The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-11-24

are laws against polygamy in existence. L
do not consider that our system includes
bigamy. In the school we have not given
any instructions as to whether plural mar
riage should or should not be practit ed.
To the.Court-In the highest grade in the
school these questions may come up we
say that celestial marriage is binding Tor
eternity, being consummated by divine au-
| thority We don't explain what plura mar
riage is, but l underst and it to mean plural
| ity of wives. We teach that marriage can be
performed as religious ceremony, or as
| civil contract. We don't mention plural
marriage, either one way or another. L am
neither authorized nor qualified to teacn
plural marriage. We do not understand
that teaching that plural marriage Is cor
rupting the morals of the pupils, because
we donot teach it. There has never been
any comparison between the laws OF the
| government and the doctrines OF the
church. | believe plural marriage TO be
proper condition, but have given no in
struction upon it. l think young man ed
ucated in the college would believe that a
law which binds his conscience IS unconsl-
tutional but he would not believe that
such law was not binding. would not
advise the breaking of any law, for con
slider a law binding until it is annulled.
| To Dickson-I believe the anti-polygamy
| law is unconstitutional, but that 1t is bind
| ing. Ihave never taught the children that
plural marriage is right, because nave
| not taught it at all. The priesthood GO
not now control in temporal matters. l
have never heard ittaught that plural mar
rage, of itself, will eXalt anyone; believe
celestial MARRIAGES. essential TO eXaltation.
| To LIE Grand Young--A celestial marrl-
age is one consummated between man
and woman that will be Of avail in etern-
ity as well as in this life. This is the rev
elation on celestial marriage. l understand
that polygamy is not obligatory, butts per
missive. / think celestial marriage is OBJ
| ligatory for eXaltation-that is an eternal
union in marriage of Husband and wife The
revelation has been read in school. We
teach that marriage for eternity is neces-
sary. We have never taught that polygamy
| is necessary. We have never taught that
the priesthood control in temporal matters.
We teach that advice in temporal matters
from those who understand them is proper.
and the same as to spiritual matters. /
think there must be 4 king to kingdom.
| think Christ will be king of the kingdom
of God and that there will be no other
ruler. AS to the proportion Of polygamists
in Utah, would say there is not TO exceed
one in thirty among the adult male mem
bers of the chuI CHI.
To Dickson-T think there are less than
two hundred thousand people in the terri
tory. Do not know how many Gentiles
there are.
To Baskin-I said if needed medical ad-
vice l would ask one qualified to give it.
Baskin-Is laying on of hands for the
healing of the sick d doctrine of the church!
The court ruled that this was improper.
To Mr. Young-When Il man is polyg
amist it is usually but short time before
his neighbors know of il. / don't think it
possible to keep it secret long: know the
monogamists have the elective franchise,
and polygamists do not take the oath.
Some people do not take it from conscien-
tious scruplos. A man who does not take
it is usually spotted.
To Die ison-I have never taken anv
steps to prosecute polygamists. con-
slider il my duty to mind my own business.
To the Court know prominent men in
the church who are not polygamlsts. l
do not understand that all the apostles are
polygamists. Brigham Young, John
Taylor, George @. Cannon, J. H. Smith,
C. w. Penrose were dig amists. l un-
derstand that Apostles ii. j. Grant, John
w. Taylor and A. H. Lund are not
polygamists.
Did you never heart that Heber j.
Grant had a second wife, now in England!
DIR. Talmage-I never did.
Court took recess until $50 p. m.
The evening session was held in the fed
efaI courtroom. Inc nrSL WIIleSS cdlIeu
was
JOSEPH SowDAN,
who was placed on the stand by Mr.. Dick
son to testify to the following letter, which
was read to the witness by The attorney:
SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. q, 81.
We, the bishop and council Of the Fourteenth
ward, after due elaboration, render the follow
ing Judgment in the case OF Joseph Sowdan vs..
Charles Williams: The interest now dut,
amounting TO SI7S, is to be paid or the 18th d. y
of April, 1887; 500 Of the principal and s42..
Interest on $3.50 for six months, at 10 per cent.
per annum) to be paid on the oath day Of I'll +,
1887. The remaining $3.50 PRINCIPAL and S2z.5J
Interest on $3.50 for six months, at 10 per cent.
per annuml TO be paid on the oath day Of Jsnu-
airy, 1888.
HARRISON SPERRY,
Bishop.
THOMAS CGRLESS,
GEORGE KNIGHT,
CounSelOrs.