Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-31
THAT CHURCH NATTER.
A Petition Filled on Behalf Of the
Brigham Young University,
WIN EXAAlNEn LOufBORRow.
A Suggestion ~ 10 How Funds In the
Receivers Hands May b.
Appropriated.

hNNA VIZ lhN'Ns
The following petition was filed In
The Office ~ Examiner In Chan
Gerry Loufborrow, this morning, by
Attorney Richard W. Young:
In the Supreme Court, Utah Terri.
tory, Salt Lake county. before Hon.
&. r. Loufbofrow, Master Ia Chaucery.
The United State. plaintin, Va. rhe
Late Corporation o. the Church Of
JvusChrlst Of Lattor.day Saints, 81 al,
defendants.
10 the Hon. q. r. L1ufborrow, Master
In Chanccry;
The petition Of willard Young, the
president Of Young University, re-.
spoctiully shove;
That Young Universally IL an lnstitu.
ton Of learning founded aud partially
endowed by the heirs aud devisres Of
the late Brigham Young, by n deed OF
trust, OF Witch the deed hereto ut.
tnched, marked exhibit A." i a
copy.
That the land thereby conveyed Is OF
the Approximate value Of $50. 0JO, aud u
situated on Flint, Second add a streets
Of salt Lake CITY.
The builliuy committee u the board
oftruslces Of Young University have
decided 10 have tue plans " the build.
ings drawn ny Mr.. Bruce Prlcc Of
New York. QUE of Tho foremost nrchi.
tecis ~ the world. The building. will
suffnun1 and enclose the Univer.ity
grounds, and u IL cstimt.ei will cost
when completed upwards One million
doilars.
The institution will receive it, fur
Their oniuwment almost exclusively
from mctnUers " tue Norm 10 Church
through gifts aud lsgacIcs. Sums
amounting Ia the aggregate 10 ono
hundred AMI hhy thousand dollars
have already been promised II
by responsible ami sufficient per.
sous, members OF the Mormon
Church; while certain prospect Of
further and substantial gifts and
lrgacies from mcmhers n That Church
Il found In the fact HAT the Univrrsity
IL designed and ON daily accepted by
tho "Geneml Board " T. iucstion "
the Church " Jesus Christ ~ Latter.
day Saint."a-, and D. generally UNDER
stood 10 be, the chief educ ,tional In.
stltution among the LaitUr-day 1aiuts.
Mr.. willard Young hai recently 70.
signed his position sg captain Ia the
engineer corps of the United States
army 10 accept the presidency Of the
University, aud Is NOW dev1ting his
time 10 tue preliminary work nrcus'
safy 10 ~ establishment. Great Inter.
ct In the success Of the Institution l.
manifested by tho entire "Morm'u"
people, 20 far M they have become 80.
quainied with a. aims aud ohjrois
Fiat the University will bB become a
great aud usriul factor Ia the ciucA.
tional development of the children Of
the lIatter.day Saints may be regarded
~ certainty.
IL will be observed from the accom-.
pauying deed Of trnst that among
the chiefnims AMI objects Of the iu-ti.
tuition Is that Of making ot u. student,
and graduates worthy citizens aud
true followers n Jesus Chris, by fitting
them for some usgful pursuit., by
Strengthening IN their minds n pure
attachment Ia the Constitution Of tho
Uullcd States and 10 our republican
Institutions, aud that the decd ox.
prc--ly provides that no unlawful doc.
Urine shall ho taught or iuculoatcd.
Your petitioner asks that your honor
may report and suggest 10 the supreme
Court Of this Territory that the per.
s0nal property of the late corporation
" the Church OF Jesus Christ Of Lat.
ter-day Saints, now IN the hands OF
the Receiver bc set aside for the pur.
pose Of establishing and maintaining
u department Ot law In said Young
University. IL T. respectfully sug-
gosttd that properly 10 the
value Of not lees than fifty
thousand dollars be devoted 10 the
endowment VI each OF two or three
professorshlps, aud that property 10 the
value " not lees than One hundred