Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-04
WHAT HIS WORD is WORTH.

One OF the most prominent Of tho
persistent assnilants Of the Mormon
Church Is a Presbyterian who IS under
church influence IN an his anti
Mormon movements. and IN his
sworn testimony before the committee
on privileges and elections made state
ments that we're absolutely false and
when slmmered down 10 questions Of
fact proved to be nothing but gossip
AS the retailer OF Islander has recently
made assertions In public ihut are also
but rcpetltlous u stories that have
come to his ears we give here a sam
pie OF his final admission Of It's
value co. II IL taken from the official
report OF the proceedings
"The people OF Brigham city wanted
20 own their own electric light plant,
and private corporation there which
was engaged in the electric lighting
business induced President Kelly 10
favor this by Offering him present
OF 1000 shares OF stock Kelly then told
the mayor Of the city that No. had had
revelation on the subject that he
was right and that God had told him
that the city ought 10 be lighted by a
private company Of which he, Kelly,
should be the president This matter
WAS brought up at % meeting at the
tabernacle nj which were present the
mayor. Mr.. Bowden, Apostle Cawson,
Peter KnudsOn q member OF the city
council Isaac a, Jonson, a member of
the council and J. =. Christianson, a
member Of the council. This was called
as understand H.. on sunday afternoon
to pasg resolution which Apostle
Rudgor Cawson and Kelly had pre-
scented 10 them uDon this subject
The people had am election upon the
subject and. without going into details,
q very acrld controversy arose between
the authorities of the Church and the
people. and Tor the offense Of standing
I'm opposition TO the priesthood on the
subject Of municipal lighting plant
a number ~ the people In Brigham
city were brought up before the high
council and leclured and tried for their
fellowship.
Senator Bevcrldge citizen of
Utah, do YOU yourself believe that any
body out there told the common council
that they had revelation from the
Lord on an electric light plant2
Mr. CritchloW-l have not the
slightest doubt Of It. senator; not the
sllghtet doubt in tho world,
The Chairman Now the next incl
dent you We're about 20 mentlonY
Mr. Crtchl0w The other Incident Is
one about which great deal has been
written In the papers I'm Utah, IN SAT-
Lake city and IN Brigham City-a
matter Of very great nOtoriety
has been commented upon by the Des-
eret News editorialy and refers TO the
action Of the authorities IN Brigham
CITY IN cutting on from the Church
members Of the Church for going to a
certain dance hall TO dances contrary
10 the counsel OF the priesthood. Ae
say II Is rather q long story ! had
not thought OF veniuriug 20 weary the
committee with the relation Of all these
matters
Mr.. Tayler-- Had the Church AN opera
house or something OF that sort down
there?
MIR. Critchlow The Church had an
Interest, as | Understand II In an opera
house that was In opposition 20 this
amusement company ! ought TO say,
I think, for my own sake that ] hud
rot al an expected 20 speak ~ Tits,
and therefore had not refreshed my re.
collection from the memoranda, of
which there is an abundance upon this
subject
Mr.. Worthngton- You said for these
things the members were cut off. What
do YOU mean by "cut one DO you
mean accommodated
Mr.. Critchlpw Yes disfelloWShip-
ped As the expression goes ln hat
community, the right hand Of fcllow'
ship is Withdrawn from them.
Mr. Worlhington Does that mean
they are out Of the church altogether,
or IN some sort OF suspended state?
Me- Critchlow The understanding
we have in the community rs that they
are cut on from the Church and ont OF
the church from that on
We need not tell our readers how ut
t,rly untrue and absurd an these state
ments are and have proved so to be by
subsequent developments. Nor viii We
Just nov tuke ~ valuable space with
other sworn statements Of the witness,
but here append the report from the
same record. Of the colloquy between
the vemclous CD romaucer and mcm-
her Of the committee;
senator Beverdge-l ann interested
ln the revelation about the light plant
! understood YOU To say that YOU got
Ills information from am attorney out
there
Mr. CritchlOw Yes, SIR
Senator BeverIdge And that he, 0t
course got his information from some-
body else outside ~ general repute2
Mr. Crltchlow- Necessarily, ! assume
Senator Beveridgp-S So that that tes-
timony amounts to this that you say
that man said to YOU that somebody
else said 90 him that the president Of
the stake had revelation on the sub
jcct of AN electric light plant at this
place, TINT hc laid IL before the coun-
eth. and there was disruption. etc?
Mr. CritchloN--A disruption?
Mr. Bevcrldge Between the council
or the people or somebody
Mr. CrltchloV-l take II In legal
sense that IL az close as 1t comes TO
being evidence,