Show THATCHERS fellowship JUDGE rg WOOLLEY WRITES A LETTER ABOUT IT lie H thinks that as an a question of church administration thatcher was clearly cleat ly JIL in wa auff st SL george nov IS 28 1803 my dear song konn gordon It elchard Ichard anil and fineg iri writing ting you lost last wid mid on oil ilia suno sarno day I 1 apolo you about tile thatcher matter wo we received yours of 0 the arid and also had the hie sunday and monday herald so that I 1 have lave the file letters brother thatcher Thatch cr and president snow and also have bave tile the arti arli tle alei or the tribune on oil tire the matter an well itell as the news articles arl iclef up P to t the tile the mall did not nol connect yester I 1 day so I 1 late ao later ater but I 1 think I 1 have enough to lo alief up the situation fairly isell I 1 an ali aull ider oil reading the letters between That ber aryl snow know will NJ very think that Ti alcer has not r t had dad lair tre treatment almont from roni the ibo fact ti eliat la t III ila would not formulate any charges fox or him film to lo plead to arid and dealt alth him film without giving elvine him a chance to bo be heard in fit self defense under it a legal procedure ouro or in co common innon business transactions this thin view would undoubtedly be ali the correct one but to ons one who Is 13 somewhat familiar with tile print I 1 riles pies of tile the gospel tile tho it 0 of ilia church anti and its of the sri the matter assumes quite guile a If ferent the stae statements ments of film til members of lie his quoi quorum uni made at tile lost last conference throw light on the trouble even 1 hough nothing definite WAS said its as to the pill points ot of difference between him and the others ot or the twelve that lie stood alone as opposed jop posed to its quorum in any matter ot of church doctrine principle or discipline arid rebuked reSu to lo J rut JUL UL himself himi elf in harmony therewith after it a fair time had been given hirn him Is in itself enough cause tor for ills his bring being placed ouide hie file quorum as it Is impossible tor for a body of that kind to do its proper bork vork ia till disunion J in Us its midst aili and while the people generally nay may not have known krco n ell all the matters mailers ot of difference still thatchers Ihal Tha cherB usefulness IF lo 10 ills place as an apostle would be impaired and lie he could not do his duty lit in ills his high and holy calling call lne tills this beang so it was ills plain duty duly to lo place himself in ili hat gannony morry 11 with ich tile the others of his big quorum or tall full inn to do that he should have acl ignec and not ila adi been a stumbling block in tile the way of alm ilm lh progress of tile the cause which i aich lie he professes prof esnes to think so much of it t may br said ald that th matters mailers of nl policy and discipline were such as lie he rould not const tenuously i u s ly east al ln A an and d that therefore he be Is justified austif le d lit in refusing in to Jil indorse dortie or work for them admitting that to bo a atherage the he rage he be hail bar the right in jils ilia place it in the quorum to give his lews jews in ili as strong a manner fin as he felt fell n cleary and urge ree upon the hie others to adopt them but when lie he had bad done that and aid the ilia majority against his hl ideas to say nothing of 0 there being jn in this case the entire elevon eleven against one then nn HE JUST ACQUIESCE in their decision yield ills hla judgment to the lit others and do big best to make the polley policy decided upon a success if it were not possible to 10 give it ills his fullest sanction he should at least not do anything to oppose or obstruct the workings of the quorum for tile the Fil laute lie does tach a thins thing he lit 1 not lit fit to hold id ills his place in that quorum and must make way for home born c ohe inie who can call and will ili bork in harmony with bilth the heads of 0 the causo cause it is not ii a supposable caw that tile the eleven of tile the quorum anti and the three of oi the first presidency nio alo all coins to take a courte milich is opposed to lo tile rood good of tile hie chuch aud aid that one fine man i Is tile one who il ito la 14 liblit 1 i allt when that ono one man is only oita ot it talve ot of equal authority with another quorum of 0 ahr tareo baill over them while in nary wies taws of trial for fellowship the accused has haa tile the to lia lave ve charge preferred agal list him to lo 1 aich be inay answer and 10 ut if hi can cal lit tills ls 19 fin 0 iber of fit it SL it is A F r latter of and I 1 lp towers a mom liei or of a anti and ills itself and al of if riv MIS IMIS I r or us 1 jp to lu it ii do of alx 1110 1011 wilia