The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-26
BOYCOTT BY THE
HIGH COUNCIL
Relentless Methods of Box EI-
der Church Authorities.
KELLYS CRUSADE GOES ON
CHURCH MEMBERS MUST OBEY
IMPLICITLY.
lsneelaI b - Herald1

iSpoclai 10 IHe HeFal0-f
DRIGHAM CITY, Utah, June IS
ID Since tie decision of the high
council against the musicians the
boycott is being pushed vigorously. The
first demand that President Kelly made
after the decision was that every mem
Der i'm the church who was not IN har-
money with him should resign. In
formation has reached here of great
many designations. In one ward the
councillor. TO the bishop resigned aud he
was followed with the resignation of
nearly every church member i'm the
ward.
A new rule has also been preached
and that is that every member Of the
church who failed at the general con-
ference 10 vote 10 sustain President
Kelly should not be given tie sacra-
ment. III is a fact that the two past
general conferences there We're no votes
against sustaining the president of the
stake. The people fear the fate of
number who had the temerity TO vote
against the president of The stake. But
The people have been satisfying them
selves by refraining from voting al
together. But as the matter stands at
present if they vote against the presi-
dent of the stake they viii be handled
for lt. If they refuse TO vote at all
they cannot take the sacrament. So
there you are.
Called to Repentance.
During the past week "a number Of
the parties who appeared as witnesses
before the high council against PresI-
dent Kelly have been summoned be-
fore their bishops and a time was fixed
in which tEey must repent of their sins
and make &c right with President Kelly
The senior member of the high coun-
eli refused to sustain President Kelly
because Of the rule laid down by the
first presidency, Joseph +. smith, John
i. Winder and Anthem LUnd, published
in the Christmas Deseret News and in
the Era for February as follows:
ut (Jhe ckurCh) does not infringe
upon the liberty OF the individual or
eucTOach upon the domain of the state
The free agency of man is a funda-
mental principle which according TO
the tenants of the church, even God
himself does NOT suppress Therefore,
the church does not dictate a members
business. his politics or lis personal
affairs. 1T never tells a citizen what
occupation ne shall follow. whom he
shall vote for or with which party he
shall affiliate
After the high council trial President
Kelly permitted the senior member OF
the high council 10 ask his forgiveness
for making the mistake OF following
the rule quoted above President Kelly
freely forgaVe him. That Iule does not
do away with the doctrine OF obedience
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leader The presidency OF the stake
and the hiah c9uncimen Should 0e
united $ a body, they should pray To-
getker. they should believe together.
their spirits should be uniIed and rheX
should work together God has placed
these authorities here TO guide the peo-
pie.
ns Boycott in Force.
The present boycott is about the
same as the boycott of the SOS and t0's.
For twelve long years B0othe ana
Pierce were bOyCOtJed in their general
merchandise store. Teachers We're
stationed at the doors of tie store and
every person who entered were re-
ported To the bishops then the people
were handled. But BOothe won OUT.
But that was not the case with MOTIFS
R0senbaum. He started q merchan-
disc store on Main street in Brigham
City. He purchased a large stock OF
goods and opened up the store for bust
ness The local church boycott was
directed against HIM. a teacher was
actually stationed i'm the store and sat
By the door ia order to take down the
names of every person who dared TO
disobey counsel and buy goods there.
lit is an actual fact that the wife OF
Morris Roseba um cooked and carried
meals to the watching teacher. JhC
sale of goods was actually stopped. The
boycott was perfect and complete. The
time for payment on the goods came
and ROseHbaum could not meet the
bills. So Morris Rosenbaum brought
suit I'm the higI council but the decision
N-eut against him. He was ruined.
Some time afterwards he dropped dead
Ina the street.
Matthias Ground Down.
one of the most famous of modern
high council trials was that of Jonah
Matthias of Brigham city, Jtah-
Matthias was man beloved By The en-
tire community. He was a councillor
TO the bishop. He led his ticket when
BE was nominated for the office OF
county clerk and he was elected. As
county clerk III was bis duty either 70
reject or TO recommend claims 20 the
county court His FecOmmendatlon
was generally approved and when he
rejected a claim that generally ended
it. A claim was presented by a high
church man. Matthias knew il was un-
just and rejected It, He was labored
with. but he stood for the interests of
his people and his county. A high
council meeting was Immediately con
vened Matthias was not notified ana
of course did not appear They kept
the facts from him. Two weeks after
wards he was invited to attend the hign
council. He did So When he entered
he was surprised 10 notice that rot
one of his old friends, some Of whom
ne had known for twenty years, would
speak to him OF shake hands with lin.
They each and all cut him cold. He
turned to the president ana asked what
fl meant. He was Informed that he
had been stripped of all priestly offices
He begged for chance 10 say some
thing to the council He was not per-
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