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

ported by the organ OF the Church.
president George q. Cannon said |
President Woodruff, ~ doubtless the; |
members 81 the Conference ate aware. |
has felt himself called upon 10 issue a
manifaitn concerning certain things con-
nocted with our affairs In this Territory, |
aud he il dcsiruus to have this submitted |
to this Conference, to have their views Or \
their expressions concefning 10, ~ = |
bishop whitney will read this document |
now in your hearing
After tho reading President Lorenzo
Snow offered the following.
81 move that recognizing Wilord |
Woodruff AZ the President OF the Church
OF Jesus Christ Of Latior.day Saints, aud
the only man on the earth AZ the present.
time who hold. the keys NJ the sealing
ordinances, We consider him fully
authorized by virtue oi his position TO
issue the M anlfes,o which has been read
IN our hearing and which !. dated Sop
tembnr 9ith, isp1, aud that rs Church I'm
General Conference assembled. we accept
his declaration concerning plural mar
ringcs a. authoritative aud binding"
The vote to sustain the foregoing mo-
ton was unanimous
ftis interesting 10 note the reasons
given by those In authority for this
declaration. II IL also interesting to
note that tue reasons were not given
until the declaration had been sustain.
ed by the unanimous vote o. the Con-
ference.
PRECEDENT Of the Council George q.
Cannon said.
"on tho 10Th OF January, i.ii, the Lord
rave His servant, Joseph smith, arcvola-
lion. the forty-ninth paragraph Of which
1 Will readi
'Norily. verify, l say unto YOU. that
when give commandment 10 any VI
the sons OF msn, to do work unto My
nsmo aud those sons ~ mon go with All
their might, and with all they have 10
perform that work, and cease not thoir
diligence, aud their enemies come upon
thonn. aud hinder them from performing
that work, behold II hohOovoth Me 10 re-
uulra that work no more NJ tho hands of
/ those sons II men, but To ncccp, Of thcif
offerings"
"Tho Lord says olhor things connected
/ with this, which do not think it nOccs.
rary a. read, hut tho whole revelation u
| profitable. aud can be read 10y those who
"it Il on this basis President Woodruff
has folt himself ju-tinod iu issuing this
manifesto.
$50 iaras I am concerned, can say
! that u the mon Va this Church who have
/ oudcivorci 10 malnaiu thiS principle uf
/ plural marriage, / am one. In public
| aud la priyntn have nyoErl my belief
Init I have defended 10 ovgywhoro aud
l under nii circumstance, aud when o was
| necessary said that I considered tho com-
mand was binding aud imperative upon
/ ne.
"But % change has iakou place. Wo
have, In tho nr,t plncc, ondc,yorui 10 shnw
that the law which affected This feature "
/ our religion was institutional We
believed Tor years that the law OF July !,
/ 1859, wns M direct conflict With the first
amendment 10 the Constitution. which
| saws that Congress shall make no law
! respecting IN establishment uf religion or
| prohibiting tho FREQ exercise thereof"
We rested upon that. aud Tor years con.
tiuuei tho practice Of plural marriage,
believing the law against i 10 bo M I'M
| constitutional one, and that We had the
right, under the Constitution. 10 carry out
this principle practically In our livcs,'
President Of the Church MILFORD
Woodruff saiu:
"Thc Lord has required at our hands
many things which We have not done,
many things which we were prevented
iiom doing. Tho Lord required "a, u
build o. Tomplc In Jackson county, We
wefo prevented by violence from doing
H. lie required us tn build Temple Ia
lar West which va have not boon able
~ do. 4 great many thing. have boon
required of rs, and we have not boon
able TO dn them b-'ause Of those that sur.
rounded ~ In tho world This people arr
IN the hands at God. This work il Ia
the hands Of God, and lie viii take care
oft.
onon think OF what Lorenzo DowsaId
with regard tn the doctrine OF election
said he. "ii Is like this: You can, aud
you can't: you Will, and you won't, YOU
shall aud you shan'ii you'll be- damned u
you do, aud you'll be- damned II YOU
don't" fnai u about the condition We ~
Iatier.dIy Saints are In. n wO were "a
undertake Ia please the world, anl thai
was our object, We might ~ VOL give ~
the zhipi W. NIGH have given IL up IN
the beginning. Bnt tue Lord has called
~ Ia labor m the vineyards aud When
our nation passes laws, a. they have done
IN regard IA this principle which W. hay,
presented 20 the Conference, Il IL not wis
dom for US 10 MAKE war upon slxty-hve
millions OF people. II N not wisdom iul
= NJ 10 go forth aud carry out this prlncipl,
against the laws oi tue nation aud ro
coiyu tho cnnso luoncu.. That l. In tho
hands Of God, aud lio will govern nnt
. control H. The Church ~ Christ " hero
these revelations Of God that are cnntainct
: In these holy records In which tho who'll
| Christian world profess TO believe. Tho
Bible could never have been fulfilled ha.
. IL not boon for the raising up Of a prophe
In the last days, Tie ruyclatiOns OF ~
John could never have been fulfilled /
tho angel OF God had not iiown through
tho midst Of heaven, having tho ever
lasting gospel IN preach 10 thom thai
dwell on tho earth, aud TO every nation
aud kindred, and tongue, and people
= saying with loud yolcoi Fear 6Ol, nnt
, | give glory To Him, for the hour Of M
q Judgment 1. come Was that angel golnl
r to visit New York, Philadelphia, Boston
q aud tho world, and call The people 10
D gathor and preach 90 them3 Not At Nil
r hut tho Lord raised upn proph0.. III,
r. angel of God delivered that gospel 10 thu
o prophet. That prophet organized
= church, and all thai lie has promised IL
J, this code of revelations tho Bool, OF Doc
trino and Covenants, has boon fnlhlle
as East ~ time would adult. That whicl
! Is not yet fulfilled will be.h
Such Is the authoritative position q
, tho Mormon Church. Briefly sum
b. married. II may bc read In this way.
r The revelations Of God given /
1 Joseph Smith, including that Ol
= plural marriage, are binding upon tn
. people, unless "their enemies com
upon them and hinder them from per
, forming that work"
) They performed their "work" In G.