The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-07
PRESIDENT SMITH MAY
DEPOSE THREE APOSTLES
In Opening Speech He Condemns by
Inference Cowley, taylor
and Teasdale.


dent Joseph F. Smith in converting the
conference yesterday proves 20. ne the
correct INTERPRETATION Amid . still
ness which was almost oppressive III
its intensity. the venerable presideHt
Of the church adm tied that MI was
not WI with the quorum O. apostles,
and that there were ,UnpIets0 f.J-
lures connected with It. when We. e
sufncieHt 70 vex the first presidency
and the Mormon people,
Thc unrs-Ua3 utterances Of President
Smith are Interpreted b. his fo1x 10
mean that he intends to denoSe o. at
least TO discipline severely Apostles
John W. Taylor. George TeasG2le AMI
Matthias T. Cowlev. who are accused
Of having taken rlUral wives since the
manifesto of MILFORD Woodruff sus-
pending plural marriage. and ,.ho have
been out OF the United States ever
since they We're subpoenaed as witaes-
ses before the Smoot tnvestisating
committee Of the United States senate
nearly three years ago.
President Smiths Utterances.
The utterances OF President Smith. IA
which great significance is attached by
those who heard them, We're as fol-
lows:
with reference to the brethren Of
tho twelve. with whom we sre init
mately associated. and with yhOm we
have met from week To week. and often
day 10 day i'm council. | have 10 say
that those Of them who have been with
us are I'm full harmony and union with
us, and are united together. I believe
that the brethren OF the twelve who
have been at their posts and have been
performing their duty. stand solid for
the advancement of the kingdom OF
God. and are united in their views and
thoughts and Ia bors for the upSuiiding
OF Zion.
Are Altogether UNPLEASANT.
There are circumstances connect
ed with these matters which are not
altogether pleasant and which are
.gaught, in some degree and in some
respects, with very serious conse-
-quences.
But I have no hesitancv in recon-
mending to YOU brethren Of the priest
hood. the members of the Church of Je-
sus Christ Of Lstter-dav Saints, those
members OF the council OF apostles who
have kent within the spirit of their call
ing and who have sought TO magnify
the same and who have been constant,
In season and out of season. i'm the
performance of the duties that have
deVOlVed upon them. They are worthy
Of the confidence Of the people. Of the
Ilatter-day Saints and are valiant in
their testimony for the truth. and are
earnest and vigilant i'm their watchcare !
over the interests of Zion submitted to !
them. and have labored diligently in
the mission field. at home and abroad /
as much as opportunity afforded"
Is 8. n. Roberts Slated?
TO the apostles President Smith took 1
uD the work Of the council Of seven |
ties. and took especial pains 70 coll |
attention to the work OF Brigham HI
Roberts. member Of that cGunch !
Those who regard the slightest word /
of President Smith as being laden |
with significance. are inclined to con-
strue together his comments on the |
apostles and the council of seventies, |
and 10 believe that Mr.. Roberts is /
slated for an aDOstleShD.
The presidents speech was 4 general |
review of the work Of the church since
the conference last October. He dealt /
first with the work Of the first presi-
denCy. then with the apostles. the
council Of seventies and the presiding
bishopric. In Il general way he depicted
the prosperity OF the church and Of
its members. and spoke In a highly
complimentary manner OF the work OF
the auxiliary associations.
on the subject OF Ttthing.
on the subject OF tithing President
Smith said:
The man that complains about not /
knowing what is done with the tith-
ing in ninety-nine cases out Of a hun
dred is the man who has no credit
on the books Of the church for paying
tithing, and we don't care to exhibit
the books of the church to such carp
ers and 10 those individuals. But there
IS not tithing-payer in the church
that cannot go to the presiding bishops
office or to the office of the trustee-fn-
trust. and find and see his accounts
and see to II that every dollar that he
has given to the Lord for tithing is
credited to him there, ana then. If he +
wants TO do more searching a S a 1.-THE
payer and find out how the tithing is
paid out, what Is done with it. we will
set before him the whole thing, so that
he will see the whole thing. and If he =
has got any good counsel to give us
we will take il from him. But we .
Will not, because we do not have to-
and 1T Is not a business way that
would require of us. TO make 0ur books
open to the world, and we won't do it
unless we have TO. We are not ashamed :
of them. We are not afraid for them ,
to be inspected. They are honest and
straight, and there is not a man in the
world that VIII look at them but what
will say 50, if ne is an honest man.
President Smith spoke of the pros
perity Of the church. and declared that
liars, people of immoral character and !
lacking in the true spirit have no
place in it. The president was given Z
rapt attention during the whole of his
address which lasted for nearly an
hour.