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Show THE SPANISH ANDREW JENSEN, SPANISH FORK PRESS' FORK - DECLARATION QF PRINCIPLES ISSUED Publisher - - no faster than ho gets knowledge. Mormonism Is not destructive of the sanctity of the marriage relation. Marriage was not designed as merely an earthly union, but a union for eternity, The generations of people born and reared In Mormon homes will compare favorably In Christian virtues with any community In this or any other country. The charge that the church aims at absolute domination in commercial affairs is untrue; it Is true that the church claims the right to counsel and advise members in temporal as well as spiritual affairs. This has been done without exercise of arbitrary power and has resulted from wise counsels, persuasively given and willingly followed. It has been the policy of the church to foster home Industries. Government by consent of the governed Is the rule of the church. The ecclesiastical government exists Itself by the will of the people; elections are frequent and members are at liberty to vote as they choose. The elective system operates by rather than acceptance popular through popular selection. All church officials are answerable to the church for their conduct. Such a government cannot be classed as a tyranny nor considered a menace to free institutions. The tithing system Is not an oppressive tax, but a system of free will It Is a voluntary offering offerings. for religious purposes and not a scheme of extortion for the enrichment of higher officials. Neither in mental attitude or in conduct has the church been disloyal to the government. The only conduct seemingly Inconsistent with the profession of the Mormon people as loyal citizens Is Involved In controversies concerning plural marriages. The law against polygamy passed in 1862 was conscientiously disregarded by Latter-daSaints In their observance of a principal sanctioned by their religion, and as being contrary to the constitution. The supreme court decision did not obtain until 1878, and no attempt was made to enforce the law until six years later. Surely, this toleration binds the people of the United States to the exercise of patlenee and charity In dealing with this question. What the Mormon people did in disregard of the court decision was In the spirit of maintaining religious rights, and because the law developed a conflict between a duty to God and a duty to The Mormon people government. have now bowed In respectful submission to the laws enacted against plural marriage. The union of church and state, domination of the state by the church, ecclesiastical interference with the political freedom of citizens are contrary to the policy of the church. This doctrine Is predicated upon the understanding that there shall be no interference by the state with the church. Mormonism Is In the world for the worlds good. Annual General Conference of the Church of Jesua Oalnts a Christ of Latter-daMemorable one. Seventy-Eight- UTAH UTAH STATE NEWS It Is estimated that the Otter creek reservoir will cost $100,000. Volney C. Gunnell has been appoint ed judge of the juvenile court in Og'Jen. Governor Cutler has Issued a proc lamatlon designating April IS as Ar bor day. The fighting game in Ephraim reblow at the city ceived a knock-ou- t council meeting last week. The merchants of Ephraim are agitating the question of having a wholesale house erected In thnt city. Utah leads all the states In this region In the number of each year, manufactured glgars Lehl will probably have one of the largest clay working establishments In the west within the next few months. The range herds of sheep In Utah have been ordered Inspected at once for scab. About 2,500,000 sheep will be inspected. A Japanese laborer named Naka-tnerwas struck by a train while 'crossing a bridge at Ogden and Instantly killed. C. J. LindoU, a switchman, was eaught between two ears at Ogden and badly crushed, but there Is hope of saving his life. Frosts have done considerable damage to fruit at Green IUver recently. The outlook for a good crop of peaches and apples Is, however, excellent. Contracts have been signed for an inter-stat- e debate between the University of Oregon and the University of Utah, to be held at Salt Lake April 28. Rev. P. A. Simpkln, recently appointed judge of the juvenile court, of Salt Lake City, has declined the appointment, owing to his numerous other duties. James Leavitt, aged 14, was stabbed in the back by Roy Evans, a playmate of about the same age, during an altercation in Ogden. The wound Is 1 not regarded as dangerous. Mrs. William Ball, of Lehl, was knocked down by a cow which stepped on her arm and broke both bones Just above the wrist. Owing to her advanced age the fracture is a serious one. , The records