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Show "" SUPREME COURT, 2 ctief Justice Zane Renders a Long Decision -1 jvine notkh "tiiDiicii cisnv ju Honcr Reviews the Law and the o Master's Report 3 jn hm "" Tl" """" -,,,, .lnI...T l.i ' '"')' . .,-r, - ,r ." J) .ni.iiu"' Tea nljournci! stoislon ot tlio June ! ,er0, of Iho Territorial hU tonm lourt MiluMthUwotniuu lulbuBurtmu nurt room, """'V 1"IIII"K. Chief 1Jjill" presided, and thcroweru ,lb hloi on the I biii.Ii Associate J uj tICK,jllekturiiiiJ .Miner, The mem-Uitof mem-Uitof the bar gathered In ttrone; (ore. JuJfo Audireou occutlod u sttt arajcg liU legal brethren, thoie treent tuctuJIiitt Attorneys J' H. Jll-harJa, W. H l!ikon. Judge Hen. d-rion, Judgu Jiidd, Juilju Hullur hoJi Jndgo Loolbuurow, Arlhur Brown, 1 W. latlucl., O.H. Varlau, Jto.M. Znei Ogleii HUM, Judpi Jjraoitl.JiKli.oJ A. MnrslMll, Harlow HrguHun, IU 11 Crllchlow, W. t Jlrllly, J A. Williams, H I'. Arm The minute of Ills lit session of ) court were rend by Clerk llache and signed, nfterwhlch C'hlor Justice Zuiu tltllwod tho following anxiously stalled olnlolilh Tilt LllUHCIt CABKf The late corporation of the Church s ofje-eii Chthl of Litter day rtninln, l ml others, d-fondauts, Vi tliu.Unltud HistM ot America, ililtilll! We aro now c Hied iij on to dualiinlu S Uit alee I" to w Mali the em mal rii triy ill tlio bauds oi llio rcutlvtr shall la leveled, Ulld to UeCld 0OH Ihe jnodo of It B Mention. Ibe qiestlous teenteit fur uur Uu cltlon rtqulio an uxaniiuatluu ot tlio JUMer' report, Mild Uu Jnterprttntloii oi eousrrHloonl tiiactminli dislgnel toij ires- liolygauiy, ' well ns nu i Jlcittiu ol tlio ilotlrlno nl iquily pl llrabls to IIih "Unlit of pro) erly i dedicated to chntlinbie uses. j TblasullltnialntilnnluudirHtc 17 ' of in act In folio Match dru, leof, aud 1 ll 11 follows 'That the ml of thu I ejlahttlvo Asit-mU) of tho Territory of Utah, In-ccirpu.tr. In-ccirpu.tr. ir, continuing, or rovtdliig fur II o corporation linoven us thu (.Lurch cf Jistis Cutlet of Lit tr-i:j hliiti, mil tlio orulnau't, el the m tailed general ns-trait!" ns-trait!" of tl,M,toof Dsveret Incor-torttlnnthutJilinh Incor-torttlnnthutJilinh of Jnui Chrnt ol lAtUrMli) Salnt, to lur on tho e ituu mir cow have let;al forcn mid Tallclllr, aro biruhy dletirovrd nud annulled, and thoeild Ljrtoratlou, lu to far M It may hnvnor jretind to Inn, any legal ixl.Uuct, In Ileal)) OlMOlreo. That It nliull ho llm duly of IL atlvmey kincral of tho United Iftatii to culm null prcceedliiK to l tiktn In IIih Hui remu court uf thu Territory ol Utah aa ahull ho rojwr to titrutelliofurekOUiRiriTltlOHaof Ihla fcllfihanuluwlnd Uilliunlllrc)fnlJ corporation roiiiuriunhly to law, and In luch jrcjin Jlnn llm court rhall hae )uer, aril It ihall bv IU duty, to uake luch ilunu or dttriranaeliall I r er to illtctuate tin tr,infiri)f llm llu t U4l j rvjH us uow held and ued ty oald virfpiiratluii for pinna of X'onlili., and irouKu oniieiiid tlirienltu, aultiirlnl Kriund,au,l of the deicrli tl m meritluued In the pro. Il-ototeitliiu thlrlieu of ihlmictnnd lot tlon'wenly lx if thlaart, lotto rct eetlee tru.teei nieutloried In rectlon tUfnlj.m I (DM art, nnd for tho ur eii of tlii. motion aald court alutl liateallthojouera ol a court of wjui ty " Htctlou thliteen relerrod to lu the tectum ijuvltnl mads lt'tli duly i f tlio atluruoy Ktuoral ot Iho Unltod Htntia tolmtiuto nud iro.tcute procrllu: to lurli H nud mcheat to tho Unltud bUti tile ronnrly nf corpora tlooi oh-Ijlnid oh-Ijlnid or I eld In Tlolntlon ol eecllon tkree ul thu hit of Clliglles ap. Jiofed July Ut, 1DUJ, entllleU "An nit lu iutil.li unJ privciit tho iictleeol)itnuiylutliuierrllorlo." fliU .eciioii aim unclnrel Hint nuth rtciperty hi furlu led mid erclieato I jf"- JJi"dldhpoindofhythoeecriitaryof taa Interior and the inxieoa tlienuf TplloJ toliieheUBiliuf thu lumruoti Kbooi in iiui Territory lu which auth lreiTrly might If, end jrovljel that no I ulldliiK or the itrounda u Ulli n ant tliertlo, htl' and ociuiled ix. cluklvrly In which to worhlp l! I, or lareuania cviiiidlIuI tliirewilli or ourlal gr, unds ehuiifJ ho for oitod And jKllou 8 ntiovu inuiilloued deolared it It ahould nut Ui lawful for an lur. rpratl ,n or aauclnliiufor rolliiloiu or ciiarltublo 1 urpona to acquire or hoi I riale.lHlolu an) tarrltury ol .ayreiter lue than 1,001, uul thai nil real lt! uciUlred or hell by any null rFjrllou or uaoalatlin coiitrnry to J' ruvl.liur of thu net ehuul I ho fer Jeltea am taii.lit.atf d tp tho UnlUJ nltitl rttcllonSO, nlo referred to In ttctlou ' n an followa i "That all it lluloiiit touletUa.tcctt and "tPireKntiQ(, nf,,,) hntotliN light to luTnntid to hold, ihruuuh I'rmtun ui-I ui-I Intel by ituy o urt exiroulUK (ro-jmU) (ro-jmU) lOMon u n rtnltory,unly on tin Kinihiatlou of thu iitli.,tlUcv, uf nth celetv,.ett or iinkrti;atlii, o iiuch real jrupuity tor tho irvitlnuor ue r houtrauf wor.hlp, and fur audi lanonatu nnd I urUI rrrounda ua alinll ntuMarj ferllin ojiiycnlenLO nud .,," ."'." vsil oouKrthatlon ol juclwellglout oclotj,aei.t or congnga. ..T'11'0 .! provide that nil ronl .! ,'" ,.'c1.11 '' hn ilmrih for rellgloiu ''cnarltable jurptetut not used fur aouaca of worthlp, pamouitiro or burial .i,"J"i'' ncl"l'ed ooutrury to the net I "v.1"" ''" lorllted nud mliertttnJ the United Hutu And ihei oiuuil tho charter of Iho Church of Jtu C'hrlit of I.ntlerilay liititttilir6TMalor wluiilinr up Hi Walrt nud for tho trautfur of Ita real l'0rty notforfullolnnd looheiled, to irutieco appointed by tho robnto couri afrJmpWl i . m, if i - 1 od tho nomination of the nulhorltlctof ' tueh lit-rcti In tlii jw nr.i nut nt, onicreaa n-rojnUcil n-rojnUcil IIib tellaljn of llm Latter ilai tfalnta aa lawful nud thilr rhurrth lliouxh UI'lDcorporated n, havlni tho rlfjht tbrouuh Irutteca nlerted hy Ua authoritlua to own liimeelu whlcii to wuMhlp Ooil nnd fur thtlr tnliilrlira to "r.olJ,..A,!.ll.'r".0"u motion of Ihv nctuflCnj It In dnhriid that It ahnll I o M vonetno I aa t ot to alloc! or in lerfeto with "tho right to worahln God r.c.cor.llm; to tho dlciatva of con-clt con-clt nte." Ujon n licatlntr of ii.Ih comj oi the bill, amwer, evldenra nud tiliulillon of thu nrtlea, till, court hi Id the rnrl-ouitectlona rnrl-ouitectlona nboiu meutl tied, nnd thu ntta rcfenwl to, alll a U nppolntwl a rccilver tiilnko imi-ntatou ofallrtnl nud poional rotrty ol Iho defunct