The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-06
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general authorities of the church that
has one dollar out of the tithcs OF the
people for their own use. You may
say, Well, how do they livep' I will
tell you, at least, l. will give you
key: The, church has helped to start
IN its infancy our sugar industry in
this country, and we have some means
invested in this enterprise The church
helped TO start u. G. M. l., and It has
its interests there, and II some other
interests which pay dividends on the
investments that the church has in
them. In other words, the tithes that
have been put into these interests are
represented by certificates, which are
worth today more than there fave,
than the tithlng that was invested IN
them; and the dividends from these
investments more than pays the ex-
penses and the support of the general
authorities Of the church today, and we
don't use one dollar Of the tithes our
tithe Is Just as good today rs when
you, gave 1T, and all that has been
used has been used in legitimate
way. | thought / would like 10 tell
you that much, so that when you hear
men talking about Joseph f. Smith and
his associates, and the twelve apostles,
and the other organizations of tie
church using and consuming the tiibes
of the people, tell it to them, throw it
into their teeth that they don L lse a
dollar of the peoples tithes for their
support; not dollar, and we have
little to spare besides. [ would like
our friends, If l might be permitted to
use a vulgar expression. tn put that
IN their pipe and smoke it.
"The president and the twelve have
prepared statement or document con-
tanning our views, and our faith, and
our doctrines, and asserting the truth
III connection with the upbuilding of
Zion. and the purposes and objects of
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
Day Saints, and we propose to have
that read do you here this morning by
Elder Whitney, And then we want to
present ii to YOU for your acceptance or
rejection, if you desire to reject it, that
it may 90 forth from this conference
rs an authoritative statement of our
faith, of our purpose and of our prac-
tice as church of Jesus Christ of Lat
ter.Day Saints. -
The president resumed his seat and
Apostle Whitney came forward with
the document in his hand His reading
of it occupied fifty minutes. and with
the exception that several left while
it was being read, not sound was
heard.
Had It Prepared.
At the conclusion of the reading
Apostle f. M. Lyman took his position
on the rostrum, and in moving the
adoption of the new declaration of in
dependence he read the following, evi-
IDENTIFY not caring to trust himself to
speech:
"President Joseph f. Smith and NV
Brethren and Sisters-The council Of
the twelve apostles most heartily ap-
prove and indorse the principles and
views in the address that has lust
been read, The tone of this document
is admirable. IT breathes spirit
of truth and moderation that will com
mend 1T to the Judgment and approval
Of all reasonable men, As stated in
the document itself, we desire peace;
and as the first requisite to this is n
proper understanding of the position
the church proposes TO take with ref