Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-05-23

Taylor, trustee in trast, or order, two
years after date, and calling for
sI656.e5, with 6 per cent interest
from date, signed by lie Grand
Young; one promissory note dated
March >, 1857, payable 70 the order
Of John Taylor, trustee in trust, two
I years from date, calling for S4s33 IS,
with interest at 6 per cent from date,
signed JAMES Jack; one promiss5ry
I note, 5000, with s per cent interest,
( signed II. 3. Clawson; Soils sheer;
s2S7, 665.I5 money, proceeds ofsaIes
Of miscellaneous property. Since
said personal property came into the
/ POSSESSION Of the Receiver heretofore
appointed in this cause he has col
ieciei q rent from the said real
! estate, S2S50; as dividends on said
! gas stock, $500; as interest ON said
Z money. S2283.6O."
I Ii sh0uld he understood that tine
I decree Of the Supreme court Of Utah,
which has been affirmed by the
Supreme Court OF the United States,
forteits and escheats to the United
States al the personal property
above mentioned, but does not 90
order in regard 10 the realty. The
disposition OF these parcels Of real
eztate viii have to be s-veraHy az
Indicated. This involves more lit
cation and further expense. The
end Is not yet. Until the full text
81 the decision Of the highest legal
tribunal Is received, the c0urse need
fll 10 be pursued cannot be deter
mined.
However, our readers can now |
see what property, real AMI per-
-uual, is claimed to be for. cited by.
virtue Of tho EdmunIs-T Tucker
oct, ami thus correct any mistakes
that may have been made in that
connection. Exaggerated ideas con-
corning this matter have Prevailed,
the facts are as We have related.
The Church OF Jesus Christ OF
Lailer-day Saints is no; affected by
this decision, ami viii not be If
robbed Of all the realty mentioned
herein, any more thanan individual
would De il 80 deprived Of his prop
erty. The dlsincorporation Of the
Church does not signify its disorgau-
izatiOu, - some persons seem TO
imagine. No eiict Of man can
iisorgauize the Church. That
has not Jcon attempted.
The CAUeh was incorporated
by act Of The Legislature simply to
enable it TO transact business under
.heslaws. It's GisiBcOrpoEation 10y
legislative power. whether right or
wrong. does not affect it, existence
= n religious body. That existence
Is recognized. even by the courts
which declare IFS disinccTp0ration. !
rs ecclesiastical powers are and viii
.emlin uuiunpairci.
It has been Supposed that its
treugIh was in its property aud
therefore an attack vas made upcn
/ to despoil and weaken it. III
ripped Of every dollars worth OF
ualty and personality it would still
Re the Church Of Jesus Christ, em- :
Jiyiug the power Of God unto sal
alton 10 all Who receive and obey
IS teachings and ordinances, COM
lit.ei % i by Almighty God ,
srough His Only Begoltun Son ..
ID administered ~ the Holy
.r.estho0j.
II any effect Is produced upon It {,
y acts OF injustice and wrong. u
neither on The part or individuals (
r nations, It viii lie simply 10 purge I
ri the unlaiLhfIl ami false, ami :
rgngJlen tie convictions and =
ae. en- the devotion Of the faithful v
80 true. All That = done against u
viii turn out 70 he fo- i. and if I
IS wealthy in material things, it
III become richer in spiritua! 7,
linE-, ami thus the well-yprings Il
its abiding ant actual power
III he enlarged and increased.
We clTe very little for the p
mount Of property involved in this n
eat wrong perpetratei upon an 10
louarIox Church, hut We DO re- -,
mi with great concern the viola D:
- Of simple Justice. property "
shts and constitutional guarantees
lich has been sanctioned by the :,
.t!onai judiciary, because it is a W
i-e step which must lead to more, Z
"a We know that As sure as God "
rs such acts olnuot DC done and ~,
5ape Ills righteous retributioD. an