Show PLAN TO AMALGAMATE ALL SAINTS Various Factions of the Church May lay Yet ret Be Reunited Re Reunited Reunited united f Elders Come to Salt Lake as Representatives of the Josephites Seeking to Secure Coalition C I t It is ie reported that an amalgamation of or the factions of the original Church of oC Jesus Christ of ot 3 Saints has hu been proposed ed by emissaries of or the Missouri contingent If effected it means mean the bringing together of or the Jo Josephites or reorganized church the and the main maln body com commonly commonly commonly called Mormons The Tile rumor has been current for ten ton days but not until nUl yesterday was it I learned that the subject had been dis discussed discussed cussed c ed at a recent meeting of the I apostles quorum Elders Cole and I Frisby of the presenting it I What If any was reached the authorities refuse to divulge The elders left last night for Independence Mo and efforts to obtain from them thorn the details of ot their labors here were unavailing Elder Cole would not deny the main fact that there was such a proposition made and entertained be before before before fore the leaders of the church nor would he venture to express his satis satisfaction satisfaction satisfaction faction or dissatisfaction dis aU with the an answer answer answer received Likewise reticent were the apostles on this point Business of or At th the time Elders Cole and Frisby name oame here it was supposed their busi busl business business ness was in connection with the old temple tample site at Independence Such was waa the case ca e but their mission ml lon extended further According to the report they were ere authorized by their th r own people and aDd the Josephites Jo to propose a con consolidation consolidation consolidation without stipulating any terms This is a 8 source of wonder since 3 the have hae but members and the Josephites number between and nevertheless the two elders carry credentials from the larger body and it is hinted that Mr Yr Frisby ia Is really a member of the latter There is a disinclination on the part of or those in positions to know w to dis discuss discuss cuss the sentiment of the Mormon leaders on the subject of amalgamation tion It is ia a matter maHer of record that at atthe atthe atthe the death of or Joseph Smith many of the tho church members disavowing their thel belief belie in plural marriage banded to together together gether under the leadership of Joseph Smith jr and remained rem nOO in the east eat while mile Brigham Young and the main body came on to Utah The former were called Josephites Others followed fol followed followed lowed Sidney SI oe Rigdon others a nan mud by bytha bythe bythe the tha name of or Strang Strong and stilt still tl era HedrIck all refusing to the Mormon mon marriage system Little Band Was Firm FirmIn FirmIn In the course of or time many of the members of or these factions drifted d to the Smith following but the itea ites remained indissoluble Going to tollIe Missouri llIe they the got possession po e of the temple site while both factions and the Mormons claimed it The Hedrick Ilea ites and Josephites plunged into lato liti litigation gation gaUen over the property and some seme years ago the sent a delegation dele delegation delegation gation to President nt Woodruff for formo money mo to carry on the legal battle They may and may not have received some but the tile little faction has always manifested ted a n disposition to turn tum the site lite over to the Mormons knowing they cannot themselves erect a temple with so few members to carry on the work By a recent derision decision of or the United tailed States circuit court of or appeals appeal the i gained a final 1101 title to the theland theland theland land In litigation upon which and andar around ar und which the temple and city of ot Zion are to b be bunt built according t tit an anold anold anold old prophecy Now comes come tits visit V fit of or orthe the elders Iders in this connection connection connection tion and rind some cance may bo bl at attached attached attached to the remark of or one in author authority authorIty authority ity yesterday when asked if It the church would buy the temple site Said he We will get it easier than that i How either of the churches oan be reconciled to the doctrines of the Ute other is food for thought On the of ef it the scheme to consolidate seems seeing impracticable im impracticable Impracticable practicable It is not thought improbable improbable improbable able that the recent manifesto m nire to of Pros Pre President ident Snow on plural marriage had something todo to do with the matter |