Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-12-18

| of the Bullion Beck ana the CHAMPION
, Mining company, and that have received
all the dividends declared aad paid by said
company on the said 1865 10 3rd shares
as shown by the books of the company,
less one fourth or IS per cent, on all div
idends declared and paid, by said
company since Sept. 1. 1888; the said IS
per cent having been paid as am in
forned,t to the Bullion-Beck and Califor-
MIA Mining company.
This receipt is intended and shall OPP
crate as in full of all demands and
claims by myself, heirs and assigns
against President George @. Cannon on
account of said 1903 1868 shares of
stock. when the same shall have been
transferred on surrender to the secre-
taro of the company of the proper stock
certificate upon which said tranafer may
be made; and it is in full for the. divi-
dends thereon, as specified therein.
Moses THATCHER.
Salt Lake City, Utah, Sept. "a, 1860.
These shares, for which had paid,
represented a value TO me at that time
exceeding $2s,oooo-an amount I did
not feel able and willing to lose. My
anxiety about it was natural, If not par
donable. And now let me call your
attention to another astonishing asser-
ton in your open letter of! information
to the young men. You say;
ain 1885 he proclaimed in public dis
courses ideas and predictions not en-
dorsed by his brethren. AT Lewiston,
Cache comfy, notes were taken of his
utterances and published on fyleaf
He was subsequently written to by Pres
ident Taylor, and his answer is on file.
While he claimed he had not been &C.
curately reported. he gave his own Ian
guage, under his own hand, to the effect
of predictions of events to occur within
five years, which have failed of fulfill
ment and which are founded on erro-
neous interpretations of Scriptures. He
rote for publication a sort of retrac-
ton, which really took nothing back,
but merely charged partial errors in the
report of his extravagant remarks"
Not one word uttered by me at Lewis
ton on the occasion referred to partook
of the nature of a prophecy as coming
from me; nor did 1 predict anything
whatever. l stated my belief upon
numerous topics, but predicted nothing.
quoted somewhat extensively from the
books of revelation held by us as ortho-
lox, and also from the history of the
Prophet Joseph Smith l was not and
Gould not be held responsible for long
hand reports of what said, nor for type.
written or printed slips said to have
,een multiplied and circulated among
he people. Besides it is well understood
" the Saints that the sermons, even of
postles, are not regarded as doctrine
Nevertheless. have constantly endeav-
red to avoid teaching anything errone-
us or out of harmony with the revala-
ions of the Lord.
While in Mexico n 1886, was WRIT
IN to by President Taylor and Cannon
lilo AidliCi1 III AORiJ
.ated, in substance, what I had said in
,ewiston. OF course I could not re-
lember the exact words had used, but
closed my letter as follows:
''If in your view, there is anything in
lese remarks erroneous, contrary to re-
orded revelation and history, or con-
airy to the spirit of inspiration and rev.
alton in you, or, if their utterance by
lie was premature or imprudent, do me
lie kindness at your earliest con-
enience to point the same out,
Id suggest the means best calcu-
ted in your judgment to correct the
me, should the enclosed notice
which, if you think best, can be sent to
lie News for publication be consid-
ed insufficient to stop the multiplied
on and circulation among the Saints of
roneous reports OF my remarks as
eretofore mentioned"
The "notice" was apparently satisfac.
ry, as it was published in the Des-
ct Weekly News of December ], 1886.
follows:
Any printed or written document cir
lated, or that may becirculated among
e Saints of God as a report of any SER
on, or part of sermon, sermons or
rts of sermons. or of any private or
bile remarks said to have been made
me, are unauthorized unless person.
y revised by me, or written over my
mature. And the making and circu
ing of any such unorthorized report Is
thout my sanction and without my
nsent. MOSES THATCHER.
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