norKiratlftii nnd to hold tho mmu lo Ik) dl,poiol of nicordltiK t" law nml nij n further i.ti I aulmiiuent hrnrlnc Iho court mile n lurthtrtleertMly which It nt npntt lo the illliiiorpomlel tmih of rellirloua worhlierr, Hoik ellilj teveu In plat "A" 8lt IaUk t fly known na tho Mnmlo lllock" mil lull tho reiualndir of rial cftato nciUlred III vlolitlouof thuUrd iiitioii nl Hie net nf ISHJ tulject to forfeiture au I etclii at tothe Unlteti HtnleK. That (hi ir-oual ir-oual roperty of llm I Imrch, l,y Iinwnuf lhodlolutlnnnf llrntoru. tlon becnuio olthufilluru or llleitalit) of thA truit towhleh It had Uen clod I . ruled nt Ita acn,uMllon nn I In oolite-tjuenceof oolite-tjuenceof ttaure by tho(ormrallin by oierntlon of law lcanie furfilttd and tuchenttd to the United rttnltt Krom thla dicreo the defendant nrd tho Intervenort, Ortiro Itnmnuy nud olliel on Ix'l.all nf themreive, an I nil other member of thu lalo Lorpvru. lion niipeilcd to tho Hiireme Court of t in Uulted UlntK. Iho latter court afllniiMl thedecreouneali I from ix ceitthu urt lehitlot; lu tlio porronnl roclly; unl In Id that thu eronul irorerty coull not be nroprlattd to llin j urpntu to wlileh It had bctn dodl tnted localise the aainet ua, In whole, or In put, contrary to law or oppoacct tn uhllo policy , thnt theru ill 1 not x lit an) prou or Iiraonr, natural or legal, luiiitlly eutltlcd lu all) portion of It eurirrtora 111 Intrrett to the Church, uul that It ha! duohodon the I'nlti d Hlalm.tiicd not biliM U Hilly npilleab.e to the I urpoxnl to which It war originally didieattd or for which It had been iicijulroJ, nnd t which nt tho comnanciiuent of till, ault It wni I ting devoted ty the corporation nud Ita coutrolllut; nutiiuilllt t, the aauitt ought hi be fim iftrf and at jxjintt (I lu ui It cJiarltatiU ii, lawjul in licit fliiiralir, at ijtuuld rtt'rictiry cjirtufmnd lo those to which It uciort'jlnallidi.tlliicj, to beaaurtnlntd mid Ueflnrd l,y tffcrcnvr to n inter for duo cxamlna II n, inquiry and rtvrl therein, rub J et to tuukpirovnluf thetourt, itcdtu le erlttblltlteti, alruluUtored nod eiar lied out lu ui li iiiaiiuerundiieourdluir totuch echimuaa inpj bo at proved b thu courL" The iae a, rem Hide 1 1 ) thla cou rt Willi dlrtt tlona to mo 111 ltadecieo nt nbovn dllietetl "mil hi leiiu tuen fuilher proctedlum nt lo law nndjut-llco nndjut-llco in ty n pertain lu conformity with tllH 0( iiiloti." In conformity wllli thl opinion of tint Kujrenio Couit uf the Uuitol rilatenaud Itadecrrt, thltiatn wan re. ftrrtd to the Matter. And two cheiuta v ore pruiuted lo hlui. ( no b) thotiieudaut' tollcitort I roHitlmc In vot null cronaI prowny In thu I Mat rre,ldenuy of the Church, III Iruol fur lh relief nnd a,a!Unc of lit lor rnembert otedlui; incuulary aid, nud fnrthuercctliiii, rejialr and main, tennucouf houieauf wurthlpof peoplu uf that fnlth and limiting tlio uso to thte two jurpOHet. The other achemu r ropot-f.l by the tolltlluia of tho Unite.! HUU- would vt rt Hilt froptrty In n oimulailourr uprolnled by thu cou it 'oboluelly him for tho UnclH of tho publlo tehuoltuf the Territory. The Matter h uiarti ' thla lait I lau nLd reoouuuei ell lit approvnl by thu court. l"i which the tlufrndaut'a eolliltoraotject nnd ntk nt to apt rove their tcheme, nu I plalntlil't tollcltnrt Inatet upou thu one recummendid by the Matter. Jit hlu I the legit tltltt to tho funda In otiiitrierty In llm lute c rporntlon, lie liiieflclnl rlghta brloiiglUK to natural erauiia, Out of thu 1 1 ulldencn re jotedlu tlio t hurt ll ullli lalt whoiou. trolled them, nu ol ligation tlut they wou tl faithful! bj ply thorn fund) nccordlmr, to Tin general under-tinndlof under-tinndlof or their conlrll utort. rim Suprt me C rurt t f the Untie I Htattm In Ita opinion directing there 1 rocceltna ililt 'Thu proieny In ijueitlou ha lit en dedicated to lubllo uul clntll-nbla clntll-nbla litra It uiatterii not uhttbir lilt tha iroduct of pilritlo inutribu. tioua nindo during the ciiurt'U of lialf n coutury, or of taxialmpowl ugion thu Iople or of gnlnt arltlog from foitunito ojerntlouM lu buMui or ajprrclatlon lu alu; the (hmlhiblu lifet for which It I hell nro atarjitd upon II by charter, by ordinance1, by regulation nnd by incigu lit mioh nil ludollble lutinuer that there can I v uo uiUtako n, to their charnclir. urjoo or oblect." Mnriunu ('hlireli vi. United Hlutcs. I!.U U H p. ol). In Ita ululoii thu court doet not dlttliiiiuUh nnd lounlder alngly nud earatily tha varicut charlUble oh Jtcta to which Ihu iruporty In con-trnvvray con-trnvvray waa dedicated In lact the Iiitulry by tho trial court had not c,ono that far. they weru oualderul lu it lump (eo to Btulc) uud Ihu whole lump ap t nra to have been regard d na taint etl Willi polygnm). The court, on op eal, L uld nut lojk at the lueilta uf each oljict of charity aeptratoly, bo-cauMithollndlriii bo-cauMithollndlriii ol the evidence did hit "Isclieoihu oljrct ilugly or their lnillir.r uierlla. liiblaliiqulr) tlieMaalir ulvaucod, nudwiinre permitted lo cu tho ob JfClt to vim li Ihu fuud had beon devoted. de-voted. In Ihv light if Ihu evidence rtinrted by hlin wttcaii diitlngultlitho cuod from Ihu bad, thu worthy from tha unworthy, nud uuderetaud to Vtlileh. uul In what iroportloiia Iho Church nuthorliloi liad npplled the fund lafjre It wui la mi out of thilr l,nl. It upj enra from the evldencu reported by Ihu Matter that Oeorge Q Cannon tettllled, "Ihathowat Urat couuaolor to Willord Woodruir, l'realdeiit of Ihe Church, nnd that lie wtt familiar with the pirpofie for wlileh cooltltu Hum creating the fund weru mado fur many yotrt, that they were voluntnrl. I) mute fur rt llgloua nnd charitable purronea; that uirroprlntlon and cll. irlbutioii ()( It waa left la thu Klrtt 1'reeldeucy, ami the roriedt weru expendid on templet nntl plilim of worship mid for thu iur nnd hiicIi ohnillalile otjecta na aroat; that tho I'lrtt 1'realJeney In Ihelr urrnprla Unlit of thla fund were limited to . hutch purpose., that the outturn hit been for thu 1 iret l'tttldeucy U rub. mil to the aetnl annual conlereuco of Ihu Church n rejurt ahowlug the up. I roprlittlona nud their turpoeet, nuj T ; an ( ret rt Wt nuprovi h u at I oly ritm iratun ny wnH lor tHintil liy tut ttiniony if th otli ctrtf thot htircti mil Ihete w u, evldt ute contradicting It. rile Matter In hit rtpott ttatea that Iho "allegation tint ever tluce the