Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-12
DEFINITION Of
TERM SEALING. +"
Charles ". Penrose Tells the
Court What it Means in
Church ParIance
IN HILTOA-M CORNICK CASE.
Witness Says There Are Scalings for
Time Alone Eternity Alone and
For Both Together.

Some very strong and interesting
evidence was introduced In behalf OF
defendant in tho ease of AMMO f. A.
Hilton against w. S. Mccormick In
Judge Halls court this morning MI
Charles w, penrose was on the
witness stand during the entire morn
ing session and testified as to the
meaning Of the term sealed" as used
by the authorities Of the Church OF
Jesus Christ OF Latter-day Saints in re-
latlon to unions between man ana
woman Mr.. Penrose was being cross
examined by Atty n. " Jones when
the court took a recess until o'clock
IL Is believed that his cross-examination
will consume the entire afternoon ses.
sion
After several attempts Atty y. j..
Stewart, for defendant, framed ques-
ton relative 20 the marriage and seal
ing ordinances of the Church when
the court permitted the witness to an
awer over the objections of plaintifs
attorney. In answcr TO the question OF
Mr., Stewart, the witness stated
that, according TO the ordinances ana
doctrines OF the Church. there IL a
sealing for time and eternity a seal
ing for time alone and a sealing for
eternity alone. Mr.. Stewart then pro-
duced the certificate of the sealing
ceremony between Or. Park ard Miss
Armitage signed by Daniel II. Wells,
who performed the ceremony, and
which was found among The papers
of Dr. Park. Mr. Penrose identified
the signature TO the document as that
of Mr. Wells, to the best Of his lnoWl-
edge and belief.
Attorney Stewart then put to The
witness a Hypothetical question which
set out the facts leading up to and
connected with the sealing ceremony
as set forth In this case, ana asked him
what, In view OF such facts the term
sealed used In the certificate, IN
dicated.
In answer 10 that Mr. pc1rose SAID
"The fact that the lady was supposed
20 be upon her deathbed mt the time of
the ceremony wouG mad me to DO
leye that It was understood as a seal
ing for eternity uly'
The Church divorce issued in this
case was shown the witness ana he
was asked 10 cXplaint the general rule
of the Church authorities in connection
with the issuance OF such documents,
The reply OF the witness was "rhe
general rule Is that the Church simply
sanctions the mutual separation OF the
parties, The separation relates to
their spiritual relations 10 the Church
part of the union and the parties must
go to the courts for a legal divorce"
Judge Han then asked the witness
what the term sealing for eternity
means The reply was: Sealing for
eternity means that the parties scaled
shall be husband and wife IN eternity
in the next world. Sealing for eterni-
~ will not forbid a marriage for time"
ON croas-eyamination Attorney Jones
insinua a that the witness was n very
willing and anxious witness for the de-
PENDANT. Mr. Pcnrose informed the
attorney that he had no interest I'm the
case itself but merely testified as to
his knowledge and understanding OF
the ordinances and doctrines OF the
Church
a great deal of time during the ses-
sion was taken up by the making OF
objections and the taking OF exceptions
to the ruling of the court, principally by
attorney for plaintiff