Show 1 HIS dr rogen males tile lie clia charge rge for which he was cut off t J editor in y your 0 u r i issue s 6 u 0 ct 0 t the h e 1 jath 15 t h fe aeb b 1 aj apel tr g a n notice 0 t ic e ot stating a tl n g tl that bat tl the i e high council bof of tho the utah L males of Z on ion did on the day ol of feb 1887 by a unanimous vote toto c cut 11 t mo me oil off from the church of jesus christ of litter latter day saints for an alleged attempt to commit a most heinous offense against moral de reacy tile hie facts 1 in the case are na as chack mue much due 0 ray my frien friends anthe A and t the lie public eibl ic ba as to myself and ore are b bielly fly as follows un on the alst day ol of dee last I 1 was n as notified to a appear before the he BI aidis of geir pleman t rove a ansier to t the lie above complaint preferred against me by mrs athena rogers dennette Dennet Een tJ complied with the notice and was H as ushered into tile the presence of the bisho bishop and his council at their underground ro ilice where for some minutes I 1 was wai permitted permitted ermit ted to listen to as ai namous infamous a ba batch teh of clesas lies as satan could well veil deviso devise and when asked what I 1 had bad to say bay to the charge I 1 replied not guilty it after some questioning I 1 nas as to told ull t by ono one of the council that I 1 had riot not delli denied althe the charge and lie he thought from that the complaint should bo be sustained I 1 again tain drew draw ins his attention to my emphatic plea of not guilty whereupon another member expressed life his opinion that no ono one would ever think of mailing king up so 60 araa a chargo charge out of whole ma cloth and therefore thought the complaint ought to be oveta ined the bishop seem ed ca to take the same view of the matter anil and without time or opportunity to fin introduce a any n y evidence for my defence I 1 v was aa anfor informed ul I 1 that I 1 was mas shipped I 1 at 0 once n ce wrote a letter lettel to tho the biz bishup bishop remonstrating against the course that had been pursued and requested an opi opportunity port unity to appear with witnesses A and disprove the statements of mrs bennett I 1 I 1 received an answer stating that it would ile be impracticable to grant my request but if I 1 had any ny information bearing on the case I 1 could forward it by letter lotter I 1 immediately wrote again requesting e fu g that my ease case bo be not report reported t ta the stake authorities until my witnesses could be brought faco face to face with the to this thial I 1 received no nn nii ower sore timo time after this I 1 rece iveda 1 letter rom pres A 0 smoot re tur in me to appear before the council ill in provo city oni on the 2 ard 0 ra of kofl I 1 february eb roary to show tame cause why the decision of the diglio and council should not bo be cow con clr lerand and I 1 ile ha cut off air tile the Q hurch church ot of jesus christ of latter day sain saints to this thi letter was received by me ma when I 1 was w away av irom from homo home tinder ander circumstances which rendered it impossible for rid irid to comply I 1 wrote at anae once to ark prk dresap A Ap 9 smoot requesting hiro him to grant a post pon ement 0 of my case until I 1 could pet get ron home I 1 orne when upon notification I 1 would attend and show thele abo cause ause required my request was not ranted and I 1 wits was cut oft off as aa pub published lishe comments are uh necessary noco gairy I 1 to all my friends I 1 to say that I 1 sau prepared to refute the infamous charge made against tile inu and shall for ty my proofs with num erbus affidavits ol of parties of undoubted veracity to together et with an appeal to the girat presidency ency of alie church whore I 1 hope to be ba hearil eard in my own defence dei ance and to all I 1 would say wait anti see the result it 31 ROGERS pleasant grove mar 4 1887 I 1 |