organization ot the Church uu I down to the time when tho fund wia takiu (ottieetl ,n uf I the receiver lierelu tho fund tint l,eiu nianngi 1, controlled and dltburped hy nn4 uu ler thu dlreu tlon ut tho 1 Irtt l'ltl lincy of the Uruteh, nnd wnt dcyoted au I applied hoIb y to the tillglout nud charltaole utet lu which the Church nnd the number thertol were lutenttel, that nine h Iho I truer p.trt nf Hid tun I hnJ prior In Mure h llr I, lb6t, Iweu ilnvoted lu III" lilllllliK of templet, liicetlli? hotitia nnd 'olht-r t luces uf wor-thlli wor-thlli for thu nieinUra of the Church and fur tho relief of It, Kior nud tlltlititeil meiuktrt, Ihelr ftmllli', and tolhewldowannd orphunt of tuch nunitiert who wire In ntuJy nud dltt treett il clrcuni8Utice,wire lu thu main auiorlid by the uvldeuco ndducid Ichiro him." Itnltonpiiarafromthetcatiniony that about $16 uuj r annum lindUenni rupilated cut of thla fund to nttlet the lioor riviou to tho time It wit, t lnctd in thu handsel the receiver, an I iibotit M,UU()aruuiiuui to tlje inctluii nud repair of Incen ol worthlp, nnd that nt much will bv required In Ihu future. Ihe money nnd 4rMual roerly In thu hand ul thu lecilver nnd lo lu til, noted of by the ceurt It about $Ml),UU. The money donated to audit and re Ilevu thu poor nud erect placet of worthlp wor-thlp nud maintain nud lu air them aru for charitable una. Ihe HI nf 4 J.llr. o. !, IsroKiir.lid at tha highlit rdahdard by uhlch to diteiiuliu chtrllablo una en I tur (Kjtet. Auiodc Ihu oljutt liuititlontd In that act a, ihiirlluule It "relief fur thu nged, lmKjint und oor peofle,"tlo-liiilluu, peofle,"tlo-liiilluu, lor "ichoola nt learning, frctt tchwl, ri(nlr of ohtirihia," nud for "aid ortttudf any luorluhabltaiiti," and for "home or correction," many other puriurc and uujictt nra men-tlncoj men-tlncoj nt iharlmblu In I'd etatutu riiurtnlutehat In ell liberally con tlrued by tliotviirt-. In thu one of Jnclt'il vr. 1'hllllps nud other-, 11 Allen, Si!, tho curt mid. "Charltlea aru nut cuullucd nt (be I retcut dny to thoae wlileh weru I errnltled by 'iw In I.nglnnd In tho nlgn of l.llzaueth. A iltl forthnni v.tiiicmint of religion or other chart tablu urn to liijinannir iurm tied by ixl'tlug lawn It not the lew valid by reu-on uf having audi an ul Ject nt xtiuld not Imvtilnwu l-alat the limn of the t luw ige nf thu Hlatutu ufCtiarl lublu Utet I'ur examle, chnrltnblu trutta I r dlteutni from the catuh llahed church hnvu hem uniformly ill Intel In 1 nglaul tlunt thu l'olern-tlon l'olern-tlon Act uf 1 W. S. M c IN, reiiovuj the Irani dl.nbllltlta under Which audi accta reloutl JalicieJ Attornty (lencral vs. Illckinau, l.i la,. Ab 11W. I.oyd v. Hpllltt, 3I'.W.3 4I H. .'. Atk. U. Attorney General vi. Cock, 2 Vue. hell. .7J. And lu thla ouiiutry alncu the I'.evo. lullou no dhtltictlon boa bioti uiodu bitxveeu charittiblo gllta fur thu belle lit oldltlerentnllgluua teotti," W hllu Ihu Metier finds In Miutuuce that the Mind wiitiluvotuJ ami nppllul by the Church solely In thu religious una of the Church, and lunch the larger pirt of It lo Itcca ol wurthlp for Ua member-, uud to the relief of Ita poor ii ml dlitritaetl nit inner, nud their lamlllt t nn'I to widow t and on haua vf nah meuih-rtlil neoly nud dltlre-tod ilriuiiittntiiea, hu reinchtdtliuioiiilu. ituu "That all thu una to which tint propirty ha J Ueu a piled reuted un dcr the con leuwatlou of thu decreu of thu Huireuie Loutt uf Ihu United Htatet, that It had hull ndjiidloattd that the ro) t rly ennnot go back to uny uf tuch utet." If thla couctutlun ut to thu edict of that do irru la correct, then the achemu tropoaed by uhlch Ihu fund would budevutcd nlouo to nnltt Iwor, dlstreiMxl uud medy members of Ihe Church, Ita wldowa nnd orhant nud tu aid In tha contlructlon and repair of lit home of worthlp luuat tuduniil. I'll court liavli g found In Its decree that the utrt end urriiot to which the fund In uunMbju lint btxu dedl catt d wi ru lu whole or In j art opiuited to publlo ollcy, good ruorala nnd contrary con-trary to tho law a of the Unlit d Utater, atldi "Ami not lielng lawfully n pllcablt to thu urfioata for which It wntorlg lunlly iledlcitid nr anutred nnd to which at llm comminctmsnt of Ihla tult It wnt belig tlevoleil by the corporation nnd Its Controlling aulhorltlea thu tame ought ts to bo limited an! ri polntiid tj inch clisrltnlle utcr, lawful lu their iharticlir, nt mutt niurlycorretpsu J to thota to which It wnt orlglunlly dca tined, Ihu court UIJ not mein tn toy that Ihu a-tlttauin of tho poor nud lilt-trettetl lilt-trettetl members of tho Church, nnd nldniil comfort to (ho wldowa and or hnna of Ita members weru oprotod to publlo pollc), good ninrila nnd con. triry to tho liwa ot Ihu United tjtttra. The decree concludef " hureforu It la decreed that thu cnutu tn) remauJed to tlm Huprume court of the Territory of Utah, wltti dlrrctlont to modify lit decroont lierelu liere-lu directed, nnd to takn tuch further troceoillngsns tolnwaud Juatlcu mty aptertalii In conformity Willi ihe opinion of this court " Mormon Church vt, United Htatet, HOU. H. I.M, Hill decree must beoonttrued lu the light uf the opinion of thu court ordering order-ing and making thu doorett. I Id U.B 6 J. Iho court uard the following lau. Eunirii In lu opinion! "Itut It l aluo stated In thu findings of fact, nnd la u matter of publlo notoriety, notori-ety, that tha rolltjlout litis Intended to toiubtervwl and promoted are the lu culcalloiinnil bpruid of tho doctriuea and uragrs i f thu Mormon Cliulcli.onu of the dlitinguUhlug featurei uf which It thu indite of nlygainy acrlrno agaluit tholawa and abhorrent to lite sentlineuta and feollugt of Iho clvllltod world." And after sitting that Ihe Church In dclUnco of luw was porioMrlug lu ipropagatlng this doclrino, nml coudeuiulng It In uuinlttakabla langungu the court cou tlnued, "rim quontlou thereforu It whetlier, thu prumollon uf audi a lie fallout ay-loin and practice, tn niiug utnt to our laws nud la thu prlnclplei of aurolvilltttlon la lot e allowed to con tliiUB ty iianclloti of the government Itself, nud whether the fund nemmu. I ilcd lor Hint purpotu alnll ho rettorud to thu nniim unlawful uru aa hereto-lore, hereto-lore, to the detriment of thu true Inter. ettaof civil society." IittulutancotheourtMild (hat the fund win u.etl to jromotu nu! tpreud tho doctrines nnd imagut uf the Church, one of thu