The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-21

the record of the testimony. of B. B.. Critchlow, Mir. vancott asked MT. Roberts If he had ever stated to MT. Critchlow that he had vision of his dead ancestors which induced him to change hls attitude toward the rule per- taining to permission to run for ofice.
 Mir. Roberts said he never had made such statement. He also said he never had stated that he had seen his ances- tors in perdition and that they could not go through the temple and be bap- tized unless he conformed to the wishes of the church.
 The Endowment House.
 The witness said he had been through the endowment house, and that the en- dovment house ceremony was now per- formed in the temple.
 Can you not tell us in regard to this ceremony?' asked Chairman Burrows.
 T cannot. do not feel at liberty to do so. consider myself in trust and not at liberty to disclose what takes place
 MT. Roberts said the obligations were secret and he thought them not. unlike the rites of the Masonic order or other secret societies.
 What would happen if you did reveal what took place in the temple?" asked the chairman.
 TT would lose caste and be regarded as betraying a trust. If keep faith. can not disclose what takes place.
 Then" pursued Chairman Burrows. obligation is not to give 1t publicity
 1T think so."
 And Senator Smoot could not reveal his oath of that characterT
 The witness nodded his head in acqui- essence. Fs
 No Abridgement.
 Senator Bailey asked whether there was anything in the ceremony that abridged mans freedom in any political or re- 1igious way. The witness said he thought not.
 MT. Vancott started to questioning the witness fin regard to the obligations. His questions indicated a purpose to show that the obligation taken could interfere in no manner with rights of citizens when Senator Pettus interrupted:
 If the witness cannot tell what this obligation is. do not think he has the right to construe for the committee and thus create confusion in regard to it."
 After considerable discussion it was decided that the line of questioning pur- sued by the defendants counsel was not in order in view of the witnesses's refus- al to, state the nature of obligation. Mir. Barthell of Nashville Tenn, iden- tified certain books and documents which had been sent to him by the Mormon propaganda at Chattanooga. He had re- quired these documents for the purpose of preparing paper on Mormonism. which he was to read before Nashville club. ef
 Before he left the stand he related conversations with George E. Fox, of the Mormon Church, who called on him when the papers had been received, and was invited to address the club. Chairman Burrows evinced considerable interest in the nature of this address. and Mfr Bar thell said:
 Well. he told us miracles were easy: that it was no. trouble at all to perform them- If a man had one arm and wan ted another, he could get it.
 Attorney Worthington, for the defense. who is compelled to use cane, remark eS. T would like to meet that man" Continuing his story, MT. BarthelI said Mir. Fox also told about the order of the church concerning polygamy, saying that polygamy is all right, but that 1t had b3en discontinued. The practice of cohabitation are still followed.
 we did not know what he meant by 'cohabs,' and he explained that he refer rcd to those who continued to live with plural wives''
 The committee adjourned until to-mor- r0uu