The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-08-20


o. Nf wrong De- deieru ined.
HH.H.l Thajuhcr evidently f0atcred
Do. .I.. chat DIS brethren OF THE
l"'.N. Hr H1mg uf them ut least
"".. Na enemies. Uul that they de-
.I.i .- uIuH. foo crowd ana crush
.lN .I .NIs affected hIa mind uF much
aa h.s bodily iutrnluDs ln
gu. 3D.. MAS wrong as Doe now appears
.lI.t.r evidently allowed tho idea
q. . uUsu.uol lu hIs mind that hc
800" un."r great obligations 90 nus
la.|. HUI that these were such ns Go
.f". .I.HN uIs previous obligations to
i.s lUH.HuHd and the church. Yet
t.rr $500 nothing 90 them To pre-
vent I.HlN.U Thatcher from consulting
..N N.a brethren ln reference 10 mat
iorf POO important, az affecting the well
i1rN .. tN. whole people.
Sow. HH tu She ArguH matter
IH.Hu. Thatcher has cleared himself
NJ OBJ HsUlUinu that be was financially
H,H .I 10 that paper, or was I've
tr..H.N.H flr ita uttorunces and car.
i..H.. hIl De- might have rcpudite d
tNu." IH..s and shameful pictures ln
tnWH public way. and we think no
uuEnt Goo have done so. The fact that
ur1u'u.U, men have RETAINED from re-
I.N.us tH ur noticing falsohuudH To the
luH.H prints rejecting uu themselves,
docs u.I Apply Co. nor does u touch the
ease uf ltrHthcr Thatghcr's ucgloctinE
tn rruuIIute things that reflected upon
hH brethren and exalted him. and ere.
uIiug the Impression that he favored
Them We think he erred In not con-
d'mnIuE those thlnga In some public
manner
"Ap p, hia plea that he sustained the
church authorities so strongly that he
would have gone TO the middle OF ~.
fIOl. f they had whispered Co him That
tHIa WAS their wish. the fact that he
would not conform to the simple rule
which thry submitted tu him Tor Ms
signature. weighs very heavily In con-
trtHi.
"iJnt I'm al brother Thntchcr'a dc.
rartur.s from the true spirit N ser.
want uf The Lord, he was lahoring un'
der mIHapptOhcnsiou ~ the purpoFu
~ the church authorities uud uf the
meaning ~ the rule in the declaration
uf principles This was what led him
Ftn place them In "a false light before
I the public, and thus bring them Into
dIHrpuufD aud cause ulHuflVCtiun ana d.
vision among the tnttor-dny Saints.
"rhc spirit Dc has now manifested,
and hia expression ~ Willingness 60 do
AID in his power Co make right such
wrongs AZ have been brought about
though uulnt,ntloually. 10y MS course
and writings. yummpnds Itself 20 our
confederation We are glad that Hight
/ has COME Co him aud that be can see
/ ne WAS loo ,rrur when he Hvt up his
I Individual Judgment against that ~
all the leading authorities OF the
church.
/ N was "a monatrous notion that all
these leading brethren were guilty OF
. 'doubl, dealings ana punic faith II
I was one that should make any man
pause and reflect and ask himself N no
himself was not in the wrong ana had
mlsjudrcd his brethren.
we are thankful that this invcatiga-
I tion has been conducted Ia kindness
and patience and dolhoratlon. and
] with IA desire 90 hrluE forth the truth.
| Brothor Thatcher had the right Ia
place hia case. uH he viewed 10. before
hiH brethren with nH much detail as he
] desired Having done 90 he has sub
I mittcd u 90 this council In a spirit NJ
humility. which b. very gratifying a.
Z us and We believe pleasing TO tho
Lord.
III was also very gratifying 10 hear
/ Brother Thatcher acknowledge IN,
apostles aa the mouth pieces OF tn,
] Lord, clothed with authority M
I prophctn. aeora and rcvclatorH, and nc
! knowledge that they were seeking hi
l salvation while probing hiH ailmcnt q
1 the very bottom. Such nckuowiedg
]
] Thatcher N ready 10 comply with gu
decision. which 10 as follows!
THE DECISION.
I'VE therefore decide that the charge
against Brother Moses Thatcher havl
been sustained, and that IN order 90 r.
tain his standing and fellowship In IA
Church OF Jesus Christ % i.atter-dn,
Saints he publish statement TO IN
satisfaction ana approval OF the proHi
dency Of this stake OF Zion, fully GOV
erlng the following points, Wiz
That In taking the position that m
authorities OF the church, By lHauIn
the declaration ~ principles. on Apr
O. 1886, acted IN violation u pledge
previously given, ana contrary TO wha
they had published In the Dcrcrc
News, and given 10 the salt LAX
Times, he was In error ana In the ddri
That he now sees there IL no con
lllct between that declaration and thci
former utterancca Ia reference to polil
teal snalrH.
THAT he was mistaken In convcyin
the idea that the church authorltic
desired and Intended 10 unite chufc
ana state. or 10 exercise undue iniiu
ence In political analrH.
That wherein the public have bocl
led 10 believe through his utterancc
] wat Auf lfAA'lN OF ANl fWNlAW WV
forging chains TO bind the members o
the church, an impression was crcatel
which he ala not Intend and does no
wish TO prevail.
THAT wherein he has placed the au
thorltlea OF the church In "a false posi-
Ton. however unlntenti0nally, he ha
done them an injustice and Is read
TO make such amends as Ito In hl
power.
tsrhnt ha ackp,,yisdga the ors
presidency and council Of the apostle
az Gods servants, as prophets, ser
and rcvelators. and their authority "a
supreme In the church.
That when one man Is out o. har
mony with them In the cnuuclatlon %
q rule FOR the guidance Of the church
no must submit 10 the rule on DO re-
gnrded as not IN full fellowship.
That no member OF the church Ia
The right 10 oppose and bring mt
contempt any rule OF the churoI
which has been formulated by prope
authority, especially when u has Dec
adopted by the church as a body,
That he was In error IN stating u
MS published letter 10 President Lof
EMO Snow:
" During all these weary month.
While friends and physicians believed
was on the verge ~ the grave, wa
administered 10 only once by member
or our quorum, although day after "a
| engagements made for that purpoa
We're for reasons unknown 10 mo h1
kept
In this connection he may safe tina
one such engagement was not KEEP