Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Volume LV, Number 37, 14 September 1917 — O KA EKALESIA O IESU KRISTO NA NO POE HOANO O NA LA HOPE NEI I HOOPONOPONO HOU IA, OIA HOOKAHI WALE NO KA EKALESIA OIAIO O KE AKUA OLA E KU NEI APUNI KE AO NEI [ARTICLE]

O KA EKALESIA O IESU KRISTO NA NO POE HOANO O NA LA HOPE NEI I HOOPONOPONO HOU IA, OIA HOOKAHI WALE NO KA EKALESIA OIAIO O KE AKUA OLA E KU NEI APUNI KE AO NEI

(līoomauia mai ka pule mai i liala.) Ano, e Hawaii lahui, i ka 1905 nme 1906, uu i>aio nu me Mr. W. K., he luopio keia i hoonaauao nui ia inalalo no o keia mau ninau, a ua sila aku do ka uhane i kona waha, ma o ka hiki ana mai o ka lono oiaio, ua hopu, hookolokolo a hoopaiia o Per. J. F. Smith, he $300, ua lawa ia nona e noho malie. ai. O ka lua.mai, he lunakahiko a he kau kanawai oia, o Hon. C. 8., i ka 1907, a mamuli no o ka ka uhane hoōmalamalama ia 'u, ua sila aku no oia i ko ia nei waha, ina o ko ka uhane hoike ana mai ia'u o Per. .1. F. Smith, aole oia lje kanaka inare lehulehu wale no, aka, lie moekololie pu 110 hoi oia, a o ka mea hoike aku i ka oiaio o ia liana; ua hiki ole e hoopii laij>ila ia ke Kiloliana a ka Laliui Hawaii, no ka mea, he mau mea oiaio wale no. A o kuu hoa hoi keia o ka huikau o ke taona, ua loaa aku la no hoi kau ame oukou apau loa, mai ka uhane aku; nOlaila, e nonoi aku ana au ia oukou i ka poe e noho nei iloko o ka ekalesia, i na ko oukou he iini i ke ola mau loa, o keia wale no ka ekaleaia e loaa ai ia mea. Ua ike like ae la no kakou, nolaila, ano e ku malie oukou, mai nee hou aku imua o ka lahui Hawaii, mo keia uoua i maopopo loa ae la kona nno i keia la, e- ao kanaka mai ana anei oukou? A e liuli hoi hou i ka mihi iloko 0 ka wai o ka bapetizo, iloko o keia ekaleaia a oukou 'i haalele iho ai i ka 1847 Ano, ua makaukau ka Uhane no ke apo hou ana aku i Kana poe keilei anwana, a e oi loa aku no auanei kou punahele mauiua o na keiki imua o kona j\lo; oiai no lakou ke aupuni. Dear Kamesi, eia liou keia wahahee ou; ke i mai nei oe ua alakaiia o B. & Y. & Co. e ke Akua; ke hoole mai liei ke Akua. Penei Kana: E poino ana ke kanaka i hilinai i ke kanaka, a manao iho la i ka i'o i ikaika nona, a haaleje kona uaau ia Jehova. Elike auanei ia ine kahi i haaleleijf maloko o ka waonahele, aole ia e ike i ka wa e hiki mai ai ka maikai, aka, e noho no oia ma na wahi maloo iloko o ka ululaau, ma ka Aina Paakai, a i noho ole ia hoi. ler. 17:5-6. Pehea oe i keia? Ke i mai nei o Owau mau loa, ua haI alele ko oukou naau ia lehova, a o ka: poino ke loaa ia oukou elike no hoi me. ka'u e uwalo mau aku nei ia oukou, t eia nao, aohe wahi mea a olu mai o ka uaua o ko oukou inau a-i; a ke iho la no ko oukou maij.9oio i ka naele o ka huhewa; a ke mau nei no ko- makou lesia i ka nee inau imua, a iluna- f|p' | A no ke kukulu i ka Hale o lehova maluna o na Mauna Pohaku, kahi. kiekie, wahi au; a pehea ka lioi oukou e kukulu nei i halelaa ma Laie? Aole | kela o Mauna Pohaku. A nawai i kauoha ia oukou e kukulu i kela halelaa? I Ua hoole loa o .T. F. Kamika aole ana j olelo hoike mai ke Akua mai, koe wale | no lie hookahi olelo hoike, aole nae na | ia nei, aka na Peresi<lena W. Woodruff, j o ia ka olelo