Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-23

should so TO the person offending be-
fore condemning such person"
In answering o. question as TO his
belief IN modern prophecy, Senator
Smoot sold
"NIen speakiur today under the in
spiration OF the Lord-their counsel ia
lust as good as that OF the prophets
that spoke under Inspiration IN ancient
days"
ENDOWMENT CEREMONY,
Senator Burrows Intercepted Sem
ator Smoot regarding the details OF the
endowment ceremony
How long aid il take 10 perform
this ceremony
"From the beginning TO the end
about three or four hours"
How many went through with
your
state what you are able to recall
OF IT,"
81 would very much prefer not to-"
"Why not2'
For conscientious reasons, I made
"A vow. not am OATH with my God, not
with any man. not with the president
of the Church or with q living soul
but | did make "a vow that ! would
keep these endowment ceremonies so-
cred and not reveal them 20 ANYBODY
and | have kept that all my life, ana
N went out Of the Church tomorrow
md remained out Of the Church until
I was gray headed | would never feel
that II was my duty or that I should
dlyulge what little I even remember
Of them"
Tho senator was asked a number of
other questions regarding the ceremony
which he preferred not TO answer
40 you know why the oath Of Sc
crecy was imposed
1T is purely a religious ordinance
refers absolutely to a mans hereafter,
and has nothing whatever to do with
anything other than mans relation TO
his God, and / suppose that Il Is an or
dlnance Of the church and the rule IL
that Il be not revealed
The senator said he ala not belong
20 any other secret Church organlza-
ton
REGARDING TITHEs,
40 you know how much money is
paid into the Church annually In
tlthes2" asked Senator Oyerman.
~ could not say, except as d guess"
AS much as a million dollarsY'
some years more and some years
less, | understand
We'll there Is about $4,000 for odu-
cational interests; about 100000 for the
feeding OF the poor. a great deal for the
expenses OF missionaries
AZ this point Senator Oyerman inter-
rupted, saying that all he wanted was
information HB 10 the extent OF the
Church investments In Industrial and
commercial institutions.
THE Church has some money so in
vested, but small per cent Of the
ANnN
senator. He then gave a detailed
statement OF the stock held by the
Church in various institutions, said TO
be controlled by the Church, to show
that IN nearly every case the Church
holds a minority Of such stock
CROSS EXAMINATION CLOSED.
Judge Tayler announced then that
his cross examination was concluded
Chairman Burrows then inquired OF
the Witness
Is there any method by which. the
president of the Church may be de-
po8ed2'
III be should engage in any UNI
Christlan-like act that would unut
him for his place he could be tried the
same as any other member Of the
Church and II found guilty he may be
removed
You heard the testimony OF Presi-
dent Smith that he Is living in def
ance Of the laws Of the lHnd2'
yes, sir"
And that he Is also living In def
ance OF the divine laW?'
Eyes sir and / heard the qualihca-
lions he made"
Has the Church proceeded against
him because Of his violation OF the
laws?"
1T has not
HAS there been any attempt to try
him because he Is living in polygamous
cohabitationT
There has not"
did YOU see him after he testified
before this committee?
The senator said he had seen the
president OF the Church both In WASH
ingtou ana IN Utah after his testimony,
and had made no protest to him con-
corning his manner OF living.
you have not sought to bring him
TO trial in any manner asked the
chairman,
81 have not
do you intend tor
II do not
How many children do you UNDER
stand President Smith has had since
the manifesto"
eleven. | believe"
with full knowledge Of his testimony
you voted to sustain him at the confer
once last october"
~ did"
As the chairman started to take up
another line Of inquiry Senator Smoot
said:
'lr that is all you desire to ask me on
that subject I want TO say that the
manifesto as voted on by the people
had no reference TO unlawful cohabta-
ton, Two yoafa later President Wood
run interpreted it as prohibiting poly
gamous cohabitation, and announced
that he intended 20 obey that interpre-
tation ana at the same time he advised
others to obey No. but the prohibition
Of unlawful cohabltation has never been
presented 10 the people, II has never
heen sustained at "a conference There
may have been some, therefore, who for
that reUSon, have not regarded II as
binding, After the manifesto was Is
sued there was a disposition among all
classes TO tolerate the old conditions as
the easiest and quickest way to put
stop TO the practise Of polygamy. ! be-
lieye the question viii be solved by tho
people Of Utah Just az coon as death
removes these poygamists,"
"Then you not only failed to reprl-
mand smith for his manner OF living,
hut you sustained him I'm t?'
mo, | don't mean that, MIR. chair
man | sustained him as president OF
the Church"
Have you resigned your position as
IN apostle OF the Church|
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