of the revenue collector show that during the past year 6.170,152 cigars were manufactured In the state of Utah, the revenue collected for the same amounting to o $18,510. The first "Get Acquainted excursion to be conducted by the Manufacturers & Merchants' association of Salt Lake City this year will be made on April 24 to the northern part of the state. ,Mrs.' Thomas Green died at Kays-vill- e on the 31st, at the age of 77. She was one of the rapidly diminishing number who in early life knew and associated with the Prophet Jo--, seph Smith. William Fatherlngham, aged 50, a was killed well known citizen of by an explosion of dynamite near Stephenvllle, Mont. He was thawing dynamite In a cook stove when the explosion occurred. 'Teddy," the big brown bear who for eight years has been In the zoo at Glonwood park, and who was believed to be the best specimen In captivity In the state, eseaiied last week and It was found necessary to kill him. Carl Barnes, a young man employed In a furniture store In Salt Lake City, accidentally shot hlmselt while fooling with an automatic revolver In the presence of his fiance, his recovery being doubtful. The people of North Sanpete are determined to have a sugar factory, notwithstanding the dissolution of the Sanpete and Sevier Sugar company. A local company Is to be organized and a factory built about midway between Moroni, Mount pleasant and Spring City. The Utah Construction company of tho contract Ogden, has received for building the remaining 321 miles of the Western Pacific line from Booth, Nevada, to the line, at au approximate cost of Nevada-Callfor-al- $C, 000,000. h a Salt Lake City. Tho chief feature of the opening session of the seventy-eiannual general conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which convened In this on April 5, was the reading of city the declaration of principles and its approval by the thousands of members of the church present at the morning session; together with the address of President Smith, which was largely in the nature of a review of the work of the church during the year. Addresses were also made by Apostles Hiram Smith, George A. Smith, D. O. McKay and George F. Richards. Their addresses were devoted largeThe themes. ly to theological tabernacle was crowded, at least 8,000 people being present. With the assertion that the members of the Church of Jesus Christ Saints are living better of Latter-dalives than ever before, that they paid more tithes during 1906 than In any other year In the history of the church. And that as a result the bonded Indebtedness of the church has been wiped out. President Joseph F. Smith opened his address. President Smith denied the charges that have been made to the effect that the officials of the church have been diverting the tithes to their own perNot one gensonal use, by saying: eral authority of the church draws a dollar from the tithing fund for his own use and profit." President Smith then proceeded to explain where this money goes, saying: "I want to take you into a secret, fn the past money belonging to the church has been used to help start of institutions, such as the iZ. number C. M. I., the sugar factories, and other enterprises. Every cent of the amount so Invested has been returned to the church, the stock of all these concerns is now paying dividends and from these dividends tho expenses of the general authorities of the church are paid. We are not using one cent of your tithing except for the purpose When for which it was Intended. you go home and hear some of the Md charges about what is being done with the tithing fund, I want you to say that we are not using this fund for the purposes which they accuse us of; that the tithing fund Is intact and we have a little to spare. And I would like to say to some of those who have charged us with misappropriation of this fund Put that In your pipe and smoke It.'" In referring to the general financial condition of the church the president said: Today the ohurch does not owe one cent to anyone that It cannot pay. We do not want to borrow money anil we do not have to borrow any. We expect to see the day In the near future when we will not have to ask you for one cent In donations that you don't wish to give with the freest kind of will. I hope to see the day while 1 yet live in the flesh." President Smith referred to the declaration of principles which had been formulated by the church authorities, and Immediately after he had finished nls address the document was read by Apostle O. F. Whitney, and adopted by the members present, a rising vote being taken, the vote being unanimous. The document is quite a lengthy one, and we aro unable to give it in full, but the following covers the ghth y y Second Days Session. Salt City. At Saturday's sesconference sion of