The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1889-11-30
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Mrs. Is. smith, melee ny 9Fr'a&c oil
Joseph smith, was caiiee wthess
for the church. sh' ma one y" III inc
Endowment house. o"t ot no
oath taken 10 aSehse TIC o"~ VI joseph
ana Hiram smith,
George y. Cannon .ns MOT
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lion ana iueh''Iea c'c :'"' ou'
by himself anu Jonh Asy !" i"?'
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ana uir penalty o' "ea'h "''ac"e" 10
violation OF the covenants "1 'eSeai'h:
secrets OF 'hr housr.
IN Ire Time ot bfiHhaih 1p"hs 'he
priesthood MAS supreme airi aouns
controlled the people IN Nil ihin.s' Ihr
church was In opi,ositition To the Gov
eminent. and the feeling, IL tho people
were being al.cna,cd moro and more.
The witness aud sonc others started
u magazine to disseminate more ad-
yanc-d ideas aud were tried before u
council OF priests with George q Can
non ~ prosecutor and excomunica;c,i.
!, was claimed for tho church tia; Il,
wa, the literal kingdom u God. Its
] Jurisdiction extending Ia all things. II,
WAS expected 10 control the whole crs' h
In time, aud then Christ WAS 10 come
AMI tax. charge.
When witness wa, accommodated
lie was doing n business 81 $1,000 or
50 onp "a month. hut after tho trial his
bu,iuesS fell of greatly and kc was
socially o,tfarixcl.
Cross examination failed 10 shake
Iicing recalled Mr.. Lawrence said hc
had heard many sermons preached
which were disloyai. and tho general
tendency of the teachings ii tho Church,
all Tie years lie belonged 10 u Was 10
slaesssss sas fs-ssssss ss-Aase s--tpss ssNsss
The Government lie believes the sIos'
mon people would become loyal u the
leaders would no. teach then diAo!ai
doctrines
Witnesses We're h'sp Called 10 tcsiiIt
as To 'ic demonstration III ~ In honor
OF Tie release OF Daniel Wells. VII"
WAS committed 10 Tie pcniict'iary FOR
refusing Ia answer questions In a rol,.
gain, trial. AMI how many thousand
MoTmons pifaicd streets. trailing the
American nag IN the dust anu hooting
The federal judge. Emerson. Also rs
I" the illuminating 81 The American
ilass IN salt Lake on July !. 1>-'. on
the city hall. tabernacle. county court
house ani the home of The nciicnt oi
the church.
Joseph iIIllr' waf called TO re'u'o
the testimony u' Ward-'l. and said
tia, he had never heard "' the killing
OF Green for Hpn.t,ry before. The
prosecution orctcdsn evidence paper
served on member ui The Mormon
court by the bishop Of his ward. citing
member To APPEAR IN The bishops
court and be tried for obtaining Judge
mcnt In n Federal court agains, u fellow
Mormon. This WAS Introduced 10 dem
ons,a,c the truth of the chars. that the
church dictates and controls the TEN.
pprll rs well ne the spiti,ull Affairs