We caif pick out ciders in Israel right here who 
 can beat the world at gambling ; who can handle the cards ; can 
 cut and shnflle them with the .smartest rogue on God's foot- 
 stool. I can produce elders here who can shave their smartest 
 shavers, and take their money from them. We can beat the 
 world at any game. [Wiiv and now?] We can beat them be- 
 cause we have men here that live in the light of the Lord ; that 
 have the holy priesthood, and hold the keys of the kingdom of 
 God."— Brigham }'onng, reported in Des, News, vol. 6, p. 291 ; /. 
 of D., /! ', p. 77. 
 
 BIBLE TRUTH : Phil. 3 : 18, 19; Gal. 5 : 19-21 ; Eph. 5:3-5. 
 
 Here the professed “ Articles of Faith ” end, without 
 even a mention of such most essential doctrines of ]\Ior- 
 monism as the following : 
 
 POLYGAMY AND MARRIAGE. 
 
 E.xtracts from the “ revelation,” which is claimed to 
 have been given in 1843, but was denied publicly though 
 practiced privately till 1852, when it was first proclaimed. 
 
 I. Damnation for rejecting: “For behold, I reveal unto 
 j-on a new and everlasting covenant ; and if j-e abide not that 
 covenant, then are ye damned.” 2. Marriage for Eternity; 
 becoming gods: “And again, verilj’ I say unto you. if a 
 
 man marrj- a wife . . by the new and everlasting covenant, 
 and it is sealed unto them . . it shall be done unto them in 
 all things whatsoever my servant hath put upon them, in time 
 and through all eternitj', and shall be of full force when they 
 are out of the world. . . Then shall they be Gods, because 
 the}' have all power, and the angels are subject unto them.” 
 2. Polygamy: “And again, as pertaining to the law of the 
 priesthood: if a man espouse a virgin, and desire to espou.se 
 another, . . if he have ten virgins giveti unto him by this 
 
 law, he cannot commit adulter}-, for they belong to him, and 
 they are given unto him, therefore he is justified." — Se* P. G. P. 
 pp. i2j, ij 6 . “ If plural marriage be unlawful, then is the 
 whole plan of salvation, through the house of Israel, a failure, 
 and the entire fabric of Christianity without foundation.”— 
 Comp. p. 12$. “God did approve of a plurality of wives as 
 practiced by his ancient servants. . . And that which He 
 approves . . must be not only not bad, but positively good. 
 
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 pure and holy.”— H. Roberts, Improvement Era, May, i8^. 
 “Those who denounce patriarchal marriase wdl hrve to stay 
 without and never walk the golden streets.”— and Polyg- 
 amy, p. 1^8. 4. Christ a Polygamist. (See Art. 3.) 
 
 BIBLE TRUTH: Matt. 19:4-6 and references; i Tim. 3:2,12; 
 Deut. 17:17; I Kings ii -.3 and 4 ; Lev. 18 : 18 margin. 
 
 ORIGIN AND DESTINY OF MAN. 
 
 I. Born in spirit=world and came here for bodies : “This 
 individual, spiritual body, was begotten by the heavenly 
 Father, in his own likeness and image, and by the laws of pro- 
 creation. It was born and matured in the heavenly mansions. 
 
 . . The spirits which kept their first estate were permitted to 
 descend below, and to obtain tabernacles of flesh . . in our 
 present world, and which we will call a second estate." — Kry,s6- 
 57. “ \t'e came to this earth that we might have a body. . . The 
 great principle of happiness consists in having a body. The 
 devil has no body, and herein is his punishment." — Jos. Smith, 
 Comp. 28S. 2. Man’s business is to propagate: “ You are 
 
 here . . to raise families and properly educate them." — Pres. 
 
 Lorenzo Snow, sermon, £>es. A'ews, June 2, 1899. (Speaking of 
 lawbreaking polj’gamists in 1899. ) “ Their love for the increase 
 of their posterity is of such a character that they can endure 
 the consequence and are willing to go to prison if neces.sary for 
 it. If they can do this they will continue to have children." — 
 G. Q. Cannon, sermon. News, Sept. 5, ’99. 3. Polygamists 
 
 and other “sealed” Mormons become gods: (See under 
 Art. I.) “ Through the essence and power of tlie Godhead, 
 which is in him, ... he is capable of rising from the con- 
 tracted limits of manhood to the dignity of a God, . . and is 
 capable of eternal exaltation, eternal lives [having children 
 forever] and eternal progression." — /’res. yoAn Taylor, Med. & 
 A to., 140. 
 
 BIBLE TRUTH: Gen. 2 : 7 ; Ps. 8:4-5; Gen. 1:27 with I Cor. 
 15 : 50 . 
 
 ABOUT TITHING. 
 
