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of the priesthood on earth, Is not my.
friend. and he has not my sympathy
nor my love Mercy has done its work.
patience has endured long enough; and
all Israel must know that q man,
whether he is an apostle or high priest
or a seventy that viii not hearken to
the voice of God. that will not give
his heart unto the Lerd. that is not
obedient. must cease TO be fellowship
ped by the people of God. 1t is
a matter concerning the government of
the church and the authority which
God has instituted TO direct and to
guide. -tAddreSs reported by Deseret
News. Oct. 8. 1850
Refused to Take Counsel.
Apostle Joseph F. Smith had pre-
viously spoken on the same subject at
a priesthood meeting at Logan. There
need be no question as to the accuracy
of the report, for il is thoroughly sub
Stimulated and may be read in full in
the Salt Lake papers Of May 10 and
II. 1896.
Joseph F. Smith was the next
speaker He said that Moses Thatch-
er's attitude all through the political
fight in Utah could not be justified;
that ne had been the one apostle who
had refused TO take counsel as to how
the people should be divided Up: that
the first presidency and all the twelve,
but Thatcher, had decided upon q GER
tain policy to get the relief they needed
from the government, but Tha tcher mad
stood out against them: that ne had
been opposing his brethren ever since
the division on party lines, and had not
been in harmony with his quorum.
Joseph F. Smith said further that
the meeting called in the Gardo house
20 consider the advisability of disband
ing the Peoples party was attended BE-
many of the authorities. stake presi-
dents and leaders of the Peoples party.
1T was plainly stated at this meeting
that men high in authority who be-
lieved in Republican principles SHOULD
go out among the people, but that those
high in authority who could not indOr =
the principles of Republicanism should
remain silent. Their counsel was
obeyed by all the apostles and high ad-
thorities, except Moses Thatcher. VINO
talked to the people contrary to che
wishes of his brethren If it had not
been for his condition, Moses Thatcher
would have been called to account for
his declaration in the opera house. and
if he ever became able he would haze
to answer Cor that as well as other
things they proposed to charge against
him.
In the end Apostle Thatcher was
depOsed from the apostolate. defeated
in his contest for senatOrship in the
legislature. and only permitted to re-
tain his membership in the Mormon
church upon penitent recantation of his
words and expressed penitence for his
course of actiOn.-(See Church Chro-
nOlogy. pp. 213. PA, 2150
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Hlha M Is the Attitude Of the First Presidency and ApOstOIate
Ever Since the SnSpenSOry Manifesto Of 1890 Is Evidenced
by Their Teachings Since Then

At a conjoint conference of the
Young Mems Mutual Improvement as
ISOLATION and Young Women's Mutual
Improvement association. held at
Castle Dale Utah. in June 1898. Mrs
Freeze of Salt Lake City took for her
theme the subject of pOlgamy and de-
Tended the practice as not only being
right, but divine command OF God.
Apostle Woodruff, jr- (Owen Wood
ruff probably meanD. and Mr.. Holt
also took up the matter and stat
ed that the belief in polgamy was as
much part OF the faith OF the Nor
mon church today as it ever was. and
that while in Difference to the laws of
the United States plural marriage was
not practiced at the present time, it
was nevertheless believed 20 be right
and the government was condemned for
suppressing it. 1t was impressed upon
the minds of the young people that
they could not deny this part OF the
Mormon belief without at the same
time denying the prophet, Joseph
Smith. on whose advise it was first
practiced. (Reported in Salt Lake
Tribune. June 10, 1898: see also Salt
Lake Herald. same date.) ~
At a meeting Of the quarterly con-
ference IF Cache stake, held in Logan
tabernacle, Jan. 2S, 1901, Apostle
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Christians must either learn to tolerate
polygamy or give up forever the glori-
Gus hope of resting in Abraham s
bosom. That which he approves, and
SO strikingly. approves. must be not
only not bad, but positively good. pure
and holy. "-Qmprovement Era, May,
1898, PIP. 4f2, -475. AIS, 1922
No Sin in Gods Sight.
At the Sanpete stake conference.