hoike e hoopau loa ana i j ka mare leliulehu. Aole loa a oukou ; olelo hoike e kukulu aku oukou i haleI laa; ua hoao lakou e kukulu i halelaa i ma Far. West, aka, i ka hiki ana aku o j losepa Kamika ilaila, ua olelo aku oia, | e hoopaneo ke kukulu aua a loaa mai ke kauoha e hoomaka ka hana ana i bukc moolelo, mokuna 7, aoao 434, oiai ua kukulu ia o Kirllan<l halelaa, a no makou ia halolaa aliiki mai i keia la. Ua kukuluia ka lialelaa o Navoo ma ke kauoha a ke Akua; aole loa he hookahi , halelaa o ka Ekaleaia o Utah i kukuluia ! ma ke kauoha a ke Akua. O keia mau I halelaa, he mea pono e kukulii wale ia no ma Ziona ame kona mau palena aiua. !B. & K., 122:12. I E ike inai oukou pahea la ka nui o keia hupo ana, ma o ka hooliloia ana o ka lakou <lala no ke kukulu ana i keia I halelaa, me ke kalioha ole ia inai. Eia ' ka he hiki no ke kukuluia ka halelaa i Oaliu nei, a nokeaha i kukulu mua ole ia ai i na makahiki he 50 i aui ae nei? Aia ka a nui ka p.oe i pueīiu mamuli o keia a 'o hewa ana, alaila, kukulu ka hhalelaa. Ua akamai no ka imi ana e I waiwai ai! O ka poe hope aku nei ka ! oi loa aku o ka pauakaaka loa; o ka I hele ka ia a noho hou ma ke ano hoo- | limalima i kona home ponoi ana i lioolilo aku ai ia ha'i. O ka 'u no hoi ia e ! kau-a aku ana, aole hoi e hihi, o ka hoo- ] papau i liooko piliaia o ka ka Uhane no j ka malama i ka uhane (laiinoiiio. | Eia ka olelo hoohiki o ka lmlelaa o J oukou ma ka aina i noho mua ole ia, j ame kahi mau hana lua 010 o ka epa o 1 na epa: We an<l eaeh of us solemnly ! hiinl ourselves that we will not reveal; any of the secrets of tho first token of t.he Aaionie priesthood, with its aceompanrin£; name, sign or penalty. Shoul<l I do so I agree that my throat may be cut from ear to ear, and my tona:ue torn out ; by its rōots. Olelo hoohiki elua: We and eaeh of us, do solemnly promise and bind ourselves ncver to reveal any of the secrets of this \?ith its aceompanving name, sign, grip or penālty. Shouid. we (lo so, we agree that our breasts may be torn open, our hearts aml vitals torn. out and given to thē birds of the air and the beasts-of the field. Olelo hoohiki ekolu: You, and eaeh, of you. do covenant and promise that you will never reveal anv of the secrets of the priesthood, with its ing name, sign, and penalty. Shouīd you do ,so..you aerree that your body be cut as aioder and, all your bowels gush out. T)ear Knmoa, ame oukou huiia, ke ike mai la oukou i keia hana ku-e kauoha a oukou e pai mai nei i ka ekaleßia o oukoui ka lilolile o ka hulali nae paha ia la, o ke a'o pepehi kanaka, ano hui ma-lu elike me na liui phwa ma-lu a Korianatona o ka wa kahiko, he 2200

maleahiki mamua o Kristo: a na ka Haku ka papa a ku-e i ka poe hoohiki. penei Kaua: Mai lioohiki iuo iki, aole i ka lani, no ka mea, o ko ke Akua nohoalii ia; aole hoi i ka lionua, no ka mea, o kona keehina wawae ia; aole hoi i lerusalema, uo ka mea, o ko ke alii nui kulauakauhale ia. Aole hoi oe e hooliiki ino i kou poo iho, noka mea, aole e hiki ia oe ke ho6lilo i kekahi oho i keokeo. aole hoi i eleele. Penei oukou | e olelo aku ai, o ka ae he ae ia; o ka ole lie hoole.ia; a o ka mea oi aku i keia, no ka ino mai ia. Mat. 