The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-13
.SEALlNGS IN The
MORMON CHURCH
Elder Psnross Tells of the Differ.
ent Kinds.
He is A WITNESS IN COURT
SAINTS GUIDED BY PUBLIC Ut
TERANCES IN TABERNACLE.

I THERE is practically no limit 10 the
different kinds of sealings I'm the
Mormon church. and every word
uttered I'm the great tabernacle is an
unwritten law for the daily guidance
: Of the Latter-day Saints unless pub
+ ucly denied by the heads of the
church. according to the testimony Civ
en- yesterday by Elder c. w PenroSe
/ in the suit Of Mrs. Anna Z. IS. Hilton
/ against w. =. Mccormick.
Mr.. PeurOse admitted that people
\ sealed for eternity only and agreeing
+ before the ceremony is performed not
/ TO live together. might after the seal
/ lne process c1haoit and the relation
ship would not be- considered unlawful
, In the eyes of the church There is
no law i'm the church. either written
/ or unwritten, according 20 Che testi
mOuy OF the elder. which prevents
. person being sealed for eternity. cc
habiting and then taking another
wife or husband
Are no Written Rituals.
Elder Penrose said that there are
three ceremonies. one for time. another
for eternity. and the third for tine and
eternity. When asked what he meant
T by eternity. TO limit its boundaries. DE
said eternity has always existed AMI
VIII continue TO exist forever and for
ever.
After considerable cross-examiration
and objections, Attorney ". Y. Jones,
for Mrs. Hilton. ELECTED the infOrm8-
ton from the witness that there are
no written rules or ritual for the cele-
erauOn of sealing ceremonies. and
that the presiding official might. If he
We're not careful. perform The wrong
ceremony. or interpOiate words which
would make the sealing entirely Diff
fereut from the one really Intended
It was shortly after that that Elder
feurOSe said that peculiar conditions
between the contracting parties called
Tor ceremonies in conformity with
those Ueculiarities.
When he was or the witness stand dur
. llg the morning session of the court. At
I torney Jones caused the witness To- admit
t44t me was l4iriendIE towards MIS-
. Hilton and would give her no assistance
/ In her case if he could avoid lt. He adj
4hlled writing several editorials ln me
/ Deseret News on the first case. and ac-
4 knoWiedged one in particular In refer
ence TO the decision of the state supreme
court saying that it emanated from men
. of heated brains.
Dodged a Direct Question.
When his attention was called To the
church divorce between Mrs. Hilton and
Dr. Park. wherein it was stated that the
earthly relations between them were
thereby. separated, he said he considered
the marriage only an eternal or heavenly
/ one When asked how he drew the line,
! rial relationship ne did not give salts
Se2-er4I ff.,,as ,7rIriu1 rLa nav Elder
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7 being man who was DTOpounoug the
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crls Htto-,e,- Io,,c- ,or-,5i1er y
mind him that he was not in the court
4 sy-cr direct 0uaSfioHs mn M MIN ~ '''
\
was AFRAID or a Trap
IT was almost iulnogsfbIe while Elder
y penr1ss v.s- on tho witness stand 10 got
n "a direct answer from 1iu7 no feared
/ that ATTORNEY Jones WAS always irving
] fo lead him into "A IRAN. and 80 stated
mon. t,s,, o-lc &, .+frsi5 v-,e no mai
b r5a mn be led into ona bi- fv6rtfo . ana
: I sv-ar- VAS when be saw bIrl-clf I'm n tight
You can't lead me into any trap
, Touching uuou tho church divorce corr
! tificafe L,Idcr Pen~o=4 said. when asked
; WHAT bo Thought about Ia. that III was 4
} zDfrirr1aI divorce oulv- fnaf slc contract.
iaC parties would have to go into th,
/ courts if they desired am earthly one.
ono of the first questions pat 20 tn.
witness vvhen the AFTERNOON session o
the court began was whether section lE
~ of tho Doctrine and Covenants is "a Law
be of Inc church. It pertains 10 the seal
i, mas.
"It is "a law of the church TO the cN
tent Of us own ,a.Efe ar i,, 9I il5
He stated a lew moments later ina
b. seedlings and eternal marriages are th
be- law Of the church also Aller saYlts lHe
& The Doctrine and Covenants is The Law
N seph smith i'm lS&. he said the marriag
IS revelation was not pubhcly prpcldifnet
De- as a law until 49, But me admitted
.u however that The seallheS unaer tns.
I'm revelation prior 20 Do were p'nelHE
yv the contracting parties were so lHSiillf-
.v h-,--o-,s +o Tiecor7,-=e 7s1ic-iou
on
Dc a few minutes later Elder fcufoSo wa
asked question and IN attempting q
answer 10 started off on religious dis
course. He was stopped 10y Attornc
Jones. who sdlt TO the court
81 don't propose JJ give inc Witness
chance to give one of his religious OILS
10 rJlssious iu answer TO one of my Ques
! tions
81 don't want 10 preach any DISCOURSE
J rctOTted the elder
You never miss an oPporl ltE - Stdl
off on one, was the reJoiuder Oh 10
lS plaintiff attorney
e- Attorney Jones then went after the WI
- ness relative 10 the reVeiatloE pelleI q
5h the church. 10 tFy TO establish Wnetne
IL the heads of the church alone were con-