The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-05-22
THAT EXOONMUNICATION.

/ the statement Del0R.-EDS. HERALD !
SALT LAKE CITY, May 81. 1880.
THAT ExoOalMUEIC4TIoN.
People will think, talk and write.
Gould they have the truth, the whole
truth, they would be able to think
rightly, talk reasonably, and write
good sense. Therefore, to the law
and to the testimony. TYe are cited
to the Scriptures to prove that brother
should not 60 70 law with brother.
These sentiments we're spoken and
written when 1t was the custom and
the law, if man owed his fellow, be
was taken by the throat and cast into
prisen, presumably without hearing
before q justice or judge. This
gave the party power to distress the
debtor and bis family. In the latter
day it has been said to Us by the
Lord: III thy brother or sister ofeud
thee, thou ahalt take him or her be-.
tween han and her and thee alone,
and il be or she confess, thou shalt
be recouciled." II we have offended
our brother or sister, we were not at
home when they called for reconcilis-
ton. Simply, we have not been
dealt with In this way. The Lord
has not told ne: eff thy brother owes
and is able to pay thee, and will not,
thou shalt take him and thee alone"
The Prophet and those associated
with him, after receiving the mind
and will of the Lord, tells Us for our
guide, in Doctrine AMI Covenants,
new edition, page AL, verses 10 and
II:
We believe that all religious societies
have a right TO deal with their members
for disoTdeIly conduct, according to the
rules and regulations of such societies,
provided that such dealings be for fellow
ship and good standing; but we do not
believe that any religious society has /
authority 10 try men on the right of pro- |
perty or life, to take from Them this
worlds goods, or 10 pat them IN jeopardy |
of either life or limb, neither 10 inhict /
any physical punishment upon them |
They can only exccmmunicate them |
from their society, and withdraw from |
them their fellowship.
We believe that men should sppeal 10 /
the civil aw, for redress of all wrongs |
and grievances, where personal abuse Is
inflicted or the right of property or char
acter infringed, where such laws exist as
will protect The same.
II this to us is law, whence cometh
cur sin, five bad gone to laE? But
this we deny doing. Elizabeth Ellis.
worth was tried before her bishop.
The result was she was restored TO
full fellowship. She then had charges
preferred against her by the High
Council, to which she made the fol-
lowing answer, which ia every seuaa
is strictly true, 60 far as relates 20 the
going TO law of herself and her sister
VIlate:
SALT LAKE CITY, april 9th, 1850.
To the Hon. High CopacH Of gatLahs
city:
Dear BretIrcu-Plcsce except the fol-
lowing answer TO the charges preferred /
against me: l have at 10 time joined
with six others in signing and pa hiBg /
aAAJ NOAA4 EJAthLA~ 1ttlA-sS Gt@-NA AsfA-
have AT no time OF place had anything /
20 do with prosecuting said authorities
before the courts Of the UngGdly. Instead
hereof when solicited TO join the afo-e
,aid prosecution, my answer was this:
. Before l would have anything 10 do
n such an undertaking | would die in the
cutter for a crust of bread. And, fur
her, I consider the using of our names
n connection with said prosecution TO be
entirely without authority from US"
The paper I signed was simply of this
"N hereas, in a case which is
low pending in the District Court, etc,
wherein Emeline 4. Young IS plsintitf
n behalf of herself and the rest of the
leirs of the estate of the late Brigham
7 Dung, and the executors AID John
Taylor are defendants, in case said court
lecrees that certain moneys and property
)elong to said heirs, hereby agree TO
Day blank certain money for securing my
hare" and no person could have been
more surprised than myself when l found
ny name in print as one of the prosecu-
ion, and l got my husband 10 go ID
ret my nzms taken f'om the paper,
which the attorneys refused 70 do. No
me could have suffered more than l did
when the evil came upon the executors, /
f evil has grown out of this transaction
can assure you it has been q sin Of the
lesd and not the heart, and Ihum5iy ask
III concerned to pardon me-
] feel that my nervous system will not
admit Of my appearing in person before
7our honorable body, aud humbly pray
hat you will excuse me for declining to /
10 so, fer can assure you it IS through .
10 disrespect I entertain for yog.
Yours truly,
ELIZABETH Y ELLSWORTH.
Upon receiving this, which we are
old wss read, the council cut her Of
he church. Violate Decker was
,isited By bishop and bis councillor
# ward, to which she did not be-
ong, who afterwards cat her oH the
without notification 10 answer
o any charge. This alone has been
,ur ain. No enc hes OK can accuse us
}! immortality or uucnTis,iaHiikc coG
luot outside of this. We were s.gn
n the church; we haYe en1eSy5.ea !
% livs to It's requirements. and We
ask to be restored 10 fellowship II the
church, if our gin IL not OF such mag