Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-19

hoIt tuau ven tnuur9uu letruh-f hiA W
whom were members Of said Church,
and who were assem- bled In conference
from all parts Of said Territory anu
else where.
That when SAID communication was
submitted to salt conference, ~ niofc'
said, theAHame was endorsed and APP
proved by all the officers and memler,
u said Church, there present. and that
from thence II has been aud II now
land u Il the true intent Of tho officers
aud members Of said Church that u
shall TEL the recognized law OF said
Church.
That II wa. the intention Of the said
President or head OF said Church by
said communication 30 made TO pre-.
vent In the future, bigamous, poly
gamOus Or plural marriages, by mem.
hers " said Church, and that i WIS also
the Intention Of said chief ecCloeiastical
officers Of said Church and of the
members thereof, who were present ut
said Glst Somi.annual Conference OF
said Church, when they endorsed the
recommendation aud manifesto issued
by the said PRECEDENT OF said Church,
that bignmous, polygamous or plural
Marriage should not exist within the
p1le Of the Mormon Church, ~ wiz
the Church Of Jesus Christ " Latter
day Saints, OF be pfacticcd by It's
members OF sOlCmnikcd by IT. minis
ter.
That there has not been since the
date lat Aforesaid, to the knowledge ~
these defendants, or any one of them,
auy higamuus, pOlygamOus ur plural
marriage contracted or entered Into
between any Of the mcmbors OF said
Church.
That at no time since the date last
aforesaid has the President or head Of
such Church, or nny Ut the oilicrrs or
members thereof 10 tho knowledge u
these defendants, Or any " them or by
or with the consent Of any N them In
any manner ADVISED encouraged or
assvnicd TO the practice ~ bignmy,
pOlygHmy OF plural marriages by any OF
the membVn " r1id Church.
That the officers anu members oi said
Church have been fully advised by the
President Or head thereof aud thOs, Ia
authority therein. tiat In the future,
any bigamous, polysamou4 or plural
marriages entered into 10y any OF the
members VI the said Church would Ice
disnpprovod by the Church, AMI those
In authority therein, aud the pcfrons ~
violating the law Oi the Church, 10y
entering Into such u marriage, would
Ice subject 10 accommodation from
said Church.
That u the moneys and other prop
ctiy No contributed or donated 10 taii
| Church by the mCmhcfs thereof, ~
heretofore stated, the said Church,
under the direction u the Firt Presi.
dcucy thereof, has been accustomed to
spend annually prior 20 March 3rd,
1857, aud until the snmu was taken
/ possession Of by the receiver IN this
action, u very large amount, to.wit;
more than MY thousand dollars, In
/ relieving nnd assisting poor or dis.
trcsscd mcmbcrs u said Church and
/ their families.
Defendants further represent and
show to the court aud TO the said mas.
| ter IN chnnccry, that said Church or
bOdy Of religious worshipTufs, will be-
required In all the years 10 come, 10
expcnd tot the relief Or assistance "
| sick, poor or distressed members of
said Church, annually, n sum latgel y
In excess ~ the Income that
/ can he derived from any investment
that may Ice made of all the moneys
anu other personal property mentioned
| In said decree, which are Of the total
value u about 100000.
Aud that " the moneys and other
| Property 10 contributed or donated 10
said Church by the membcf- thereof,
~ heteinbefofc stated, tho said Church,
under the direction Of the First
/ Presidency thereof, has been uccustom.
ed 1, spend annually, prior 10 March
/ 3ul, 1857, and until the snmo was taken
pO-scHsi1n Of by the receiver IN this
action, very large sum In the build.
Ing, repair and maintenance " places
of worship for the members 81 said
Church, exclusive OF the amounts .N-
pended la the building aud main.
tenance u the temples Of said Church,
70 VIII more than ilituen thousand
/ d0llnt..
Aud these defendants further repre-.
sent aud show TO the court and 10 the
said Master In Chancery that the said
Church or body Of religious wor.
shippers will be required, In the future,
/ 10 eNpend In tho building, maintenance
anu repair oi convenient and necessary
places VI worship for tho members Of
said Church more than twenty-five
thousand dollars annually, apart from
what may be- required for thu building
or maintenance Of the temples Of said
/ Church.
These defendants further Rll,ge, that
none OF thu purposes for which said
personal property and moneys were
donated, or for which the same were
Intended 10 be used, or for which the
same will be used In the future II left
under the control of said Church, are
against public policy, contrary Ia good
morals or opposed 10 the letter or spirit
Of the Constitution OF laws OF the
United States.
And these defendants, on behalf OF
themselves and all other members Of
said Church, or body OF religious wor.
shippers, beg leave 10 suggest 10 this
honorable court aud 10 the said master,
that II would be mRnifcstly inequitable
aud contrary 10 the dictates OF plain
and simple Justice, to wTcst the MONEY!
aud other personal property mentioned
/ In tho said decree from the hands OF
those who earned aud contributed the
same 10 said Church As aforesaid, and
| u divert II from the lawful and bsus,
| fetal, charitable aud religion. uses
aud purposes for which Il wns origl,
nally contributed, aud TO which II has
been heretofore applied, to permit OF
require II 10 he applied 10 the benefit VI
advantage Of those for whom II was
never designed aud for wh0to benefit
or advantage II never would have
been contributed or donated, e..
peclally when the way Is plain aud
direct by which II can be- applied To
legal, Legitimate and praisoworthy uses.
and which uses WILDE Ia c0nsOnanrc
with the manifest design and purpose
Of those who contributed the fund,