The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-06-02

mony Of President Smith in the Reed
SmOOt case in congress-
Mr.. TayIer-Are there sealings stIIi
going on for eternity alone. not Tor time
Mr.. Smith-NOt that 1 know Of, unless
the parties are dead.
Senator Foraker-Do you marry people
for eternity and not for umc2
Mr. Smith-When they are dead yes
Mr. TayIer-Living persons have been
united for eternity have they not2
Mr.. Smith think there have been
some few cases Of that kind
Mr.. TayIeT-How recently have you
known of that kind of marriage;
Mr. Smith-NOt very recently
Mr. Tayler-Do You mean five years, or
M smith-Oh, twenty years or
The Chairman-Is the sealing for eter-
nifty ever performed between two living
mortols?
Mr.. Smith have heard. Mr. Chairman.
of one or two instances of that kind
Mr. rthington-Between two living
perSOns2
Mr. Smith-Between two living persons
The Chairman-COuld q person living
IN polygdmy. married for time De sealed
TO some other woman for eternity
Mr. Smith-No, sir.
It Is interesting TO note that after all
the effort and the numerous editorials Of
the News and the alleged sworn teStl-
monY' and calculation by thP editor
Of the News on the witness stand, that
the court did not accept his testimony
or take the News editorials a. a. thor
lty. Clearly the News has a sri vance
against the supreme court
The News has constantly InSIE ted that
this Park-IfiltOn marriage was not a mar
riago for time. but for eternity only
That assumption * altogether inconsls'-
ent, for the reason that the president OF
the Mormon church required the parties
to sign q church diyorCe. wherein they
agreed that we the undersigned Jonn
R Park. and Anne. his wife. before her
marriage to him Anne ATmitage. do here
by mutually covenant. promise and agree
to dissolve all the relations which have
hitherto existed between us as husband
and wife. and to keep ourselves separate
and apart from each other from this time
forth
In witness whereof VIC have hereunto
set our hands at salt Lake City. I. T..
this 18th day of March 1873
tSjgnedD JOHN R PARK
tSigGed-b ANNE FLORA PARK
Signed in presence Of D Mckenzie and
James Jack
1t was not until after the execution Of
this church divorce that the lady was
permitted TO be remarked If the mar
riaEe was for the next world only, Ger
tainly they did not need divorce for this
world.
In relation to the Hilton case Of which
50 much has been said the public has
no special. concern it cares only to see
the right prevail and the law viudicated-
There Is one thing very apparent, how
ever. Gud ii Is matter of common
knowledge. that thousands Of people have
been sealed according to the form of
marriage known and recognized IN the
Mormon church. and that thousands Of
children have been born as the result Of
such marriages QUsere.-DOeS the News
want such issue declared Legitimate by
the court Of last resort. OF what does II
want2 QUaere.-Is il not to the interest
Of all the members Of the Mormon church
and to the people Of the state Of Utah,
and for the benefit Of all our land ten
Ures. that all such marriages should nc
treated and regarded as valid suhsist1nS
marriages under the law Of the land2
As the public secs il. about the only
thing that could by any reasonable pos
sibility have been accomplished by this
second aDDeal 10 the supreme court in
which II was asked to reverse it's former
opinion. was to accommodate OF Vindi-
cate this alleged sworn statement and
surdry editorials of the editor OF the
News 1t is clear also that this last ap-
peal has been a useless and unnecessary
expense 10 the University Of Itah- to the
extent Of several thousands of dollars.