The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-02-08
sen. SMOOT
AT THE BAR
Professor wolfe on Stand IN
Mormon Insl.
ENDOWMENT OATH
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eniy 10 tish. To witness related lhsi
30 atissdesi q nesting. 20 hfigism
fonns roiiess q, phirh ifri-sf J. Urani
delivered sH address wsikinE home
viii orsni sBd Apostle John iisuFy
smith after fbe mrsting. fiss question /
q the manifesto came ~. and Apostle /
smith declared. "Dun't you knsw the
msnifes,o T. = tr,rk 20 heat ihe devil ~
he own samsY Tie quoted another /
aposiie. who sah that che manifesto
~nahie'i the church o. exclude men who
are NJ, good frcm taking plural witcs
and permitted god men 10 do 80
Mr. worihlngion. counsel for S-na
ior smooi. ELECTED from the witness
hat he left Provo university after hav
Inx a disagreement vith tho college 90
Ihori,ic- aud left voluntarily. lie c1.
planned that he. connection with the
roliege At Logan. which terminated
asst January. was terminated on hls
refusal longer 90 ray titbes. lie was
allied before the Mormon church and
TO pay tithcs or leave the
'hurch. He declared his intention then
md there TO refrain from paying tlihes
Ind expressed his intention 20 apps.
atize. Then charges Of drunkenness
we're preferred against him.
Professor Wolfe was asked TO repeat
no oath administered In the endow.
nsnt house. He repeated II with
'reat elaboration as follows.
"You and each Of you do solemnly
ovenant and agree that you will pray
ND never cease 10 pray 10 Almighty
iod TO avenge the blood OF the prophets
'pon this nation and that you will
each the same 10 your children aud
our children's children 10 the third
nd fourth generation"
The candidates, kneeling. receive the
ath and. rising, respond Yes