the seventy-eightof the Church of Jesus Christ of I Saints, Apostle Reed Smoot was the principal speaker of the day. Apostle Smoot made no reference to his recent experiences In und with the federal senate further than to declare his belief that many person's who were convinced at one time that he should not retain his seat, now have acknowledged their error of judgment and are, glad that the senator as they did. Apostle Smoot delivered an interesting address; one ot the features of his talk was the recital of a list of instructions which, he said, his mother had given to him, and which follows: Pray tiv God for guidance and blessh ved pertinent points: Declaration of Principles. The principles' and purposes of the ing. Faith in Take for your motto: church are widely misrepresented God. and seriously misunderstood. honesty and Indus" The religion is founded on the rev- try Inscribe In your homes this motto: elations of God. It teaches pure Christianity and lta theology Is based on "Luck Is a fool; pluck Is a hero." Be careful from what source you the doctrines of the Redeemer. If It be true Christianity to accept take your advice. Rise above the envious and willful Jesus Christ as divine, to revere him as the Son of God through whom liars. Place your ambitions above the alone mankind can attain salvation, i accept his teachings as a guide, to goal you Intend to reach. Remember that energy and deterprecomply with the requirements scribed by him us essential to mem- mination are the levers that move the bership In his churc- h- If this tie world. Don't drink, chew, smoke, swear, Christianity, thtn we are Christians. The theology of our church Is the deceive, read trashy books nr pay attention to vicious and lying newstheology taught by Jems Christ, the papers. theology of scripture and reason. Be generous. lie In earnest. Be Those who accept of Mormonlsra are among the best men and women civil. Love truth and virtue. 1ive your of the nations from which they come and pray for Its success. country virtuous and honest, industrious, He strong. Shun not the struggle. reverent. They are opposed to vice Stand up and speak out bravely In and crime by Instlurt and training. Gisl3 name. There Is nothing In Mormonism to John It. Winder, a member o! the attract the selfish or the vile. first presidency, spoke at some length. The Mormon people are not good, drift of his remarks was that it honest hut misguided folks ami llier The were far better for church to repleaders the personification of all that resent itself than tothe he misrepresentPrlet-tfiooIs had. and the people ed by otliers. are Inseparable and stand together. Other streakers of the day wore The charge that the church relies President Joseph F. Smith, Apostles on duplicity and shuns investigation, Helier J. Grant and Rodger Clawson, is contrary to reason ami fact. anil Eiders Hulun S. Wells. H if, Is the Roberts. J. W, McMurrin und Enlightened investigation Seymour means by which tin church seeks to B. Young. promote belief In Its principles. At the general conference the j The history of the rhurrlLand the of the present officers of tho its loaders art- sufficient church was concurred In. The audit-,ln- g precepts of proof th.t the charge thnt Mormonism committee refined that It had exis opposed to education Is false. amined the accounts of the trustee-in- It is impossible for a mntt to be fruit and found that the books were saved In Ignorance. A man Is sit veil kept in excellent form. John Dewey, the veteran chief enPresident's Policy Endorsed. sugar factory and gineer of the Lake City. An auditing com Salt three of hla associates In the machine mittee hits examined the book of the shop department have recently per- Mormon church und has declared that fected a smoko consumer which they the accounting In the vurlous declaim will consume any kind of fumes partment Is proiterly done," that fed Into It. I-- , FIBST PRESIDENCY Trongs Gather In Zion Conference. y I BY every dollar received has been corJ. H. Bailey, of Park City, is the rectly entered and that the disbursetho regime of President owner of a cow that has calved twice ments under Joseph F. Smith have been economwithin seven weeks. Tho first calf ically and judiciously made for the was born February 14, and on March exclusive benefit of the various Inter28 the cow gave birth to the second ests of the church." Th management of President Smith Is heartily calf. Old stockmen say there Is no freak. for the explanation self-relianc- at Annual With three meetings, comprising five sessions, the seventy-eightgeneral conference of the Church Saints of Jesus Christ of Latter-dacame to a close Sunday afternoon. Sunday's services In the tabernacle Cannon a Witness of were at tended by numbers that found Speaker Rescue of Thirteen People