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The CHURCH CASE.
Master 10 ChanOsTy LOOlbOuTOW Files
Ills Report.
HIS REORGANIZATION Is


In the supreme Court Of Utah Terri,
tory, The Uulted States OF America
va. The Into Corporation Of the
Church Of Jesus Christ OF Latter-day
Saints 1t nj.
To the Honorable the Supreme Court:
The undersigned having been duly
appointed and commissioned by thi.
honorable court on the lst day II July,
1891, ~ It's Master Ia Chancery, to de-
wise aud report scheme for the hppli-
cation Of the personal property fund
mentioned IN the final decree Of this
court entered IN this cause on the Sth
day of October, 1883, submits the fol-
lowing report:
proceeded, beginning ON the 10Th
day Of October, 1891, 10 hoar not only
the parties 10 the record In this cause,
but all others who appeared, TO present
such schemes as they aud each OF them
chose o. present for tho application Of
the said fund. The several schemes NO
presented, together with the evidence
Ia full In support Of each, accompany
this report
Fint-The defendants wilfordWood.
run, Lorenzo Snow, Franklin ID. Rich
ards, Brigham Young, Moses Thatcher,
Francis NJ. Lyman, John Henry
smith, George Teasdaie, Heller j.
Grant, John W. Taylor, William u.
Preston, Robert r. Burton, John r.
Winder, Francis Armstrong, Jesse w.
Fox and Theodore Mexican, on behalf
Of themselves aud all other members
Of tho voluntary feligioua assoca.
tlun known a. the Church Of
Jesus Christ Of Latler-day saints,
representated by their attorneys, f. \.
Richards, lie Grand Young aud w.
Dickson, have presented scheme,
which involves the vesting OF all Of
said fund la the First Presidency OF
said Church In trust 10 invest the same
and apply the proceeds thereof to the
relief Of the poor Of said Church, gc-
c0rding to the Judgment aud discretion
OF said First Presidency, and 10 the
building and maintenance and repair
OF places Of worship for the members
Of said Church.
Itis alleged amongst other thugs In
their said application, that ever since
the organization Of said Church the
members thereof were accustomed 10
make, and from time TO time did make
voluntary contributions TO the fund OF
said Church. That the fund now TO be
applied by the court was made up Of
such contributions made by the mem
beers OF said Church exclusively, prior
TO March Q, 1857.
That ever since the organization OF
said Church, and down to the time
when said fund was taken possession
of by the receiver herein, the said fund
a. 4. sam2sNr.Il..I s.I al
bur.ed hy and under the direction Of
the First Presidency Of said Church,
aud was devoted and applied solely 10
the religious aud charitable uses la
which the sa,dChurch aud the meMbeTs
thereof were Interested. That much
the larger part Of said fund had, prior
TO March 3, 1857, been devoted TO the
building OF Temples, meeting houses
and other places u worship for the
members Of said Church, and 10 the
relief Of tho POOR and distressed mem.
beers OF said Church, their familits,nnd
to the widows and orphans OF such
members who were In needy and dis.
tresssd circumstance.
These allegations are In the main
supported by the evidence adduced be-
lOrr me.
II ~ apparent from tne foregoing
statement, that the scheme proposed by
these defendants Involves the placing
OF the fund In the identical same
hands, anu to be devoted 10 some OF
the identical same uses, 10 which n
was being applied at and before the
dissolution Of the corporation, aud at
and before the time when the decree
In this cause was entered.
rhe decree In this case,in IT. ilndiugh
Of fact, recites among other things
"that any dedication or setting aside
OF any OF the per70nal property here
iuheiOfe set out rs having belonged to
the late corporation, 10 the uses and
purposes Oi,or in trust Tor the members
Of the late corporation Of the Church
Of Jcsus Christ Of Lstter'day Saints or
any OF them would practically and In
effect be- dedication ami setting aside
Of said personal property 10 the uses
anu Tor the purposes OF anu ir trust Tor
the unincorporaled religious sect
known M the Church Of Jesus Christ
Of Lalter.day Saints"