dl'lltigulahing feutureaol which wnt tho iruotlcHuf polygamy, nud that to return to Ihu million tltu of the Church or lu Uomuey and others, lutervetiore, ou behalf of -JU ' 'i""' ' i II Itn Uhlniorpi rated iiteini cr a they a ked to l nr i r i I ut I ti i u . d without llmltntl ii. w nil to u ifli.i to tint tlon such unlaful utt i the fund fir the time unlawful turno-i Hit i ni ligation of polygamy It unlettlo'jt that flu fund wt, lined to ropagate an ! t re id the doc irlnos nud urngee nf thu ilinnll nnd that polygamy waa one of tliutu doo trluot nnd Hi practlLo wi, one or Its Utaet, thu lourt tlld not uudettiku to dl-tlliKUlth Ihe lawful urOtosof Ilia churih from the nue that eva, unlawful, unlaw-ful, It wnt not ntktd by Hie pattiee, or either of thtin, t-dothat. Iteferniig to thu law ol March Xrd, 18S7, the couit 'aid " The only qiimilaa we havo to contlder lu this retail It nstj thu eoiitlltullonnl iowertlc,ii griM to psstli. N'or urn wen wcIIhI itf mi to declsru what dl, position ought to bu made uf the prut pity of the Church of Jtsut Christ of Litter dav Halutt 1 hit -ult la lit tome rttp-iL. n t ailxil llaryonu, lutlllutud tor Hie purpoto of tnklug lottettlou of and hulling fur Hunt disposition the rop. r:y of the drluuct corporation In the hiul, uf is receleer nnd winding up its nil iln To that lite t am! tu thai only thu de ireeufthurjiirpremeC urt of the Tir rltory hut gone." The opinion couiludi. " I'liu n,ipll cation of I'oniuey uul oth r re. Ilctentlug the nnliicoriiurate 1 mem nra uf the Churcu of Jtsut Christ of Latter da Halntt It fully dltpuel of by the cotisl lora thins nlruady a I J need. Tnujrlnclpal 'luttli'iri iliKuiied hai been, whetlier thu roperty of the Church wat lu tui Ii a condition nt to authority thu govern inont nud tho court t takepjt.traslou of It and hold It until It Hull lu Men wliatllml dltjiosltloii of It should bu madt; nndwu think It was lu such a condll'on, nml that It la roj erly held In Ibu custody of tho receiver. Thu rlghta o! tho Church members will tiect-tarlly bu taken lutoejiisller-utloniu lutoejiisller-utloniu thu Una! tlt-I ollt in or the cute, riuro U uo gruuudfor granllug thelrirttniit a plication llin r j, r-ty r-ty is lu thu cmtoJy of the Uw, await lug the Judgment of the court as to It, final deposition lu vim of thullllgal utiilowhlcli It Is tutjectiutheliaud of the Church of Litter day riihili, whitherliicuri'iratidoruniucoriioraled Thu ondlllons for cltlmlug ottesslou of It by Humbert of the trci ir torn-niunliy torn-niunliy rn ler thu net do nut at j reaeul eilst." The court held that It was not then lallid h ou to declare what di p nltluii uiight t In uisdu uf tliolun.i tuutthu piinclpal qucttlou conal It re,! l.y It was whcthir tho I rol-trty of the church wo. In such u ion Jltlon at lo authorise thu court to tnkupussctalon of it by Us recilvirnud hold It until Itthould be teen what Dual iilipitliliu should lie mode of It, thnt thu pnperly wat In thecuttod' ul Ihu law awnlllug final ditjiotltloii Li) the court lu vl w of thu Illegal usct tu which it was subnet sub-net In tho Innda of Ihe church authorities whether IncjrpirntoJ or uuliicorpiialnl , that tbo. conditions lor claiming pwi ,lou uf It by thu iiieuibtrs of Ihu Morm irt sect or couiuiuutty did hot then ixlst, that thilr rights would uccistarlly be taken Into consideration lu the llnnl dltpo-tltlon dltpo-tltlon of Ihu case; and tl at theru was no ground for grantlnt,ihelrai pllcatlnn at tut n mida and at that time. lu thla there la nothlug to Indlcite that tho lourt understood that the rights of Ihe uiilticurpoiuted membt rs ol tho Ihutcli were blued by Usdeutee. Iu fact tha court cxpreisly tald that their tight would nuceitirlly bo taken Into CDiitlderailjii In thu final ilia, poalllon of thu case ilghtt iltter-mlnctl iltter-mlnctl liy thu decree uould not bo taken Into com Idc ration afterwards, file into was rcmaudeel nnd the TiriltorUI court wat directed tu refer Iho question iu tu the rights of the Chinch uud IU members nud nil others to thu fund lu u Master fur examination nud inquiry as to their rlghtsuuder the conditions exltllng nt thu tlmuoftbo lupilry nnd for thtt tuggestlun ofn tchemour mode by which It could bs limited uud appointed tu tuch chnrltablo use, lawful In thtlr character, charac-ter, ta might moat nearly omsixind to tliuao to which ll wia originally dtttlued." Wu cannot concur In the conclusion of the Master tint tho rjupremu court In Its decree condemned nil the lines to which the fund had been dedicated, aud that It forbldt thu application of any pait uf it to any of Hum. Hap I cart from the opinion that polygamy wat tho onl) oljeit that thu court found tn bu uuliwful, and we. cinnot believe that ll Intended to condemn all the worthy purpoeo of the Churoh btionuso of this unlawful one J)l I the virus of Ihlsjiermeate uvery charitable purpose of thu Mormon pinpW One of the ihmltlesto which thla fund tvnapro lilted wnt the ni,llauc und relief of the poor of the Church, another was the tree I Inn nud repair of houses uf worship, rim drirto laniiot tu cou-slrued cou-slrued to condemn those purpovet to condemn luonuqualltli nt vicious In the 1. liter-day bsllltt that wu ngtrd as virtues lu other people. We are of thu C lulon that the deoreo ot tha Uuirume court uf the Unite t States In Ihltinutu dots not forbll us from limiting and appointing thla fun I to a y chailtable use that Is lawful within Ihe sc"o uf thu purpoiu to which 11 was originally dodloAtoJ. We will now consider thu two s'hiruea iretinted for uur consideration considera-tion and adoption. Neither of them la unlawful or opsottd to publlo policy or morality. 