Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-06

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mon have their nantes enrolled In the
various quorums, aud they are not 20
placed 20 be- ncglcciful 81 their duties,
tat that they should be alive TO nll
OF their obligations. We should sustain
the Sunday schools aud Church schools
and every Institution In the midst Of
Zion.
APOSTLE Abraham 40. Cannon
Addressed the Conference on the 10y.
atty Of the Latt.r-lay Saints TO the
Constitution and institutions Of OUT
government.
II was announced that the commit
tee had entered thr building AMI were
ready h. report. The Conference voted
unanimously 10 hear the committee.
The following were then read by
Hon. John r. Game:
President wllford Woodruff and mem.
bHfa OF the Church Of jesus Christ OF
Ialier.day saints. In Gonoal Com
fufnnca asscmblcdi
i,rolhron aud sisicrs.--Your committee
appointed to formulate an expression
of tho Conference relative Ia certain state.
m0n'H made by the majority Of the Utah
Commission Ia their report TO the socfo'
tary Of the Interior for tue year 1891, bog
leave tu report the accompanying fronm.
hio and Resolutions, and recommend
their adoption by the Conference.
Nory respectfully,
Jo1IS CtAnK,
W. H. nDwE,
CuAs. W. pENnosE,
JotS n. CAiNr,
fHANKLIN =. RiCuAnns.
SAT- LAKE CRY, Oct. q, isgi.
whereas, the Utah Commission, with
one exception. In their report TO tho Soc
rotary OF the Interior for isyl, have made
many uniruthful statements concerning
tho Church Of Jesus Christ OF fA,tor.dny
Saints aud tho attitude u it, members
Ia relation to political affairs, and,
Whereas. said report isan Official docu.
ment and II likely to greatly prejudice
tho people ~ the nation against our
Church and IL members, and II IL there.
fore unwise To allow its erroneous state
nonts 10 pass unnoiicod.
Now, therefore, DO IL resolved by tho
Church ~ Jesus Christ u Iattcr-day
Saints In General Conference assembled,
that wo deny most omphaiically the 49,
seftion of the Commission that the
Church dominates its mombor- la poll,l-
cal matters and that Church and state are
united. Whatever appearance there may
nave sssn la pat times Of union OF
Church and State, because men holding
ecclesiastical authority were elected 10
ciyll Office by popular vote, there II now
no foundation or excuse for the statement
that Church and Stale aru united In Utah
or that tile leaders Of tho Church dictate
tho mombors In political mnltorsi that no
coercion or any influence whatever OF an
cccloslnzlital nature has boon exercised
A. Ia
euce 10 which political party We shall
loin, aud that We have been and are per-
foclly free to unite with any or no pollti-
cal party ~ NO may Individually elect;
that the Peoples Party has been entirely
and finally dissolved and that
our fealty hencci1uh will be TO such
national political party as seems to us
best suited to tho purposes Of republican
government.
Also, DO il resolved that We do no, 10.
lioyo there have been any polygamous
marriages solemnizod among tho i.attor-
day Salntsrlurlng tho period named by
tho Utah COMMISSIONS aud NO doDounco
tho statements which convey tho idea
that such marriages have boon contracted
~ false and misleading, and that we pro-
tost against the pervorslons OF fact aud
principle and intent contained In
The report Of tho Commission, and
declare that tho manifesto Of
President Woodruff forbiddlng future
plural marriages was adopted al
Tho last october Conference m all sln'
corily and good faith, and that We have
every reason To believe that II has been
cafiud out la letter aud In spirit, and all
statements to the contrary are entirely
| destitute OF truth.
Aud be IL further resolved, That we
appeal 10 the press and people uf thl,
| country to accept our united declaration
aud protest, 10 give IL publicity, and /,
| aid In disseminating the truth, that falao
hood may DO rofited and Justice DO don,
TO people continually mallgned and al
most universally miaundouto0d. Ant
may God defend tho right.
A motion WAS made 10 receive AnI
adopt the preamble and resolutions
when gentleman In the audience
asked II "A "gentlle and sinner
might be allowed 10 make few 70.
marks. II was
MIR. CHARLES ELLIS,
who was invited to the stand, when h,
spoke strongly In favor OF the resolu
tons.
ELDER II. ~, ROBERTS.
He read from revelation which on
JOius upon the saints the duty Of gath
ering up the libelous and lying publicT
lions circulated about them, aud givln
them and tholr REGULATIONS publicity
that tho falslilcrS aud the whole natiO
may be LOFT without excuse.
The preamble and resolutions wer
unanimously adopted by raising tn
right hand ami shouting aye.
Hon. John 4. Calno read the folio "
Ing
DECLARATION ~ THE FIRST pRTs
pENCN or TliE CHURCH,
Concerning tho Official report OF III
Utah Commission made 10 the SecrCtlr
Of tho Interior, In which tho
alleg1, During The past year, uolwitl
standing the manifesto, reports hay
boon received By the Commission Of olC l
teen male persons Who, with an Cqu.
number ofiumalos, arc believed to lin,
entered into pOlygamous MARRIAGES,
during tho year, We hav0 TO say, II Is M
torly without foundation In truth. W
repeat In the most solemn manner III
declaration made by President Wlliof
Woodruff NJ our General Conference bel
last October, that there have been "
plural marriages solomnlzed during n
4 period named.