The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-23

deceased to get together and decide to
have them sealed The same rule ap-
plies where one OF the parties is living,
although it is seldom that a young
woman, living, is sealed to dead man.
for she then gives up her right to be
sealed to a living man for both time
and eternity and must. in the next
world, necessarily change husbands.
It is different with living man and
deceased woman. He may be sealed
for eternity TO as many women as he
desires, for the law of plural marriage,
the church believes. will be in force in
the next world. When union between
the dead is solemnized, near relatives
stand at the pulpit as proxies, and the
regular form is gone through with.
The circumstances of the marriage
of DR.. Park and Mrs. Hilton make an
interesting history. IT was related yes
terday by one who is familiar with the
case from the beginning.
Park-Armitage Affair.
In 1872. 19-year-old Anne Armitage
was converted to the Mormon religion
in London and determined TO emigrate
TO Utah. She applied for transporta-
ton at the old Liverpool office of the
church, AZ Islington, and George F.
Gibbs, now secretary to the first presi-
dencys who was then in charge of the
office, secured her passage in the steer
age.
The girl stood alone and disconsolate
on the deck of the steamer an hour or
two before sailing, and Mr.. Gibbs, not
ing her sadness, called to DR.. Park,
who was on the same vessel returning
from tour of Europe. and asked him
if he would not meet the girl and try
TO make her voyage more pleasant
than it otherwise appeared likely to be.
The doctor readily consented and was
there introduced to Miss Armitage by
Mr.. Gibbs.
Although the girl was in the steer
! age and Ia. Park in the cabin, they
often were together on the way over.
After landing at New York the girl
came on TO. Utah and accepted employ
ment in the home of Daniel H. Wells
DR.. Park came home some months later
and occasionally called 10 see Miss Ar
mitage
One day the girl was tagen seriously
III and ii was believed she was dying
| President Wells asked her if she de-
sired TO be sealed to somebody, mean
| ing after her death, and she replied af-
| Tentatively. When asked for her choice
she named DR.. Park.
President Young's Consent.
With this information, President
Wells went to President Brigham
Young. The latter had often expressed
himself S somewhat astonished, if not
actually annoyed, because DR.. Park die
not marry.
President Wells explained to him thai
Miss Armitage was dying and had ex-
pressed a desire to be sealed to DIR
| Park after she was gone. Brigham
Young, in his quick. decisive way
jumped up ard exclaimed: why moi
marry them now? No time like the
present"
So it was arranged that President
| Wells should see DR.. Park and explain
everything to him. The doctor consent
ed to the ceremony, believing the CIR
was on her deathbed.
The last chapter has been told in the
| courts.
President Joseph T. Smith was disin
clined to discuss the supreme court de-
eision yesterday, but intimated strongly
that the church would take no officia
cognizance of it, as it could in no wis
affect the church. Other officials wht
were seen were of the same opinion.