'lhutoheme that woull ttevoto tho fund tothe nM nud nsslstauco of tho poor metubera of thu Church and their inmlllet uud ta tha erection anJ repair of lit placet of worship would limit It to otjools within tha eoopa of thu lu tuutloiisofltsdouors rho other would duvoto nnd appoint It to a use not Intended by Its donora an I to which It wat not dedicated. Thla brlns us to the que-llon, tan the court appropriate this fund to a charitable otjeci, not Intended by Its contributors nud tn which It bad not betn dedicated? Ihe court aald In III opinion ru. maiidlug this i tee, "It Is obvious thai any prtperly of the lobulation which may bnudjudgel to he forfeited nud etcheutcd will lie subject to n mora ab. toliitu control nnd dltpoaltlou by Ihu government than that which Is not to forfeited. The i lorfMul property a MU siuVecv tu auei dls;iloii out ut may be rt jutruiiiy the law ofcJmnlMe viti, while the forfeltel nud etclieiiltiil pru erly, being suljict tu ii more absolute ab-solute control el thu gnvirniueut, will aJmlt of u gruiter latitude ot discretion tn regard to Its disposition " Ihu legal title and nil equitable rights to tho real rst lie foifeltid and escheated, I ociute held contrary to Ihu law of l .', vesta lu the guvirnmeut to Ui iliult with nnd dlspotud of m cording to law While theiersont) proiorly cannot be so forfeltel ncd it chuutid aud It mm! bo disposed of uu lording to tho law of chatltiea. hlle tho decree gave the puntes.lon aud cuitody of the per.oual proiwrty tu the ""' ra"t n nvir I I hi Id ibo to the lur iher nrdi r uf l , inn llm use wnt to , Hi irltnli i nlje la umiii in ih ir charneler. witnin the genera! Intent nf thu ilotiur The eplnlin tloea not I tiy thnt lite to.itmlnfer III" pertonit properly Is at ailutr, that It wits regardless regard-less of the iifpof of its d-illcnll'iii rim court fiirlhtrHald lu the mmc opinion: opin-ion: y "rim irlnclplcs of the law of charities char-ities aro not lonflneJ tu n articular eo lu or nation but prevail lu nil ilvl lltediiiiinlritt (ervalod by thu "pint uf Clnlttliinity. A leading nud prominent principle irevnlllug In thuuinll It that projurty Uevolid lo ii ch irltablo nuj worthy ub Jeer, promotlvu ol tho public good, aliall hu a lied to thu l urpoan nf It, ili'dlclllon, and prutectt d from -polio. Hon nud froiiidlveridoutioihrrotjiitt. Thoiuh tlevoteJ tu u articular uu It Is ooutltlertd nt glviu to the publlo, and Is then fore tukeii Ulllcr Ihe guardian shlpuf the Ian. If It cannot lu ui- I lltd to tl.o articular use for which It was Illicit ieij.eltliir becauto thu ohjcils to bu sinfrved hnve fulled, ur because they havu lieeiimu iinltwful aud rinug imuttolhe uhllo Jmllcy of the Htato II will l- ipllii ti tome oljeit ofkliidiml cliiractirioHstu filflll hi lubtUtnce ll n it In nt im 1 1 mnn thefiurpomt ut i't conHceru ion " lu lllustrttluii of Ihoui plhatlon of the prlnclle, the court (uoii from the u lulon of Lord Chief Juttlco Wll mot, Inhlsojlnluu In Aitorney (icn-irnl (icn-irnl V- l.udy Ilowntuc, 1 Wll not, .U "Hut uhuru ruieily It given lo ml" Ukuu charitable utet thla coiirtdlillu. gulshet betwetii thu charily nnd the ute, nudtieinr Ihe chtrlatblu be uutl tn the Intent! in uf tlio I, tutor they excciitn tho Intention vsryinj the ll-e a, the King win Is the r iralur of nil chirlll-, undtliuLUiiatltutloiial trutleu forlho porforiuancu of theui, Ieacs 10 dlructindni point ' lirthlslt I, not Ptnled that n uur of equity In tin extrelieof its ordlnnry Jtirlsdloiloii could vary tl e utu 1 1 ub Ject nuttlde ol thu Inluiitloii of thu tlouurt, tut It dors sny "varying tho ute Ms the ling iltait toillrnt an! npiiOlut." And after citing can, from vnrious countries, many from 1 uglam! nnd our uw n laud, lu Illustration uf thu doc trine of c ;rca, Ihu couit couth utt, ' Tlio .riiu (jiouti I it that thu pr ik rly glvt u tuuiharlty brcumesln aineiouirH publlo ro irlj, einly ui plliuhle as far ua lu ty holt I, true, lo the specific pur- Sioecs tu whlc'i It Is devoted s lone when tuth roiwrty ceatt-s to have any other nwuer I) the failure of thu trustece, by forfeiture lur Illegal application ur iur noy other ii.iutn, the uwncislilp natuially aud nioeaaarlly falls liou thu toverolgn ,uwur of tha stair, mil thereupon tho cturt uf cbauccry, In the uxtrcisa of Its urdlu-nry urdlu-nry luritdlctlun, will npiolnt u uu Ituslee to tnku thu place uf the trustees that havu failed ur that have I ten set reside, and will uive direction lor Hit fuither maiiagemeut and nJiulnlstra Ituu of tho prtqerlv: ur If the law It beyond Ihu ordinary Jurisdiction nf thu court thu legislature may Interpora und vuku s noli dltp mltlon of thu matter nt will accord wilu Ihu ur iue of utlke nud light Thu fuu Is nro not loit lo tho publiu its ihnrlty funds, they urn not lost to th6;eucrul objects or ilate of ellucts wuloii they weru liilomled tusuli'irvooriirict " lu thla thu court ears that when audi iroptriy cen-cat hainany ulber owner by tbo failure cf Ilia trutlem for nny cnuse, Ibe uiuit of Chancery In tl.o cruel-" uf ti, urdlnary Jurisdiction will niurflnt new trustees, tr If the case" la Uy mil the urtlmarj juritdirtlon oftlmccurt, IliefC''tafuri; may tnttr e aotl I id ticA duptM lion ot the matttr m uiff Hccwel cA the pur !,. u j itltce Huil riyht. . If n niton holding tnehgll tltlo uf j rope rly, for the u.j ofauother. ur other-, refutes to tllicharge Iho obligu. lUn arising out of the conllJoucu ro I otcd lu him tu apply It according tu tho trust, Dr If lie forrelu bis right to do no for any csum.tlio court lu the t)ircItuo'lt ordinary Jurisdiction will n point nno'.htr trustee. Thla Jurlatlli-tioii,UtiiiedordlnarjJurltdlctlonlsioii-lined to theiilvctlou uf thulnsirunietit to ply tho propotty to thu object, It does' nit extunj to the tulecltou uf a new oljict tu which to ajply thu fundi. The rrdlnnry Juris llcfion Jit hero limited tu the mode; but II thu cuto Is teyond that thu opinion any a thu legit latureuiny lutcrposa to iruveiit ihu fuuJifrom tclug lost to thu general otjecu or ilnss of otltcla which Ibey werelntcndid to subserve, nnd tn to doing may make such dlsioalllou ol tin mutter nt will accord with Juttlco and rUht. In thu ojlnlon from which wo Iiqno been quotlni; Iho court detluid Ihu powers ot thu government tn dial with tint rent eta( forfeited and ca-cbeatod ca-cbeatod tu It, and alao lit authority with rtu ect to thu properly not so for tolteJ nnd isohiated. Ihu court alao UltcsaruJ the lower of the gov-trumedt gov-trumedt throuuh Us courts uf squlty In tho exerclto of their ordinary Juris llctlon und lis nu thoilty through the sovereign In mon-archil mon-archil il governments, aud also Ha authority au-thority as expriatid In inactmeut uf the Uw making detriment lu a republic. re-public. It requires it careful examination of tho o lulon tu dlatlugulah the powers beli lu be aprllcatile to the forft itetl and escheated property Irom those applying to the proper!) not forfeited and taohonted, nud also todlstlngu so the powers held to pertain to thu lourt In the exercise of Itscrllunry Jurisdiction Jurisdic-tion with rupect to property iludloated