the vast auditorium Inadequate. President Joseph K. Smith invoked the From Sinking Skip. blessing of the Divinity on the people of all the world, particularly those who dwell In Zion; he prayed that mercy be extended to the enemies of People Rescued Were Nearly Starved the church. Anthon H. Lund, second to Death, as They Had Lived for counselor of the first presidency, disa Week on a Few Water-Soakecussed Hie subject of marriage and Biscuits. the growth of the Mormon people. Apostle Oron K. Whitney talked about the duty of the church membership in sustaining the authorities, who, he New York. Nearly every vessel declared, were appointed according to that has. at rived from Southern ports M. the will of God. Apostle Francis the past week has brought of the assignduring necessity Lyman urged misto the tnen some story of marine disaster wrought ing properly equipped sionary field. Apostle J. H. Smith by the tornado off Ilatteras during spoke on the evil resulting from the the last ten days of March. The indulgence In an excess of worldy Indian West Bluecher, arriving from pleasures. It is estimated by a man who took port's, was no exception. Standing In account of the number of Sundays disconsolate groups about her decks attendants In the tabernacle, assembly were thirteen people, whom the liner hall and outdoor meetings that there had saved from their foundering bark, were 18,000 In attendance. the Gulfport, as the vessel was on the President bmith Ask Mercy for Ene- verge of going down. The rescue was mies of the Church. witnessed by Speaker Joseph G. CanJoseph F. Smith, president of the non and others of the congressional Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-daparty on board the Bluecher. at Those taken by the lifeboat of the brief a address delivered Saints, wreck the afternoon session of the confer- liner from the waterlogged as for nearly a near starvation, were, ence on Sunday. President Smiths week they had had nothing to live on biscuits. remarks were in the nature of an In- except a few water-soakevocation of the divine blessing upon Thursday morning the Bluecher alfor a wreck the people of all the world In general tered her course to head The passenbeen had sighted. that and those of the Mormon faith In gers hurriedly quitted the breakfast said in Smith President particular. table and gathered on deck to see the I pray that the blessing crew of the substance. bark clustered about the of God be upon the people of Zion, aft rails. Little difficulty attended upon the officers of the church, upon the work of rescue. The lifeboat, in the people of the world. I pray that of Chief Officer Beyer, was the blessing of God be upon t.ie presi- charge lowered from the Bluecher and rowed dent of the United States, upon his to the wreck. Into this went Captain cabinet and upon our brethren and Larsen of the bark and twelve memour sisters wherever they may be. I bers of his crew and in a short time pray that the mercy of God be upon had the refugees safely on board the our enemies. It Is my hope and our Bluecher. hope that these enemies will Bee the errors of their ways and be led tc IT'S UP TO STOCKHOLDERS. repentance. The cnnrcli does not wish them misfortune, nor the suffering ol the Alton Deal a penalty they' will bring upon them- Opinion Regarding to Governor. Submitted selves the retribution which all must endure who transgress the laws of III. Attorney General Springfield, God and of man and who deal unto in an opinion submitted Stead, fairly with and maliciously malign Governor Deneen as doubt expresses their neighbors. This retribution will be in extent as the degree of offense to whether it ts the province of the has been. The great judge will meas- state of Illinois to proceed against E. ure the punishment that is to be H. Harriman and his associates foi meted out to the enemies of his peo- the alleged manipulation, of the ChiIf cago & Alton railroad properties. ple. President Smith referred to no one the state should revoke .the compaspecifically as bearing animosity to- nies charters the loss would fall on ward the church, but included , all the stockholders, the Harriman peowho criticise adversely its works. Its ple already having disposed of & creeds and dogmas under one head. large portion of their holdings. The The speaker declared that the church attorney general concludes, therefore, was following the will of God Al- that the best plan would be for the mighty as proclaimed by Jesus Christ, company itself to seek a remedy for his son. President Smith, said that the situation, or even for one or more Zion was growing constantly and that stockholders to act. At the same time presently there would be demand for Mr. Stead assures the governor that We will not be confined should he become convinced on 'furmore