5:34-37. Ke hele loa aku la ko ekalesia i ka Ha-* ele o ka mae-a. j A mahea iho la hoi kau muku, a hapa-pu, oiai ole kahi i lort«i--i loma ai, nona ka manawa loihi j makahiki o ka hoaa liele ana? Haiiia: 11260 makahiki a ke Akua i i Kona ekalesia. ma ka waouahele. Hoik. 112:6, no ke kumu aole i makaiikau ko , ke ao nei e apo i ka malamahuna, oiai, e mau aua no ka noe o ke au poeleele ia wa. A pela uo koia 16 makahiki, ua kakali malie no ke Akua a ka wa pono 'mamuli o Kona inanao, ujt hoala a kukulu mai no. i e «ee nei i me ke ak&hele, a hilinai nui ia ma kela ame keia walii apuni ke ao. A aia i Gereinania kahi e ku aij a o kou ekalesia ua kipaku mau loa ia no ke a'o ole i ka mea oiaio, elike no lioi me ia au e haia 'o mai nei imua o niakou, me ka ike ole iho i ka hilaliila. O ka wa la hoi keia a ka Uhane i ike mai ai ia_ oe o Kamoa & Co. i ka liookohukohu Akuh, lie hoolē nae i ka ma,na o ia mea; a o ke ano ka ia o ka oiaio o ka ekalesia o noho e kali mawaho I no 23 makahiki "e hpkai liele ai kohu 1 muumuu hokakekake ipukilu, a e ku--1 amuainu wale ai i ka poe liooikaika i ka ekalesia, me ka iini nui ana aku e hana uo ( ko ha'i pono, ina e maliu ia mai ana, ina no aole me lakou aku ia. , E ka ana no i ka oiwi, ame ko pohai auna like; a no ka mea, he pale kauoha' Dear Kamoa & Co., o ke kauoha mare lehulehu 110 anei keia a ouleou au e apo'i po'i mai ueif A no keaha kou kaniailio : ole mai a moakaka, elike no hoi me oe e kuamuainu mai nei ia'u? A no keaha kou wiwo wale ana? Ua hoaliewa no

anei kow lunaikehala ia-oe ihp? O keia kekahi o na v a 'o" haumia a hoohilahila 110 hoi ia oukou iho, penei: lie mau waliine anei. kau ua mare silaia no ka mar9 lehulehu ana? A ua pau pono anei oukou i ka hooko i ke kauoha maie lehuj leliu a Aberahama, walii au. I Eia ka olelo hoike 010 wale a B. Y. & v Co.: He lie oiaio, ke ha'i aku nei au (.uhane dainionio, 1 Tim. 4:1-2), ia oukou, ina e mare ana kekahi kanakia i ' wahine elike me ka 'u 01010, a ua berita | ia ma o ka uhane hopomaikai la elike īno Ka'u i lioonoho ai, a ke hana oia (ina he kane a wahine paha ia mea) i kekahi hewa, a ha'iha'i palia i ka berita,mau Ipa, ame na hana hailiili o na • ano apau, a ke liana lakou i ka hewa pepehi kanaka, ka liana lioi e hookalieia ai o ke koko hala ole, e ala hou mai ana n*o lakou, ma ke ala mua ana mai, a e komo lakou iloko o ko lakou hoano ia ana. Weliweli no hoi ka eha o ka naau i ko oukou wale 110, meia aa 110 o ka ma- . ka kahi o ka ike. ) Dear Kamoa ame ka poe hoano liaia 'o 0 kena ekalesia, ma keia olelo hoike a oukou e ikeia ai ko oukou haakei me ka hoaano aku i ke Akua, oiai he okoa loa Kana i ha'i mai ai i ka uku e loaa aku 1 ka poe lia'iha'i i Koail inau kanawai aine na kauolia; penei ka Kristo: AMa, j o ka poe hopohopo ame ka pe hoomalo- . ka ame ka poe i hoopailua, ame ka poe I peehi kauaka, ame ka poe nioekolohe, aiue ka poe . hoopi 'opi 'o, aine ka poe I liooinanakii, ame ka poe hoopunipuni ! apau, e loaa ia lakou ko iukou puu ma ka loko e aa mau lou ana i ke ahi ame ka luaipele; o ia ka inake alua. Hoik. 21 :S. j A e Kamoa & Co., mawaena o oukou aine ka oukou olelo lioike, ame Kristo 1 ame Kana olelo kupaa, owai o oukou lee lilo ana