Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-10
WHAT WAS SAID.


Elsewhere IN today's News" will be
found stenorraphic report Of IL
der John W. Taylor in the Tabernacle.
Salt Lake city on Friday. oct. :. The
report ls published In Justice 20 the
speaker. who claims to have been both
misunderstood and niisrcprcsonied.
We have also been permitted 10 pub
ilsh In full the remarks OF President
George q. Cannon on the same oc-
caslon. President Cannon said;
THE remarks which have been
made by Elder Jshn w. Tny-
Tor have been exceedingly pointed No
doubt there are conditions existing In
our settlements. and In this siiy. that
We would be greatly grailned N they
could be corrected. II ~ too true that
there are births after the marriage. that
are untlmcly. We have such cases
brought 10 our attention. In some In
stances the nrrt children arc born
little quicker than those subsequently.
We deplorc this very much. and lake
cveiy step We can to have a reformation
In this respect, for such conduct u not
according 10 Codilncss ana the prin.
ciplcs u the Gospel. aa Elder Taylor
speak Tor the First Prosldcncy-
there should be any mcntion of any par
ticular place ~ being worse In this re-,
spect than others. for We have no
reason 10 buiigve that this IL the case.
Therefore. II was with regret that We
heard mentioned kAmaH Prairie or
Rhodes Valley. The Saints from that
piace--fnany of whom l know TO be
good. faithful peUple-w0uid feel. to
certain eNtcnt--i won't say disHrAccd.
but hurt ~ a public announcement u
this Kind la this general Conference.
We think that whgn the Elders speak
concerning ain and cyil practices. II Il
not WlAc thing % mention either the
names Of Individuals or o. wards or
stakea ~ was done by Elder Tay-
Tor. Now. what has been said by him.
or that which he had heard somebody
say. It may be true. NJ he says. and Il
may not He himself characterized Il
as an cNaErrratfun. and the mention
OF the place should have been left alone
because II may be an EMANCIPATION. and
We have no reason, a. tho First frcai-
dency TO think otherwiae-.t0 think that
kamas Prairie IL an exception In this
respect. Such cases may arise IN all
the Stakes. but every palms IL being
taken 10 reprenr and correct these. 10
teach our young people how
inmoral and how wicked Il
Marriage Il easy. Every Bishop 10 Au-
thorizei TO marry. and II the young
folks cannot ~ 10 the Temple, they
can be married by the bishops VI By
the Elders In their wards aud there
u no need 20 commit sin. II IL con-
irafy % ail our prinelplcl 20 have prac-
ticea OF this kind prevail among the
I.atter-day Saints. / do not know how
tho congregation feit, but know how
We felt concerning the nliuaiOn 10 the
choir. We know that thsrc IL a fne
body OF young people connected with
the choir; young ladies OF purity. soma
OF our own daughters perhaps whom
We know 10 be purci ana 20 mention a
few OF thcm as being un-
Nirtuous, thfswa a reflection upon
the whole choir DO not know how
they feel, but 1 know they must feel
very much hurt, and was very sorry
myaslf that brother John W. Taylor
felt called upon 10 speak OF this. ~
was only report. somebody mem
Toned ~ and you know how Eoaalplng
tongues-thore are Euaslping tongues
who love 10 dwell on evil You will
ma people continually who are harp
ing On the Wickednos1 and the c0rrup-
tion and lmmmornliiy u the people.
and how We are all going 70 the devli.
or nearly 90. that We are a bad people,
getting worse Instead of better 1 DO
not believe that. I believe that the
Lattcr-day Sllnta are striving 10 Fct
better althnuNh there II nln among ~,
ana u needs 10 be denounced and de-
nounced In strong language. Iut We
should not take up body OF people
ana mention some as being corrupt.
because u throws reelection on the
whole body. I have no doubt that the
young ladies' Of purity must have felt
greatly grieyed TIL. morning TO have
heard this alluslon.
I'VE have felt a. though there should
be something said on this subject, 20
that the congregation would under
stand our feelings. Another
thing; when one Of ths
Twelve talks In this strain before the
CONGREGATIONS o. the Saints. other men
IN the settlements take license from II
and they also Will talk ana mention
names and organizations. This N not
wise under tho clrcumat tuceF. Better
take thcm apart talk 90 the bishop "
kamas. talk 20 the president OF sum
nit stake; ask him what the condition
10. whether these things are true or
no,. Talk 10 the leader % the choir:
tell him What has been heard n there
are any unyirtuoua people, lgt II be-
known. let Them be found out, and
have no doubt that the leader of the
eholr VIII be- only too anxious 10 know
there Is anything or this character,
that those who are guilty u this oon-
iuct should be told their services In the
sh9lr are no longer needed.
Il gpcak In TIL. way with the utmoHt
fespect for my brother, Brother John
W. lie has been carried away BY zeal
ln this matter You know he 10 a very
Jealous man, and DO feels very strong
y; but IN mentioning these names wa
have felt .hat he overstcpped the
bounds OF wisdom"