| Show MISS OlVfR A ND O TilE CflIIC c H EXCOMMUNICATION OF T POPULAR SINGER Joined the Congregational Church and Has Been Cut Of By the 1ish o iObjected to Teach Mlss Lillian G Oliver a young lady whose talent In the musical art has given her a prominent stand In the profession was excommunicated from the Mormon church Tuesday night by the bIshoprIc ot the Twentyfrt ward M S Vooley presidIng She was accused ac-cused of apostacy and failed to answer the summons of the bishop court to stand trIal She was thereupon declared de-clared no longer a member ot the or ganlzaton Miss Oliver It is stated by her tam i has been a member of the Congregational Congre-gational church for four years and has never had any active connection with the Mormon church though she was baptized when 8 years ot age Her father fulfilled a missIon to England three years ago and is apparently yet In the church whileMrs Oliver says she has not had anything to do with It for fifteen years and declares vey em phaticahiy l that the cxcommnunicaiton i of her daughter Is a spiteful attempt to damage Miss Oliver because of her sue cess in the musical world But the events leading up tothe bishops courts decision as relatdd by 1r Oliver tel a second story that may explain what brought the action to a culmination just at this time I was no surprIse to the Oliver family who believed Miss Lilans excommunication excommu-nication Imminent from nicaton an apparent falling out with the ward officials Her mother who lives at 326 J street Bays the trouble originated over an objectionable objec-tionable block teacher Elder Soren son sonLiian has been a Congregatonalst for four years saId Mrs Oliver and Teacher Sorenson has tried to force her mInd back to the Mormon church She always refused to talk to him when he called One night he cam when she had a caller and she wouldnt see him at all I afterward told the bishop that i he wanted to send n teacher he would have to get another one besides Sorenson and I guess It angered him Last Friday continued Mrs Oliver I Lillian was ordered to come before the I bishops court and she said she would not Saw the Bishop i I I went to BiShop Voole and told him I wouldnt make her go befoie a mae I lot of men especially like Soreon and he said all right I told him too that If he excommunicated Lillian the whole family might a well go I dont know what they dId about It anl I dont think Lillian enres much anyway any-way I Bishop Wooleys Statement BIshop Woolley was very much sur priced to think the mater had leaked out before public announcement shfluld be made next Sunday night He ad mlte that Miss Oliver had beenicut off the church and WIS in doubt as to what action It any would be takenre acton tenre gardng the rest of the family BIshop Wooiiey was reticent on the subject declining to disclose the identity ot the complaining win s whose existence he admitted r do not know the young lady myself my-self sad the bishop but chages were preferred and we cited her toap I per Bishop Vole said that contempt of court was sufcent goundford e communication and when Miss OlIver communJcaton lss Olver failed to appar her name was ordered dropped from the rolls Olvers Are Member From the way Mrs Oliver talked tome to-me Sunday night he continued the rfst of the family claim membership In the church Ir Oliver said she wanted want-ed to remain a member and her hus band returned from a mission to England Eng-land about three ers ago I am unable un-able to say what will follow this Miss Oliver ha been teacilng music for some time and is very popular She was given a testimonial benefit at the Congregational church a few evenings since snce |