September, 1899, George @ Cannon,
first counselor to President Snow, said:
THE people of the world do not be-
lieve in breeding. but we DO. So the
people of the world will die out and we
Will fiji the whole earth. I admit that
those raising children by plural wives
are not complying with the man made
laws. but in the sight Of God they are
not SHINING. as there is no sin in it,
Apostle Joseph F. Smith, now preSi-
dent of the church. said in 1896 at the
dedication of a meeting house in Pay
son. Utah:
..Take care of your polygamous
wives; we don't care for Uncle Sam
now"
In an address to a conference of
young ladies in Mammoth, Utah, about
two years ago, Mrs. Susie Young Gates,
the daughter of Brigham Young, and
an editor and lecturer not unknown in
the east. said:
Girls, do not forget polygamy; you
cannot practice it now, but keep it alive
in your hearts; there, are four girls to
every boy in Utah"
At Beaver, Utah, a few months ago,
Elder S. o. White said:
Yes. we believe a man should have
one wife today, and five tomorrow if he
wants them.
These doctrines and teachings and
this attitude of the church is the same
as at the time of the trial of the "es-
cheat case" One of the findings of the
supreme court of Utah. affirmed by the
United States supreme court. is as fol-
lows: r@
''That certain of the officers of said
religious sect regularly Ordained, and
certain preachers and teachers of said
religious sect who are in good stand
ing. and who are preachers and teach
ers concerning the doctrines and tenets
OF said sect, have, since the passage OF
said act of congress of Feb. 19, 1887,
promulgated, taught spread and up
held the same doctrines, tenets and
practices, including the doctrine of
polygamy as were formerly promul-
gated, taught and upheld by the said
late corporation, and the said teach
ings of the said officers, preachers and
teachers have not been repudiated or
dissented from by said voluntary re-
ligiouS sect nor have their teachings
and preachings or their actions created
any division or sehism in said volun-
tary religious sect.''-(Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints VS.. United
States, 1876 u. S. II
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obey the command God would fight
our battles for u.s. but we did not obey
me command, so God did not fight our
battles for US If we had obeyed that
command and revelation given through
President Taylor. there would have
been no manifesto.
You may think me too enthusiastic
and too jealous, but 1 wish 1 was as
Jealous as in my younger days / once
held a political Office in this state. the
only political Office ever had the
honor to hold in my life. 1 was not
elected, but appointed to the office; and
the reason 1 was appointed was be-.
cause there was a better man than I
IN the office. He had two wives and
the law Of the government said that
all such must be turned out. Well.
got the appointment. and when 1 re-
celVed my papers / just put them in
my pocket and kept them there, and
never asked the brother TO turn over
the books or relinquish the office at
all, but allowed him TO continue as be-
fore until the end of his term. That
was the way 1 did when 1 was younger.
and believe in the same old gospel
still. -(RepOrted by one who was pres
ent at this meeting, held Jan. Is, 1901.1
Argument for Polygamy.
In a signed article written by~B H.
Roberts. the epresentative-elect from
L tan 10 the FlIty-SlXln COHSTCSSy
now one of the first seven presidents
OF the seventies of the Mormon church,
for the Improvement Era, an organ of
the first presidency and twelve. apos-
ties. through which they reach the
Young Peoples Mutual improvement
association, the following statements
are made at the conclusion of an. argu1
ment, on the righteousness of polyg-
amy:
Therefore, I conclude that since God
did approve of the plural marriage
custom of the ancient patriarchs.
prophets and kings of Israel, it is not
at all to be wondered at that, in the
dispensation of the fuHness of time. in
which, he has promised restitution of
all things, that God should again estab-
lish that system of marriage. And the
fact of Gods approval of plural mar
riage in ancient times is a complete de-
Tense OF. the righteousness of the mar
riage system introduced by revelation
through the Prophet Joseph Smith
. Joseph Smith received a command
ment from the Lord to introduce that
order of marriage into the church. and
on the strength of, that revelation and
not by reason of anything that is writ
ten in the Jewish scriptures, the Lat
ter-day Saints practice plural mar
riage.
"Polygamy is not adultery. for were
it so considered. then Abraham, Jacob
and the prophets who practiced it
would not be allowed an inheritance in
the kingdom of heaven. and if polyg-
amy is not adultery then it cannot be
classed as a sin at all.
@-It appears to the writer that modern
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Section 1872 of the Doctrine and Cove
nants is still part of the faith of thru
body and is published as such with
out foot note or explanation. The mani
festo authorizing the suspension of
plural marriage has not been added
TO the published revelations acknowl-
edged as standards by this body.