to uharjtxblu utei, frjm thotu belong Ing tu tho sovereign In a monarchy with nsprct to such property or to Ihe taw-making department lu a government govern-ment bleed upon thu will of thu jwople one In which liny are sovereign In Jaclaun vs. I'lillllpsunJ others, 14 Alien, 63J, a testator "tequratheil two sums tu trusties, one lor the 1 1 paratlon nud circulation of bonks, newspapers, tho delivery uf edits, aud such other means as In their Judg moot" it null "ireato u publlo sentiment.' senti-ment.' as would "put an en J to nigra slavery In this country," and tho other for t'lu beuollt ul "fugitive slave" who might "escae from slave holding ttatet." After hit death slavery wnt ntollshcd by tho thirteenth thir-teenth amendment to tho constitution Of the Uiitlo-I Htatcs Held "that these ibarltablu Uqutata should bea piled to earn out Ihe Intuitions of thu teata-tor teata-tor ns nearly ua totslblo, nicordlug tu it schema to bu settled by u niarlir nnd approved by Iho court" Tho rmikttr reported (hat "both sums should bu sld ovir o thu trusties, tho first to bu pild by tliiiiu from llmu to limn tn nn essocla-lion essocla-lion ulrt-hdy istahllthed tn ptomoto thu tdueatlon, siippoit nnd Interest of the freedineu, lately slaves In those stairs In which ilaviry had been so abolished, au I thu senoud turn (being of small tiiuouul) lo tho utu uf urcca-illout urcca-illout icrsuit uf African desoeutln the City of lloitm und Its vlclully, I referenco being given tu tuch at hud eocaied from shivery. " Ihe purpoiu ot the llrst bequtat was a " s i", j . the lllirritlon oi tiee,r i slavrt, and the purKite f Ihtt second etns lo iissltt audi is might i id, irmti slave lioltl IngaUitt The gtueral ) uriosit was tlel to negro fltvts And Out slaves hnelnghpen III rrnleil, Ilia cult held thnt Hit sum should lie ilevolcd to their use aud tout fit at frceJinen, eirct ntinill t-orllnti to lie tied for the benilltoliiecettllou, Jersolisof the same race In Ilitton anil Its vicinity While the mode prrxcrlbrtd liy the tcstn-tor tcstn-tor for lienelltlni- the negro slave liy securing tbulr liberation uud by el llti tbeto who hud escaped from tlnirj wa lecctsarlly abaudoueJ, lliuetm eral obji ct of the Ix-queet wns not. Tin court devoted It lo tuelr uto rn freuj. ineu and to needy persons of tha same rneo In i poitlcular looallty. lu this deulsloii thu lourt went to the vergeof Its Jurl, Hctlou In tho same muulnti iiiiuourll I, 'Tils power ol Ult us tlon by the a'gcl ru nualuf the irjwn in direct 0, (lotllitii tothe tie ilund Intuition of the testator, whether It Is to be deemed to havu be loiigel to tho king as head of thu church ns will n of the s ate, intrusted and empowered 1 1 see 111 ti idling he done to thu dlahiilson oi ihu crown ur thu proai;alloii ur n fall tullglon, Ilex s l'oitlugtou, 1 rtitlk, ItiS, rl. C I I . Cat At. ui, or to hu Imu derived de-rived from the itoirervxcrUm I y the Itoiiian inqer r who wn, ovrielgii legislator n, well ns supreme int inter I I the laws, Dig. 13 J, 1 , oil 3 4, Cole, lib. 1. lit. .',e! 10, tit. It, c I., in t learly u prerogative mi 1 nut a Judicial liwir, an I coulJ tut be exentsed by this court, aud It Is dllltcult to tee how It could t c held lo t XI t at nil In n re- L nolle, In which chirllabla Liquet!, nvo iiuier ln forfoltau to the lllu or tul rulltetl tu the disposition ul tin government, Ileum Il-eum iiiturstltl utirllloial. 1 l)o.neAb .iu, lists v.. Witlti, J Daua ltd Metholltt Chunh rs. llcinlngtoii, 1 Wittte, lU " Iiithetuiue o lull n the uourt said furtlur: "II IseccorJIngll well settled by dtolloiit,f tile hlghs.i aulhcrlt). trial when it glfi U made to trustees lor at harltsblo uijwii,tliB general inline if wlileh Is I olutwl out, an I -rhlch It lawlul an I vail I ut In time of Hit death uf the t-ainl r, nud ll i intention Isuxpretaid tu liuiic It to a inrtlcnlar tlistllullou or modi f uppllcntlou, au I nlterwtrd, ilther by chtuguof clriiiui. stancc t ma heniooi the ttatntir be-coinisimiracllcauh, be-coinisimiracllcauh, or by ihungeof lawlccimt Illegal, llm fund, luvlrigt oucHiveste 1 1 1 ehril). dues nolcutu thtt liclrnnt luw nn itrisullliig tnist, but In to bo up, lied by tin court of vbuinery, In Ilia exercise of lit Jurisdiction Hi equity, en ueur Ihu IcsUUi't porllculur ttl talons ns possible, tu carry uul hit genera charitable lucent," . Thu court uxpreetly aald that when I Ilia ulft It for u c'talliablu lir nc the general uatuie of which Is polnlel out, uul no luttinlloii It ex lessetl I limit It to it inrtlcnlar Institution ur mode of aipliiaiiou and jilcrwaids I tho sc hi me of the ttetrttor lotoeolues lui I piacticablo or IIK(,al, the fund mutt be I iij i Ilcd by tlio uuurt as uemr the tutn I tor's purtlciilor dilution in iotelblu to iirry out hi, gnu nl chaticai It Intent. , The lourt c'litiot tcleul mi) object uf ihirlty otiltldo Hit suo e of Iho kouiral Intent. Thu doctrinu oj cy jirrt Is only u I liberal itile of toittiuctlou In iu certain the Intemlon ol Hie donor, tu I all tho unit relating thereto nro llitcndttl lo aid lu ascertaining anl carrying uul ns nearly as may hu the (Continued oh j aye el ) IF! , Voutmutd frcm page &. f bUl'UKUK tOUKT. trli.lnlentlouof tha donor. J I In In- J; ; tentluu should bo lho Dim of Ilia rouit I rhe different urlwusn the rrown , snt the oiurl ! this. Tho routt l j Eorornwl by known Judicial ruin of ' Intirpretatlon; thvcrowu Is governed It by lu own ,ood will aim lienor. In I drduclui: tr Imparting tuoti Inter- Hum Mil mi nu l'erry on Trute, f Hrc72T. I lu tlliounluK thu doctrine of ejptti E In 1U opinion lu Mm case of Miuru' ,' llilu v.. .Mootv'H D.vlterr, I llano, i ' Ml, after referring to thu rcroi-atlvo t f the HingeaiurcHi jtttrition toKlfln to chatllal.nui-r,the court mM: "And Dili regal riT0gtlTi, Willi soma other cursllvu powers luhrrent In Ilia i nnwn. v ilf Ii xtl In tli Chancel-f Chancel-f lor ol Kuglautl lu his trdlimry mlnlt. , terlal oaiatcity ua tliu buiir of tliu , Krialteal uud oillilal orKnii of the 5' klnK." And then nllir remarking fc' i that wo haTo no audi ofllctr In the (' United Bhitra na tliu Chamellor of Kugland; that our cliancory lourla , i liaTouootbtrJurlaJkllou than tliatof i ' lourtaof equity Mid no otbor Kwor 1 than that wnlcn ItJuJIclul or rrgulatinl ' by law, aald lurtlmr that "Woilo not admit that tliu coinuiouwoallh, in , purerti imtrlte mil rlKbtlully