Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-11

go; you NY Know / is true tha, nurch, Do
~ r,h'tvsr OF polygamy MN hs
ane 0nulch have publloiv 'aasmIoers 0.
" ~ mat they ala mo- tt1tl Openly
'he principle OF polygnmv,'So ~ believe h
senator Smoot-Yes.
d do'e oeeh members Of the CHOW CHOW hg,
MI Worthington-Dl5 vo,
i t6eHt smith testify that i i1 near Pies.
Senator Smoot-T dia
MI Northington-Did, a..
on anybody being dlsclnijrou ever hes,
'eceu WIN Tor that promnlsa1, OF Inter.
senator Smoot-l neyc" sollon2
Mr. Worthington-I thinnn nave
iled tlat when the mlssinnnn you test.
~ me performance of thoir YES are on.
them. '''u covenants NIX
senator smoot--Yes. ,....
MI Worthington-Do iesulied 50.
nn9Ve All the standard h,ey not also
Cnurch that they are sunno oohs Of In,
SENATOR smoot-They havo' " 70 have,
Mr. Worlhington-They mem ALL
PIE the King James ty, .oEe the -.
Doctrlhe ana Covenants ,b,, " Tho
mormon, and the Pearl ~ w. w. BOOK q
senator Smoot--They do ''a' PriceI
Mr. Worthington--Tho H..
,,3i contains a paragraph 'v wSi ot Nor.
hIDl,s pOlygamy, ! bclieye9 ''''Vh pr.
senator Smoot-l SO cons,rr
Mr. Worthington--And H. pt
Scrtnin passages which relate H,Ole has
having more than one wifeS =" man
senator Smoot--Yes. cir
Mr., Worthington-T
all2 -''S nave them
senator Smoot--They havo 49,.
Mr. Worthington-- Nov a., .lem all.
nary performance Of the ,vorL Wv. we ordI'
slonary In your Church. doss a mis-.
the Doctrine and Covenants We mani
with whom he is talking, so tbo pe0pe
have the book? mat lhey
senator Smoot-They do NOT
Mr. Northumberland {, ~
the other books, is il? GU villa
Senator Smoot-Unless tbo,
purchase them, or sometime ma asE %
Mr.. Worthngton-Yo dc , n mat
this volume OF the Doctrine anS S' eh9
nants, which contains general iu,sCO'e'
tlon about celestial marriage ' any,
lygamy, and distribute tbat 'au p 20,
among the people whom you Want 'TuI y
do. '''"A 'hy
Mr. Worthlngton--I want to eiya va,
a chance, II you have made an sr NV
to correct II, with reference 10 1osssl
NJ. Tanner, l think you said thai v'
der President Smith he Is the prlnci-,,
IN command of the Sunday school, y,
the Church. Is that true?
Senator Smoot-Mr, Taylcr askAd r,
what position he held. as [ reme,oha,
and l said he was general superln,er
dent Of Sunday schools; but / WAS MIL.
taken In that He is the second a,.
sistant general superintendent OF Nm.
day schools. ''"'
Mr.. Worthington- In reference 10 mi,
printed pamphlet that has been NM r'
the record here, of instructions wblS
have been given to teachers I'm N,
schools of the Church, Let me ask vo,
whether you have been present when
any OF the teachers have been lecturry
to the children on the subjects. ar anr
of them, contained IN that pamphlet
Senator Smoot-Are you speaking NJ
the religion classes?
Mr., Worthlngtou-Yes.
Senator Smoot-No; | never was pp,.
emit
MIR. Worthington-Mr Tayler read 4,
few from the list OF the persons whose
biographical sketches are 10 be given
10 the children. | viii take them ND
In their order, and ask you about then.
The first one Is President Smith. no
happens to be the head Of the Churc1.
does he?
Senator Smoot-YCs,
Mr.. WorthIngton-rhe next one Il
John r. Wlnder. He is first cow.
Cllor, Ia he not, to the President?
Mr.. Worthington--The next il Anthem
II. Lund. He Is the second 2olncilr
to the President?
Senator Smoot--He Is the second
councillor to the President.
Mr.. Worthlngton-Th next Is Fran
els NJ Lyman, who is the president u
the quorum Of Apostles
Senator Smoot--Yes.
Mr.. Worthington-Th next Il John
Henry Smith He is the senior Apps.
tie, next to Lyman, is he nOta
Senator Smoot--Yes,
Mr., Worthlngton-Th next IN orlr
Is George Teasdale?
Senator SmoOt--Ycs.
Mr.. Worthington--And so Of Grant
and Taylor. Merrill and Cowlay2
Senator Smoot--Yes,
Mr.. Worthington-The next is Abro'
ham O. Woodruff, who has dial since
the pamphlet was issued, and wloA
place was filed by Mr. Penr)se'
Senator smoot-Yes.
Mr.. Worthington-The next Is Rdi'
ger Clawson?
Senator Smoot-Yes.
MIR. Neutrality-suspicious. YOURSELF
Senator Smoot-Ies.
Mr.. Worthington-T Hyrum NJ
Smith. who was a witness here?
Senator Smoot-Yes.
Mr.. Worthington--So that this doom
instead OF picking out the polygimNa
take the head officers Of the Chura
IN the order Of their official positions
Senator Smoot--I should think
from that
Mir. WorthlnGon The next Is Paii'
arch John Smith?
Senator Smoot--Yes,
Mr.. Worthington-W have all heaN
of John. He Is the next In order ID
the general officers Of the Church In''
IL takes UP those who had been pres
dents of the Church, II taxes W
George O. Cannon, Brigham Youngml
Lorenzo Snow. who IL Kari IT, MAJ
ser. who IL mentioned next? a.,
Senator Smoot-He used 10 pe INV
head Of the Church schools nh,
Mr.. Worthington-ls he poIys'H"
or not2 ....,,,,a,rl,t
senator Smoot--Ile was q p'lysalm,''
Mr.. Worthlngton-ls he liylng lo"'
Senator Smoot-NO, he Is deau'
The Chalrman-Who Is me heW VA.
Mir, Worthlngton-The next " haa
Franklin ID. Richards Elder u XIV,
Goddard. Elder George Reynoi1S' y tr,
Joseph NJ. Tanner, Mrs Zlha W iV''
lis that q womans name
senator Smoot-les, ,ta n
Mr.. Worthlngton She was MOI W
lyRamlst, | suppose? -
senator smoot--I do not KNOW, IA.
Mr.. Tayler-Ask II she was
lygnmous wife
Mr., Van Cott--She was. .,,5 tv
Mir. Tnyler-Thpt is all we cOu" W
pect her TO be. "a IN thl
Mr.. Worthington-Now, az A." eas
matter of the Moses Thatchel, a
Mr. Tayler called your aueh'TJ" rlr
some extracts from that recon-, rhcA
nsk your attention 10 one or wv" ,Ybs,Ar
he oyerIooked. will ask YOU WHY, a,,N,
ii' WV - fhr dpfig,ll u ~