The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-22

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/ his second wife until after his first
wife WAS sent 20 the asylum. but the
( biography seemed TO dispute the state
Eient. The inquiry this subject
I vas net brought TO a definite cOnclu-
sion.
Voted to Sustain Smith.
The elevation of Joseph F. Smith to
/ the presidency Of the church was
brought up by Mr. Tayler and the wit
ness said he voted to sustain him. and
bad so voted at other confer ences TO
sustain Smith as president
| DO you believe the church stin re-
celFes revelations from God?7 asked
lSenator Overman.
u believe The church can receive rev.
Citations"
! WI no receives them2''
! Il believe any good man can con-
| is the only man who can receive reve-
lations that would be binding upon the
people"
DO you believe that any revelation
which might be given could be superior
to the laws of the land?'' asked Sena-
tor Overman.
Il do not believe il would be superior
| TO the Paws of the land"
Surprising Case.
Then if you got a revelation from
Eeaven yourself, would you have to
II believe if it was from God it would
| DC compulsory upon me to obey it. But
/ II II was contrary to the laws Of the
country in which / lived l would move
10 some other country where L could
obey the laws
DO you believe that revelations are
ever given?'
Wen, have heard men testify so,
/ but I could not say
What is your belief?''
7 believe that God could do such
3
could do it now"
Explaining further the extent to
which revelations were lived uD to.
/ Senator SmoOt said he remembered a
revelation being received fer the estab-
hShment or the united order" and
| that Brigham Young following out the
! instructions of that revelation, went
! from one end of the state to the other
( preaching the establishment of that
order. And I know he concluded
that it was never ATTEMPTED nor lived
, up 10 by the people. and today is vir-
| tually q dead letter
Senator Dubois asked:
DO you mean TO say that If a reve-
iatlon was received by the president OF
the church and submitted TO the church
that a member could disregard that
and maintain his fellowship and stand
ing in the church,"
'Oh, YES I understand So
Tithing Law Disobeyed.
Continuing. Sena tor Snoot referred
/ 10 the law OF tithing. He knew there
were many members of the church who
clsreg9rded il. although it was a law
Of the church.
Sena tor Dubois followed I'D his oues-
uonine.
Then as AN apostle you could go
out among your people and take that
position, and the people could refuse
to obey also and still retain their stand
in@?"
I would not want to go as far as
L infer your question leads I would
not want TO say that a man could go
from one end OF the church to the
other and make a special point Of
preaching against certain doctrines OF
the church and be in fun fellowship.
] think that would be not only non
belief in il, but open rebellion, and
through that he would be out of har-
mony.
Mission TO England.
Senator SmOot said ne was sent on
mission to England in 1890. He said
he did not preach poIygamy there. nor
had he ever done so in his life.
Chairman Burrows asked what he
would have done If pOiygamy had been
assailsd.
The witness said il had not been as
sailed to him, but if il had been ne
would have referred the people to the
Bible and told them If the Bible did
not permit it then IL should not be
practiced.
In answer to questions by Sena tor
8eVeridge, ne said that if the law Of
the church and the law of the land
should come into conflict, then the law
OF the land Is binding He declared
that if revelation was i'm conflict
with the law of the land, it would be
a nudity so far as the people are con
cerned. Senator Dubois asked the wit
ness II he should refuse to obey a reye-
latiOn of the church whether he would
be able to hold his apostIeship The
witness thought ne would retain the
2pcst eship, but that he might be re-
sarded as derelict in his duty.
Revelation Versus Law.
AS 1 understand a former answer
by You. It is Fundamentally and pri-
marty part of your religion if a
revelation should come to the church
that commanded you to disobey the
laws Of the land you would not have
TO obey it, asked Senator Knox
The senator responded that he would
, be a free agent 10 accept or reject
it. but that If God spoke to him per
sonally he would leave the country and
go 10 some place where the law of
God was not inconflict with the law
of the country.
But if this revelation also COM
manded you to remain in this coun-
try?3 asked Senator OVern1an.
Il don't think the God I worship is
such God. 1t is not a suppose BILE |
case" responded Senator Smoot!
What priesthood do you hoid?"
asked Mr.. Tayler.
The Melchizedeck priesthood an
swered Senator SmoOt. and, continuing,
he said that that priesthood was the
highest any person can hold, and that
he understood that Christ he'd the
same priesthood. There are two priest
hoods in the church, the MelchiZedeck
and the Aaronic.
MIR. TayIer brought out from the
witness that. in addition to the pres