alit i all in d a and fill iJ JlII hicl nf no farill annl fl charges lo 10 at llie file party out of at harmony armory aith nhat lie he Is d to maat I 1 it wit elit ito I 1 bat may inay be in fel till nil his ls jt it line ewt the lio eleven should go eo to lefin and immke the differ anceli I 1 I 1 lut but it la is for tile one out of harmony to roine coine to 0 o tilt in and sot got himself or filling in duang KO ito to lils his LW iu bat tile etc alume may lot surfer train fron tile tho wala or of aanon lh the leading eili lUor you mill ill see sec flon thoin Ws tills this lh a caie ca here it member of tile church ilag haa committed some jurl act stra aalona Arist the laun or nr or of the lit hurch church and tho case ii of si it of a a quorum twine fiti of nf hanwit jn in ills own flugl urn jn ill I 1 lh lie fit at baue the lie pal pally ty m ulm ill Is aa cudd of a arong murt have tw tile ape must have lave the y or of ix ing bonfi antol with willi ills accusers and of producing any evidence ovi flece lie may 11 to in rebut the he accusations ji neal nt him hills then by the lan jail ind and the testimony only can an he be condemned no ko one ran can know find understand brt bet ter than llian thatcher these iriri tit of or der in tile organization of I 1 the lie church and alien lie ho calls calla on n tile members of lilu jilt quorum for fop char ger agnIni ii hi insela he must haitt lave knoon eliat lie he was p something out of order broel I 1 which they would wool no not t have been lie cofrances co 11 justified I in making and to it till all ap 1 rances he ha was n is n anly 1 I 1 filling this to inako a gerord lwy lv wh which 1 I 1 ho le rould could conlin that ho he hol bad been dealt with jilt in being opposed apposed a hearing harln fir lie de P ending on it the me ignorance lent naine of nut tlde and lowly of ilia llin inside tlde onyx ants Is as tip t justify bills il in his if bourse and hy by this ti helln Pel ln gi eli popularity popular lly und ind anak a a wiliam in too he hurch or at least to li ild ill into pol ithal power by his hami tit f I 1 ll 11 dependence of th the chim li ahll I 1 till liln letters r wm 0 e m to t exhibit a of it rp spirit IrIt fitial JIM 0 lu IS some bome tiling or of it studied tl ii conr AT POSING for future effect so BO that tha t b ho might have tho at B sec mine disadvantage abon ln matter malter became public A k careful loading the ine linets alnea will inake auka this ilan 40 to a spirit of ills cel cei nine I 1 alln I 1 in ex the clevon hoot the in moment lie he announced a for tile llie on it platform d to the rule of tho the ebu church rv arid and tills hla wius was done even before hw he wl buil been deposed anti and while lie ho still pret elido d to expect to hold bold liis ilia position what further proof can call be b of 0 ills his to id try and gain political power anti and igo among tho the class called voting utah 11 7 of course couro lie he knows that ines thio a Is it a larn large clima class til of tajo llio youns young of tills alil which does pot have a very understanding of iha ha ell ord r V a and A 1 I discipline arid hn his evidently i hi 1 e ran call bork orl upon POD 1110 of that hat flans b by awing not to lime irate ila liall 1 1 a I rate fair h ko jinn ig lne to defend himself hut bitt hil lb tho younk young antl and many ut of tile the older orlea one too luo who havi not lint under fildi r stood llila auire buire limo to thinie the matter over they chiy 1111 nut two nf the tiling in the light abat at airs first seebell to lo lie be so dear clear to lo anti and thatcher Tha teher sr will bland where lie Ie Jungs in their estimation while may lie ito an boneset mill mid it 11 man i horn holn any one would lie 1 disposed to like still there call 1 lio 10 0 po DO doubt abat licit lie he lias allotted alien allot Ned eil Ms his tit alini I 1 stilted probably willi his personal fcc lne toward some of it tile leading wed 11 1 I 1 to lo leavo aavo suit mi air influence Nence over 1 him 1 11 that lie ha has thrown away a glnn ioie Is tile the highest and roost most lionor as a le in the to woi id while there mat ma have bm been b m n many 1 anade liy fly church fee aud mily may bo many more in tile the full future re jr it Is no it for 1 a I man intha in tc it ars poni position tinn to take the stand lie bius it done cleric and ills 1113 duty duly wua to try and learn liy by the enem committed ami endeavor to have ellern avoided ill I 1 tile future N ro 0 I 1 man ran Is and although the there re art ar 1 mn I ell high places who at nie 0 entitled to lo tile fit if tire the los laid d to teach leach thorn how to at at I 1 so a as 4 to I 1 biank ia fig about tile the beat for the cause thy they represent sent still they nay may at