Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-25
General Assembly Will Trans
nit Petition To the Senate
and President Roosevelt
NOT A SINGLE DISSENTING VOTE
The Memorial Praying Reed smoot's
Removal From the United States
Senate, Was Presented by commis-
sioner samueI Wishard, D. D., Of
Utah-church Union is Sealed.

| Des Moines, May 25-At the Pres
byterian general assembly today, Com
missioner Samuel Wishard d. D., Of
Utah, presented a memorial to the
United States senate, praying the res
moval of Reed Smoot as senator from
| Utah. Amid scenes Of the greatest ex-
citement and demonstration, and with
out dissenting vote, the resolution
was adopted and ordered Immediately
| dispatched to Washington.
The resolution follows:
''Whereas. the Mormon hierarchy
claims the right and authority to make
constitutions, presidents and kings,
and also asserts there is no law or au-5
thorized government but the govern
ment Of the Mormon priesthood; and.
Whereas, it's teachers, claiming in-
spirauon, declare that the government
of the United States and all other
governments must be uprooted; and,
Whereas. Reed Srnoot, claiming to
be an apostle of Jesus Christ, with all
authority, is living in harmony with
this teaching, and in harmony with the
prophet, seer and revelator, Joseph NJ.
Smith, and other apostles, and who
have sworn they were violating the law
of God and of the state of Utah; and,
Whereas these violators Of the law
form reasonable organization; there
fore,
."Resolved, that as citizens Of this
i government, We earnestly petition the
senate of the United States to declare
his seat vacant, and thus help to re-
move this reasonable menace to our
free institutions.
Resolved, that we urge all our min-
listers to inform themselves of the
reasonable teachings Of the Mormon
hierarchy in reference to civil gov
ernments and citizen rights.
Resolved, that a copy of this action
of the general assembly Of the Presby-
teriap church in the United States OF
America, in session in Des Moines, be
transmitted to the senate and to the
president Of the United States"
Church Union Demonstration.
The church union sentiment reached
its highest pitch when the delegation
of seventeen commissioners from the
Cumberland Presbyterian assembly
were received in assembly in the north
ern church this morning. When the
visitors arrived, dead silence fell ov-
er the convention hall, containing 750
commissioners, and 1000 visitors, but
the next instant, the air was rent with
cheers, as the whole gathering came to
its feet. Bhe delegation was led down
the aisles by the reception committee.
Before they had progressed five feet
! pandemonium had broken loose. The
applause was deafening, and continued
until the visitors reached the stage, and
for five minutes afterwards When
the moderators of the churches which
| were two yesterday and one today,
clasped hands exactly in the center or
the stage, the demonstration reached
its zenith, the commissioners and viSi-
tors realizing that an actual union had
at last come to pass.
AS each visitor was formally intro
duced to Moderator Corbett, he stepped
forward and clasped hands, while the
great hall swelled with round after
round of applause. When the ceremony
was concluded, there was scarcely
dry eye in the auditorium. The visi-
TORS were then presented to the as
sembly, and each delivered brief adj
dress expressing joy and gratitude az
the reunion of the two churches.
The assembly passed resolution
providing for the combination OF all
evangelical churches against the liquor
traffic.