room. by the restricting boundaries of a ther investigation that the state can valley between two mountains, nor relieve the roads condition he will valleys between many mountains. Our make the necessary moves at once. people and our doctrines and our ITALIAN IMMIGRANTS. teachings are spreading and will, with the help of the Lord, cover the whole Belief In Rome That They Are Exearth. ploited In This Country. Zion's People Increase. Rome. Francesco P. Materi, memPresident Roosevelts agitation ber of the chamber of deputies, has to made against race suicide seems public a letter In which he have Inspired Mormon fathers and urges the government to extend Its mothers, for during 19tC there were protection to Raliaif immigrants, not 542 more births In the stakes of Zion only on board steamers crossing the than during the previous year. This ocean, but even after they have disfact was pidnted out in an address by embarked In the United States. He Counselor Anthon H. Lund of the expresses the belief that emigrants to first-- presidency at the conference. ElAmerica are exploited and used for der Lund gloried In the fact that the work In unhealthy section of the Mormon people are increasing their country. The writer points out that numbers and prayed that all of the In 1906 800,000 Italians emigrated and children would he brought np in the that 500.000 went, to the United faith and eventually become leaders States. He estimates the total numof the hosts of Zion, ber of Immigrants for 1907 at one million persons. Flour for Famine Sufferers. The Mormon church will send President Roosevelt Is Reticent as t Alleged Conspiracy. twenty tons of Hour to the famine suf forers In China. This was decided upPresident Roose-vel- t Washington, I). on at the conference Sunday forenoou. Is receiving many letters regardA resolution President ing the combination which It is assertauthorizing Joseph F. Smith, trustee In trust for ed has been formed to defeat at the the church, to supply this donation. the whs Introduced by John R. Winder of coming presidential campaign the first presidency, and was second- policies of Mr. Roosevelt. Information ed by Elder Brigham H. Roberts. as to the identity of the writers and Twenty tons of flour, according to the precise nature of their communiavoirdupois measurement of weight, cations Is withheld, but (hose who are means 40,000 pounds. Divided, the close to the president say the disquantity Is sou sucks of 50 pounds closures have stirred up considerable feeling. each. au-nu- h y d y ! f : 8tt In Nevada. S. H. Day has been a pointed to ceed John L. Consldlne as ward '' the state prison of Nevada. A near trapper Surveyors p Wyoming, has been fined $75 f Ing elk for bait for his traps, The steamship Arabia cleared on the 4th, f(ir non and Yokohama with 52.315 barrel flour for the starving Chinese. The .ere iiath Must eel A. M. Starzel, of Rawlins, week sold his sheep at $6,25 a considered a splendid price f0r whole band of several thousand Rosebud is now on the wire Vernon, Seven Troughs and Lov the Northern Nevada companys I phone tine to those places having completed. Frederick Schaper, a Germane bier, was run down by a street cat Seattle and instantly killed, hie b being cut in two. The motorman been arrested. James Wlsner, a himself by hanging, German, la ( iFwit 'leusly tat bit wld reded, was it iiowy coat f IV ICS. aever w iryoui such L near Elec, Mont. He was found In a barn, pended from a rafter, his feet dr glng on the floor. Charles Miller shot and probai fatally injured Bert Wright tn Columbia club saloon, one mile to, of Goldfield, Nevada. The tragedy 1 the result of a family quarrel. Richard A.' Miller, part owner the Eta Wonder Mining and Lea. company, was dangerously injured a rock falling upon him, fracturing Bkull. He was taken to his ho Goldfield. E. J. Bell, the largest sheepmat the Laramie plain, will erect a h lng pen at Mill brook, Wyo driven power, for the benefit of his owt mense flocks and other flocks 0: in the neighborhood. One hundred teamsters employ on street work at Tacoma, are strike, demanding $6 per day fora and team, instead of $5.50. The si ties up several hundred thous. dollars worth of work. The dipping plant was placed operation at the Riverside ranch Laramie, Wyo., last week, where fr 3,000 to 4,000 cattle will be presen for treatment The plant handles r tie at the rate of from 1,500 to ! per day. Colonel J. H. Pratt, of Clear Wyo., has been sued for divorce his wife. The colonel is 82 and wife is 41, and when they were ried one of his grandsons stood with him as groomsman and gave grandsire away. fen The body of a V had which evidently childv placed under the ice while yet a: was found in the Big Popo Agie: er, a mile above lender, Wyo, turned over to Sheriff Stough Coroner Sohoo. The