Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-26
this, then? Go ahead and get your
memoranda.

Mr.. Bowden, Apostle Clawson. Peter
knudson, member OF the city council;
isaac A. Jensen, a member OF the c0un-
ell, and j. r. Christianson, member
OF the council. This was called, as
understand II, on Sunday afternoon 10
pass Il resolution which Apostle Rudger
Clawson and Kelly had presented to
them upon this subject.
The people had an election upon the
subject and, without going into details,
very acrld controversy arose between
the authorities OF the Church and the
people, and for the of'ense Of standing
In opposition TO the Priesthood on the
subject OF a municipal lighting plant
a number Of the people In Brigham city
were brought up before the high council
! and lectured and tried for their fellow
ship.
Again, In that same stake, they had
an amusement association. Ii was a
| matter
Senator Beverldge. Before YOU go
into that-I am very much interested,
This Is an interesting incident You
read from memoranda there?
Mr. C>itchlow. | do sir
Senator Beverldge. Where did you
get the information?
Mr.. Critchow. This memoranda came
to me from the city attorney Of Brig
ham City.
Senator Beverldge Who Is he?
Mr.. Critchlow. u. II. Jones.
Senator Beyerldge, Is he Mormon
| or Mormon"
Mr.. Critchow, can not say whether
he is IN good standing as a member or
not. He Is Of Mormon parentage
Senator Beverage. How was he IN
| this controversy?
Mr., Crltchlow. He was against the
action Of these ecclesiastical authori-
| ties.
Senator Beverldge. So he told you
| and wrote out memorandum from
which you testify that this man said
he had a revelation from the Lord on
| the subject of a municipal lighting
| plant?
Mr.. Critchlow. He did not write out
| the memoranda wrote out the mem.
| oranda.
Senator Beveridge. From what he
told you?
Mr. Crltchlow. From an extended
conversation; yes, sir,
Senator Beverldge. So that you are
| giving 10 the committee here as one OF
the instances what a gentleman told
YOU and what you then reduced 10
writing?
Senator Beverldge. AS a citizen OF
Utah, do you yourself believe that any
body out there told the common coun-
ell that they had a revelation from the
Lord on an electrlc-light plant2
Mr.. Critchlow. | have not the slight
est doubt OF Ii, Senator; not the slight
est doubt In the world.
The Chairman. Now the next Incl
dent you were about to mentiong
Mr.. Critchlow. The other incident Is
one about which great deal has been
written In the papers In Utah, In Salt
| Lake City, and in Brigham City-a
matter OF very great notoriety-and has
| been commented upon by the Deseret
| News editorialy, and refers TO the ac-
ton OF the authorities In Brigham city
IN cutting off from the Church members
| of the Church for going to certain
| dance hall TO dances, contrary TO the
counsel Of the Priesthood. AZ say,
| IL Is rather a long story. | had not
thought Of venturlng to weary the COM
mlttee with the relation OF all these
| matters.
Mr.. Critchow. The Church had an
interest. as understand II, In an opera
house that was In opposition to this
amusement company | ought to say,
/ think, for my own sake. that had
not at all expected 10 speak OF this,
and therefore had not refreshed my
recollection from the memoranda, OF
which there is an abundance upon this
subject,
| Mr. Worthington, You said for these
things the members were cut OFT. what
\ do you mean by "cut off?' do you
| mean communicated?
| Mr.. Critchlow, Yes; disfellowshlpped,
As the expression goes IN that commun-
ity, the right hand Of fellowship Is
| withdrawn from them.
Mr. Worthlngton, Does that mean
| they are out OF the Church altogether,
or I'm some sort Of suspended stateP
Mr. Crltchlow. The understanding we
have In the community Is that they arc
cut of from the Church and out OF the
| Church from that on,
The Chairman. This related to busl-
ness enterprise?
Mr. Critchlow Yes
Senator Beveridge You further state
that there was revelation from this
| mayor, was it-that the mayor got q
revelation on the subject OF electric
lighting which he laid before the coun-
ell?
Mr.. Crltchlow Pardon me. ! said
the president Of the stake,
Senator Beveridge, Well, the presi-
dent Of the stake; It Is the same thing
And the whole matter then occasioned
very bitter controversy between the
president OF the stake and the people
on this subject Of electric lighting
Mr.. Critchlow Yes. sir
Senator Beveridge. How do you rec
oncIle that with the people acceptlng
I'm their actions these revelations which
you say It IL their custom 70 doY They
did not accept It in that Instance, dc
they?
Mr.. CritChow. DO you ask for my ex'
PLANTATION Of the fact?
Senator BeverIdge, Yes
Mr.. Crtchlow In this particular case
they went before the people and the
people refused to take the revelation
from Mr.. Kelly
PEOPLE who know about the stories
that have been ventilated In the pa
pers here will marvel at the repetition
Of absurd untruths by Il, b, CrltchloN
IN such a presence, and at his Ignorance
OF Mormon affairs. The facts are
that President Kelly never professed
to have received revelation" about
an electric light plant; that the Church
does not own and has not had any
financial interest In the opera house al
Brigham city that no member OF the
Church there has been "disfelowship'
ped" or "excommunicated" either fol
going 10 dances or engaging In busi'
ness contrary TO the wish of the loca
or general authorities at Brigham City
that the source Of his information Il
cranky and unreliable and Crltchov
knows It. that there Ii a wide distlnc'
tIon between being cut off and dis
fellowshlpped; that the stun repeated
by Critchlow IL nothing but stal,