Section 1872 of the Doctrine and Cove
nantS, entitled Revelation on the Eter-
nifty of the Marriage Covenant, incIud-
ing Plurality of Wives" is still an es-
sential belief to the first presidency and
twelve apostles.
For behold I reveal unto you
new and an everlasting covenant (this
refers to the eternity and plurality Of
marriage reIationS) and if We abide not
that covenant then We are damned; for
no one can reject this covenant and
be permitted to enter into my glory"
-(Doctrine and Covenants, Sec. 1872,
V. ~
And again. as pertaining TO the law
of the priesthood: If any man espouse
a virgin, and desire to espOuse an
other, and the first give her consent,
and if he espouse the second and they
are virgins, and have vowed to no
other man, then is he justified; he can
not commit adultery, for they are f-:ven
unto him; for he cannot commit adul-
terry with that which belOngeth II him
and to no one else. And if he have tan
virgins given unto him by this .a~
he cannot commit adultery, for they
belong to him, and they are given unto
him, therefore is he justified. "-Doc-
trine and Covenants. Sec. 1872. 61-62.)
When in 1853 Mr.. CullOm of Illinois
introduced into the house a bill aimed
at polygamy, Delegate Hooper, repre-
senting Utah and the Mormon church,
summed up his objections to it as fol-
lows:
First-"That under our constitution
we are entitled to be protected in the
full and free enjoyment of our religious
faith.
Second-"That our views of the mar
riage relations are an essential ..or-
ton of our religious faith
Third-"That in concedins the cog
nizance OF the marriage relation rs
within the province of church reguIa-
tons. we are practically in acco-f with
all other Christian denominations.
That IN our view of the
marriage relation as a part of cur re-
lglous belief. we are entitled to i'm
munity from persecution under the con
stitution. if such views are si1ceraly
heId; that II such views are error pus.
their eradication must be by argument
and not by force. "-(Quoted bv w. A.
Linn in his STORY of the Mormons.'' o.
Quotes from "Epistle."
The following extracts from AN
Epistle from the First Presidency to
the Officers and Members of the
church dated Oct. g. 1885. will s1If-
hciently illustrate the attitude of the
church organization:
The war is openly and undisguised-
iy made upon our religion To in
duce men TO repudicate that. to vio-
late its preeepts and break its solemn
covenants. every encouragement is Civ
en- The man who agrees to discard
his wife or wives and to tranpIe 1non
the most sacred obligation which any
human being can enter into. scapes
imprisonment and is applauded: while
the man who will not make this com
pact of dishonOr, who will not admit
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,n record at thls saIne eonferenee as

on record at this same conference as
follows:
Il cannot see a man rise up and
stand in open rebellion to his brethren
in defiance of the pleadings of his quo
rum. and feel that he has the spirit of
God in him. which I witnessed previous
TO my departure in 1890; for / saw
Brother Moses stand in open rebellion
10 his quorum. 3 Where. brethren
and sisters, VIII you get the channel OF
communication opened up between you
and the powers that reign over the
earth? The God thar sits in the heav-
ems. and the angels and saints that
visit us-through what line of commu-
nication do they come? God has placed
these authorities here to guide his peo-
pie, and when man cuts that thread
for himself, then the channel OF rev.
citation is destroyed, so far as that man
is concerned. If you and 1 ever con-
slider that we can reach God and get
his mind and will in relation to this
great work without receiving it through
the channel of those men who stand at
the head, then all have to say to you
or myself is, we have cut the
thread between us and the spir-
II of God, and we are left 10
wander in by and forbidden paths.
One channel, one organization And
no man can rise against that and ex-
pect that he will be favored of the
Lord or permitted to enjoy his spirit"
-(Address reported by Deseret News,
oct. 5. 1880
President Smith Quoted.
