| Show THROWN OUT OF COURT CAMDEN S 8 Ct C June 29 1894 Thinking some of your many readers may be anxious to know how bow the Elders who were arrested in South Carolina a short time since Inee on the charge ebarle of vagrancy come out in the higher court I take the present opportunity to write you It will be remembered that the Elders took an appeal to the court ot of general sessions to convene In Colum Colum- Columbia Columbia bia on June JUDe On the above men mea mentioned mentioned date the be Elders appeared for tor trial tria but were informed by their attorney ney Mr John McMaster Me Master an eminent young lawyer of Columbia that their cue case would not be called for tor a few day days But in lo the afternoon session of ot Tues Tues- Tuesday Tuesday day June the ease case wa was very un- un unexpectedly un unexpectedly expectedly called The evidence that was waa given before Trial Justice J DeUce Taylor was taken dow down This This- was wu the only evidence to be given before the higher court but this proved to tobe tobe tobe be sufficient for our purpose Mr McMaster read the eVidence to his honor and made an able plea for tor forthe forthe the Mormon boys which resulted In Inthe inthe the judge throwing the case out of court and releasing og the Elders Our lawyer Mr McMaster deserves credit for tor the way h he has bas handled the case He has treated us w with great kindness throughout We have proven that Carolina is a place of religious tolerance and that the courts of the land Jand will not uphold any such proceedings as aa were enacted against us by Coughman and andray ray Taylor lor We feel to acknowledge the band of Go j i tin in all things and thank Him for our deliverance Well may the poet say God moves in a 8 mysterious way His Hie wonders to per per- perform form orm This little affair has bat preached one of the beat best G Gospel sermons ermont that has bas been preached in South Carolina for some time Toe Tue predictions made by the NEWS some time lime ago in re regard ard to this matter are already ady having their literal fulfilment Friends are being multiplied to the jera El-jera daily aily and the work ot of God is increasing Our accuser and the trial j justice are no doubt ou ot feel teel feeling feeling ing ashamed of themselves by this time The Elders in our conference are Wetting retting al mg ng Dg very in their labors Weare We are all aU er the best of 01 health We can not do lio a great deal of 01 traveling at present owing to the hot but weather Ever praying for tor the success of the servants of God GO I remain yours yours- for lor truth and justice W G P President of ot S B C O Conference I |
