The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-10-15
HOW HAS THE MORMON
CHURCH KEPT THE FAITHY

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The teachings of verse 81 and So,
| given on first page of this issue)
STAND TODAY in one of the church's
standard books of doctrine, and sup
posed/t to be of divine revelation.
Witness this testimony of the pres
ent head of the Mormon church before
the Congressional committee last May
(Mr. Taylor) Q. The revelation
which MILFORD Woodruff received in
consequence of which the command
/ to take plural wives was suspended,
did not as you understand it, change
the divine view of plural marriges,
did it?
(Mr. Smith, A. 1t did not change
our belief at all.
(Mr. Taylor @. 1t did not change
your belief at all?
(Mr. Smith, A. Not at all, sir.
(Mr. Taylor @. You continued
to believe that plural marriages were
right
-(Mr. Smith) A. We do.
And President Smith, when he said
that to Congress, knew that his flock
had its ears open to the words of the
head of the church at Washington and
would take the same note of it as of a
new revelation.
They teach it, they believe it, they
practice it.
Before the same congressional com
mittee, President Smith acknowledge
ed that he was NOW living with
five wives, all having borne him chill
dren since the Woodruff manifesto
to the number of eleven.
1t was shown that Apostle Teasdale
had taken plural wife since the
manifesto.
Apostle John Henry Smith, who
visited the Idaho legislature to assist
Hepburn, secure resolution for a
constitutional convention to elimi-
nate the anti-polygamy clauses, and
incidentally secure bounty from the
administration for Mormon sugar
pany, was shown to have two wives.
Apostle Taylor was admitted to be
a polygamist.
Apostle M. w. Merrill was admit
ted to be polygamist, also Heber ].
Grant an apostle of the church.
Apostle Cowley was admitted to
have two wives.
Apostle Lyman, next in succession
to the head of the church was admit
ted to have two wives living.
Brigham Roberts still has the wives
which caused him to be unseated in
congress and lives with all.
President Smith, to give his own
words, said III THINK THAT ALL
THE PRESIDENTS DOWN TO MY
SELF HAD PLURAL WIVES. The
fact of the matter is that the most
Influential men, the men who have
stood in highest in business circles
n Utah, among the Mormon people.
nave been men who have had more
han one wife. -
So President Woodruff must have
lad them after the manifesto.
Apostle Charles E. Merrill gave
estimony that he married his third
wife in 1891, after the man festo his
ather performing the ceremony. He
vas then living with his second wife
he first. being dead.
1t was shown that the whole twelve .
postles of the church and the first
Presidency and many prominent men
ow live IN polygamy in the face of
he solemn promise of the church to
be president of the United States.
nd the church sanctions and believes
n the practice.
Clara Mabel Kennedy, beautiful
oman of %, was before the commit
% and. testified that she was married
ito polygamy in 1896, five years af- .
II the solemn promise of the church !.
trough Woodruff's manifesto. Ap- :,
stle Brighamg Young performed the
sremony. :,
Is 1t any wonder that the women u
orkQra Of the ooot - - IA a.