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Show THEY HOST ALL BE REVISED Revelations Subjected to Rejection, First They Ara Edited by Apostle Penrose or Others. Then Submitted to Conference Striking Strik-ing Case of Church Interference in Temporal Affairs. By A. F. Philips. Special to Tho Tribune. WASHINGTON, D. C. Dec. 19. A r'evo-latlon r'evo-latlon from Almighty God to tho prophet, seer and revclator of the church does not count among the Mcrmons unless first edited by AposJles llko Charles W. Penrose Pen-rose and then approved at a conference by the uplifting of hands. In plain English, En-glish, the people must pass upon the word of God before his will shall prevail. This In substance was the statement of Apostle Apos-tle John Henry Smith to 4ho Senato com-mlttectodny. com-mlttectodny. People of Utah are asked to take a revised re-vised edition of the word of the great Giver Giv-er of all after It has passed through tho hands of Charles W. Penroao. again an avowed polygnmlst, law-breaker and violator vio-lator of tho pledge by which ho received amnesty. A second feature of tho Smoot inquiry today was that ecclesiastical courts composed com-posed of members of the hierarchy supplanted sup-planted the courts of tho State of Utah and tho country. This was brought out ln the testimony of Isaac Blrdsall of El-alnore, El-alnore, Utah, whese daughter, Cora Bird-sail Bird-sail of Sevier county, was excommunicated excommuni-cated from tho church because she refused re-fused to deed a piece of land to a man named Lcavltt, whom iho church court decided should have a pleco of property, which, according to the evidence disclosed todny, he hud-neither right nor title. History of Birdsall Case. Isaac Blrdsall, formerly a Mormon, living liv-ing at Elslnore, Utah, was mado defendant, defend-ant, with his davghter. Cora, In a trial of a land caso In tho bishop's court of Monroe Mon-roe ward. Jamos E. Lenvltt was tho complainant, com-plainant, suing for the land. Tho bishop'.- court found for Loavltt. Miss Blrdsall tried to appeal direct to the First Presidency Presi-dency of the church, but was denied, sho being directed to appeal ln the first Instance In-stance to the high council of tho Sevier stake. Sho did so, and the finding of tho bishop's court was sustained unanimously by the stnke presidency, William H. Seog-mlller'at Seog-mlller'at the head. Cora Blrdsall then wroto to the First Presidency of tho chur.'h, claiming that falao testimony had bcen Introduced against her, and on a request from Gcorgo F. Glbbs. secretary, to specify what t was that sho claimed was false In that testimony and what new testimony sho had to offer, she responded accordingly. On April 10. 1S03. Joseph F. Smith, John Winder and Anthon If. Lund, tho First Presidency, sent her .an affirmation of lho rulings in the high council and ln the blshon's court. On April 17 J. M. Laurltzen, clerk of tho high council, gave Miss Blrdsall till tho 11th day of May to comply with tho rulings rul-ings of tho church authorities, ami on May IS, she not having dono so, Laurltzen again sent hor notice, this time giving her till June 12 to vacate tho land, on pain of being required to answer upon her fellowship fellow-ship at tho regular session of the high council on June 19. She was still obdurate, obdu-rate, and on tho last-named date sho was excommunicated and notice of this was given to her on tho 23rd of June. ' Mary Blrdsall wroto from St. George to President Seegmlller, describing lho anguish an-guish of mind of Cora on being cut off from tho church, and received tho following follow-ing comforting reply: A Striking Letter. St. Gcorce. Utah. Feb -I, 190i. Mrs. Mary Blrdsall, Elslnore. Vnar Sister: Youro of January 21 camo duly to hand. I havo read tho contents with Interest and I regret very much that Cora Is In the iwsltlnn you describe de-scribe her , to be. Surely an evil power Is leading her to dostiuctlon. If site wants relief from her present tdluailon 'she enn obtain II by humbly complylnK with President Joseph V. Smith's decision In tho caso bioutrht ncalnst her by JamtB Levitt of JOneph. Heard llrst by tho Monroe bishopric., then appealed to tho high council of this stake ot Zlon, and then appealed to Joseph F. Smith, whose decision de-cision stands against her and will ho stand until sho compile with It. and whllo this condition Is maintained she will be In distress dis-tress and misery- Her anly relief will bo In complying with Prenldont Smith's wlshos. You nay nho has never broken a rulo of tho church. You forget that ln thlo caso she lias dono po by falling to ubldo by tao decision of the mouthpUcc of Cod. I pray to God to bless her. that humility may pouaoas hor ooul and lead her to do that which tho president requires hor to do. If sho can't do this. I fear for hor happiness horo and hereafter. I uni. yours In tho gospel, WILLIAM II. SEEUMILLEK. On June 11. 1901. Cora Blrdsall deeded the land to Loavltt, ln nccordanco with tho decree of Bishop Maglcby's court, receiving, re-ceiving, as he had ordered, one hundred dollars as consideration. Tho witnesses to tho deed are Simon Chrlstcnsen of tho high council, and Bishop V. Bean, and It Is acknowledged before tho stako tithing clerk, S. G. Clark, notary public. Still Believes in Polygamy. John Henry Smith also reiterated hla firm belief In tho doctrine of polygamy and again declared his defiance of tho law of tho State and tho country in which ho lives. He said neither tho law of tho land nor of tho church ln tho manifesto could taku away from him the covenants and contracts made by him with his family and his God. He said that he was president of tho Utah Constitutional convention and that tho question of polygamy and unlawful cohabitation was thoro discussed. He declared de-clared It was tho understanding ln that convention that all polygamlsts wcro to continue their relations as before tho manifesto, not only providing for their families, but living with them as ln tho past. William Baldcrston, editor of tho Bolso Statesman, testified regarding tho Interference Inter-ference of tho church in tho politics of that State. |