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1 ' * 'At THE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL. SATUBDAY EVENING, JANUABY 11, 1902. THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION oj 1 Which Will Meet Again in Chicago January 24 to Investigate the Railroad Consolidation JOSEPH W. FIFER, ILLINOIS. JUDSON C. CLEMENTS. GEORGIA. / MARTIN A. KNAPP, NEW YORK, Chairman. J. D. YEOMAN6. IOWA. C. A. PROUTY, VERMONT. LAMONI AWAITS SECOND COMING OF CHRIST Little Iowa Town the Center of the Mormon Faith With Joseph Smith II. as Its Prophet. Special to The Journal. Des Moines, Iowa, Jan. 11.The second coming of Christ is to take place in the little town of Lamoni, Decatur county, Iowathree miles from the Missouri line according to the belief of the Church of Latter Day Saints which has for its prophet and president Joseph Smith, Jr., son of the original Joseph Smith, who gave up his life for the cause of Mormonism at Carthage, 111., fifty-eight years ago. Preparation for the second coming of Christ to earth is a part of the teachings of the faith, and the prophet has recently announced that the advent will be at La moni. No date has been fixed for his ap pearance, and the faithful pray daily very much the prayer of the fathers in Opie Read's "Wives of the Prophets," We know not, O Lord, when it shall be thy pleasure and thy will to send the prophet unto usIt may be this day, or It may be a hundred years hence, for time is naught to theebut we do with patience bide thy time. Nor do we, O Lord, know by v hat sign we are to recognize thy special servant, but we know that he will bear some unmistakabla token. O Lord, we have renewed the cove nant of our faith, given to our fathers', and Just a glimpse of a -woman's face is often all that is needed to tell the story of her daily suffering. No woman can endure for long the pangs of womanly dis eases without falling off in face dnd form. Women who have been cured of "womanly diseases by the use of Doctor Pierce's Favorite Prescription, frequently refer with pleasure to the gain in appear- . ance as well as in feelings, which has come with their cure. "Favorite Prescription" cures irregu larity, dries weakening drains, heals inflammation and ulceration, and cures female weakness. Sick women are invited to consult Dr. 'Pierce, by letter, free. All correspond ence treated as sacredly private and confidential. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. Your medicines have done me so much good I feel like a different woman," write9 Mrs. Mary Murphy, of Milton, Trimble Co , Kentucky. " Six months ago I began to think I would not see another well day, but had made up tny mind to follow your advice and give Dr. Pierce's medi cines a thorough trial. I have taken six bottles of 'Favorite Prescription,' six of 'Golden Med- ical'Discovery,' four vials of Dr. Pierce's Pellets, two bottles of' Smart-Weed.' Also some' Lotion Tablets.' Have gained five pounds since last August. I will tell the good news to all suffering invalids, for it was a 'Heavenly message' to me when I found out what to do for relief " J!'Favorite Prescription" makes weak women strong, sick women well. Accept no substitute for the medicine which -works wonders for weak women. * The People's Medical Adviser, %oo8 pages, free on receipt of stamps to pay expense of mailing only. Send 21 one cent stamps for the paper-covered edition, pr 31 stamps for the cloth-bound volume, p Dr. R. Vi Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. we beg of thee to prosper us, not Indeed with many numbers, but with contentment, and with minds pure in thy sight. So in Lamoni, as in Bolga of Opie Read, the coming of every stranger is hailed with a curiosity and an inspection which makes the stranger feel that perhaps he is trying to imitate Christ, and which is not satisfied until the business or pur pose of his visit is known to the leading men of the town. The T o w n Lamoni. Lamoni is a town of fifteen hundred in habitants. It is the center of the faith, but beyond that it is nothing. It is not a business point of any consequence. There are no stores other than those absolutely necessary to supply the needs of the peo ple resident in the town and surrounding community. All the business is done by and with members of the faith and an outsider is treated almost as an inter loper. Lamoni is the seat of the church in more ways than one. It has the presi dent of the church association, the one inspired prophet of God according to the bequest of Joseph Smith, Sr. It has the official organ of the church, "The Saint's Herald," and the printing office where all the pamphlets and tracts of the faith are published and mailed to all corners of the globe. It has also a college under church auspices, ,and a home for the aged, the inmates of which are Mormon. The Man Smith. Smith, prophet and seer, is 69 years of age. He is-^n intelligent sincere man, but his appearance belies his profession of father confessor and suggests rather a retired farmer in good circumstances or a prosperous country merchant. Smith spends most of his time at his desk ans swering a voluminous correspondence from all parts of the worldfor missionaries go out from Lamoni to the Pacific islands, to the orient. Africa, the far north, and every other place where there is a chance to gain converts to the faith, to say noth ing of the numerous bands working in the United States. His other moments are filled with call ers, and with editorials for his paper. Smith