The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-12

~ ,s, ,,sS,,uifesto of $780, .
ps y s.0,ember, 1850. 6Gd Wi!6ord
,bss pres is called THE Mani
is,s 80 sass the following is a copy
ssaal ada declaration
. e,y ooaSftps oSsStns beon sent for Or p2li,i. 5du.
.:ssrs nsI rs,, lake City. which haSe
nres sal' 10 the effect that tne
Z raAiise3,s ,s,,r recent report TO ,n1
.toa. 10 ,,or .nS aIeEe that plural
"a D. ln'g l',ns solemnized. and that
- siill psrrlases have been con
sch MAJ MAJ, lure or during the
.rts SIX ,n public diseouTses tne
I. ~ %ssarch savo tsufh. "a ihe practice OF
Liam. Of the Church OF
n o. I manner, declare @ ,nat
Ia pae|D, we arc not tcaonine
r Gs G,.I marriage, nor permitt,nS
Ia rsls in,o ito practice. and
[rp e1,eI e1-,y or any other number
t.sa ,Vi1 hsye. during that period.
A rr'Isses. our temples OF In any
-pd ~ ID Territory.
q p ms reported in which the
~ tho marriage was per
..sTs o. u.,nant house. In salt Lake
/ es t7of of 1859, but l have not
= I'm ,,arn who performed ,ne 0..e e.
2 aap dono in this matter WIS
tfne~,slre. In consequence OF .nls
cs shs endowment house WIS
rr1s., toksn down without delay,
I.ss have been enacted by
So mural marriages. which
,-sss1a,ss, a,ss,n,Incej constitutional by
~ rss,,t. | hereby declare my
80 IN thosc laws and 10 uss
, 81 ,he members OF the church
= W. '.s.I5e 10 have them do like
. In mr. teachings 10 tho
!. thsse OF my associates iurtis
s.Issd which can be reasonaoIy
i.,aleate or encourage polyS-
- ,nr elder OF the church has
rnlh appeared to convey any
), has been promptly rcprovcd.
.si,.k declare that my advice
- saints Is TO refrain from
marriage forbidden by the
AZ W1LroRp WOODRUFF.
. a. Csurch OF Jesus Christ OF
"a sslsts ..,,o-o,oo
~Asrs OF the Mormon church,
n bsd on October 6. 1899. the
s.risratIon was unanimously
ss authoritative and binding"
htsT IL Was again approved by
III eoslerence OF the church,
~ er., approved by the general
y b October. 1890, II has been
rT,aIps q part OF the funda-
~ Al the Mormon Church.
LIZ repealed or modified only
- of a similar conference. q.
+ 4, srect OF the manifesto on the
. ! ia president OF the Mormon
|r am subordinate official, TO
n, ei6ral marriage We quote a
4 !, testimony OF James E. Tai
r,e,or Talmage prepared and is
~ Inc auspices OF the church
"A work called Articles OF
[rslts authorltatively sets forth
,s-ss Of the church, having been
TN approved by. and published
.tEeA Itself. CVol. Ill. PIP. Al
A,.ren. Doctor, YOU have used the
~ holding the keys in con-
"a pat revelation involving polyg~
n Tn given 10 Joseph Smith, Jr.,
7 "a - orly man who held the Keys
- BE only Of time time. or somo
rrS b. him. could make q plural
81 roaId be valid according TO
4 Q. csurch- Am | right In that7
nc Yes sir.
||rtsS.er- From that time on down
q. :at President Woodnlff Issued
- which the church approved In
tzeatled, ths same principle OBJ
sls ys. sir
asccs. That q plural marriage
X vLid according 10 the law OF
~ when celebrated BY the presi-
/ d Ezsocdy authorized by him 10
f d Dat rieht7
-E Iba, Is strictly true.
-y.ss Thsn when this revelation
nd ths manifesto came and II
~ % tbs people and accepted by
pTu Sas taken away from the
ms 4 nct7
E1r lee sir.
kyisa- So thnt since the 9Th Of
y z. Pes!dent OF the church had
tsEnlrs a plural marriage ac-
y hu Of the church. even7
r. That 10 true.
nro,- And no power TO author
~ % celebrate ons7
1l. Isat IL true
En 60 that II any person has
ss.G into plural marriage, II
n e.cone tho plural wife OF q
- he 9Th day OF October, 1890,
80 wife by the law Of the
- . By The law OF tho land?
Tia, is true.
1erca And II is not In the power
70 revive the old system so
axe valid plural marriage or
- e7less he does 1t through the
sse OF the church,
~ cSShnly. IL is now a rule
~ eAt thar power shall not be
80 Fra is there, but the exercise
cc2ped. and a rule OF tho
y ace ard sanctioned IL equally
s aw founded upon reveIn-
nneent therefore has in one
s,1nrly. inaSmuch MS he was
--,ntl y 70 bring II before the con-
er action OF the conference.
~. mas surrendered that pow
f,s eIeTelse is concerned.
II takes the action 81
-, fS1re Il. does II not7
Most assuredIy-., Cs-s 4s)
aas Enabling Act.
zIs act. under which I,tab ,r
vas finally admitted into
N @ passed by Congress ar
~ " sat. l., 100. BY sectior
r-,,,,,n. ). was required that the
asl :. which was authorized
','qld provide. 'S'e gov
Terocahle withou, tbs oon.
sstes and the people o!
tsf b. olefatioh OF religion,
nu epred, and that no in.
n r-n n shall ever be moI.steC
n,rsS. on account OF his or he,
II - Worship. Provided Tho,
ioi marriages are foreyc,
i,, pnr9Ltant r,sa to observe tha
4 ,hs u A condition to tn,
y ssrrs, otate that polygamoul
\ f-orissses should not be al
elsp n,oh nN,, OF any Kind wa.
rr vip'iygomous cohabItstIon
I.lshss leit To be governed n,
kaIt,rn,an and laws OF the Stat
Vi the State might de
sesy shows that ~. ,,.,,.
kixe.nS Congress in the en-
psa,ss polygamous marriage
FsJsa nor neeoha6itation was inten
ssre as no marriages. as W
esa un,ii ITt forbidden by any ac
kad b.snh b hS2. ten years afte
haty eeme yee prevalent in Ttsf
PHs p,oh,s later still 1852 be
V"'o'ted polygamous CO
i |SsSSlyysamy was first ORC
ts yormrsNhna Young. as pres
ieerta,,nn Cnurch. until abou
u he cnr. ne was continue
snlsTv 'qvernment as Govarno
<-liI Both a. 'oNe no