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

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remember the general terms Of it.
The Chairman; If the members who have
keep faith with the church they win not dis
close what occurrcd2
Mr., Roberts. No sir
| Senator Bailey Do you feel at liberty, Mr..
| Roberts, to say whether OF not there In my
thing In TINT that ceremony TINT permits menn an
abudges mans freedom OF political action
or action In any respect. except in n religious
Mr Roberts. No, sir
Senator Bailey I do not quite understand
| whether you mcan BY your answer 10 say
thot you do not feel free to answer that or
that there is nothing.
nothing q, 40 7i2J
The Chairman. want to ask Mr.. Roberts
one further question What Is there In these
| obligations-I viii not tho term 'oaths'-
that makes 1t necessary to keep them from
MIR Roberts do not know OF anything
especially. except It be their general sacred
The Chairman. Their general saercdness7
Ought socred things to DO kept from tho
Mr. Roberts think some sacred things
The Chairman. Could you name one saeTcd
thing In connection with this ceremony that
should he kept from the world7
The m sSSfr1S Chairman w WY? S Because you con not
Mt Roberts. We'll. 7 could not cay that
| would not say that Senator.
Tho Chairman You do remember it. then
the sacred thing that you, you msSn7 ts,ns. 40
Tho Chairman But you cannot state TO tho
committee what they are .., troro .,ot.
Tho Chairman. But con not understand
| things that the world must not know OF.
| did not know but you could give somo reaeon
NJ Roberts I do not think could throw
any light upon that subject.
The Chairman. All right. I will not press
IT. d-73o
Roberts whether this obligation or ceremony
to which you refer in tho Endowment House
relates entirely to things spiritua! or whether
it relates things temporal also7
The Chairman. Would IT not be better, Mr..
worthIngton, to let him state what tho ooli-
Mr worthinston Yes. 50 far as I nm con,
cerned, would very much prefer IT. but
tus was that no was interpreting that which
he would state
or course / do not know anything moro
about this than the members of the commit
tee do, but l think It misht be very well
that witness might be & allowed 't 10 state n.s1 md
here as 70 anything that related to any tom
poral annirs but as 10 things which relnted
which he conceived to be between him and
his God. he would not answer hero or any
pretatIon. but would simply be taking tho pro-
lection which underetand the law gives to
lnte entirely to religious matters they
matters which he has right to keep within
his breast.
Tho Chairman. Your question was whether
these obligations related to spiritual affairs
or temporal affairs?
Mr. worthngton. Yes: that was my aues-
The Chairman Tho trouble is he interprets
a thing which is unknown and uneeeoole to
us, and which he considers spiritual,
Mr. Carlisle. What he considers spiritual
might consider temporal II the matter It.
The Chairman. 1t seems to me TINT the
witness having refused TO state what the GER
amor Ia VI
ought not TO be questioned and permitted to
state what he thinks 1t did not convey. or
impose. Tho committee can judge of that.
Mr. Worthington. OF course. we are hero
only Senator Smoot,
Tho Chairman. Yes.
pleading a privilege and making the refusal,
and not Senator Smoot or his counsel We
would Ike to hnye this question answered.
Mr. Worthlngton. The question Is whether
this obligation refers to things spiritual or
senator Bailey I do not think 1t makes
any difference to the committee In tho end,
answered or not partly responsible for
that line of questions, and asked the nrst
question myself because I really intended to
OF a citizen that the committee was entitled
to know what Tint n wns nte%it and II Il II did not
The Chairman. Let the witness answer
TINT question.
The Chairman Certainly,
The reporter read follows:
Mr Worthngton. I would liko to nsk. Mr.
Roberts whether this obligation or ceremony
relates entirely to things spiritual or whether
1t relates to things temporal & aisoT ,o,
Mr.. Roberts. l regard them as relating to
things spiritual absolutely.
Mr Tayler II in courot OF Jus
the door so wide that tho whole oath would
come in.
Mr.. Tnylcr. But 1 do not care to do IT,
u. 7i5. 7i6)
The next witness called on behalf of the
protestants was A, M. Cannon. After his
examination by counsel for tho protest.
ants was concluded he was further exam
ined by the chairman OF the committee
on this subject. and his testimony was as
follows;
The Chairman. Do you remember the cove
nant you took when you went through the
Sir. Cannon. oh, yes
The Chairman Could you state the cers-
mony
Mr. Cannon. 1 would not like TO.
Tho Chairman. Why not?
character and 1t is simply obligation that
] enter into to be puro before my Maker and
and the fellowship and love OF my children
and their mothers, my departed ancestry. and
my coming descendants.
The Chairman. What objection is there to
making that public?
Nr Cannon. Because II Is slcrcd.
The Chairman How sacred7
Mr.. Cannon, 1t is simply a covenant that
enter into with my Maker in private.
The Chairman. All the tenets OF your reli-
glon sacred. they not?
Mr. Cannon. Sir?
The Chairman. They are uil sacred. arc they
not-the teachings
Mr Cannon. An OF those sacred, yes.
all OF those things.
The Chairman. l do not quite understand
why you should keep them secret.
Nr Cannon. II is because II Is necessary to
keep them secret II you viii permit me. Mr..
Chairman admit only tho purest of our
people 70 enter there.
The Chairman People like and the
president OF tho church? I suppose the presl-
dent OF the church is admitted7
Mr., Cannon. The presidency OF the church.
IL he continues In good standing, and our
people whoever are in good standing and
deemed worthy of tho proper recommends are
permitted TO enter there
The Chairman. Do YOU enter into any obli-
CATION not 10 reveal thcss ceremonies?
Mr. Cannon I feel that IL would be very
improper to reveal them
Tho Chairman. bay. do you enter into any
obligation not to-
Mr. Cannon. There are sacred obligations
connected with all tho higher ordinances OF