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

NfAhi ui ZION
In tho matter II Fellowship II Joseph u.
Jone, Of Provo City, Fourth ward:-
Citation.
Tho High Council Of tho Utah stake Of
Zion sond OrooiinW
To Joseph u. Jones. Eaq.-You are
hereby cited ~ be- aud appear before said
Council NJ the Council Room In the stake
House, Provo city, Utah Territory, ON
Friday. tho End day Of November, a. u.
1874. nj O'Clock y. m. OF that dav. thon
and thore TO show cause, " any Won have,
why the decision Of the Bishops Court ~
Provo Fourth ward, dated March ~.
isss, Withdrawing the hanl.uf fellow.
shlu from you, should not be sustained,
and that you be- accommodated from
the Church ~ Jesus Christ OF Latior.day
Saints.
characterization q. smoo,, President
Of tho nigh Council OF the Utah
Stake Of Zion, this 5lsi day Of 90
t0bor. 1855.
tslgnodi JAMES ". BrAs. clerk.
pHovo CRY, Utah. jan. Q, iso0.
~ meeting ~ tho High Council nj
tho Utah stake OF Zion, hold an thoabnve
date, "On motion of Charles II. 0lazior
tho rules were suspended aud Ioanph ~,
Jones 81 the Fourth ward, Provo t'l,v, Of
this stake. DO aud IL hereby oxcom-
municiicd from tho Church N Jesus
Christ Of fattcr.day Saints for aposiacy."
(signcd( VI. HALLIDAY,
Clofk High Council.
at will be noted that sir. JONES was
accused ofJolnings league whose views
worU opposed 10 those u the church on
the principle Of celestial marriage anu
LEGAL sclfgovefnmcnt."
Witn,ss also the report madu 10 the
Commission by two reputable gentle
men, of so-called sermons delivered In
the Tabernacle ut Provo ON Sunday,
October 10, 1899, shortly prior 10 the
election VI delegates 10 Congress.
Glider Bflmhall occupied the pulpit,
aud dwclt ON his omission 10 Arizona.
lie advocated tho discoutinuancc Of
politics In religious meetings, n. he
considered II uuwisc 10 have too much
10 say ON that subject regarding &c.
llglon."
"rhe next speaker was Bishop
5moot, who said that brother Brimhall
hal almost fprcstalled his political ser
mon, and that lac thought u was the
duty of every eligible voter TO prepare
himself for the coming contest, TO send
friend OF Utah ani IT, people, and
not an nv0wrd enemy known as the
cditDr0f the Ifi5uic, who had vllllilc1
the SPEAKER and his people tim, aud
time again for the last ten years, aud
that some Of tho Saints had neglected
TO qualify themselves as vOlefa. That
as tho president was debarred from
casting hts vote In tho coming contest
on account Of the Eimunds law, no
was DESTROYS that all Of his people
would lie nj tho polls on the ith Of
November next, and prevent u. &.
Goodwin. UtAh's creates; euemy, from
going 10 Congress ~. delegate for
Utah; that the speaker could not ON.
dOpe tho nominee and, no would ask
one and all Of the Lalter.day Saints
again 90 attend 10 their duties on elrc.
tion day at the polls In tie name Of
the God Of Israel. lie exhortod the
people 10 stand faithful ~ the great
cause, and that this little tremor would
soon pas. by about the manifesto, aud
Zion would prosper In the near iu-
ture.n
II this new departure should do away
with this order Of Affairs, Il will doubt.
les. do mora to educate tho people and
prepare them for the future duties Of
citizenship than 10 retain the practice,
while denying its existence, precisely
polygamy for years while denying
that the practice existed.
The Commission IL glad to record
the steps already taken On tho road 10 n
better civilization, will aid with all It's
power In forwarding the good work,
but cannot recommend the withdrawal
At this time Of any portion Of the safe
guards thrown around this people by
the law'making power OF tho govern
ment
Utah IN exhibiting a grand develop
mcnt. Its mineral output Il helping 10
enrich tho world, while its agricultural
productions, measured by It's iTrlgable
area, are marvellous. Its great business
centerr are Increasing rapidly In popu-
lAtion, n young, virtuous and vigorous
puople, imbued with, aud nurturcd Ia
all that pertains 10 true Americanism,
In cfOwding upon aud Communicating
the element, which, la all its history,
has boon drag upOn the body polite,
and y blight upon all that cam. within
lts influence, aud II compelling the
adoption OF Its views, habits aud
policy.
This applies rs yet mainly 10 the
| ccntcrt Of business, Salt Lake, Ogden,
Park CITY aud the mining towns scat.
tered hero and there, for the Territory
al large has today n voting population
Of seciarlan dcv0tcs who ouluumh, I
the nnti-Nlormon voting population
In the ratio OF at least three
10 one. In the light OF history no ont
can doubt the power Of the church To
control THIS vote as solid force for the
furihufnuce VI iis own ends, whenever
Il should elect 10 10 do.
IL would seem that the American
people eau well afford 10 continue a
| policy which has produced such results,
and await the full fruitlon Of their
| hopes while yet guiding aud control
Hing with their own hands the move.
ment which promises still better re-
suits In the future.
This Commission cannot recommend
that the protecting and fostering hand
81 the government be Withdrawn, aud
Is most emphatic In expressing its
opinion that II would not at this time
lie safe 70 enirust 10 this people tho
responsibilities aud duties OF Statehood
rs they 10 much desire. Net only
would such q step be mistake which
would rehrd Unh's progress, but tho
mistake might be productive VI the
dirost results 10 the people Of Utah and
10 the nation, aud would be- without
remedy, except tho remedy which Is
Away 10 be doplored, most OF all by II
people not yet fully recovered ifom lhu
effects OF lnterneolae war.
(5igned) q. l.. GODFREy, Chair.
ALVIN SAUNDERS,
a. II. WILLIAMS,
H. 5. RoBERIsoN.
Appendix a, circular, May, 1901.