The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-22
!. .EXPL AIMS HOW 4 1...
REVE A'TI!O !ONS8 COME. AZ:
Can BE Received By Any Good Go d
Man, But Those That ~ Are Are \
Binding on a the People i.
.iIls Came Only 5tto s5#
President
3 Smith. Il, 9 s5 / 3
\ tBy Associated Prcss)

3 !, vi :, ina Ion concerning his belief In di-
vine revelations, Senator ss ia y,
II, tho investigation before tho seilatc 11tlil,
Committee on Frlv llegcs and E'lec l!y' lions,
snid that II hc should receive q rcycla-
ton from God command ms hinito .t disones,
n the laws ot the land, lo would leave llis li
co,,,,t ~ and go4 to some country Where
hc laws OF the land ,selo not, IN con ICY
with tho laws of g od. }s8sR
carly every member & the Senate M PM
g,nttee took part In the eexamina ton 9l1 II OF
gc,1.,t or smoot on the subject OF rcyelN-
i lions and tho Views of the WI tncss proved VEG
highly interesting. u XIII "a ,$s
Smoot on Reyelat tons.
u :,rbo csa ,n,nation to-day covered q arte-
Of subjects, including the belief re tfe
pcoople generally OH tho subject fof poliyE'.
Eamy.athc character ot ie &C g si Snt
~ Ia religion classes md the use ~ M S81 hc ~
public schools for the conduct 81 such '1S'n
u classes. ,t. e n. is !, !,
senate Or snloot defended his 81 yoto3 S for
SC,corro Bri n hal $ff 70 3 prcsl dent Of the
brigham Young University on the ground glll
ftl,a 4 he had taken no plural wives since
/ hn manifesto. He said Isr I'm hal was liy-I
fnr with q plural wi for he rea son hat
tnis lawful wlfc was In an n irH nc. asy-
Jun. Hc admitted first that he believed
Afr. n BrimhalI was violating Il he spirit OF
Tho law, and "A pressed by Chairmo Bug
5ro Viz sal ID that Isrimhall was a lso " tolnt-
StnR the lctterIof the Law I1o~eY er, he
condition OF the first vi fc was es-
8tonuating 8circunlstnn &C: S I'D
fsS1
row (, do you think II Fiss an ex ertia tlis
al aa MA ii
woman and have chlld dren by her beg " ,lsc
III " lcEta wife is iii Suil insa n UNI
!: 10 hardy II think tia t. 3 s
Avs rho 81 cvati OF Joseph b. Smith to
tic presld dcncy5 OF tho church was sbrougf ft
,ip by Nr. Tayler and the witness SAID
lie voted to sustain and had Apo voted AZ
other conferences to sustain smith as
spreAiden u 65 u, %
calyes rcvela tIons from G Cd q asked SEN
8ltor OYerman. ss{ u;
~ believe the church can receive reyc-
8lationH. " M It'll 5 ss # IN
no receives them ?'' d III
bellevc any good man ca !, 4 rec:ivo
revolutions hut President Smith is the
only man who can receive ,leyelat tions
n that would be binding upon the people Il
III ..I)o} you believe that any revelation,
Swhich5might be given, could be superior
Sto8the laws of tho land r. sked Senator
Ovcrrlnn. NJ Rff8 & u a {5t 81 3s
;ES5s5'''I5 do not believeit would be superior
4 TO Tho laws OF the land. .5 iy3
Would Leave Country. 81
5 ..'Thcn s.if you got 4 a revelation from
heaven yourself would you have 3to q obey Oh
$jt?y,S s5. 4. ss
Ya ~ II, . y,vo < frT,,, r. ,,d IA II xvoi,d
D he compulsory upon mo to obey 1t. -sut
If IT. was contrary to The laws Of he
country In which I lived, T would move
10 some other country where ] could obey
tho law tss.is sg &sj a a5
s5 s,.,Do You believe that revelations ar
ever given? ?'' x, s \. 5 e$ii 4.
& 'JYell, X have heard men testify SO, but
IL could not say. II E!
tNYhut is your belief ?'' iS 535 8;l
s II believe that God could do K such
things. Il He did 1t III former days and
could doSi now " s3s X "A,
"a After soino questioning as to Tho ox-
tent Ia which revelations wero obeyeil,
% III which Mr.. ssmoot admitted certain OF
them were disobcyed, Senator Knox ask
Med: st$ IN 9{ 3}3 .gi A ss N Sii Il S
IA II understand d former answer by
YOU, 1t is fundamentally and primarily
n. part OF your religion II Il revelation
should come to tho church tina command
\ cd you to disobey the laws of tho land,
II you would not have 4 Q obey it?a \.
Not Supposable Case.
rhe senator responded that hn would
\ be a FREQ agent 10 ACCEPT or reject ", hnt
g that 4 r God spoke to him personally, nc
would leave the country and 80 to some
place where tho law OF God was not In
!. conflict, With tle luWSof the country, bpt
4 IL this revela ton also commanded tore