The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-09
STATE NEWS
DROPPED FROM PLACES
Brigham City People Must Obey
Counsel in Everything or
Take Consequences.

Brigham City. Feb. S.-The trouble in
Brigham City is now at a white heat.
Alfred Fisbburn and Frank Merrill have
been dropped from their church posi-
tons. They are intelligent young men
VINO nave recently returned from mis-
slonS. They belong 90 two OF the
strongest families in Bos, Elder -rr77rt,-
Yesterday their places v-ers vacant
Ihese men are not. stockholders. and they
are not interested in the academy II
appears, however, that when the pres
ideni OF the stake was opposing the Cirv :
ownership of the city electric light Dlant
they and their families voted against
counsel IN voting for municipal owner
have not been learned were dropped yes
I. teTday Sunday Last Wednesday trials
were held IN the Second ward. The CuI-
prits were not charged with patronizing
the academy, but they we're charged with
not being in harmony with the priest
I hood This charge includes voting
/ against the priesthood a second trial
was held Thursday evening in the tith-
I ing office Last Monday night at Il
meeting held in the Fourth ward all
present were asked to promise 10 obey
{ the priesthood One girl refused TO
promise TO obey the priesthood in tenn
Doral matters, and she was beTated from
{ the pulpit and the cryiu~ girl was told
/ that she need never pray again, for II
would DO her no good
A scandinavian ball was billed for
Thursday night with the understanding
that some of the proceeds should be for
WaTded TO Denmark to help the church
3 there The priesthood did not learn that
/ this ball was TO he given at the academy
until late but Wednesday and Thurs
day the entire church force was put IN
the field. The president of the stake
was out personally in his buggy visiting
from house to house. BY driving TO
Three Mile he succeeded in preventing
/ the attendance of the caller, but the
dance was a success IN spite of all ef-
forts
At one Of these meetings last week it
was explained that great many PEG
pie had siuued in voting against the
priesthood, in going to and playing in
the bowling alley against the priesthood
and in dancing against the priesthood
/ IL was further explained that not only
were these sins committed against the
I holy priesthood. but that il was against
the word of wisdom,
Lewis Luud has been found guilty OF
falling 10 be IN harmony with the priest
hood. He voted for municipal owner
ship against counsel" He was presi-
dent of the mutual Improvement assOci-
alton bat he has been dropped.
g. ., Anderson was stake cCoristeT-
lie stood mp and voted against his Dish
Cd as delegate 20 h convention. He
alse voted for the electric light plant
/ He has been dropped for not being in
frank Christensen hesitated about
promising TO obey the priesthood in all
things spiritual and temporal lie was
willing to promise 70 obey in all things
spiritual but he thought there might he
! some temporal matter upon which ne
/ would want TO do as he pleased. lie
was refused "a recommend oH these
grounds His sweetheart has refused 20
/ marry him If he cannot get recon-
mend.
| the academy. He was told that he must
either quit the orchestra or resign ds
stake Orgauist- He refused to do either
and il was announced that Brooks had
he had
not resigned, but he was dropped just
: the same
/ chris Christensen is the leader Of the
academy orchestra. He also sells mu-
steal instruments. The president of thu
stake learned that one Frank yelling
was about to buy piano from Cbristen-
/ sen. Thereupon yelling was C0unselcd
/ 10 buy at another place. He followed
/ counsel
Andrew Nielsen. a merchant, took lod
/ shares Of stock in the academy. He was
I told that he would have 20 sell the stock
OF Quit his business as a merchant. II
( is said that he then gave the stock 20
/ the president Of the stake At the meet
/ ing In the Second ward President Kelly
offered this stock for sale. This was
! Sunday evening. As there was no tax
I ere the president said that The dancing
/ academy was very poor business prOpo-
/ Sitiou: that the company was unable t.
/ honor q 500 check. that they had q
so lien upon the building. Ihen Peter
J. Peterson arose and said he was q
! Efec kN0lUeF I'D AltE AE1AEAt4f AfitaA ne uAfN
/ his wife danced there. and he wanted
/ 10 know If be was 10 be cut off The
/ president said that they would not cut
/ him off AZ that time but that no man
could hold his position in the church
} and Zoe a stakeholder IN the academy
J The home missionaries have gone from
4 house To- house and warned all the PEG
pie against going 20 the academy. They
g. not only counsel and advise. but they
warn the people that If they hold stock
/ or attend the dancing academy they vii
/ lose their church positions anc go e
! hell Al Serena Hansen s house she told
/ the teachers that she preferred 60 take
/ her father : counsel instead Of the mis-
! si0naries' counsel Her father is H. g
3 Christensen. the pioneer musician Of tht
Z county, and the father Of all the Chris
Jensen musicians. The teacher told Del
that il she followed her fatheT's couuse
hat ID would lead her 70 sin and per
ditiou
Secret meetings have been held in eacs
ward ig the stake and promises have
, been required from each and aiI offiS
/ holders iu tho church that they woulC
work and labor against the dancing