i mea wahaliee? Haina ia ka | puana i ikoia ae la, o Bilighain Young ka makuakane o na hoopunipuni ame j Kamoa & Co. na keiki a ka Wahahee, a o ka haulehia helu 5 keia o ko ekalesia pookoi i ka epaepa apuni ke ao. A o kaelieli kulana mau iho la ia o ko makou ekalesia. E hiki anei ia oukou huir ia ke akaa ae i keia hoike oiaio? A he* heokahi wale no mea nui o ka hooikaika a ; loaa mai ua aina lioano Ja, ; oiai, aia ua wahi la i ka poe Heti<lite (ka pololei) kahi i uolio mana ia ai; ā iawai ana la o kakou e lilo mai ai, ia oukou paha a ia makou paha? Aka, ke lana nei ko'u manao, a o ka oiaio ma- ' oli 110 ia; e lilo ana ua aina hoano la ia makou; oiai, ua lako, a ua makaukau ma na ano apau, wahi au e Kamoa. lEia hoi ka ke court <lecisions: An<l thc co\irt <lo further find that the plaintiff, the Reorganized Church of Jcsus Christ;of Latter Day Sahits, is the true aiul lawful .coiitiuuatioii of, an<l successor to the said originar Churcli of Jesus Christ of Latter. Day Saints, organissed in 18H0, and is entitled- iu law to all i ita rights and property. Decree will go in' favor of f.omplainant- (Reorganized Church of Jpsus. Christ of Latter Day, Saints) establishing the trust in its i favor agaiust r'e}jport<lcnt.s, removing the eloml from tlie titlc. cnjoining respoD' j dents from asHerting title to the prop- ' erty and awarding the possossiou to tlie complainant. O ka'u keia, aole he ko- , ho wale. elike me oc; 1 Eia hoi ka kuu Bro. C. E<l, «Miller, , penei 110 ia: Mamua ae o kuu holo an^, • mai i Hawaii nei, ahilei no i keia manawa, lio launa aloha a oluolu loae.ko kakou ekaiesia me ka ekalesia oJta poe /Hedctie, ka poe hoi e ku nei miiluna - iho o ke Temple Lot, a he iiele mai ko lakou poe lunakaliiko, e -haia'o me kat j noho hoomalu ana mai ma. na halawai j apau o ko kakou ekalesia, a pela no hoi ko kakpu poe lunakahiko, e hele aku ai' me ka haia'o. a hopmalu pu i na.hala.wai apau a lakoui e kipa aku- aj;. a no kamea, h$ hookahi manaoio, ame ka eua-, nelio' e haiao ai i na manawa apāui loa. Dear Kamoa & Qoi }l e pluolu- e lawi? a; e linohau i keia i aniani kilohi no oukou. ,0 ka haylehia 6i ksia p .ko. ekalesia iīalo, ilalo, ilalo lilo loa o Milli. Ua lako, a ua makaukau . ma na- ano apau, wahi au e Kamoa & Cō, i kaeoa mai nei i ka nui o ka waiwai o ko ekalesia; ua pololei loa oe i. olelo mai la. E ole hoi ke ahu. o, ka.: 010, ina na, kii. maka aa ka hoi ka.Brigham Young.lou no a ka ulu i -pa-ki kepau, malaila mau ka, hoeueu pinepine, a|a> ka ha'o a; h& Hlo no aina mai ka, uka a ke. kai;, a kani iho la ka aka a ke akamai, he. i'a uui liupo ka 'u, mai ; Hawaii mai, ua paa aia ma ka hpelo. Eia hoi ka ka Haku a , ,lesu Kristo.: E palapala aka oe i ka | .Anela* o ka ekaleaia ma Laodikeia, ke i , mai nei ka ka hoike hoopono I ame ka oiaie, kje poo o. na mea a ke j Akua i hana ai, ua ike>no au i kau hana.l ana, aole oe i anu, aole hoi i wela; . ua-| makemake-au-ia oe e-anu,« i-ote,6we«

