The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-19
yet be innocent of the law against
adultery.
Doctrine Still Lives.

YET De innocent OF the law against
adultery.
Doctrine Still Lives.
I'VE see no evidence about US that
the doctrine of Dolygamy has ceased to
be taught and lived as an article of
faith; in fact, the evidences about us
rather point to resuming of the old
relations and to making those relations
| honorable. Oar courts of record show
mat within the past year many have
been tried for living with plural wives,
but always on the charge of unlawful
cohabitatiOn, which is a misdemeanor.
and not for adultery, which is a crime.
NO case for adultery has been prose-
cuted and conviction secured, so far
as we can learn. We give the names
OF few prominent cases which have
been up for trial since our last meet
ing:
Apostle Heber ]. Grant. for Ii.-s7g
with Emily Wells. Pleaded guilty;
Angus NJ. Cannon. president Salt
Lake Stake of Zion. for living with
Matte Hughes, d state senator, plead
ed guilty; fined 500. The fine was
paid by public subscription.
Joseph z. Taylor, first counselor
TO Angus Cannon, for living with Clara
l6alley, alias Green, alias Taylor Tay-
lor refused TO obey law; found guilty
and fined $50.
Brigham H. Roberts, one of the first
seven presidents of seventies, ex-mem-
per OF congress, for living with Mag
gle Ship. Pleaded not guilty, but
found guilty by jury on his own re-
quest and fined $3.50. Appeal said to
De pending, but not yet perfected.
John c. Graham, elder in Mormon
church, federal postmaster at Provo,
editor, ETC., for living with Sarah Pot
Ter. Pleaded not guilty; jury trial;
verdict guilty; fined $3.50.
CHARLES Kelley. president Box Elder
stake, pleaded guilty; fined $50
Charles Merrill, son of Apostle Mer-
TlH. Cache county; pleaded guilty;
Paul Pauison. ex-bishop. Richfeld,
guilty; $3.50, and many other cases.
Blames Prosecuting Attorneys.
These are not obscure people, living
IN obscure places, but apostles. presi-
dents OF seventies, presidents OF stakes
and their cOunSelOrS, editors and COM
mon bishops. These are not rumOrs or
idle tales, but facts from our court
records. And if this is what the lead
ers are doing, what about the rank
and file?
NoAA SOuA dAltntlOl 10 aIlOLNeF
Significant fact: that the initiative in
all these cases was not taken by the
several prosecuting attorneys in the
districts. True enough, some of them
did good service in some of these cases.
but the evidence was collected by an
outsider and placed in the prosecuting
attorneys hands and the COMPLAINT
sworn to and all the cases pushed by
another than resident authorities.
In many cases the prosecuting at
torneys have refused to act on the evil
dence of the complaints They them
selves become judges of the evidence.
AS soon as this outside force is re-
moved, there is absolutely nothing
done TO punish this class of law break
ers. Those who are holding offices are
placed there by the suffrage of the
people, who believe and teach that the
breaking of the laws has divine sane
ton. Of course the law must and will
remain imperative unless some power
outside of Utah is invoked for its en-
fOrcement.
Want Constitutional Amendment.
I'VE are urgent in recommending
the membership of our church and all
others to help forward in every way
the adoption and amendment to the
constitution of the United States de-
filming and prohibiting poIygamy in all
our domain. We believe it to be the
only method to reach the seat of this
crime and furnish an effective remedy
for it.
Some former teachings of the DOM
fnant church in Utah are undergoing
radical changes. One of these is that
Of the gathering to Zion Since the
beginning of the church. the teaching
has been to gather the elect together
This it is that has brought converts
TO Utah from nearly every nation in
Europe, as we'll as from the isles Of
the sea, and the various states of our
Union. You will discover, however. of
late, the increased tendency to a sys-
tematic scattering of Zion. Colonies
are being sent out into other states
and territories of our Union. as we'll
as Mexico and Canada. These colonies
are carefully looked after and the lead
ers are selected by the head of the
church in Salt Lake City.
we do well to keep in mind that
these colonies are not only for better
ing the financial condition of the mem
bers of the colony, but for political
prestige and power as well. That pres
tige and power viii always be directed
and be made effective by the center
stake Of Zion and for the center stake
Of Zion.
we need to be wise as serpents and
harmless as doves; we need to pray
nightly to God and live powerfully
for God and the saving of souls. The
weapons Of our warfare are not car
nal, but mighty through God to the
pulling down Of strongholds of sin and
Satan"