Their avarice and greed of power and lust — the three
predominating principles of Mormonism — being fed
to satiety, no wonder that they were confident of final
success in their schemes of empire. So far from their
spirit or design weakening, it waxed stronger. Let
the following, from Brigham Young, again testify.
The sermon was preached at the time of a presiden-
tial campaign in the States :

" Each party wishes to elect a president of the
TJnitcd States. We design to elect Jesus Christ for
our president. I say, as the Lord lives we are
bound to become a sovereign State in the Union, or
an independent nation hy oursel/ves. The sound
of Mormonism is a terror to the townt, counties,
States, the pretended republican governments, and
to all the world. Why ? Because, as the Lord Al-
mighty lives, and th^ prophets have ever written
the truth, this work is destined to revolutionize the
world, and bring all under subjsction to the law of



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Godj who is our Lawgiver. Jesus Christ will be
president, and we are his officers, and they will have
to leave the ground ! " *

It was in keeping with all this that their people
made the valleys of the mountains resound with
such hymns as this:

" Go I call on the great men of fame and of power,
The king on hi3 throne, and the brave in his tower,
And inform them all kingdoms must fall but the one
As clear as the moon and as fair as the sun." f

But it may be claimed that these are but the
sentiments of a few fanatical leaders, and do not
represent fairly either the view or the attitude of
the Church.