lntcr- i erounlfM llirolMi an uicboai to hur; t . nod then abe may bci'omoabsnltitiiHiid I brw llclal owner. IHirlita li-rn are rciuWtuI bylaw." "v aru eat aled Hint tbe cj prrt ibotrlue of nnijlaml I. not, or -lioil i not lioJQ n Judicial dootrlne, except In uiiu klhd of case; aim thai Ii, wiiuru thrro Ii an UTalUblu charity lu an lileotllledoraneitalrnbla object, and i a particular moilr, Inndtipintr, lllxal or Innnnrorrlutif. or which bniinL'na id fall, has been prejorlbed. In aucli a caeo il court of niulty may utilltutujir tkiiotiou any otner iuod t it may bo lawful tin I eultabloaa will elfecluate tliu Ueolarcd lutontlon of the iluiior, and not arbitrarily and In tbe Unlli, priiumlUK in hli inutlvit or wlilitr, dcclum nn otject for lilui. A murtniay ait Judicially lie luiinan It illccluatot tba lawful luteutlon of thu donor. Hut It ilora not act Jud dally wheu It appllea Ida bounty to a ipeulllo otlect of charity, aelectiil by It-elf, It-elf, merely lircaiun tio lind ckcll-tated ckcll-tated It to charity r.ucerally, or to n epetlfled purtu which cunuot bu (Uectuatctl; for the court cannot Lnow , or diclJu that lie would Iiuto bieu wltlliiRtbatltihould be am lied to the object lo which thuud;e, In tho pleu-lluile pleu-lluile of hlaunrtiiulatc'd dliorullonnml 1 ecullartbeuevoltfiicu haa aten fit 10 decree lla appropriation, when by lie, and not the donor, lu ellect and lit hut, creates the charity.'1 rhliUoctrlnowuiiivalllraied In Curl- I liik'd Adiura ve. Curlluii'i llelre, 8 ! Ulna, US, thu court Iiuldlmt that ' I propety tax dedicated by the donor to I a certain charily could not be diverted 1 or appointed by thu court to uuy itlicr object, and If property ii devlied In euch cenernl terma that It may bu Unvoted to one or more of mveral clmrltlet It cannot be devoted by tbn court to any object not embraced In mcli ironer-4 ironer-4 al ti-rui., nnd aald that by dolu o tho 1 court inlxlit apply the charity loan olaa which the donor did not Intend It and to which ho never would have devolcd It. Ullraau et al. va. Hamilton Hamil-ton at al., 1(1 UK, U23, holds that tliu mutt ounuot cIibuko tho charity to noy ; Ibjectuot Intended by the donor. '( I 1 In Cttynf l'blUil;lpItla va. UlraMfi llrlri, U 1. Ht.9, Hit- court Mid "la all mm for ctmriublo uio tho Uv matVum vuryilcarUtitlnctloulietwi'vii thowi tutti of u writing cooveyliiK tbuiu, which deLlnruKtUuttho i;l(t ntia IU purforn bdJ thoew which Utrcct tho moUaof lUdlHtrlbtiUoii." In thu B:ini uplulon tliu court further lif, "An J thU In lho iloctrlnu of cy pre, to lar m It ha 4 beoii ux won)y aJcptcil hy ut. Not tho doc trlnu"xroi(y revullliiir t'i thu pubiln PchM) of JuvtU i"(l Whtti, l'2u) niiU "cirrM to tint uxtr.tVAffi.ti. Irnntu Hint tt wag formerly In KoKUud (17 H. .V It. 0")) by which rm unlawful an 1 vntlruly IniiofliiHo charity win trai)Nformil by tho court or tho crown Into ou that wm lnwfitl and deJlu'l, though not at all Intuudeii by thu donor or UaUtor. Jlut a rtnpoiiBbloiloolrhiu of which a wull Uctliu J rlurlty, or ono wheru th mvui.Hof definition aru flviu,.nny lo unfutceJ lu favor of thoRunural lutviit, oven whvru tho modo or nitanitro vldfrd by tho duuor fall by naion ot thflr liiade'intoy or unlawfutnen.' From timet authorities wu ruy do duiu tho mineral rulo (bat oourla uf olultv In the oxeroUo of tin tr ordinary Juriiulcllon t an not duvotouny portion of a (undilnlkftttxl tncharllahlu tuoilo nny objrot not contomplKtul by thu donor; that wheu prj.urty 1 given to a claw uf ot Jft'l lu uvuornl lettui and alio dlreotfil In bu applied to ono of thu m lu upcotal lorni", If HunppUttitluu lo tbat ouo btcowci unlawful or ttu praollcablo thu doctrluuof cy jrriau tho t t?.c thu court to devottt U to ouo or moroof thoutu.bracej In thu;enunl lutent moet nnalnuuui to tliu unu tffdally nainud; Unit tho j;oticral lu tunt nuy notiiuxprfMtd in explicit turmi If thu device or dedh itloti 111 the llrfht ot thu uiicumitancuH authorUo tho court to lufur that uch was thu douorVwUh In thatovtint. Tho aiue rulfu nt ply when tho charity Ii lho ruiultof contribution! by a large num ber or leope. It It plain from tho evidence before tii tint tlioiutmbiTHof tho Church uf Jnus Chrluof hattondny BalnU con trll uteJ tho fund lu dlipute, uxptctlii and wl.hlni; It to bu upplIM by tho l'lrtt resiliency to Church purport to objecti 1 rumotrd by th Church. Wuoiunotllud from tho evldtucutu foro MB that lho Mormon people who coutrltjutcil tills fund lntonded or tx-rected tx-rected tho fuud orony part of It woull In uprroprlatod to the mipport cf tho lomrnun ichcoli of thu Territory. In common with non-tMormoni tho iiittfr-day iiittfr-day ritlubinre tMXed to nulutalu thu tubllo choiilii nnd to take the m&noy that they LontrlUitud for Churou 1 ur pofeta nnd devoted ntco to their tup ort would bo unequal nnd unjufct. Werelt almply n matttrr of dlrcre tlou with ut wu would not be disputed to cmuuio .superior and peculiar whtdom nnd my tothiao iK'oplu that wu will diot thocoiilrlbullon mado by you li r Church urpoiua to n purpose tint yudid not luteud It to tho mipport ut ttie common tchooli, becauvowo thins that n more worthy object. We ciuuotaJoptthoichomo proaented by thu ilalutltr nnd ruiwrted ty the M astir. Wo will now conidder tho ichenie for tho application uf thli fund prtrbulod by thu Uffeiidauti. Titar ilati would vet thli property In the riwt Vrwldoncy of the Church, now conslillnB of Wllford Wood' rull, llu Trtuldeut, nnd UoorKo Q. Cannon and JoBih l Hmlth, hU uniuBtlorti, and thulr ucceasura lu ofUt.i Intruit, to apply tho procctds theroof and to limit lit 1110 to tho rollef and Ki.tunro of thu poor of the Church, ami to thu building and re-I re-I air of convenient and ncciwary places cf worship for Its membor. It a(ieara from the evidence before ui that tuUfuud wm ery largely applied to luvau two object by tho TlrBt i'reil dunuy prior to thu timo It wis latum fromthtlrpoirseislonund control. Jlut we aru nlso authorized to lufir that at the tlmu ttils ca.o was tried In UBS and prior thuruto the (eachert ot thu Church and Its luumlouarlra taught of by IU authority that the practice K)lyKamy mi rl.bt, and that thu Church In that wa propatiatui It and that a portion of tbn proirty In UUnutowas used to aid ami support such teauheri aud tnltdonarlos uud In that way was applied to an Immoral aud unlawful mJ, The schtmo undir