la no. Aka, no ka mea, ua pumaliana , wale _no oe, āole i anu, aole hoi i wela, nolailae lua'i aku auanei aū ia oē, umi ko'u waha aku; uo ka mea, ke olelo mai nei oe, ua waiwai au. ua aliua kuu ukann, nole o'u wahi homuhema iki; aolo i a ua hune, a ua makapo nme ko ka]»a hoi oe i ike', ua popilikia oe, a ,ua poino, ole. Ke a'o aku nei au ia oo e kuai me | a'u ike gula i hooinaikaiia iko ahi. i i waiwni io oe; a i aahu keokeo, i aaliu ' aUoe i ike ole ia mai ka hilahila o kou 1 oloh'elohe ana; a i laau makolo o hamo ' i kou maka. i ike 00. ona mea a'u j p7aioha ai, oin ka'u i a'o aku ai, a1 | 'paipai ai hoi. No ia mea, e liooiknika, ! a e mihi hoi. lioik. ."1:14-10. j 0 keia mau lioike oiaio o ko auhee ole, i kani uinn nnkolo aku la i ko lao, : e ke kanaka i kaena-Lko lakooka noko ; ana i kn aluuu mai na Hnwaii ulakolako ; 0 ka wa i hala, ahiki mai no i kela la ! aku nei o ka wn i hala, ahiki mai no i j kela la aku nei no, a ka makuahuno- ! wai anie ka hunona i pae kuululu mai ai i Wainiea nei (inii ia), ko hookau ; nei no au i ka'u mau ahewa ko'iko'i | ana mnluna o ko oukou poo iho: oiai, i he lunaikehala ike nb ko oukou; oiai, ua 1 hoolako mai 110 o Owau mnu loa i ka nawai no kona ekalesia, o ia ko kanawai oka waiwai hapaunii, ponoi: 0 ka liapaunii o ke tausani dala, ho hanoi i no ia; a o ke koena iho o $000 nau no ia ame kou ohnna. A ina e pukn hou oo j he $3000, alaila lie $.'5OO 110 ka okalosia | he $2700 nau ame kou ohana. O keia | ke. kaulike o ke kanawai a ke Akua i i iioolako inai ai no Kona ekalosia, ma- | mua loa ae o leo oukou auwana ana. Aolo loa hoi i mea hooknuwa kunpaa, a j hoilikole mai, elike me na mea i iko ma- ! ka ia e oe e Hawaii lahui mamun aku ! uei, ame kela la aku nei. Nolaila, e Kainon & Co., e ike mai oe i ka haulehia 7 ann o ko ektilesia hauka-ke nie ka hilahila nui im.ua o Ilawaii lahui; a he oupe ko'iko'i lOa ma ko oukou noao, n ka Uhane e uwalo aku nei hoi ia oukou huiia i keia la: E ku, e hoolohe! A e huli hoi i ka mihi, oiai ka mnnawa lawa kupono oi kau ka oa. Mai hilahiln i ka nmka o ke kanaka, o ke kino wale no kana e iniki; aka, e weliweli i ke Akua ka mea mana. Na mamro npono a kakoo o na Senatoa llons. .7. O. Burrows ame Fre<l T. Dubois, no ko makou ekalesia, penei: Tho Reorgamzed Ohuioh of Jesus (,!lirist of Latter t)ay Saints with hea(lquartors at. Lamoni, lowa, anil prosi«led ovor hy Joseph Smith, a son of the proj>het. The courts liave r'epeatedly deolareil this organiza.tion to be the legitimate sueces--Bor of the original Momion Ohureh, niul it.s alherents numbering some 50,000 peaceable, patrio<io. an<l law abiding eitizens scattered throughout the United SttiteB 3n small ehuroh flociotios oonformiug to the laws of their eountry wherever tliey may be and adhering to the faith ,of the founder of thoir ereod, repuiliating and denouneing tlie dootrine of polygamy antl its attendant crimes, without temple, endowment hou.se, or seeret . order, \vorship in the opon like other church organizations unquestionod and unmolesteil. (Congressional Reeord of Dec. 13, 1900. Hon Fred T .Dubois, wlio was also a member of tlie eoniinittee on privileges and electious, delivered a speeeh Dee. 10, 3906. It is only fair I think for me to say—and I am glnd tlie distinguished senator from Michigan (Mr. Burrows) t.reated upon it the ot.her da t v —tliat there is a hiaiieh of the Mornions oalled the Josephites, who ought to be sejiarated