Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1889-11-23

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offered to serve the subpoena n v
hampton and several poice yer,
there. Mr. Wells Served the sub,
p"ns' was once employed at u
I. NJ. l.; was discharged because
would not sigma paper donating one.
tenth OF my earnings to the Church,
10 LeGrand YOung-I did NOT sec
the Stars and Stripes there(referrinc
70 The procession in honor Of ID. III.
Wells. II it had been dragged tbere
L would have seen it.
To Dickson-I heard IL claimed
that the flag was trailed, but | did
, ed.
To theC Court could moi tell bow
many persons were there: do not
there were four or five thousand.
The procession was composed of
Mormon" people.
W. J. VAN HORN
testified-I ana an attorney at law; re-
ported tire proceedings In the Tai,er-
nacle after the procession. The
tabernacle VIII seat nearly 10. 900
persons, and II was crowded. Took
list Of the banners that I noticed.
One said, eve believe ia poIyg-
amy, > and Others expressed disco1-
tent ct MIR. Wells imprisonment
and nejoiced at his release. The
DEsERET NEWS claimed that there
were ten thousand persons in the
procession.
Dickson read from a DEsEREr
NEWS editorial Of February 10, 1ss2
regarding the Selection. 6y revela-
ton Of George reasdale and Heber
J. Grant rs Apostles. and Seymour
u. Young as one OF the first seven
Presidents Of the Seventies.
FERGUS FERGUSON
testified-I au deputy clerk OF the
Third District Court. In May,
1850, George q. Cannon was under
Indictment for unlawful cohabita-
ton; 50 were the late President
John Taylor and Joseph +. Smith:
the latter is still under Indictment.
Neither President Taylor nor Joseph
r. were ever arrested. The frs,
Indictment against OrsOn z. Arnold |
was before May, 1885; the second |
1885.
MIR. Dickson read n letter purport-
ing to be from the late President
Taylor TO census agent White. The
letter is dated Jan. 6, 1881, and ex-
plains the duties of Bishops, aud
stateo That Bishops had jurisdiction
in temporal matters OF the church.
WILLIAM c. PHILLIPS
testified-I was city marshal of
salt Lake in ISIS. | ser-e.l my
term out Went Oh a mission after
wards, and returned a year ago. Am
now sanitary inspector for the city:
was employed about three months
after returned. My term Of office
expired in February, 1856.
Dickson read from <. :. Variants
scrap book a paragraph from copy
II the obituary notice of President
John Taylor, published July a6th,
SIS.
Dickson announced that this closed
heir case. l.
LeGrand Young said the defense
we're not prepared TO 90 on, and sug-
.ested that the case 60 over till Mon
lay.
Mr.. Dickson said that the govern
nent desired TO be represented in
he argument by it. proper officer,
c. S. vARIAN.
After some further discussion
curt adjourned till 10 am. today.
This morning
w. J. VAN HORN
vas called, and gave list OF what ,
lie said were the notices or banners
arricd in the procession that fol-
owed n. n. Wells. / did not see
tie American flag there. Did not ;
ee one in the procession. At the
Meeting the speakers were F. d.
Richards, d. II. Wells and John /
Taylor.
Dickson said that Arthur Wild j
ganted to change his testimony to /
~ that when ne said flags were in :
he procession, he did not mean
american flags. :
Van Horn said the speeches were /
Ommendatory Of ID. II. Wells for !
10 go to the penitentiary !
Or contempt, rather than reveal the !
Endowment ceremonies. II
Baskin said he had 4 judgment in .
Bishops court, between Iarties, ! 4
n q sum Of money.
LeGrand Young said that IL was !
doctrine Of the Mormon" Church n
nat the members should settle their !,
ifiicullies by the arbitration Of 9
'ishops' courts rather than 20 to i
Nv. There was no effort or intent 4
, enforce Judgment. Those who a
i'll not comply were sometimes dis y
.llOwshiped, and it might he in cx- i.
-eme cases accommodation.
DR.. JAS, e. TALMAGE p
as called by the defense. He :.
,stified-I am principal Of the i
Saints College in this :.
ity; was formerly member Of y
ie faculty OF the Bingham Young 7
.cademy in Provo; acted in ;,
rat capacity four years; attended =,
.hOOl there five years; have studied !.
the Lehigh University, Pennsyl-
lnia, and the John Hopkins Uni N
ersity, Baltimore; in the Latter-day =,
lints College we give instructions N
! theology, the same as other il
our theological classes .,
udy the Bible and other Church n
Osks; the principles Of the New i
estament are taught there; the =,
ew Testament is 4 text book Of
lilly use, the Book Of Mormon and N,
Octrine and Covenants are also; r.
rmons are not referred to. The N
Of the United States Is i
ught. We teach that the Consti- -
tion is inspired, and Of all human -
,cuments approaches nearest 10 M
ERECTION; it is taught that it is the m
Of the government Ofthe vi
nited States and must be revered. ! -,
e teach celestial marriage, but i
II plural marriage. We teach that -.
ilestial marriage is contract for n
,th time and eternity, while the az
vii marriage binds people only in n
is life; we teach that marriage Is ~,
religious as well rs n civil con- ~
net. We never say anything about n
lygamy. There may have been a y,
Iestionlaskedabout II, but recall no II,
stance. The Il. Y. Academy fol- "
VS. the sameruleas does our college.
9TH are sustained by voluntary do le
.tion from members of theChurch.I n
we been n member Of the Church "
yhteen years. We teach mans
e agency rs a part of our course. m
e teach that mans free agency is 1T
ramount-that it has not been =,
terfered with by the Creator, and sh
ould not be by any power. We u
ich that mans future depends on
: course in this life; that he might pf
the exercise Of his own agency
Ow his nature and preferences. ~
c also teach that the Kingdom of .ii
VI is to be an Outgrowth Of the y
lurch Of Christ; that it Is not here, II
that il will be established, and Isl