Apostle Joseph F. Smith, now presi-
dent of the church, gave counsel as
follows AT the same conference:
1T is written somewhere IN the laws
of God that the Lord rN~uireth the
heart. and a willing mind and the
willing and Obedient shall eat the good
of the land of Zion in these last days
Now, if a man has given his heart unto
the Lord and is willing and obedient
unto God in his requirements. that
man love and that man has my
sympathy. But when he turns away
from the love of God and Steels his
heart against the laws of God and the
counsels of his priesthood, then amen
to the authority and power of that
man, and to my love and sympathy for
him in his WrOng-doing. He
may go his own road and 1 will go
mine. 1 love my own brother: loye
my sister; l love my wife and chill
dren; but when my brother or my sis
ter or wife or child turns away from
God and raises the heel against the
Almighty and turns his or her ear to
their own selfish desires and whirns
they are no more to me than the
heathen; bnt they are unbelieVers and
they are not my brother nor my sis
ter in the covenant of the gospel, and
that covenant is stronger than all
other covenants and all other ties that
bind the Saints together.
The man that will abide in he
covenant is my brother and my friend
and has my sympathy and love and 1
VIII sustain him. But the man who
raises his heel and his voice against
the servant of God, and the autho<sy
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tho-izeSi report OF an. interview given to
the Associated Press Dec. 2. 1902. not only
acknowledged the continuance of polyg
aulous relations, but confessed that in
May. 1902 he had official knowiedge OF
s97 heads of families so living. We quote
from his interview unpublished in the
Salt Lake Tribune Dee- 3. 1892:
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When the prohibition of polygarny was
proclaimed BY the president of the Nor
mon church there were many persons who
rad contracted plural marriages and that
relation has been continued In many in
stances IN May. 1902. a complete
and thorough inquiry showed that the
original number in 1880 had been reduced
lessing then only S97."
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This Body Of Officials Of Whom SenatOrE SmOOt One Also
Practice or Connive and Encourage the Practice Of POygamy
and POIygamOus Capitalization and Those Whom They Have Per-
mted to Hold Legislative Office Have Without Protest Objection
From Them Sought to Pass Law Multiplying EnatmentS Against
POIygamOuS Capitalization,
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HThe Supreme authorities in the Church. Of Whom SeuatOr Reed
SmOOt Is One TO-v, the First Presidency and Twelve Apostles
Not Only COnniVe at Violations Of But Pr and Honor the YO
aOrs Of the Laws Against POygamy and Of famous Combination
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Saved Lives Of Several Per
sons Well as His Own.
EXPLODED in STORE.
BY Continual Screeching Ring allied
4 Monkey Attracted Attention Of Po-
iceman, Who Turned in Fire
4 AIarn-Bir &Smothered.# M

Especial to The eTincs-Dlsrntch. } al 4
+ NEWARK N. j., March 20.--A ring
tailey monkey was the means this at
ternoon OF probably saving the lives Of n
number Of persons who were asleep In a
large apartment house when fire broke
out in a bird store kept by Charles ssn7
man, on the ground floor, at that ad-
dress. "A 33S
The animal gave the alarm and by
his continued screeching attracted he
q attention Of Patrolman Macdonald, who
had just passed tho store. The monkey
cage was In the rear of the store. q
Z about o clock a kerosene lump which
was left burning exploded. The burning
oil spread about the floor and soon the
store was anre. The monkey was crouch
ed In a corner of the cage when some
OF the oil touched his body. Immediately
the little beast began his screechlng.
The owls soon joined the monkey, and
1t was not long before the fire depart
ment was on hand. The nre lighters
forced their way into tho store, When
the smoke cleared away and the ilro was
extngulshed 1t was found that little dnm-i
nge had been done by the flames. but a
few lives had been sacrificed. Two
canaries and a reed bird were smothercd.
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I THE LARGEST
EVER FASHIONED
Pattern for Stern-Post Of Bat
tleship Louisiana Will Be
#|... .Shipped5To-Da

The wooden model Of the stern post of
the Louisiana, which, when completed
will be the largest battleship In the
United States navy, will be shipped to.
day from this city, where 1t has just been
completed, by the Richmond Pattern
Works.
