Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-27
A REPETITION OF ERROR,


The supreme Court NJ Utah has rem
dered another decision In me notorious
Hilton raso. II confirms Mrs IIlton'a
dover rights n tho estate ~ pr John
Y. Park which have been ln question
Tor long time and nm which the court
made n similar decision many months
hgo. with me ruling " the court, "a
FAR IA II concerns the rights In quea'
ZION 10 certain pieces NJ property We
"a not wish 10 say anything jost now.
n Mrs, Hilton waA really married 10
John r.. Park under the common law,
che Ia entitled 20 the rights Tor which
rhe has contended, n not, not The
court says sho was legally married
when the "senllng took place on what
was considered her death bed and that
rettlos the financial question Involved
IN the case before the court
IN rs former opinion the court based
ia ruling ON the assumption That M
the church Of Jesus Christ " Latter
day Saints there was but one form Of
sealing" and that was for time ana
hl eternity" That the court erred In
that statement Of fact has been fully
ma completely established, by sworn
testimony In court and elsewhere ana
The contrary IN well understood by
members Of the church who are posted
ns 10 10 rites ana ceremonies, Tina,
testimony IL to The eject that there are
IN the Church three forms Of sealing
ono FOR time only one for eternity
only and ono for both time aud cter-
nifty
We do not lntond 10 enter into de-
tailed explanation If this matter, as Il
pertains 70 Temple ceremonies and n
dissertation on the principles involved
would not affect the simple question
az % the correctness on otherwise ot
the courts declaration. The peseret
News AZ the time NJ the former de-
ol,on In this case. explained the sub,
Sect fuly and We need not repeat the
article. II was further olucIlatod
,n u caro- involving the same question
IN the district court, and the three
forms ~ sealing were then infinitely
explained. In the proceedings before
the Committee ON Privileges and Eec.
tons " the United states senate, the
following colloQuoy occurred, 0s ap.
pears ON page ~ u the oniolal record
Mr.. Taylcr Ana DO YOU have as
many kinds NJ marriage now W form-
urly2
Mr. smith, We have az many kinds
Of marriages now ~ formerly.
Mr. Tayler let me cali your atlen.
ton % what mean because II viii
save time. Sealing for time only seal
ins for time ana eternity and sealing
for eternity only
Mr. Smith Yes, slr.
Mr., Tayler. DO YOU have those
Mr., Smith. Yos, Sir
Mr.. Tayler All three NJ Them
Mr. smith Al three OF them
Mr. Tayler. In nll respects, except
~ 10 the solomnlEAtlon " plural mar
ilages tho practice and form " the
church are the s0mo NJ formerly
Mr. Smith, Tho same AZ formerly
We cite this testimony glyon by Pres
idcnt Joseph Y, Smith, because the
court IN rendering its opinion reforrod
20 TIA proceedings before the commit.
hccbut did not quote that which We have
here presented ana which strikes At tho
base 1T the reasoning NJ the court IN
81 FIRST decision whom II reached the
conclusion that the parties 10 thy
doath'bod scaling must OF necessity
have been legally married because IN
she church 10 which they belonged
there vas only one Kind " scaling
Uamcly, that for time and eternity
Now Wo are not attempting 10 argue
,hnt IN lhc case under consideration Tho
ceremony was merely ono FOR eternity
md not Tor time Cnlthough we bcley'
that the circumstances warrant such d
ooncluson). but the court decides n
tho contrary aud that viii have ID
stand 80 for NV II effects the doNcI
rights Of Mrs hutton II r. only M.
doctrlua error which the court I'M.
promulgated with which we have 10 do
ma We repeat most omphatlcollY vhoI
we Aald when the former decision wa
rendered And we Wow the oudouvor nj
y SECULAR court 10 pass upon the Whloc
uf religious tcncOs and ceremonies win
which u WAS not familiar. aa mlsIoad
Sng and 10 that extent unfortunate