Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-05-01


the conference of this stake occurred
yesterday afternoon.
Yesterday morning when the stake
presidency prepared the list of officers
vote of the people the name of ]. c. De
La Mare was among those of alternate
high councilmen, but when Apostle Ly-
man read off those names he suppressed
that of Mr.. De La Mare. In the after
noon Mr.. Lyman stated to the audience
that he had suppressed Mr. De La
Mares name of his own accord, but now
he proposed that the people should as
sumo the responsibility and said:
"All who favor suspending Brother
De La Mare from his position, as high
counci.or, make it manifest by"
At this moment Mr.. De La Mare arose
and asked permission to say few words
in his own behalf. Having permission
granted he stated that he could heartily
endorse the major part of the manifesto,
but wherein it states that any insinua-
lAOh lLdl W 40 maui ldSN Aili l'letl (hOiSh
officials had used influence in politics,
was "utterly false" he could not endorse
and could prove, if given an opportunity
that that part of the manifesto was
false.
Mr.. De La Mare asked the audience
to be not hastv in the action it took
against him at this time, for he had had
no intimation whatever that he was to
be thus summariIy dealt with; but that
he thought it was only following out a
well-de6ned programme inaugurated
with the arbitrary dealings with the Hon.
Moses Thatcher.
After this explanation the vote was
taken with the result that not more than
20 or IS hands were raised in the affirm
alive, out of an audience OF 200 or ago.
and or 10 votes in the negative. A
number who voted against Mr.. De La
Mare expressed their sorrow at having
thus voted, and when asked why they
thus voted said; 1--WE voted for the man
ifesto and thought we had to vote
against Brother De La Mare or be con-
sidered backsliding."
Apostle Lyman then stated that the
was going to be gone from Tooele for
some time, and ne wanted the matter
attended to now. He also said aft l
have done wrong in this matter, Brother
De La Mare can apply to the high coun-
ell and then to the presidency of the
church for redress" however he (Ly-
man) would state to the presidency what
he had done, and if they did not APP
prove of it, he would come right back
md reinstate Brother De La Mare.
Mr.. Lyman then spoke to the objec-
ion raised by Mr.. De La Mare to the
manifesto and said the Saints "must en-
iorse every sentiment of it or nothing"
hat he Nyman) knew what he was
bout; and that this manifesto was a
evelation from God to the presidency
# the church, and that all who fought
gainst it, fought against the word of
sod.
Mr.. Lyman then read extracts from
he Doctrine and Covenants to show
hat all those who betray their brethren
re worthy of the most severe condem-
ation.
Then, referring to the Hon. Moses
thatcher, but without mentioning him,
e said: "If this man, standing as hei is,
opposed to his united brethren in this
natter, should have proved himself to be
light, and his brethen, the presidency,
he twelve, and the council of seventies,
, be wrong, then the high officers of
he church would be compelled to
nuckle to him, and the whole church
rould have to be turned over to him."
The intelligent Mormons in this part
{ the state think that before an official
j the church should be suspended, he
lould at least be presented with a state
tent of his offending, and after due de-
beration and sound reasoning, with pa
ence. persuasion and brotherly love,the
ring one be still obdurate, then and
zen only, with sorrowful hearts,
iould the officers and people feel justi-
ed in suspending the erring
Surely the sectarians furnish worthy
of charity and just treatment
such matters.