The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-10

the first presidency of said church +
me charitable purposes and uses thereof
mat IS 10 say: For the payment of tn
debts for which said church is legally O
eomtaDiy liable. for the relief of tn
poor and distressed members of sal
enufcn, Tor the education of the childre
of said members. and for the buildin
ana repair OF houses of worship for tn
Use OF said church. but in which tn
shall not be inculcated. And the said re
ceiVer. after deducting the expenses of HI
receIversnip, under the said suprem
court OF the territory of Utah. is hereb.
required to deliver the said property am
money TO the persons now constitutinj
the tirst presidency of said church. or t
ignate, 20 be held and applied general.
10 the charitable uses and purposes o
said church as aforesaid.
Approved Oct Is, 1896"
Testimony Quoted.
In further proof that the church lead
sIs declared that polygamous relations
sworn testimony of President Woodruf
anu otner nigh officials, given befOr'
the master IN ehancery, when it wa.
c1ugls 70 secure the restoration of the
At the hearing, which was held befor,
Judge Z. F. LoofbOurow, the master il
cnancery, on Oct, 10 and 90 1891 a mum.
Der of prominent church leaders testified
as 70 the sources from which the funC
nae peen derived, as well as the disposi.
StOAA WHICH HdO heretofore been made OF
II Among the witnesses who testified
AT TINS nearing were Presidents Wood
run, George O. Cannon and joseph +
2IIltn' Apostles Lorenzo Snow and A. H
Lund and others They We're subjected
70 q searching crOss-examination by
United States Attorney c. s. Varian
p Slt1, respect to the exact meaning OF
PRESIDENT WoodruffS manifesto suspend
ing polygany, and particularly with re-
spect 70 whether or not the manifesto
FFeIerred TO polygamous relations already
yrff he
ferred to and controlled the entering into
OF polygamous relations thereafter
Inc examination was most thorough,
ana as the witnesses were all under oath
their testimony as to the scope and
meaning of the manifesto is of great in
tereSt.
United States Attorney Varian and Jo-
Seph l.. RaWlinS, the receiver by John
A. Marshall and the church by Franklin
5. Richards, w. H. Dickson and lie
Grand Young.
President Woodruff's Testimony.
By C. S. Varian:
Q.-Did you intend to confine this
declaration (the manifestO) solely 70 the
forming Of new relations by entering
Al don't know that I understand
the question"
"Q-Did you intend to confine your
declaration ana advice to the church
solely to the forming of new marriages,
without reference to those that were ex-
marriages.
A-The intention of the proclamation
of the land. on that subject and expect
ing the church would do the same..'
Q-Let me read the language, and
you you VIII understand me. perhaps. better:
congress forbidding plural marriages,
hereby declare, etc. Did you intend by
that general statement of intention to
make the application to existing conol-
tons where the plural marriages already
'A.~Yes. sir"
"A,,-Yes, sir; that is to the obeying of
ON the concluding portion of your
statement you say: I now publicly de-
clare that my advice to the Latter-day
Saints is to refrain from contracting ans
marriage forbidden by the law of the
land Do you understand that that lam
gGage was to be expanded and to include
the further statement of living or asso-
eating in plural marriage by those al
AYES, sir; l intended the proclama>
ton to cover the ground-to keep the
law myself, and expected the people to
BY Mr.. Dickson of counsel for the
church:
"Q.--Your attention was called to the
festo about the dissolution of existing
polygamous relations. / want to ask
YOU Mr.. woodruff, whether, in your ad-
wee to the church officials and the peo-
Die OF the church, you have advised them
hat your intention was and that the
-equirement of the church was that
1olygamous relations already formed be
ore that should not be continued; that
5. there should be no association with
plural wives; in other words, that unlaw-
-ul eohabitation. as it is named and
spoken of. should also stop, as well as
future polygamous marriages?'
AYES. sir; that has been my view
Apostle Oater President) Shows Tes-
timony.
"Q.-Do YOU believe that the associa
ion in plural marriage by those who are
already in it is forbidden by the mani
"A.-Well, cannot say what was in
he mind of President Woodruff when he,
sSued the manifesto touching that mat
.er, but l believe from the general scope
If the manifesto that it certainly en-
1raced the plural marriage, because il Is
,learly an intention. as indicated in that
he law should be observed touching mat
ers in relation to plural marriage"
'Q.-You mean now the law of the
and?"
''A.-Yes, sir"
"Q.-Do you understand now that the
manifesto covers that prohibitiOn-tne
prohibition against the association in
Llready entered into il at the time the
manifesto was given as well as a prohi-
'ition against the CONTRACTING of future
'iural marriage relations?
''A.-Well, / do: / thought I had ex-
'lained that; perhaps | might be unhappy
n my expression. but as l said. the in
ention and scope of that manifesto was
President Woodruff's mind In
egard to himself and every member of
ne church, and that was. that the law
hOuId be observed in all matters con-
erning plural marriage, embracing the
resent condition Of those who had pre-
iously entered into marriage. Is that a
lain answer?
Apostle Lund's Testimony.
O.-How is it as to the people who have
lready formed those relations; is it right
or them to continue to associate in plural
marriage with their wives2
A.-The manifesto does not expressly
tate it. but the president has said it was
ot.
Q.-Was that the first time you under
TODD that il was included?
Al understood his advice for the
hurch from the presidency was to obey
ne law of the land.
President Joseph F. Smiths Testi-
mony.
Franklin S. Richards:
Q--Do you understand that the mani-
este applies to Capitalization of men and
Lomen in plural marriage where il had
lready eXisted2
Al cannot say whether it does or not
OFT does not in terms say So does it?
is so. don't see how the effect of it
an be otherwise.
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Fourth-Contrary to pledges y
given by the representatives of =
the church and the territory =
, in their plea for statehood. y
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