The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-23
Goddard Is Accused.

The charge against Elder Goddard
that has been filed with Bishop Wool
ley of the Fourth ward of Ogden, fol-
lows:
ogden. Utah. March 1S.-Bishop Ed
win I Wooliey and counSeIors Fourth
ward. Weber stake. Ogden. Utah Dear
Brethren hereby prefer a charge
against Elder HyTum H Goddard, pre-
siding teacher Of the first district of the
Fourth ecclesiastical ward of the We
Der stake of the Church Of Jesus Christ
Of Latter-day Saints Of apostasy and
I'M ChTiStianlike conduct, and for cause
of complains aHeEe-
That he is now and for a long time
past has been living in violation of the
law of the church as Laid down in the
manifesto issued by the late President
MILFORD Woodruff touching such mat
tiers, and in violation Of the Constitu-
{ tion and the statute law Of the state of
Utah in this to-wit that no is now and
has been for \ long time past residing
and Cohabiting with one Elizabeth
Stanford as his wife, while and during
all of the time aforesaid he has had, re-
sided and cohabited with another, who
is his legal wife. both Of whom reside
i'm the said Fourth ward Of said Ogden
City.
therefore prefer this charge against
/ him and 7 ask that he be cited To ap-
pear before YOU and show cause, If any
he has. why the bond of fellowship
should not be withdrawn from him
Your brother i'm the gospel,
tSigned)
CHARLES 4 SSIURTHw ATE.
! Of the Seventy Elders of the Church OF
Jesus Christ Of Lstter-day Saints.
Mr. Smurthwaite's Answer
Mr. smurthv-site-s answer 10 the
charges made by Elder Goddard fol
/ lows:
Ogden. Utah. March q, 1905.-Rishop
I 3.
+ Ward Ogden. Weber County Utah
/ Dear Brethren The following is very
| respectfully submitted as my answer
/ To- the complaint addressed to YOU by
Elder HyTUm H. Goddard. dated March
+ <, 1903. and delivered TO me March "a.
The following is a copy of the com
plaint.
/ Ogden city, Utah. March s. 1905
! Bishop Edwin T WoOlley and Counsel
/ lors Fourth Ward, ogden. Weber
stake Dear Brethren: I hereby pre-
! fer a charge against Elder Charles A
{ SmUrthwaiJe for apOstssy and UNI
/ ChristisnIike conduct, and for cause
Of complaint I allege-
! That he expressed and had eN-
/ pressed or a number Of occasions very
! rebeIlious and unbeCominz statements
against The authorities of the Church OF
Jesus Christ OF I.atter-day Saints ~
/ which he is a member Especially docs
lions Of President Joseph Z. Smith.
wherein he says that President Smith
is not A prophet Of God and that he
could not and would not sustain HIM
as such. or as president of the church.
I He maintains that Joseph +. smith is
leading the church 70 destruction, and
that he was not chosen as president IN
| accordance with the laws and rules
! governing the church.
His expressions against the Lori s
anointed, whom the church sUstains
as prophets, SeerS and reVelatOrS, are
un becoming a Latter-day Saint. And
notwithstanding he has been visited a
number of times by myself and other
brethren as teachers, according to the
rules of the church, he stil maintains
1.-THE same views and ideas, and does not
wish TO be visited again 10y the teach
ers with a view Of getting him 10
change his position in these matters
1t therefore becomes my duty, as his
teacher to prefer this charge against
him. and I ask that he be cited to
appear before you and show cause, If
any he has, why the hand of fellow
| shin should not be withdrawn from
him. Your brother in the gospel.
CSfgned) ''HYRUM H. GODDARD.
| Presiding Teacher, First District
signed this Sth day of March, 1905
Asks for Specifications.
This is "A copy of my request to you
| that Elder Goddard be required 10 Spe-
/ officially state the words and the oc-
| casiOns he alleges against me which
| constitute the basis of his charge, and
which request you have declined:
ogden. Utah, March Is. 1905.
| "Rishop L t Woolley and Counselors,
Fourth Ward, Weber Stake. Ogden.
| Utah:
Dear Brethren-I beg to acknovl-
edge the service upon me Of the COM
plant, dated March 1S signed BY Hyrun
H Goddard. presiding teacher of the
First district. and your summons. dated
March TO- delivered TO be by Brother
Aaron g. Nav, clerk, in which com