times limes commit errors it in ment and even ito ilo things through sc ma fish sint nt in with alir anti I 1 lill lil W l tailings ao that we not tit tic to tiny any must man flo so far at a as our falth faith in tile the principles palm 0 of tile gostol anti our ideal lileas or of light tire are con coil cei ried hut but endeavor no BO to that w e may have the spit kalt it ii if and III truth to guide buldo us aright oil in all subjects A few works weeks since it would have been d by many as ai almost a sacrilege to have any anything hing which brother Vint rintcher cher might have lave said or done but ills fall allows liow how fallible Is man and that any one of those now in full standing nia may y go the same way for no lie inan li is of 0 safe for it a day or all ait our I 1 debare to keep enough of lie hie parit of tin tile lord 1 ord in most communion n to enable jiro inc to judge between light and wrong a as I 1 consider that one of 0 the greatest crea lest ot or gods gifts to man OX ON A PEDESTAL there is in oyie one thins thing we should bear in mind regarding regard loRr those high in authority abd that is that they are placed plax od on a kind of 0 a pedestal where I 1 their heir faults and weaknesses are plainly visible arid and where they appear boore prominent than whore where exhibited by others ulio are am not lit in 0 so o prominent a position and have not lol so go much expected from them As to tile the merits of any business loo and jealousies there may 1 have AV e been between brother thatcher and i others of the I 1 am not bic tit prepared pai ed to judge as I 1 have only heard ten rd one side of 0 A portion of them and nothing at ad all fj aiom om 1 I 1 hat hatcher chers side bide but I 1 assume that thatcher Is able to look pretty well after his its own part pait of each things as lie Is if a bright and Int intelli eill sent gent business ma man n alle mille tufic may be a difference of 0 pinion opinion as aa to tile the Avis wisdom doln ot 09 the course being pursued argued by tire the deseret newis new in airi ire alij tic the iho supporters of thatcher hatcher fr for the senate with church power still I 1 would rather have bave an open light fight at an any Y time than to be stating orie one policy for the outside to hear and pursuing ng another in secret so BO that I 1 ant am willing foest to bland and b by the church lit in an open right for any of 0 right and at no matter hat cott cot t As to thatchers chances for the ate ale I 1 am unable to give an intelligent opinion as I 1 am not acquainted alth 4 ith a great number of tire the members of tile alio legislature but I 1 think no one who iho Is a a firm lauer latter day saint will vote to him there because he has announced himself as standing on EL a platform 1 which I fell Is positively opposed to the discipline of the church arid ami which rulea rule of discipline disel pline bave been approved by nearly all the members thereof when he be takes that stand eland he Js Is opposing the church in n a vital place and I 1 see pee ho no other course coune than for som floma 0 on one to make a complaint agai against nIt him for conduct unbecoming a iatter day saint and unless he retracts front from his position lie will necessarily have to be lut cut on oft the church THIS MAY SEEM to to some but thero there can be no other logical outcome to a course such as lie he 1 s now taking it would be the ilia same it any other oilier member of the church chu rca should himself unselt li on such a plAt tonn I 1 I 1 am las as independent in any ideas and action us as any one can welt well br be but I 1 try to lie be consistent with my ams of honor and jimlee and to rn ITC office order and authority ja in church 1 the nie position I 1 lake on lie thatcher ca caw seems to mo me to be the ilia only ono which can be in justice la the rights of tho the churco itaf iam lf I 1 havo have a to to silly any i buon or cause anti ami will always aliva offend tile the right as 88 I 1 understand effs iffs 11 jf I 1 lik le a 1 of tile ali I bala burc t are I 1 should voto vote agal nit riny any our tilt lilon lost JIUL bellev Fil eliat of that kind should stand eland in the wiy way ait oit r if alif coune causo of ft ruth I 1 have dalhed with will none here ere and cant say bay how much sympathy amp pathy fly Ih alcher has but suppose there will be a many n who ito will bo be iel ed away aa by the of his ahli birns of unfairness my sympathy gym pathy fur for him almi in tor for ailo jilo great loss and I 1 bould lie i g glad lad to have him como carrio around and mako make al ail I 1 light ight it if he can do it honestly all Il lawell well very cold for two flights ice lc e halt if a an n inch thick on creeks luve to all your affectionate father G Kr |