The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-30
TEAsDALE's AUToPICTURE.

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SO Mr.. George Teasdale lkens him
self unto the Apostle Peter. Not being
possessed of the peculiar gift Of inter
probation which is claimed by Mr..
Teasdale and others Of his ilk, perhaps
ordinary Christian souls may not be
able to note the resemblance between
ST, Peter and George; but to them
must be left the Judgment.
Mr.. Tcasdalc is one of the apostles
of the Mormon church who must ccr-
tainlv have been chosen by revelation; !;
for, as was remarked by friend al
the time, no man on earth would have
been foolish enough 10 do it without
some unearthly excuse. When he was
near to seventy years old, several
wives having died on his hands, he
found himself with but one con njugal
companion. His dear old heart was
torn with desolatiou at the thought of
being linked for the remaining part of
his life to a woman somewhat near
his own age. But this phosphorescent
example of accumulated piety betook
himself TO the courts; and ultimately
he was able TO establish in some shape,
against this faithful sharer of his
earlier JOYS and sorrows, clear case
of incompatibility, or incompetency,
or something of the sort, and secured a
separation,
Then Mr.. Tcasdale took 10 himself
a charming young English girl, with
mated beard Eventually this young
woman died, and he took another wife
also young. Whether the pretty
young English girl died before or after
this next taking is not particularly
important in Mr. Teasdale's estima
tion; and. inasmuch as he would de.
clare it TO be none of the business of
other people, the circumstance must be
permitted to pass.
George Teasdale is the gentleman
Of whom rumor also says that, having
enjoyed the rights, privileges and i'm
munities attendant upon apostolic vio.
lation Of the manifesto of WIlford
Woodruff, he desired TO extend this
franchise and its conjugal entailments
to a number Of young men Of his
acquaintance. 1t is even supposed
that he actually has performed the
ceremonies by which they, too, entered
into that marital state which is for
hidden by the manifesto and by the
law of the land, but which he has
sanctified by his most pious example
and gracious beuedictiop.
1t is common talk among the
brethren that this Mr. Teasdale is one
Of the men Of whom Joseph T. Smith
Z has said. .'Some of the apostles
Z did not vote for the manifesto, and
! they feel that they are bound by the
original revelation, and that ! have
/ not the authority to withdraw from
( them the right TO recommend and &c
I solemnize plural marriage"
! This is the Apostle Teasdale who
was TO have been 4 glorious witncs.
! for the truth at Washington-but his
! desire TO give testimony before thu
! Senate committee suddenly took :
permanent vacation. The Committee
! on Privileges and Elections had con
ccived the idea that it would like
TO have George Teasdale as wit
ness. Teasdale, like many others of hi.
apostolic coadlutors, had been particu
larly noted for the hamboyancy OF
his uttcrances III the meeting houses o1
the saints and in the big tabernacle II
was estimated that if he talked a!
freely in Washington AS he did at hom,
nc might give to the committee some
very valuable information
There was a spice of anticipated
victory. too, IN the mind of Mr.. Teas
dale. as there was with others, VIII,
anticipated the confusion of thci1
enemies at the National capital
How he would glory in the oppor
tunity TO address himself to th'
princes of this world, and from thu
capitol building thunderously proclaim
to all peoples the glorious and ever
lasting gospel. The Senate sent TO
him; and, 10, he was gone!
The world missed the spectacle O.
a lack'rabbit attempting TO slap lio,
in the face. And there was yer,
much more that the world missed
Certain facts, too noisome to be re
lated in the public sessions of th,
Senate committee. were in its execu
tive session agreed to by stipulation a
being the testimony which Mr.. Teas
dale would have given--if he told th
truth--concerning his nice, clean