elearly in the mimls of all the senators from th"e Brighamite Morinons. The .Tosephites elaim that Brigham Young has interjeoted ilootrines into the eliureh wliieh the Mormons did not aeeept in the beginnijig. At any rate, however that may be, tho .Josephite Mornions, with their hendquarters at Lamoni in the state of lowa, aml wherever t,hey are, no matt,er in wliat part of the eountrv, are among the best of our citi/.ens in all respects, they ilo not believe in polygamy; they never practice polygamy,. they diseountenaneed it, they do not beliovo iti ehurch <lietation in politieal affairs; they are the same as other ehuieh organization aml to their religion no one has any objeētion. I am glad to eall tlie attention of the senators to'it, so that in future we may not eonfuse ttye .loaephiie with the Brighamite Mormoiis. (Congressional Record, Dec. 17, 1900.) A e Dear Kainoa & Co., mamuli o keia mau mea oiaio imua a oukou, ina lie iniuamina ko oukou no ko oukou inoa lianoliano, a pomaikai pili uhane, e oluolu e lawe a e noonoo me ke akahele loaj oiai, ma keia mau haia'o ana a ka Uhane imua ponoi o oukon, ua loaa pono aku ka hewa ko'ik i'i loa maluna ilio o oukou. 0 ia ke aha? 0 ih ko oukon hana hewa ko'iko'i loa o ka hoino i ka Uhane Hemolele ina o Brighani Young la, a o ko oukou apono a hooiaio paupele ana i tia a'o kii-e kanawai ekale.sia a laleou, ua like ia me ko oukou hana maoli i kn ino. A penei ka_ko kakou Hoola panai i a'o mai ai me ke apo'ipo'i ole iho: Ke olelo aku nei hoi au ia oukou, o na liala apau, apiQ na olelo hoino o kalaia ana no na kanaka, aka, o ka olelo hoino aku 1 ka Uhane Heniolelo, aole ia e kalaia no na kanaka- O ka niea olelo hoino mai i ke keiki a ke kanaka, e kalaia ana oia; aka, o ka mea olelo hoino i ka Uhane Ilemolelei aole loa e kalaia ana oia i keia ao, aole i kela ao. Mat. .12::U-32. O. keaha ko oukou. howio i ka Uhane? Eia no ia: IJa olelo ia, mai ka ISMO a ka 1841, ua like ka liaia'o ana a ka I'-ei'-Brigliain Young ine ke ahi e holapu ana i na .mea apaū mamun ona ; o knna knulima ana i na ma'i, he lua ole ke kupnianaha .o ka ap o kana mau hooko oihana ana, he kauia ka weli e ka poe hoano< Aka, i ka wa ana, i hoomahu'i ai .ma.na liana i kauolia ole ia e ke kanawai oka ekulesia. Ua hoomaka liilii mai ka hoopoino ia o ka eka!osia, mai kahi walii a kalii walii. Ahe hope i :ka 1847. . Ma keia e ike a e a'o ai 0 ioa* mai ka weluwelu na o ka okalesia e manaoio i na olelo a ka Uhane, a e hookoi 'o ano. • E ; Kamoa & Co., o kau nanali ia'u ma ke Kuokoa o*Aug. 10, he oiaio kau 1 plelo mai la. E alakai. maoli aku ana oia ia maua iloko o ka paio pilikino. I lawe ae au i kela inau ninau i kuinu.o onaopopo ai kou ano. i'o maoli imua o Hawaii lahui, oiai, ua iini nui oe i pookela a i kumu a'o na'u amo ko kaua lahui, nolaila, ; he kuleana piha ko'u e ake aku ai e ohi 'u mua ae oe i kau epaepa alaila a'o mai hoi paha "kohu." i kekahi kānaka hahaki kanawai o na ano I nioohalike.) He naauao ole ua ke a'o ana aku i na kanaka e I hoao ana me ka hooki ole i ka malama j i na kanawai o ka aina, ka. mea e kau ana ma kona alelo. A- ke hana oia pej la, nlaila, ua hiki maalahi hoi paha "ke i- na kanawai oke Akua.) .