The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-12-18


whatever. stated my belief upon
numerou topics. tut predicted nothing
/ quoted somewhat extensively from the
books Of revelation held by COS ls orfh1.
doV. and also from 'he history of the
I Prophet Joseph Smith. was NOT and
could not be held responsible for long.
hand reports Of what said. nor Tor type
written or printed slips said to have
been multiplied and circulated among
the people. Besides g Is well understood
by the Saints that the sermons, even OF
apostles, are not regarded as doctrine
Nevertheless. have constantly endeav.
ored to avoid teaching anything errone.
Gus or out OF harmony with the revala-
lions Of the Lord
While In Mexico, in 1886. I was WRIT.
ten to by President Taylor and Cannon
regarding this matter. and In reply I
stated, In substance, what had said in
Lewiston. OF course could not re-.
member the exact words had used. but
! closed my letter as follows.
"lf In your view, there Is anything In
these remarks erroneous. contrary to re-.
corded revelation and history. or con.
trary TO the spirit OF inspiration and rev.
elatlon In YOU, or, n their utterance bv
me was premature or imprudent. do me
the kindness at your earliest con.
vcnlcnce to point the same ont
and suggest the means best calcu.
lated In your judgment TO correct the
same, should the enclosed notice
(which, " you think best. can be sent to
the News for publication be consld.
cred insufficient to stop the multipliea.
ton and circulation among the Saints of
erroneous reports OF my remarks a.
heretofore mentioned"
The "noticc" was apparently satlsfac.
tory, as II was published In the Dies.
eret Weekly News of December 1, 1886,
as follows;
Any printed or written document CIR.
culated, or that may be circulated among
the Saints Of God as report Of any ser.
mon, or part OF sermon, sermons or
parts OF sermons, or OF any private or
public remarks said to have been made
by me, are unauthorized unless person.
ally revised by me, or written over my
signature. And the making and clrcu
lating Of any such unorthorized report Is
without my sanction and without my
consent MosEs THATCHER.
In the same Issue the News comment.
ed edItorlally as follows;
"In another column will be found a
notice from Elder Moses Thatcher Of
the council Of the apostles. We dIree,
general attention to II because there has
been great deal OF comment over
some remarks attributed to him, which |
have been copied and circulated, and |
lately have been printed and distributed |
among the saints. II Is very unfair 10 |
take this course unauthorized, AID we |
such proceedings worthy Of
severe eonsure. Those who have print.
ed and distributed the alleged extracts
from a sermon delivered by Elder That.
cher In Cache county some time ago
have, In our opinion. exceeded their
right, and those who rely upon the |
purported remarks as authentic and to
be discussed as prophecy or doctrine
may be led into error, as the report
thus disseminated l. without authority
Of the speaker. We are pleased to re-.
ceIye the notice from Elder Thatcher
ado eheeeiul'y give It place In our
columns.
Subsequent TO the year 1880 no further
was made until the appear
lnce Of your open letter ten years latter.
and as no additional requirements were
made of me, had a right to believe the
matter long since adjudicated. No one
NJ any time ever intimated to me In any
way that this was cherished secretly
against me by any of my brethren.
Candldly, President Snow, what Is
there In all this that, In any way, can be
as justification for the un.
kind comments you have made upon
The circumstanccs' Your statements
are calculated to injure me In the est.
nation of many people who have read
your letter and condemned me without
or having read the Des.
Fret News OF December {, 1880. Surely
YOU would not Intentionally do me an
injury. You say further
"lIe disputed with President TAYLOR
rs to the appointment of president Of the
Logan temple and eontended for man
IF his own selection, even after the pres.
dent announced the appointment By
revelation"
The truth Of this matter {, made plain
by the action of President Taylor set.
ling me apart on the same day as'one Of
he councillors of the president Of the
Logan temple. Pre- sident Taylor would
not have introduced diseord In the tenn.
pie, and had conteuded against him.
hat would have been the effect
would not have been made third officer
In that sacred plase II had been In
such open rebellion as you depict Pres.
dent Taylor was my guest In Logan at
he time the president of Logan temple
was named, On the morning OF the
Jay the appointment was made Presi-
dent Taylor came down stairs and be
lore breakfast he stated In the presence
IF witnesses that he felt impressed to
appoint NJ w, Merrill president OF the