does not hesitate to say that Christ is coming to Lamoni in person. He says Lamoni is a much better place than Jeru salem was or is to-day, and that as Christ came to the seat of learning and of power to his first chosen people so will he come again when he visits earth. Origin of th e Church. Mormonism conies from the name of the man who is supposed to have written the account of the faith upon two bronze stones, Urin and Thummin. In 1823 Joseph Smith, father of the Smith, who is now at Lamoni, and who was then but 18 years of age, had a vision that he would discover two bronze plates, which should reveal to him the true religion. Four years afterwards, at Palmyra, N ! Y , he came across the plates exactly as he had been told in the vision. With them were two brilliant stones, set in bows, and with th^se as spectacles he translated the plates, making the orig inal book of Mormon. The translation was accomplished by Smith, with the aid of an assistant, Smith keeping a blanket between himself and assistant, in order that the plates might not be subjected to vulgai gaze. In 1830 Smith established the first Mor mon church. Shprtly afterwards, the faith waa removed to Kirtland, O., where some property of value was acquired. Later on the Mormons came to Far West, Mo., and from there removed to Nauvooi 111. Here Brighain Young, and others high in the church, introduced the prac tice of polygamy, and this breach of mor als, and the teachings of the faith, en raged the inhabitants of the city and community, so that Smith and his brother, Hyrum, felt called upon to surrender themselves to the authorities for safety. They were removed to the jail at Carth age, from which they were removed by enraged citizens and stoned to death. From Nauvoo the Mormons fled for their lives. Some went down into - Missouri, others removed to other parts of Illinois, some came to Iowa, and by far the larger part followed Brigham Young as their new leader, and set off across the prairie for a new laud of Canaan far beyond the haunts of civilization. Opposed to" Polygamy. Joseph Smith, Jr., claims that the prac tice of ipolygamy is contrary to the teachings of the Book of Mormon, and that the alleged command to practice polygamy -was an invention of Young, to satisfy his own lustful desires. Young, on the other hand, claims that Smith, before his death, received a divine command that the faithful should take unto them selves more wives, but that Emma Smith, the present Joseph Smith's mother, who was jealous of the practice, destroyed the stone by burning. The present prophet of the church quotes the .Book of Mormon to prove that polygamy is not authorized, and is not a legal command of the church. The book contains the following passage: Behold David and Soiomon truly had many wives and concubines, which thing was abominable before me, saith the Lord, where fore thus said the Lord, I* have led this peo ple forth out of the land of Jerusalem by the power of mine arm that I might raise up unto me a righteous branch from the fruit of the loins' cf Joseph. Wherefore yet, the Lord God will not suffer that this people will do like unto them of old. For there shall not any man among you have save it be one wife and concubines he shall have none. For I, the Lord God, delighteth In the chastity of woman. lta.li Saints Not Recognized. The present church of which Smith is the head, has a quarter of a million com municants in all parts of the world. Smith has a son, Frederic M. Smith, who is to succeed his father as prophet and seer of the church, and who will be del egated the right to perpetuate the teach ings of Mormonism. The church does not recognize the Lat ter Day Saints in Utah, and other west ern states as a part of the true Mormon ism, but regards them as interlopers, who followed the wicked teachings of Brigham Young, rather than the righteous Book of Mormon. Smith has another son, Alexander H. Smith. Also residing in Lamoni, is Bishop E. L. Kelly, one of the high priests of Mormonism, and an adviser to the prophet. The headquarters of the church were established in Lamoni twenty years ago by David Dancer and Elijah Banta, forty-seven families removing from Plana, 111., at the time. Smith's church believes in the old and the new testaments, the Book of Mormon, the doctrine of covenants, in miracles and revelations, in the interpretation of hid den tongues, anointing the head with oil, the laying on of hands to heal the sick, baptism by immersion, and that all of the chosen will reign with Christ upon earth after his second -coming. IN ART CIRCLES Alexis Fournler will hold an exhibition of the pictures painted during his recent iesi dence abroad, Jan. 15-28, inclusive, at the rooms of John S. Bradstreet & Co., 208 Sev enth street S. On Tuesday evening the exhi bition will be opened by a private view for which invitations have been issued. Mr. Fournier will show thirty canvasses, about one-third of which are Venetian subjects. A delightful surprise is in store for the public as every picture in the collection is worthy of careful and serious study. The exhibition will be one of which Minne apolis can be justly proud and no one hav ing the slightest love for art or pride in the notable achievements of a Minneapolis man which are known and widely appreciated by the best artists and critics of Europe and the east can afford to miss the opportunity of making the acquaintance of Mr. Fournier's latest and greatest work. Incidently the vis itors at the exhibition will have an oppor