The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-19
WRATH HAS NOT
YET DESCENDED
Brigham City Musicians So Far
Spared by the Lord.
;UT OFF FROM THE CHURCH
YET THE EARTH HAS NOT swAI-
LOWED THEM UP.
Especial to The Herald

I L 80 va atANtf ltuus LlEl llEu council
Of the Box Elder stake of Zion
made and entered upon their minutes
an order against the musicians here
ana against their pavilion chat fbev
40 not use it for dancing purposes bud
thal said pavilion be removed. ana the
70 -7iiat IN IFS construction be disposed
- As there were heavy liens stand
/ HiS against this material the order.
( could not be obeyed. Since that time
the musicians have been publicly
! preached against and abused. Tha5r
/ regulations have been assaiIed. the
/ people nave been "c0uuzsieda NOT ra
/ tIdue win them; the people have been
counseied not to attend dance
/ Where they played: loan agents bz--
/ refused TO loan them money on ae-
} count or this counsel" a great rOar5-
! people nave been refused recommends
4 because they danced where these mu-
sieiahs played p ls said that every per-
son. VINO hOldS a church office here is
/ holding it by reason of their promis7
/ 10 remain away from the academy and
/ 10 Work against il; "a number of church
/ oIiclals have resigned rather tHaH
( promise, and the following is a partial
I INST OF those who have been dropped
/ from their church positions for refus-
/ ing to sustain President Kelly I'm his i'm
1 preference i'm the business affairs OF
I Inc musicians. High Councilman
/ James Bywater. councillor to the bish-
/ op; Alma Nelson, councillor to the
| bishop; Thad Wright, C.. o. Anderson.
LaVOn Hudson. Frank Merrill y j.
/ Peterson, Mary Olson. Elvira Peter
I son, Melissa Merrill John Brooks Au-
I thor NlXOm, one Johnson Of the Sec
ond ward, Fred Nelson, Emma Nelson.
| William hotter and a large number of
others.
Charges Against Kelly.
The musicians some time ago pre-
( IeFred charges of Interference in bust
ness and unrighteOus dominion against
President Kelly. President KelIy's first
idea of defense was TO deny the charges
and have the four bishops assume The
responsibility, but Bishop McMaster
OF the First ward refused TO become q
party to this transaction. Then Pres
I lqent helly.s plan was TO deny the
/ charges and have the high council for
ms witnesses. AT the trial in the bfsh-
/ op court the stake president sOlemuly
! denied any Interference whatever. The
/ decision was i'm his favor and the mu-
. sicians took the matter TO the high
( council shortly after the bishops
tildl the nigh council met and at that
meeting the presidency OF the stake
obtained promise from every high
councilman that they WouId sustain
President Kelly. except one. the senior
htehDef tilc senior member was
pressed fot the promise but held 0Gt
Then the councillor To- The president OF
the stake, more or less irritated at the
sO-caIled Obstinacy OF the senior mem
Der. stepped up 10 the old man and
shaking his finger I'm his face said.
on must state whether or not you
viii sustain President Kelly. YES or
no The old man Indignantly said.
Go away. boy Then the senior mem
Der was dropped or suspended from his
position as a high councilman.
High Council Trial
When the high council trial came on
the musicians noticed the absence of
the senior member and others Then
the senior member was sent for ana Inc
stated upon his arrival the reasons why
ne was dropped or suspended. and ne
further said that he refused TO testify
that the high council had not at Pres
ldent kelly's suggestion made rule
against the musicians. Then he turned
TO the high cOuuCil and said. You
know these are the facts. brethren. You
were here and heard it," Then the
high council denied every statement OF
the senior member. Then the must
clans objected TO the trial before the
high council. and ii was ruled that
they could 90 ON with the trial or dis
miss their proceedings. Then the senior
member, James ByWateT. was called
as "a witness for the musicians. and he
testified 90 the interference in their
business. and to the proceedings of the
high council: he further said that ne
could not sustain President Kelly be-
cause he had not followed the rule Of
kindness and love and ne read from
the February Era the statement of the
first presidency which was also pub
lished in the Christmas Deseret News
to the following effect, 1T (tbe
church, does not infringe upon the
LIBERTY OF THE INDIVIDUAL or
encrOach upon the domain of the state.
The free agency of man lis al funda-
mental principle which. according To-
the teuets of the church, even God
himself does not suppress. Therefore,
the church does not DICTATE a.
MEMBERS BUSINESS. HIS POLL
TICS OR HIS personal AFFAIRS
IT NEVER TELLS A CITIZEN
WHAT OCCUPATION He SHALL
FOLLOW, WHOM HE SHALL VOTE
FOR OR WITH WHICH PARTY HE
SHALL AFFILIATE.
The old man further said that this is
the rule as laid down by the prophet
of God, and this was the rule he would
follow and, therefore, he could not sus-
tain President Kelly.
Kelly Sustained.
AT the hearing President Kelly Dre-
vented the calling OF a great many wit
nesSeS by admitting that he had inter
Tered IN the business of the musicians.
but JusufyIUg such Interference be-
cause he was the spiritual adviser of
the people and he had the right 10 do
so. In this position he was sustained
SymDathizers OF the musicians conn
plain because the most important tes-
tmony which the musicians had. con
SlstIng of statements OF thirteen
church officials who were dropped was
suppressed by the bishop. because the
high council sat ia the case after the
testimony of the senior member had
been given and because minutes have
been denied them, and statements are
made that the musicians have given up
their right to an appeal to che frsc
presidency, when they have intended
All the time 10 appeal The denial of
the right of an appeal 10 the first pres
ideucy is not an unusual thiug here.
Some time ago Weldon Huusaker and
H. p. Hunsaker OF H0ueyville had a
ease against the high council. The case
went against them and they desired
an appeal They were Immediately
'cut of" the church TO prevent the app
peal and were informed that they
could not appeal. A high councilman
stated he thought these Hunsaker boys
had the right to appeal He has never
been a high councilman since After
he time for an appeal had passed these
boys were labored with 20 get them TO
join again. They refused to do so.
Prophecy Not Fulfilled.