New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-14
MORMON 0ATHS REVEALED
PENALTY, MUTILATION.
Faith Of Latter Day Saints Preached
IN Public Schools.


| Endowment House. and declared that every
agrees to submit TO mutilation of the person IL he
or sho reveals what takes paoe during the cere-
mony. Two members of the faculty Of the Brigham
Young University testified that they had SUSTAINED
| polygamous relations since the manifesto of 1880,
and teacher in the public schools asserted that
| the Church had religion taught in such schools.
| Mrs. Margaret Geddes Mormon woman,
| amined concerning her marriage and broke down
| on the stand. The hearing will be continued to-
| morrow
| J. II. Wallis ST.. a Mormon from Salt Lake City,
testified that he joined the Mormon Church in 1851
| in London and came to the United States in 1880,
settling in Utah, whore he had a son who came to.
| this country in 1881. Mr.. Wallis said he had had
| three wives but not more than one at time. He
| knew Apostle George Teasdale and also Marion
| Scoles In London She to this country
| unmarried woman and according TO the witness. Is
reported to have been married to Teasdale in Utah.
| Asked To his belief the witness said he never
believed fully in the celestial marriages to the
dead, but four times had stood as proxy in four
marriages Of living women to dead men. He mar
ried his present wife in the Temple. Explaining
the marriages in the Temple, he said it was neces-
sary to take the Endowment before marriage, and
in this way he had passed through the Endowment
House twenty times at least. The ceremonies. he
said. always substantially the same Each
consumed about two hours.
Mr.. Wallis declared he had distinct recollection
Of the ceremonies within the Temple and that he
was able to describe them just they took place.
He asked to give the oaths taken by those who
took part. and this he did together with descrip-
ton Of the secret signs executed by each person
Nearly all Of the obligations that those that
took part would not reveal anything they saw or
heard penalty OF mutiation Of the person. and
every who passed through the Temple, said the
witness. was compelled to agree to the conditions
laid down by the priests. The penalties agreed
to were given by Mr. Wallis as follows;
That the throat be cut from ear to ear and the
tongue torn out. , -. 49,.
and vtals be torn from the body.
That the body be cut asunder at the middle and
That if demanded we will give all we possess to
the support Of the Church.
CONSIDERS THE OATH A joke"
The next obligation was one Of chastity. in which
the Mormon agreed not to cohabIt with any person
not given him her by the priests. Another
obligation one that the person would never
cease TO i!nportune high heaven to avenge the
blood Of the prophets upon the nations OF the EARTH
or the inhabitants of the earth I don't just re-
member which," said the witness. This was fol-
lowed by quotation from the Scriptures. think
Revelation G, tx: The souls Of those slain cried
aloud on the affairs for vengeance"
Mr. Taylor, OF counsel for the protestants. did
not ask for a description Of the ceremonies but
turned the witness to MIR. Worthngton for
cross examination. Mr. Worthington drew from
Mr.. Wallis that he had given notice to his Bishop
several months ago Of his severance from the
Church
Mr.. Wallis. when examined by Mr.. Worthington
told the committee that he had always considered
the obligations In the light Of a Joke and that he
thought many others had considered them in the
same way. He said there never had been any
solemnity in the taking Of the obligations. far
as he could
George H. Bremhan. president Of Brigham
Young University testified that he had two wives.
married before 1890 Senator Smoot is a member Of
the university board. but present when the
witness was elected president Senator smoot
/ frequently addressed the students and always
Josiah hickman a teacher in Brigham Young
University, testified that he was married first in
ana had children by both Of them. The witness
said he went through the temple with his second
Wife two or three years ago. and they We're sealed
he had taken no steps to conform TO law in rela-
Then as you understand It you age no, legally
married to your present Wife," askedsNIr Tayler.
You said mot 50 far said Mr., Van Getty, one
of the. attorneys for Mr. smoot. What did you
Mr.. Hickman explained that he had been q little
that they should be married He said OF the hfty
| certain that only two Mr.. Brennan ana hlnlSoh
The witness said he took the woman who became
his second wife IN 1922 TO ef Be1 & were Mah H
| through the country. He said there poyga-
nous marriages performed In the United states
acted os witnesses If there had been any record
made OF the marriage.
| MORMONrsM TAUGHT IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
| Chairman
his marriage in Mexico and was told that the cere~
| monv was performed by a named Mcdonald.
| who the witness said, must have obtained his
authority directly indirectly from the president
! OF the Church.
| On cross examination Mr. Hickman said he be-
Heved in plural marriages at the time, but had not
believed in them since the manifesto which he re-
| garded binding upon all members of the Church
| as the expressed will Of God" Mr.. Smoot. in
conversation since the investigation had begun,
had expressed TO him the opinion that there would
| MIS- Narg9ret Goddes. Of Salt Lake city. said
| she was born in Glasgow, Scotland whore she was
converted to the Mormon faith, and went TO Uta9
| William Geddes in Logan, Utah, the same year
| She said she did not live with her husband muol,
as she remained IN Oregon his other VIE hvlng m
| Blaine City. She had four children. Her husband
died il Oregon. and she then Went 10 her nus
! bands first wife and there a baby was born. She
vas brought out that her husband died thirteen
years ago and that her youngest child five and
ried a second time and refused to give the name
OF her youngest chlds father. She broke down
| look after her and that she sat in the railroad
waiting room from A n. until daylight after ar
ATtnI H0S Ia Taen caIIed dn f conS%cf
religious classes in his school of twenty pupils He
| read letters from Box Elder Stake Presidency in
work one letter dated about year ago and
another in September 1904. M Morning said he
was not Mormon himself Mr.; Tayler offered in
sent TO all grades Of the SCHOOLS They We're large
Mormons, among these the president Of the Church
! and the apostles, nctudihE senator Smoot
Senator Hopkins asked Mr.. Taylor what he expec-
! ted 70 prove by that. ~
| expense and that the lessons largely composed
! or biographies Of men VINO are VIGOROUSLY poyga-
| mists."
PRISONER REELECTED ALDERMAN.
| rosto1 Dec 13.-In to-dey's municipal election