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

G-LoOl contest anita 6L+%F cI1o1t S. q
credentials shall have been Elea .
with the Senate
Speaking Of the matter, Seaat0r
/ Burrows said Go rot think
! necessary to file the protest ufs
i III after the credentials are 1ie1 =
Tor there is nothing before tha
i senate 10 make a protest asains
\ Nhen the credentials are Med ana
are referred 10 this committee. tke
/ proper procedure VIII BE- to f
/ protests and have them come
tnlS committee for consideratiah
= with the Credentials.
( or not; furthermore. ii is none Of vo..
u BUSINESS. only listen with open ears Is
I what IS taught Ou-t f9resissers
Brigham Young IN Journal or Ds-
courses. Vol J. .. 34l)
WllIord Woodruff is a. prophet ana
l know he has a great many propher
around him. and he can make scris-
lures T as nose IN the Bible '-t A posise
Jonn w. Taylor conference at Sstt
Lake City, April ). 1871
ne living oracles (Eords Of The ffss
president and apOstOiate) are HoFa
more to the Latter-day Saints cham LIZ
the Bibles, etc-''-(Apostle Mariner p
SlerriI. conference At salt Lake city.
Z October, 1879
Compared with the living oracies
these books are nothing to me- 81
late President Woodruff -1f7farstt-ss
Salt Lake City. October 1879
" natever I might have obtained n
me shape OF learning by sesrehz and
! study respecting the arts and sclerr-.s
OF men; whatever principles rirht
nave imblbed during mE scientific re-
searches; Yet, If the pronaet 81 sod
should tell me that a certain 1slesrr
or principle which might lfEs-fe setrnad
was not true, I co not care Ehat nny
IDEAS might have been zhnnid corr
sluer II my duty. at the s1ion
OF my file leader. to fL3aI f7s ,.s
principle or theory 'fsslle Vito
Woodruff. afterwarda 5r.si Gent 81 +
ehurcn; Journal ~ Dis 80
The 2 faatcher aEa-i.fsst1
AoouC 1871 9hen The erie of
territory of fJishz were conszfiersraz
question Of dividing ON AelionaI fri,
mes 70 the INCLUSION Of Church issaaz.
II was decldsed by the president zf
apoStolate OF the Mormon church tTfa4
men holding TIE higher orders Of o-iast-
HOou should fETFain from enterIn4 into
politics perso7 Naliy because e tina fr
f1uential position which they hal7 -
tHs cnufcn. Accordingly q rule was
promulgated reuusrirlo ssle lr-i,r-
grades Of Mormon offc7a1s "a Tarf.-a
leadership in the political narsies
Apostle Moses Thatcher and Others
showed disposition 70 violate ais
rule claiming that the presidency ana
MAIN Dody or the a7Gsties were nor
observing 1t. and refused 10 take conn
SER as TO what course thew should NM
sue in political matters The f5rSt
presidency and apostotste therkupon
made rule that. leading ofslcistls III
me me cnurch must receive permission be-
lore accepting political noInfT1a tfons
mat rule was set forth IN Z manifesto
which was signed by the first Dresi-
dency, the twelve apostles fexcertsrs-
Moses Thatcherl and other leading or
hcials of the church. The rule as
round IN this manifesto. reads a. fol-
Concerning officers of the church
themselves, the feeling was ee1eraiiv
expressed IN the beginning sf the pc
litical divisions spoken or. that IT
would be prudent for leading men not
TO accept Of office at the hands Of the
political party &c which they night be- 4
We have maintained that in -
case of men who hold high p0sitfs,ns
in the church. whose duties are Eel
defined, and whose ecclesiastical Is
bOrs are Understood 10 be continuous
and necessary. It would be an improper
thing TO accept political Office OF enter
into any vocation that would distract
or remove them from the religions du-
ties resting upon them without first
consulting and obtaining the approval
OF their associates ana those srho pre-
side over them
Obligations of Church ohcers.
1T has been the constant practice
with officers of the church t. consult
or, 10 use our language. to counsel
with their brethren concerning AID
questions Of this kind. They haze ned
felt that they were sacrificing their
manhood IN doing 50. nor that thes
We're submitting 10 improper dfutatlcfi
nor that IN soliciting ard acting anon
the advice of those over them. they
We're IN any manner doing away VITA
their individual rights and aeencv nor
that TO any improper ffezree ers
their rights and duties as Americas
citizens being abridged or lntarfere1
With They rea1ize that ii aecerfing
ecclesiastical Office they assumed Esr-
tain obligatonss end among these was
me oDilsallon 70 magnify the ofiice
which they held. to attend is its du-
ties IN preference 10 every Other 4shat
and 10 devote themselves exclusively IL
u with all the zeal, industry aT
Strength they possess, unless releases
IN part or 1or time hS those who
PRESIDE over tnsn Our view, and II
has bean the view OF All our preaeces-
sors, is that no officer 81 eur eilprch
eSpeclally lnose IL high sfandirs.
should take course to violate this
ong esta blished practice Ilafsse,- tar
20 dlsobey It and declare hIrseif fH-
lepehoeht or DIS esseeiates and his fiie
Il would be better for 1 49,, n, resien
he duties Of his priesthood and Ne
tue same view tadar
IN consequence We feel il u be or
luty 10 clearly dehre cur n1sftfon 50
mere may Pc no cause hereafter lot