Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-11-12

constitutional by tho court OF last ro-
sort, | hereby declare my intention
20 submit to those laws and 10 uso my in-
iluonco with the members of the church
over which | preside to have them do
likewise. Aud I now publicly
declare that nv advice TO tho Lalter-day
Saints IL to refrain from contracting any
marriage forbidden by tho law u tho
land.
Aud tho resolution adopted by The gon-
eral conference Of tho church on motion
OF Lorenzo Snow H.: ~ move that rocog-
MIXING WiliOrd Woodruff as tho President
OF tho Church OF Jesus Christ OF Latter
day Saints, and the only man ON earth at
the present timo who holds tho keys OF
the sealing ordinances, w0 consider him
fully authorized by virtue OF his posi-
ton to issue tho manifesto which has
boon read In our hearing, and which /.
dated September %, 1890; and THAT rs u
chHrch ~ general conference assembled, zee
accept his declaration cOHcCrHiug plural
mdTingc as authoritative did bMdW0.'
II appears from tho evidence reported
by the Master that MILFORD WOodruh,tho
president OF tho church, testified thst his
object Ia issuing the manifesto was "to
announce TO the world that the plural
marriage had been forbidden by the
church and that II could not DO pracliced
thereafter; that II was presented to tho
quorum OF the twelve apostles and nc
copied by them; that II WAS afterwards
presented to tho officers and members OF
tho church assembled nj their sixteenth
semi-annual conference on October 9TH,
$500; that tho conference received
aud adopted II by u unanimous vote; that
thore WAS present about ton thousand
officers and members; the representation
was fair ono from tho whole
Territory, and other places"
The witness further testified in substance
that he has never heard OF any opposi-
ton to II or dissent from II by any nom
ber OF tho Church; that to tho boat OF his
knowledge tho members of tho Church
willingly accepted and adopted Il. that IL
would be contrary to tho law OF tho
Church for any member OF II to enter in
To or contract "A plural marriage. that any
person entering into plural niarriago aitOr
that date would DO liable TO oxcommunl-
cation from the Church, that there has
not been any polygamous or plural mar
rlage entered Into or contracted by any
member OF tho Church 10 hia knowledge
since tho date Of tho manifesto; THAI no
has not since that dato assentod 10 tho
practice Of polygamy In any way or man
ner and that no docs not know OF any
other officer of the Church that has; that
no does not hare dng hope or expectation
mat The practice Of p0iVgdHiy ir,H crer De
re'tNnbiiShcd 10 the yaiUrci that all tho
revelations that tho Church has were ac-
copied by vote; that no believes In tho
principle OF polygamy and presumes that
the members of the Church do; that u
principle may be believed In rs n true
ono aud still not be practicedj that fall
uro OF any member 10 follow the mani
fosto would become subject Of Church
discipline; that tho intention Of tho
manifesto was To require obedience
10 all tho laws that no issued
tho manifesto by inspiration aud
that he believed II was his duty TO do 80
that tho manifesto and tho resolution ~
tho law OF the Church, tho law OF God to
us. We arc required TO abandon that
doctrine or tenet Of our IHlth In our prao-
tlcos. He was asked q. President
Woodruff, do you believe that tho pin.
ciplo OF plural marriage was revealed to
tho Church through Joseph Smith from
| tho Almighty A. | do. q. Do you be-
llevod that the Almighty has revealed to
| tho Church, through you, that 1t IN dis.
continued and abandoned? A. | do.
| q. You believe thatY A. Ho., SIR Tho
| witnoss further answered. my View ia
that inspiration is revelation"
The witness further testified in sub.
stance that the manifesto also prohibited
| the practice OF unlawful rehabilitation.
| uthor witnesses holding high official
| positions In the Church corruborated tho
the testimony OF its President, and there
10 no evidence before US tending to prove