| Show L THE DECISION IN THE PARK CASE I The decision or the Utah Supreme I court In the eaeff the suit of Mrs Hilton for wifely dower in the estate of Dr John n lurk is one that will 4 surprise the public The lower court held that there was no marriage and that Mrs Hilton is not entitled to dower as she was never Dr Parks wife The Supreme Court holds that there was a marriage valid and binding bind-ing and that Mrs Hilton became Dr Parks widow at his death To those who understand that there Is an ordinance ordi-nance of sealing In the Mormon church which binds the couple for eternity taking effect only at death and not effective as a marriage in this life the decision of the District Court will seem sound and that of the Supreme Court unsound for that is the sort of marriage mar-riage till ParkIIiltou marriage was understood to be But the Supreme CoUrt investigating the doctrines sermons ser-mons and revelations of the Mormon church on this subject concludes that there is no such scalinc ceremony separate from the usual marriage ceremony cere-mony that thc Mormon doctrineit revelation and expositions all speak oC but the one ceremony for time and all eternity That Is sealing and marrying are precisely the same there is no difference between them the words are used Interchangeably by Mormon authorities In speaking and wrlllng and ns a matter of fact the ceremony Is the same This Is a curious curi-ous and very penetrating result for It is i understood that Ihere have been cascs of women married to one man for time and to anoUier for etcnilly but it Is patent from this decision that such a woman would bo In polyandry theoretically at least This result we Judge will not be accepted by the Mormon Mor-mon church as an exact Interpretation of their sealing system and It is to be observed that the church as such was not represented In the case as It might Ira I-ra onnhh hoc claimed to he whore 0 Important a tenet of Its faith mid practice was under determination it Is quite likely we should say that there will be a rehearing or an appeal for the ilt llll lIon is made very aculc by this decision Jubilee Bartch wrote it and Chief Justice Miner and Justice Easkln concurred io that it was unanimous unani-mous Ihrouirhout |
