The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-01-29
APOSTLE PENROSE
TALKS OF TITHES
Chief Liar for the Hierarch
Appeals to Saints for
Money.
NO ONES BUSINESS, HE
SAYS, HOW 1T IS SPENT
Annual Income From This
Source Is Vast Sum, but
More Is Wanted.
specIal 10 The TrIhuns.

Special to The Tribune
| LOGAN, Utah, Jan 2S-The Mormon
conference, In session here the past two
days. closed today after noon. The audi
ence was large, filling the tabernacle TO
It's capacity. There were two speakers Of
prominence, George Reynolds and Apostle
| c. w. Penrose. Reynolds discourse was
| brief and uninteresting devoted largely TO
l an explanation OF the Mormon view of the
! sacrament. Reynolds was followed by
! Apostle Penrose. who seemed greatly
keyed up, but was long In getting to the
main elements OF his address. He offered
! some rather caustic criticism upon some
of the Saints for monopolzing TOO much
| room in the sittings, while others were
Denounces "Our Enemies"
His address was disjointed and heter-
| ogeneous In character, but he lost no oP-
! pCrtunlty TO take q fall out of people
| whom he styled our enemies" He said
| the powers OF darkness seeking TO do evil
| are not doing US much harm, but are con-
! frmlng themselves In evil. They are en-
! gagged In lying. slander Jealousy and
death ss but in the end their their work win do, do
| way OF the sons Of peTdition.
Wolfe's Apostasy.
Wolfes apostasy seemed TO netue the
/ apostle. Alludng TO apostatcs. ne said
| weaklings with bad habits come into the
| church and create disturbance by their
| instability and then, when taken in hand
/ beg for mercy, and the church bears with
/ them until finally they are cast out be-
! cause of their sheer badness.
Crusade Against Hierarchy.
! Apostle Penrose told OF a recent visit
! In company with President Smith, TO Ncr-
! mont. where n monument was unveiled
! 10 Joseph, the original prophet. and then
/ launched into description OF the feelings
Of the people Of the United States toward
the Mormons. He said the crusade car
| red on against the Mormons is not by all
! the people OF the Nation, but only by "a
| few Jealous and yindictivc ministers, who
! hate the Mormons and who are aided by
/ lot Of old, misguided, Ignorant and hys-
/ teriCal women.
Petition to Expel Smoot.
He said very large petition has beon
| prepared, signed and presented to the
| Senate demanding the expulsion of SEN
| atOr Smoot. but while the petition Is very
! long IL does not begin to represent all the
! people Of the Nation
Kingdom of God"
Apostle Pcnrose launched out IN
statement about the Mormon church,
which he called the Kingdom Of God. but
! fearing he might be mlsunders TODD, said
he would explain himself. The Kingdom
| of God, ne said, Is not as some have sup
| posed, a political organization, not 1T
! eral Kingdom, but a spiritual one, with
spiritual functions and powers. There Is
Al ~
the church being a literal Kingdom, but
! the Saints need pay no attention TO this
| sort Of Misrepresentation
Announces Real Purpose
Apostle Pcnrose then announced his real
! purpose, which was 70 explain and vindi-
! cate the law Of tithing. He said the lew
is of a two-fold nature. the law Of con-
| secratlon and the law OF tthing. The
! first, he said, implies that a Saint shall
! look upon his possessions as wholly be-
| a. no gTl no H.
| ing. In this point Of view the Lord has
/ right to all and can demand IL at any
time, and use II as he Pleases But the
Saints are 80 far lacking in sanCthcatlon
that they are not able to bear this law
| and hence in mercy the Lord does not
| rigidly enforce II, but has given the law
| OF tlthng. and a Saint has no moro right
to retain the tenth or dictate about Its
use than under the law OF conservation
1t Is the Lords money and you have no
concern about 1t.
How Tithes Are Used.
IT now occurred to the apostle that his
audience wanted 10 know how the tithcs
are used. After informing them that II is
none OF their business, he said he would
nevertheless, enllghtcn them, and. there
| fore had made some notes, which he read.
In doing this ne took a hard fan out Of
Gcntiles, who are inqulsltive about what
becomes Of the tlthes, and tho non-paying
MoTmons, who are demanding an account
ing He was willing. he said, to confess
that the annual amount Is II vast sum-
but declined TO tell Just how much
Seventeen Ways Tlthes Are Expended
lie specified seventeen ways In which
tithcs are expended for the maintenance
OF temples. educational purposes, the l.
u. S. hospital the care OF the Dcserct
News building, travelling expenses of mis-
sionaries, the erection OF mission houses
in various parts of tho world the care
and repair OF the temple block buildings
! and bureau of information. the care OF
the poor, the erection of the monument
10 hl FNn f.I NH GsWv.IN /.
deviation of destitute Indians. the aid in
repairing tabernaCles at various places In
the State the erection Of stake buildings.
salaries Of clerks I'm various church Of
fees, salary OF leading men I'm the church
the purchase Of records, RcnoolOgical and
otherwise. the Incorporation Of new
stakes and the cancellation OF the church
debts He said President Smith is very
anxious about the debt and Is diminish
ing II as rapidly as possible
Says HieIarch Is Economical.
When naming salaries OF church officers
the apostle appeared quite indignant be-
cause OF criticism made against Joseph
Smith for alleged extravaganza IN the
use OF tithes. He alleged that Smith is
economical frugal and almost mIserIy i'm
| lis tendencies and use OF money and
therefore denounced those who charged
him with extravaganza. lie denied with
vchcmenCe that Joseph i. Smith has SUI
| prcme jurisdiction over the tlthlng funds
asserting that his councillors and others
aid him i'm the management and distribu-
tlon of the Lords money.
Lot the Heather Rage.
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