tunity of meeting the artist for he will be ,present at the exhibition rooms much of the time. The exhibition rooms will open until 10 o'clock every evening. Mr. and Mrs. Max Bohm have taken a studio in the Sykes block and have begun work there. Mrs. Bohm is completing some small landscapes and working on a miniature. A list has been compiled of the pictoral treasures of this country, which,( during the last twelve months, became the property of American art collectors. At the top of the list, of course, stands Gainsborough's "Duchess of Devonshire." This beautiful picture, bought in 1870 my the Agnews for $53,025, is now in the possession of J. Pierpont Morgan, who paid $150,000 for the transfer. Another Eng lish treasure, in Turner's "Rockets 'and Blue Lights," has been secured by Mr. Yerkes for $75,000. Then there is Hoppner's' "Lady Louisa Manners," which was sold in a London auction room in June for $70,250. Sir Joshua Reynold's "Lady Betty Delme and Children" has also gone to America. Seven years ago Charles Wertheimer paid $55,000 for this pic ture. Charles Villier's "Viscount Grand- icon," painted in Van Dyke's English period, has been acquired by an American collector for, it Is said, $25,000, while a Velasquez from the Earl of Carlisle's collection has gone to Boston at a figure of $95,000. It is known that these works have passed into the handsbelieved of wealthyt American collec tors, and it is1 tha if certai n privat e transactions were revealed the list could be considerably enlarged. A tower made entirely of Sevres porcelain is to be built at Saint Cloud on the spot where the famous "Diogenes lantern" stood before the war. Seventy designs have already been completed. The height is to be forty-five metres and the diameter eight. The seven stories will be connected by a double spiral stairway like the one in the Chauteau de Chambred. The outside will be a polychrome of turquoise, emerald, brown and coral pink, relieved by white. The baking of the 30,000 pieces required for this tower will demand 100 furnaces. V "Pa," said little Willie, who had been reading a treatise on phrenology, "what is 'the bump of destructivenesa?' " "Whyrera railroad collision, I sup- pose." I ... / THE LATEST PORTRAIT OF QUEEN ALEXANDRA London, Dec. 21.Queen Alexandra has just sator rather stoodfor the most pleasing portrait of her that has appeared lately. As usual, she looks some twenty years younger than her age, which was 57 this month. The boy in her arms is her youngest grandchild, Prince Henry William Frederick Albert, who will be 2 years old next March. The queen, who took charge of the children while tho Prince and Princess of Wales were on their colonial tour, has her own notions about their management, which do not always coincide with those of their mother. I was informed yesterday that the difference of views was especially strong concerning the heir presumptive to the thronelittle Prince Edward. He is Queen Alexandra's favorite, partly because she sees in him some resem blance to her own eldest son, the Duke of Clarence, who died a few years ago. In con sequence, she is especially interesting herself in his up-bringing, and it is said that if he does not develop the same fastidious ways and ultra-royal graces of the ill-fated duke, it will not be the royal grandmother's fault The present Prince of Wales always preferred a free and easy method to the "potty" ways of his late brother, and although he is a de voted son, it is said that he would rather have Prince Edward brought up after his own st}le and tastes. He hoped to bring the young prince with him on his recent tour, but tho queen would not hear of it. and father and son were separated for the time being. DR. BURTON'S COURSE In t h e Stanley Hall Lycenin-Lectare Recitals. The third series of lectures in the Stanley Hall Lyceum courses for this sea son will begin next Friday night, Jan. 17, with a series of lecture-recitals by Dr. Richard Burton of the state university. These lecture-recitals will be given in the assembly room at Stanley Hall, Pleas ant avenue and Twenty-second street, fortnightly. Dr. Burton has become such a favorite with Minneapolis lecture goers that since the first announcement of his name as one of the lecturers of the course, many ex pressions of pleasure have reached Miss Evers and her faculty at Stanley Hall, that so delightful a course by Dr. Burton should be offered. And now that the time is drawing near inquiries are daily re ceived about the course. Dr. Barton has never given in Minne apolis any of the lectures in this course. He has given them in St. Paul, and the auditors and S-t. Paul press were very en thusiastic over the "charming and dra matic rendering" of the selections he gave and his original and virile analyses and criticisms. The course will include the following: Modern RomanceIllustrated by scenes from Gilbert Parker's "When Valmond Came to Pontiac." Modern DramaIllustrated by scenes from Pineo's "Sweet Lavender. American1 FictionIllustrated" by Bret Harte's "Tennessee's Partner." Modern English PoetryIllustrated by Tennyson's "Idyls of .the King." Modern English PoetryIllustrated by Browning's "Blot on the Scutcheon." The Poets of the ChildrenIllustrated by Longfellow, Whittier, Emily Dickinson Stevenson, Patmore, Riley and others. Alternating with Dr. Richard Burton, Professor Woodbridge will give six lec tures on Psychology. Tickets for both courses may be obtained at Stanley Hall. 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