y Tho pattern Is perhaps the largest of
Its kind ever made. I t IS forty-seyen feet
long. Every line In It's different, and
hence tho work. has had to be done e,,-
tirely by hand From TWENTY-FIVE ITO
thirty men have been engaged Oh 1t for
the past seven weeks, The steel cast
Which will be- modelled from the pattern
viii $weigh l:l5 or 100 tons,
AS stated above, the pattern was
made by tho Richmond Pattern Works,
which rs now one Of the largest concerns
or lis kind inS the country. gI goes II
Newport News, where the bat leslaip Al
being built.S se5s - .3IM M s1 S
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ALL WERE HEAVILY FINED
Maintained an Unlawful Combinationto
nv Associntcd prc.s ,

ittt 3agls( BY Aasocia ted PrcsS) So t5l5
JEFFERSON CITY, MO-, March 20
The Missouri Supreme Court to- day found
five large beef packing companies guilty
OF maintaining an unlawful com bination
to control prices Of meat in the State
of Missouri and issued an order Of
custer, prohibiting them from doing
business in this state, and to pay fine
4 OF 5000 each and TO bear the costs Of
\ the proceedings. The companies are
given thirty days in which to pay the
fine imposed, and If during that time
they shall accept the judgments and pay
the fine the custer will be held in abey-
Yance and the companies will be per-
mtted to continue their business in
Missouri.
The companies affected by the decision
are tlt Armour Packing Company Gu
daily Packing Company, the Hammond
Packing Company and Swift & Company,
of Chicago and the Schwarzschild g.
!: Sulzberger Company. Of New York. The
opinion to-day holds that the evidence
obtained at the hearings show conclu-
2sively that there was a combination OF
packers to maintain trust prices on beef
in Missouri; that the packers met on
certain days to fix the prices for the cur
rent week /: that rebating was done; that
Sthe Same prices prevailed at 5all the; cool
ers at the same time; that no competi-
z tor could enter the field against the pack
ers, because the combination would cut
Z tho prices OF beet.
1t was also charged by the Attorney
General that the companies were gu!!ty
OF selling diseased meat.
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CUBAN TREATY MAY
NEVER BE AGREEDsTO
my Associated Press, )

~ a
WASHINGTON, March 2o.--Acting Soc.
rotary OF state Loomis and Mr.. Quesada,
tho Cuban minister after discussing tho
prospects of an exchange of ratitlcations
for tho Cuban treaty within the ttmo
limit, to-day decided to cable President
Palma, requesting him to cal the Cuban
Congress IN extraordinary session im-
mediately for this purpose, as that body
otherwise would not meet until Aprll 4,
spyen days after the expiration of tie
legal time limit Of the exchange of ratid-
cations, &.
such imperfect readings Of tho treaty
can be had at this stage that tho State
Department officials haye some doubt
as to their ability to do anything what
over with the convention, The amend
mcnts made by tho Senate, particularly.
flat adding to the ratifylng article,SnlAy
result In the complete loss Of the treaty
There arc conflicting clauses which M
may not be possible to Eraconciie,
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AND a HALF DAYS
TO SAN FRANCISCO
lspcclal to Tho Tlmcs.Dlspatch.)

lts OMAHA, NEB., March 20. r egarding
the plans OF the IIarrlman- Vanderbilt
lines for the coming year n Union Pa
ciflc official said yesterday;
I'VE propose to cut the time from New
York to San Franclscot to three and one-
half days. This will he accomplished as
the result of work now about to be be-
gun. Contracts have already been lot
for doubling 144 miles OF track, This
road will have ten thousand men at work
this spring, If they; can be obtained, on
new construction work.
ii ."rhe Southern Pacific is now planning
a tunnel through the Nevada Mountains
ia cost $40, ,0o0, ,0OO This will make a tres
mendo,,s difference In present schedules,
3'rhe heaviest work, however, will be the
reduction of grades and Strengthening OF
curves, involving 100000 Of eXpendi-
tiIres !" u ts lbc
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BANKER ASSAULTED
I BY NEGRO WITH HATCHE1
(Ry AssocIntcd Press. )

-I-7.
SPRING CITY TENN, March 2O.-.
A.. D, Paul, one OF the most prominent
citizens Of this place and proprietor OF
a local bank. was assaulted Inst night
by Doc, Darwin, n negro. whom he had
discharged from Ills service, The negro
used n hatchet or some like instrument,
and Mr., Paul's skull was fractured In
addition to other injuries.
,carious condition. Darwin fled after COM
mtting the assault, and d posse and
sbloodhollnds gave chnse, capturing him
after a long run through that country
Officers with difficulty prevented n mob
forming and taking tho negro, Darwin
was removed toathe county jail at Day
ton & + f557 etf3l,tf u &,5 5ii@ st2its