body of an unknown man, had to all appearances been bruu murdered was found on the rand ; John McConnell, seven miles ba was Billings, Mont. The body cut and gashed by knife wounds a heavy club, which Its mute story of the crime, near by. The municipal elections In Mona resulted In a Republican landslide, !y two cities in the state elec Democratic mayors, while the op; lng party was successful In all Instances where party nomine were made. t As a rule, party te were closely drawn and a heavy' was polled. to Boring for oil and gas Is near started on an extensive scale tarlo, Oregon. C. W. Taylor, an pert of long experience, ha seo oil and gas lease on 14,006 of land in that vicinity and Is paring to begin boring. The doctors of Reno, Nev are cussing the subject of spinal wpl pit Is. Within the past ten day ueatbs have occurred In that which are diagnosed as eeretiro-I meningitis, and the community coming somewhat alarmed. Teachers for the Philippines. C. F. Nicholas of Three Fr' Washington. One hundred and Mont., Is dead at the ago of 1 twenty American school teachers will the old null for the Philippines before June Nicholas was one of prominent settlers of the Gallatin 1. The first of the new teachers will and made his home In BMfl go upon the Korea, sailing from San ley until about, four years ago. HfS Francisco on April 23, Another party to Montana In the T0. will louve upon the America Marli grated A1 Everman, 19 years old. on May 3, and the third party will sail on the Siberia May 10. Most of down and Instantly killed at the new school teachers are men, as thirty miles north of the Philippine commission prefers f while along the lake walking to them women, because of the hardIlcenct ships which must be endured at the company with Mrs. May Interior towns. assassin stood behind a tree ck the couple and fired a single nb f Episcopalian to Meet in Bolte. Combined land owners In the of Boise, Idaho, Great preparations borhood of one Hudson, Wyo.. are being made by the Eplscopnllnns rlehest sect Ions of Fremont e0 of Boise for tho fifth conference of have closed a contract for lb the seventh department of Episcopal structlon of a four-milcanal, f churches of the United States, Includ- will of acres 10,000 irrlgnte ing the Islands of the Pacific, and canal to be ready for use this Alaska, to ho held here the first week The heavy snows of lust work In May, It Is said that a number be of Immense value to the of foreign representatives of the men of eBRtern Colorado. Sine church will be In attendance at this October there has been but litti conference, and this will be the great- ture and the mountains fm , est event In the history of the Episco- Colorado draws Its wuter euPOj'.,. palians In Idaho Ing the minmisr month were do of snow. 1 am in Of BP ie we an 00 Alexis Bid se !in b j reti who iiottt feet ;b an .ed Pardoi ' Bald. well able, iresa's imi del 1 ceocl here, 'heresi 'el t her the TUthC of tl tied w h aindi Alexis be in to Su hidi then he 0 disco' My la t M fori ire well-forme- blood-staine- P I id, d am t la the vrati M itle that moth terns he gr irom :eaed aeare the s 1 ant d the y was U4 t Iwill C Women Sorry for Their Action. Salt Luke City. During the course of Ills address at the general conference Senator Reed Smoot said: I have met many of the leading women of the nut Ion. They Iihvc asked me concerning my belief and the doctrines of the church. have talked to them and tried to tdl them what our principles are. ol Many them have fold me that they had signed a petition ugalnst me, but that they hail signed It under misapprehension. and that they would do all they could to undo the wrong they had dope. Believes In Seven-daReligion. SUSTAIN PRESENT AUTHORITIES. "We Invite an honest Investigation of our and If it Is made, Leaders of the Mormon Church Se- both theteaching, and we will b Investigator lected by a Unanimous Vote. the gainers. Some of the thinking Salt l,ake City.- - The conference on men of the country are deploring the 'Saturday unanimously xustntned the fact that there appears to be some present authorities of the church. tiling wrong In tho present day rePresident Smith read the names of the appointments and asked those ligion. and thnt It seems to sffect peowho favored them to signify their ple's Uvea on Sunday only. 1 would approval by raising the right hand not give a 'shuck' for any religion He then naked those who disapproved which Is not a seven-dareligion und of the u lections to Indicate such to does not enter Into the every-dalife be their opinion, but no one raised of the man wlm claims to believe his blind In protest. In it." i A mountain of alum has beer, covered In the Walker Lake 1 e J, seed wit 1 1 "Sl illf aeri ft wii 'In ever f a f( " ha F hr "H I th my 4 til tiiri b '1 a Phi tie,' !1 c |