Show CLAIM AN AM USURPATION Declared Apostates Doubt Right of Prophetic Succession Gerard J S Abels and his wife Mar olar Margaret Margaret garet Abels have been declared apos apostates apostates tates of the Mormon ormon church after aHer a trial In the bishops court Previous to this they submitted a communication n to the bishopric of the tho Fourth ward presenting their views and asking that their names be stricken from the rolls of the church The reasons assigned for the position taken by b Mr Ir Abels and his wife are In substance They believe that the th true succession to the prophet Joseph Smith rests with the son of the first president and that the assumption of the office by bythe bythe bythe the Utah leaders Is an usurpation that the teachings of the present day are fraught with heresy and are not in har harmony harmony harmony mony with the Bible and the Book of Mormon that the church government is dictatorial and not ruled by b the voice voie ot of the people The definition of the word 01 apostasy forms the basis of a lengthy argument ar on the part of or Mr Ir Abels and concludes If In doing so you must say to me meThis meThis meThis This is apostasy then let God judge be bc between between tween you and me |