Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-06-24
LEONARD soBY Is DEAD.


Beverly, New jersey, stating that MI.
Leonard soby had Just died at that
place. The writer, who Il soh-in.law
Of the decenfrd, and relative OF Dr.
n. y. Cogswell, the well.known San
Frunolsro millionaire, sayf; al have
searched In vain for papers, which /
know are somewhere about, with a
statement Of his fMr. Soby'sl member.
ship with the La,tor-dAy saints Of
Utah, aud have been aux ious to learn
more Of this Renerous-hearied society.
! know he was also subscriber 10 the
DEsEREr NEWS"
The news Of the aged veterans
death the was born In 1910 lie interest
| ing TO members Of the Church from the
fact that hayng become member Of
the Church more than half century
ago, he has been, for the past seven
year,, the only living witness who
heard read, before the High Council
at Nauvoo, the revelation received
through the Prophet Joseph Smith on
celestial marriage, a. It Is published In
the Doctrine Rud Covenant.
At The High Council meeting re-
fcrfed 10 the revelation was. AZ the
solicitation Of members Of that body
and with the sanction Of the Prophet
and his brother, read by Patriarch
Hyrum Smith. Tho members Of the
High Council were; samuel bent,
William Huntington, Alphcus Cutler,
Thomas Grover LOWS ID. Wilson,
David FulImer Aaron johnson,
Newell knight, Leonard Soby, James
Alfred, Henry q. Sherwood aud
Samuel II. Smith. There were sovo-
raj Others present at tho meeting.
Leonard soby was ono who, at that
time, refused to accept the revelation
a. true.
A few yearaago discussion Of this
sui Jcci arose, In which Elder L.. o.
Litllefield, now Of Logan, took part.
IL was carried on through the yapers,
and in January, 1850, tho Ogden
Herald contained the following regard.
Ing the mauer
Our readers will remember that. In tho
CORE ppudunce which passed between
Elder iltlenold and Joseph Smith " tho
reurgnnizcd church, some time since,
Mr.. smith challenged Elder Lit loinld 10
give he names OF parties who were pres.
ont and heard tho revelation on celestial
marriage read before the High Council at
NWHNHf.s.
Elder LlttlunUld was that " Leonard
sphy. Tho prophet ~ tho rcorgnuiztd
church know whore Mr.. soby resided.
and Instructed % member OF his church
Ia high standing To draw up an affidavit,
Sailing that Mt. Soby was no present al
such meeting, aud mover heard tho rove
lntiou read.
"Tho affidavit wa, drawn up undor
tho Instructions OF Joseph Smith and MIR.
Gurluy, who wis something OF "A LAWYER.
called ON Mr.. Soby a. bis homo IN Bsv.
orly, New Jcrsoy ami requested him To
Sign 20. The affidavit stated that Mr.
Sohy was present At the High Council
meeting referred TO- but did not hear tho
revelation read, Whom Mr.. Gufl8v
requested Mr. Soby to sign tho documoni,
souy objected, saying he wa. present AT
tho meeting, ana dld hear the revelation
read, aud could not sign an affidavit 10
the contrary. This considerably
disconnected as,, his i,nierloculoI ana
up an affidavit setting forth thnt 1 wa.
tloro pnd did hear the revelation road. |
VIII sign u for YOU Mr.. Gurloy, how. |
mony. and retired r,,i'"r cro',1,iia, ISL ~,
WlNori anu mas since apos'a'i1cd from tho |
I's, B"nl1ou ohuI'h'
MH sony lui,o recently, hnd business |
, W. 'lo rlA,o p' Iehhsy wanna, ana while !
moro telA'ea thn occurrence To gouue- |
man iAin,u galhunl Harrison
l.o9i.9tu oopy N ABOUT tho only person
now llNlhk VINO was present ni tho High
NouheN ue9Nhs AZ when tho revelation |
on vptv,t.Ha hatrmga was read His |
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