The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-01-28
INSURANCE MONEY
PAID AS TITH|NG
Widows Asked to Hand Over
0ne-Tenth Received From
Policies.
MEMBERS OF CHURCH
JOIN THE W00DMEN
Lodge Members Refused AdmiS-
sion to the House of a
Sick Brother.

Another instance which goes 10 prove
to what extremes the hierarchy will go
In order To collect tIthing, and to what
misery II will even place members of
the church in order to swell its Golfers
has just come to light, although the In
stance dates back three or four years
and untii now has been kept secret by
those who were in possession OF the facts
Takes Out Insurance.
Between three and four years ago a
member OF the Church OF Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints. at that time a
payer OF tithes, made application to the
Woodmcn OF the World for admission into
the order When the bishop OF the ward
In which the gentleman lived learned OF
the fact ne made an unsuccessful effort
10 prevent his brother from becoming tho
victim Of mon who, In common with 9th
er Gentilcs were looked upon as enemies
OF the Mormon church. il was stated TO
him as II has been stated to countless
thousands, that the church would look
that it was not necessary to make pro-
vision foe his family in the way OF in
sur9nce.
Instances Cited to Bishop.
The prospective member is alleged by
his brother Woodmen TO have cited In
stances In WnlCn members OF the CnurCn
had died where their families had not
been taken care of. But in spite OF this
the bishop continued to labor with the
man In question advising him that TO
Join the order would be to invite cNCom-
muniCation. Eventually however the
Woodmen of the World received the
member into Its ranks, and when six
months later he died, the sum of 5000
awaited the widow and fatherless chill
dTen
Bishop Goes After a Tenth
Then II was that the greed OF the HE
rarchy asserted itself. The money was
intended for the exclusive use OF the fam
ily for whom the husband and father
had made provision during his lifetime.
The law provides that such moneys can
not be taken from the bcnehciarcs for
any debt or debts contracted BY the In
sured and no matter how tangled the
affairs of the estate may be. the insur-
ance money is held inviolate for the per
son or persons named in the policy. But
in .pite OF this one-tenth was collected
by the bishop Of the ward as tithing and
the family thus robbed Of a portion
OF the money which this same bishop
tried to prevent them from securing
when he labored with the insured and
explained that In case of death his loved
ones would be protected and looked after
from the abundance OF the tithing fund.
Members Talk of Incident
AS might be imagined. the majority of
the members OF the order were greatly
put out when they heard OF the act OF
the bishop. There was nothing they
could do to prevent the hierarchy from
securing and keeping the 500 but they
did voice their disapproval. 1t is said
both in and out of the lodgeroom. But
this Is only one instance of the kind OF
which there arc said to be many Less
than six months ago another member OF
the Church OF Jesus Christ Of Latter-day
Saints died and left 5000 insurance TO his
widows. He. likewise, was n member of
the Modern Woodmcn Of the World but
until few days before his death had
kept the fact from his three wives Then
and not Till then, he told them OF the
Insurance policy which they would find
In the hands of a certain man, and which
would provide them with enough money
10 assist In educating his children and
providing them with a homo after his
death
Woodmen Refused Admittance.
The hatred manifested toward secret
orders by members OF the church can he
more readily realized when IT Is stated
upon good authority that brother Wood
men were refused admission TO the house
during the last Illness of the man re-
ferred 20. He was the first counselor 10
the bishop OF his ward and had been sue
cessful as a business man, but the same
men who had sworn to be brothers TO
him during life and to see that he was
properly buried after death were refused
admission to the house They came with
nothing but the most kindly feelings
They were prepared to care for him to
way of medicine and medical care that
he could ask for Theirs indeed wus a
work or brotherly love. but the polyga-
nous wife met them at the door and re-
fused TO admit them.
Flowers Also Refused.
Ard even after death had entered the
home, after the man whom several hun
dred brother Woodmen had sworn 10 pro-
tect and love had passed away the door
was locked against them and flowers sent
to the residence were refused q place on
the casket All this be 1t known. he
cause OF the hatred which the Church OF
Jesus Christ bears toward secret orders
and their members. In fact nothing but
the money paid as Insurance seemed 10
be welcome. said a member OF camp No
So to u Tribune reporter Friday after
noon. The family received the Insurance
money and that tho customary one-tonth
found Its way into the Golfers OF the hIe
rarcny there Is not doubt. No ono who
Is acquainted with the methods employed
to bleed the members of the church 10
the last cent Will doubt for a moment
that the full allotment was paid This
say the members. Ia a condition which
they cannot cope with. but all agree
that IL Is shame and a disgrace for in
surance money paid by a fraternal broth
crhood to go into the oYerIlowine SAFES
OF the 'tithing-housc.