The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-18
PRESIDENT OF
CHURCH SCORED
Methodists Say Joseph F. Smith
Encourages Polygamy.
MORMON CHURCH ATTACKED
DIR. LEILICH'S ENEMIES RE-
TIRED FROM THE FIELD.

Uh. LE4L4Ch = EN- EmlES AE-
TIRED FROM THE FIELD.
President Joseph F. Smith Of the
Mormon church was attacked as en-
couraging polygamy by example. Nor
monism was denounced and its down
fall predicted in a resolution unani-
mously adopted at the Utah Methodist
conference in the First Methodist
church yesterday afternoon. The reso-
buttons were adopted without a word
Of discussion. They are as follows:
The report Of last years committee
on the state Of affairs. in Utah is heart
lily commended TO you for reading ana
thought. The situation is but little re-
moved from that Of twelve months ago.
Peace alone with it's appendages Of bill
lizards, pool, gambling, dancing and
Sabbath desecration are making most
rapid strides in advance, all, too. in the
land of Saints who have tie making
and enforcement Of the laws. Who Is
responsible?
Encouraged by President.
"PoIygamy still abounds The prac-
tice is encouraged by the example Of
President Joseph +. Smith, by the pres
idency and by the leading adherents
Of this faith in Utah. The burthen of
Mormon apostolic preaching in most OF
the stakes is to marry. pay tithes, obey
the priesthood and baptism for the
dead. Dark as the picture is before us
there are hopeful signs. The boosted
unity of Mormonism is broken. Con-
tention Of Josephites and Brighamites
has brought schism as truly to them as
ii exists in evangelic Christianity. A
spirit OF free inquiry is coming with the
education Of the masses. The Nor
mon pioneer is a ruined prOselyte.
Their sons and daughters are half un-
believers Of the organic faith. and the
grandsons and daughters will be open
TO evangelism. God only knows what
would have been the moral degradation
of this commonwealth had il not been
for the advent Of evangelical Chris
tianty
(signeO "a. J. CLINTON,
&C II. COOK
During the afternoon the assignments
by Bishop Cranston OF the pastors to
the different churches were announced.
The changes were sweeping in their
nature. the last of the opponents of DR..
j. l.. Leilich being removed from this
Jurisdiction. Rev. L. II. Koepsel was
referred back to his home conference
i'm Kansas for trial on the grounds Of
misrepresenting the conditions in the
church and in falsely attacking DR..
Leilich. He has already withdrawn
from the Methodist church. but the
form of disciplining him will be carried
out. n. 9. Kemp, another opponent Of
Ut. Leilich, is removed to the Wyo-
ming mission and stationed at Doug
Jas. The list Of appointments is as
follows:
List of Appointments.
Richfeld district L. +. Mork. pre-
siding eldeT-Brigham-N North Ogden. II.
I. Hanson, succeeding himself: Eph-
aim-Spring city +. +. Mork. succeed
ing J. VI. Hansen Marysvale- Kimber-
~ To be supplied. Samuel Allison. re-
firing pastor; RiohheId. IGlsiuore- and
Monroe, J. NJ Hansen, succeeding G. J.
Haeckner: Mt. Pleasant Moroni. J. II.
Worrall succeeding J. NJ. Hansen: Salt
Lake. First scandinavian. c. j.
Haeckner. succeeding E. +. Mork
Salt Lake district. J. L. Leilich. pre-
siding elder-Beaver-M Milford. supplied
by G. +. McCargar. succeeding Rev
Mr. Sanders: Bingham circuit, supplied
by }. +. Price. succeeding w 3. Bur-
ton: COrinne- Bear River valley. to be
supplied, Joseph Wilks retiring pastor:
Eureka-Silver City. to be supplied. D.
NJ. Helmick, retiring pastor: Logan
Hyrum, r. +. Gilpin. succeeding G.. w
clifton; Mercur-Tooele, to be supplied,
:. i. Kelly. retiring pastor: Murray
West Jordan. $ Allison. succeeding
Thomas Johns; Nephi-Levan. to be
supplied; Ogden. :. Blair. succeeding
{. ;. Womer, Park City. c. f. Cook
succeeding himself. PaysOn circuit. T
p Cook. succeeding II. w. Parker:
Provo. Spanish Fork and Heber. to be
cd nv ~.
Murphy: Salt Lake First church. J. G.
Blckel; salt Lake, Heath church. to
be supplied. J. II. WorraH retiring.
Salt Lake. Ilif church. d. NJ. Helmick.
i. II. KOepsel retiring: Salt Lake, Lib
erty Park church, i. r. Bailey, H. @.
Kemp retiring; salt Lake. Second
church. W. B. Burton. George E Jayne
retiring.
J. II. WorraH, Thomas Johns. H. W.
Parker. Joseph Wilks. L. II. KoepseI.
Joseph Scarborough. +. T Kelley
George e JAYNE. Wildman Murphy.
returned to their conferences.
Transferred to the Wyoming mission
and stationed at Rawlins, Wyo-, J. w.
Clifton.
H. G. Kemp transferred to the Wyo-
ming mission and stationed at Doug
las. Wyo
G. 5. Womer returned TO his confer
ence and stationed at Honidaysburg.
1eIIiS- iNdlll'.
Lectured the Members.
Reports OF the pastors Of the differ
ent churches. of officers and committees
were read. The place OF the next an
1ual meeting was left with the super
lntendent and presiding elders Rev.
Samuel Allison, probationer was ex-
amined by RishOp Cranston ana rec
commended to the idaho conference for
iull admission.
The bishop took this opportunity 20
lecture the members on the necessity
OF UNFOLDING church policy and disci-
pline. He said ne believed I'm free
speech. but also i'm strict adherence to
the rules OF the church. IF those in
the church were not suited by the gov
eminent they should withdraw. He
spoke strongly against discord. without
mentioning Leilich's name and urged
al 20 act I'm harmony.
Rev George +. Jayne read a memoir
or the late Rev. 7. n. Moorhead.
TWO FIRES YESTERDAY.
some waste thai had been left in the