The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-06

to public gaze. We wish the public to
thoroughly understand the nature OF this
court, and Judge OF the legality OF It's
acts as seems TO them good.
On Monday. the 18TH OF April brother
r. D. Foster had a notice served on him
to appear before the High Council on
Saturday following. the 2Oth. and answer
TO charges preferred against him by Jo-
seph Smith. on Saturday. while Mr..
Foster was preparing to take his wit
nesses. 81 In number. TO the coun-
esl-room. that he might make good his
charges against Joseph, president Marks
notified him that the trial had been on
Thursday evening. before the 18th, and
that he was cut of from the Church,
and that same council cut off the brother
Laws. sister Law and brother Smith. and
all without their knowledge. They were
not notified. neither did they dream OF
any such thing being done for William
Twelve. special word that he desired an
investigation before the Church In Cen
eral Conference, on the 6th Of April.
The court however. was a tribunal pos
sessing no power to try VIM, Law,
who was called by special Revelation TO
stand as counselor to the president OF
ratified by General Conferences, assem-
hled at Nauvoo, for Brigham Young one
OF the Twelve. presided, whose duty it
was not, but the president OF the High
enants. page 81.
RESOLUTIONS
Resolved, lst That we will not en-
courage the acts Of any court In this
Church. for the trial OF any OF its mem
bers, which Will not suffer the accused
10 be present and plead their own cause:
we therefore declare our decided dis
appreciation to the course pursued last
THURSDAY evening (the 18th inst,) in the
case of William Law, Wilson Law and
Mrs. William Law. and R. D. Foster, as
being unjust and unauthorized by the
laws OF the Church. and consequently
null and void, for our law iudgeth no
man unless he he heard; and to all those
who appreciate course so unwarranted.
unprecedented and so unjust we Would
say beware lest the unjust measure you
mete to your brethren be again meted
out TO you.
Resolved. ond, tnasmuch as We have
Tor years borne with the individual fol-
lies and lnduities OF Joseph Smith. Hy-
rum Smith, and many other Official char
acters In the Church OF Jesus Christ
(conceving it a duty incumbent on us so
10 bear) and having laborcd with them
repeatedly with all Christian love, meek
ness and humility, vet TO no effect. feel
as II forbeaTancc has ceased to be
virtue. and hope OF reformation vain;
and inasmuch as they have introduced
false and damnable doctrines into the
Church, such as a plurality OF Gods above
The God OF this universe. and his liability
10 fall with all his creations: the plu-
rality of wives for time and eternity:
The doctrine of unconditional sealing up
TO eternal life, against all crimes except
that of shedding innocent blood by a
perVersion OF their priestly authority. and
thereby forfelting the holy priesthood,
according 10 the word Of Jesus III u
man abide not In me, he is cast forth
as a branch and is withered. and men
gather them and cast them into the fire.
''Whosocver transgresseth and abideth
not in the doctrine Of Christ, hath not
God. he that abidcth in the doctrine of
Christ; hath both the Father and the
h.,a
bring moi this doctrine, receive him not
into your house neither bid him God
speed. for lie that blddeth him God speed
Is partaker of his. evil deeds" we
therefore are constrained TO denounce
them AS apostates from the pure and holy
doctrines Of Jesus Christ.
Resolved 3rd. That We dIsapprobate and
discountenauce every attempt 10 unite
church and state. and that we further
believe the effort now being made by
Joseph Smith for political power and in
fluence. Is not commenda BILE in the sight
of God
Resolved ith. That the hostile spirit and
conduct manifested by Joseph Smith, and
many OF his associates towards Missouri
and others inmical to his purposes. are
decidedly AT variance with the true spirit
of Christianity. and should not be en-
those processing TO be ministers of the
gospel of peace.
Resolved 9TH, That while we disappro-
hate malicious prosecutions and prosccu-
tions, we hold that all church members
are alike amenabls to the laws OF the
land; and that We further dscountenance
any chicanery TO screen them from the
just demands of the same.
Resolved 6th. That we consider the re-
ligious influence exercised in financial
concerns by Joseph. Smith. as unjust as
II is unwarranted for the Book OF Doc
trine and Covenants makes it the duty
Of the Bishop 10 take charge of the linan-
cial affairs OF the Church and OF all
temporal ma tiers pertaining TO the same.
Resolved Ith- That we dscountenancc
and disapprobate the attendance at
houses of rcveing and dancing; dram