 I. Motive for: “It is a day for the tithing of my people; 
 for he that is tithed shall not be burned at his coming." — D. and 
 C., 64:23: See D. and C., sec. 119. 2. Records kept; “A 
 
 record is also being kept of all people who are not tithe-paj-ers, 
 so that it might be known who are faithful and who arc not." — 
 Apostle R. Clawson, Conference ; I). A'ews, Apr. to, /900. 3. 
 How used : “ For instance, defraying the expenses of bring- 
 ing the Flldcrs home from their mission fields, for the carrj ing 
 on of tnissionarj’ work, the needs of tlie poor and . . the 
 debts of the church.” — Apostle Lund, News, eiug. 29, '99. 4. 
 The tithing'books are the Judgment-day books ; (Speak- 
 ing of tithing records in his office) Presiding nishop Preston 
 .said “ that we should be judged out of \hel>ooksand that all 
 would be judged according to their works." — News report. May 
 JO, '98. 5. Stronger law is coming. “ The people . . will 
 
— II — 
 
 have to conform to the higher law of consecration [snrrcnder 
 of all pro|x:rty] before the redemption of Zion.’ — Pres. /.. Snow, 
 sermon, J\'ews, Oct. 8, igoo. 6. Joseph’s doctrine : “The 
 
 doctrine of Brother Joseph is, that not one dollar of that you 
 possess is your own ; and if the I,ord wants it to use, let it go, 
 and it is none of your business what he does with it. . . 
 [Speaking of elder not paying a loan of fi,ooo] He has, per- 
 haps, helped that poor family to gather with it. . If you mur- 
 mur against that elder it will pro\-e your damnation." — Brig- 
 ham Young,J.of D., I; 340. 
 
 BIBLE TRUTH : Gal. 5:1 ; I Cor. 9:11 ; I Cor. 16:2 ; II Cor. 9:6-8. 
 
 COMPLETE APOSTASY OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. 
 
 (Xo church or gospel or possibility of salvation for any 
 one on earth during the 1,700 years from the Apostles to 
 Joseph Smith.) 
 
 “ 'When what was left of the form of Christianity became 
 allied to the softened paganism of the Romish Empire. . . . 
 The Church of Christ was gone, without even a shadow of its 
 presence to be seen upon the earth. . . . the living and the 
 
 dead were left in the spiritual darkness of centuries of apostasy 
 to wait until the dawning of the great and lastdi.spensation.” — 
 Mor. Doc., 28, 2g. " The Gospel of Christ having been taken 
 from among men and divine authority lost, the only way of re- 
 gaining them is by a reopening of the heavens.” — New lYil- 
 ness ; Ij6. 
 
 BIBLE TRUTH ; See Matt. 16 : 13-18. 
 
 MISSIONARY WORK. 
 
 I. No sickness or death for elders at work ; must go 
 W'ithout money or " grip:” Elders preaching faithfully, ‘shall 
 not be weary in mind, neither darkened, neither in body, limb, 
 or joint, . . and they shall not go hungry, nor athirst. . . 
 Therefore let no man among you . . from this hour take 
 purse or scrip, that goeth forth to proclaim this gospel of the 
 kingdom.” — G. and €.,84,80,86. 2. Nowin Europe: “Elders 
 
 over there began to receive funds from their parents, with 
 which they might travel and see Europe. By degp'ees this 
 fashion has grown, until now it is almost universal.” — Pres. G. 
 Q. Cannon, Tabernacle sermon. News o/Aug. 23,1900. (Seep. 10.) 
 
 BIBLE TRUTH: Matt. 28 : 18-20 , Matt. 10 :l-i5; Mark 6:7-12; 
 
 Euke 22 : 35-36. 
 
 » TESTIMONY.” 
 
 BIBLE TRUTH : See I John 4:1; John 14:26; John 16 : 7-15. 
 
 CONCLUDING REMARKS. 
 
 The reader who has carefully followed the above quo 
 tations and Bible references through should have a fairly 
 good idea of what Mormonism is, and of what the Bible 
 teaches on the same points. The Bible doctrine is cer- 
 tainly true, whoever disbelieves it ; and all that is con- 
 trary to the Bible is false, no matter who believes it, or how 
 
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 sincerely, or what pretended proofs may bring (See 
 Deuf n) The great question about- Mormonism is, 
 Sien Does it agree with the Bible ? Only one answer is 
 Not one essen/ial do 
 
 reconciled with the Bible ; all are contrary to though 
 two svstenis may agree iu some minor points. Mo e 
 than this^ Bvety great doctrine of Christianity ts 
 ieTi^or falsified by Mormonism. It ««« Chnstian 
 tor.ls, of course; but in f 
 
 S"' J »as MaaXll'Ir ia 
 
 such an one ; though it has very many sincere followers 
 who are as yet far above its own level. 
 
 Momion leaders have tried to break the force of some 
 of the above quotations, and the writer has positne 
 information that they have issued orders to burn the 
 volumes of their own publications from 
 4 oV^ii ^x’h(^uvver they can be had. But tne> cannot ue 
 niade’away with, and history will stand. If Bngham 
 
 IfiiS^dhrnorspS^^^^ 
 
 their course, then they were not sent of God, batan, 
 
 and thrwhole system falls with their claim \\ hat was 
 true Mormon doctrine then must be equally "°''‘ 
 Mornionisni cannot go back on itself at convenience, but 
 niiist stand or fall by the utterances of its great leaders. 
 
 If any reader of these lines has hitherto counted him- 
 self a Mormon, let the writer earnestly entreat him to 
 ask himself whether or not he 
 
 above ciuoted, as better than the pure truths of the Bit) e 
 and good reason. There can be no peace 
 ♦ ^ to all eternity. Mormonisin is at war with 
 
 God and with his Word, and will be forever 
 his presence; though many of '.1® 
 
 lowers will doubtless be saved so as by fire, in spue 
 of its debasing influence. Let every soul stand on the 
 side of God ani His Word, in spi^e of all opposition, for- 
 ever ! 
 
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 assorted leaflets, loc. Help spread the truth. Ua“- 
 
 , 1901.I