The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-10

became president and know nothing
about them"
Would Not Investigate.
"But now that YOU are president.
what would You do if such charges
were made2" asked the chairman
AIr. Smith said he would not invcsti-
gate the case because that was The duty
Of lesser officials
Chairman Burrows asked in regard
TO the marriage ceremony performed i'm
the church. He spoke OF the marriages
for time, the marriages for time and
eternity and the marriages for eternity
only, and asked if the latter is not
called sealing
''They are all called sealing" was the
Response
is this sealing for eternity ever per
formed for living persons"
Il believe I have heard Of one or two
such cases said the witness.
Are any polygamists ever sealed for
eternity"
NO. sir"
Does this service OF sealing for
eternity carry the right of earthly CO.
habitation?"
as the practice ever exercised as
right?"
mot that know OF
Book of Mormon.
Chairman Burrows asked the witness
70 identity the Book of Mormon. and
then turning TO the revelation of the
prophet, Joseph Smith. he asked specth-
cally in regard TO the manner il was
revealed and was informed that it was
revealed 10 him by God.
Chairman Burrows asked If pOIyganly
was taught in that book and Mr.. smith
answered that il was emphaJically for
hidden
Reading from the book. which is
called the Mormon Bible. Chairman
Burrows called attention TO the words
Of God in reference TO David and Solo
mon, and his displeasure of the fact
that he kept more than one wife and
many concUbines. The chairman asked
if that did not prohibit pOlygamy and.
II that was the case. when was The law
OF the Lord changed in order TO permit
the practice?
Mr.. smith said the book or the law
had been madified, and that the chair
man had read only a part Of the chap
ter.
Read further" he said.
Chairman Burrows read a verse where
the Lord commands the chastity or
women, but still the witness said Read
on"
Two more verses were read and these
provoked like requests until the chair
man objected.
7 don't want to read the entire BIZ
bic, he said.
Polygamy Justified.
Mr.. Smith took the book and read a
verse which declared that when the
Lord wanted his seed prOpagated ne
would command it. This. the witness
declared, justifies polygamy when n
person is comman ded by the Lord to en-
ter that state He said the command
came TO individuals as revelations from
the Lord.
senator Dubois asked a number OF
questions in regard TO the revelations
received by Mr.. Smith. but Mr.. Van
Colt. counsel for defense. objected TO
the character Of the inquiry. He pro-
ceeded to discuss the point at some
length, when Senator HOar interp0sed.
saying that "he would object TO argu-
ments by the attorneys calculated TO
overthrow the rules established by the
senate years ago in the matter Of con
Quoting Investigations. He said the
counsel were present for the purpose OF
aiding the inquiry, and that il could be
presumed by them that the senator's
would DO justice to all parties He said
il was not his wish that any question
be put to convey the impression 10 the
minds Of those present that because Of
his strong conviction Of the inconsis-
tency of delusiOn OF religious faith or
the witness that he questioned the right
Of the state of Utah to elect member
Of that faith to a seat in the United
States senate provided the man elected
had not violated any law Of the land.
Statement by Dubois.
Senator Dubois explained that he was
not a lawyer and il was his purpose TO
ask questions which a layman would
understand, and he wanted a broad
view taken i'm the investigation. lie
then asked the witness whether any
revelations he had received had been
sustained in the general conference
through the uplifting OF the hands o.
those present
The witness answered that he had re-
ceived no revelation sustained in, that
manner, and explained again that the
individual. by living a moral life in the
sight of the Lord. could receive revela-
lions if they were prayerful. lie said
the Lord would manifest his win for
their guidance.
Have you received any Individual
revelation?" asked Senator Dubois.
Il can't say that I have the witness
replied.
Can you say YOU have not?'
No, but If I lived az ] should live 7
am capable of receiving Impressions
from the Lord just as a good Methodist
mSsht, but 1 can't say that they are
revelations"
Speaking of the endowment. ar.
Smith said in reply TO Mr. Tayler that
the obligation is the same as III always
has been. but that it is not an cath
I'VE abjure Oaths
Mr.. Smith said that he was absent
from Utah during the prosecutions un-