consldvntlon, however, would forbid tho uiu of this fund for any such pur Imc; tt requires It to bo uicdfortho teiivhtof neeJy memtera aud to bo spplleil to tho erection of home of worship for the latter-day Halnts. Ttie relief of the intly and uM reined of whatever faith canuot be Immoral or unlawful. Nor ran wo say tbat tbo expondlturo of mimcy lor tbe oroctlon niul repair of con-tnlentand con-tnlentand iiecoasnry huumisot worship for tho Moriuon peoploln ilevoted toon Immoral or uiilwfu( nurpoHi. lu tho liulNlstlun orCoiiffrens Mlth ro spect tu polyuauiy, bouioi ofworitilp, pnr-oiniti and bur 11 ground are re nerved to tboLhurch and the iloclvlun roiuuiidliiK this ciuto uiTlrnii so much of tho clecreu of lhatrl.il court as aut such property apart to the Church. Wu now come to no other question Can thU court lu the nxcrcbo of Us ordinary clinruery Jurltdlcllim 01tthU fund lu tliu first Presidency toboiipplloJ to the two tmri oxesthat wohavo hwii are luwful? Unlit property as tbo evldonco shown vras kUuii to tho church autliorl-ties autliorl-ties iiruncd, 10 Iw applied to church pur pono lu their dlioiethiu. Aisumlne that u portion of Itwm sotxpondol by such authorlilet as to iropacHte ptl puny can tho court now limit the prociudi. of the ontlro fund to tbo relief uf tbo poor and ti lho erection and repair of houses of workup- mn .awnu oDjecis, and tho one lo which the Inrger iwrtlou of tbo fund liiidulrvayu been dooted. 0 m ly 1 resume that the contributors mpvcled and Intended tbat tbo first rruildeucy would apply their cllts to Hueh purposes ai ihov inlnht dtem pracllrible nnd rlfiht, and If (hoy should doom any object lninructlidbleiind wroiiR tlut thoy wuuld ilovolo the whole of It to such of the objects deemed practicable and right, 'ihu church nulhorltlos now propose lo a; ply tho entire fund to the two pur pom 4 tiuiiM which mint bo con tedul practlciblo and lawful.and they on behalf of tliooullrohott pray tho court to dvcriM that thoy "lull dotoiu It to Iheio twulswrul purposes and that they may bo 1 robibltud from applying It to un ultu r. In tlioi woof Jackson vs. rhllllps aul oLbors,Idlhuiouttsld"Vhenaibariubte lmuiit appears on the JmooI tho will but the terms iisednro broad enough to nil v of the fund bohic applh d either In a law. fulor uu unliuful mauuer the Klft will bo suppoitcd aud Its a iilkatlon rottraln od within tho bounds of tholu," When the dedication Is bread ouo 11 ah to 11II0Y tho tru.Uso to apply tho fund to unlawfiilav well aslawiut purpo43 thu court will limit lis application lo tho Uw. ful ones. Uhou tbo terms of tho clft aulhorlzo tho trustees to dovoto the fund to either of tho two subjects, ouo U-kM and tbo other Itlcuil, Its n plication will boconnnol to lho lejtal puriK)o und tbe Illegal one will bu r Jeclod. "'lho principle of thoocaes buviiii tu be the aitnotVUtttthou,;hi. alld chirltahtu i, should hupjteu (to bo Joined by way of altoruatUe .vlthoue which IsluvstlJ, no matter bow. the manner belnr altogether IndltTeronf, tho forinor will not bo preju dlcovl by It, connection with the la iter." Donee's I.tw or TrtMtf.p. S3 Thcrulsl.nellih authority entitled to great weight, to tho Direct that If a loUf tor give ouo chailUblo fund to two or more otijocts lu do ft id to proportions and one rails, the other objects that luuo not failed may bo sulmtltuiod for tho one that has and tho entlro lund may bo devotinl to them, unions the terms of tho wilt ox-cludo ox-cludo such an application. In thoca.n of Attornor Ooneral . Iroumnngers Coinpsnj, 7 l.ogllsh Chan ceiy IU ports. &;n, l,urd Chancellor llrowghsinsald'When n tcsTator Klves ouo charliablo fun 1 tothrto soveral clasHus of objeiu, unloss be exclude- by most oxpreis provisions tho applluitiou of ono portlou totbo purpono to which tbo othors aro dostlmd, It Is clear that tho court uuy thus oxocuUi his lntoutlou lu the event of an liupomlblllty of implying that portion to Us origin il do.t uitlun,' The cbaraoter ot rhnrliy Islmprtstcd on the whole fit ml j tnoro Is goal sonio lu prciumlng that, bod tho testator known that ono object was to fall he would havogUeu It appropriate fund to tbo Imroano of tho funds dottlnod to tho objects of bU bountw and there Is convonlsuco In acting as ho would him self ha.o done. This Is tho foundation of tho doclrluo of cy jrci." This uuu whiuIso beloro tho court whon Cotlon ham was I.ord Chancellor, and In con sldcrlngtho rule ot construction In such canes bo said t "It Is obtouly truo that If several charities bo named In a will an 1 ono fall for want of objects, ono ot tho others may bo fu uud to bo cj pre to that which has f dlodt an 1 If so, us being approved by lie toitator ought to 1 0 an additions! ro commondatloiit but audi other charity oUfihi not, as I concclvo, to bo profrrred to sonio other moro nearly rcsouibllng that which has failed." In such a cute tho woltrht of authority In this country, as wo think, Is that tho amount specially directed to beiipnltod to tho object tbat (alls wilt bo devote 1 to any other wbethor expressly named In tho will or dodlc itlou or not bo named. If tho terms of the will or dedication, In tho light of tbo clrmimstancns, authorize tbo court to Infer that such an application Is wltblutho general mteni or tuo testator or donor. Hut tho ciiHo of Attorney General ,i. Tho Ironmongers' Company Is not analogous analo-gous to tho ii no In hand. In that tho trmtco was directed to apply ono half of tho citato to ouo object aud lho othor half to two other objects In erjual proportions, so that It was nccftwarv to apply tbo pori Ion which tbe locator Ind ox primly doofed to tbo object that fallud toiothcrobjpc's, ;it wbm uocesiary to subslltuto another or other objects. It appears from thotnidonco boioro us that tho loiurlbullons to tho fund In con troersy were m idw with tho understanding understand-ing that thoy should bo appllM to church pur-wmis, but that It was optional with lho rirsl I'resbloncy towhlch object, and Ir to moro than one, tho amount to each. 'J ho donations woro to alt or any as those chimb olIlcerH might dotermlno, and tho court isnskod to limit tho upplbatlou to two chtuth purport. that uru lawful, We h 0 m doubt that this court In tho oxercUo ol Its ordlmry chancery Juris diction in iv limit the npplicatlou of thli fund tothelawfut purposes. Iiefomlanl's solicitors also Insist that tho report of tho in viter and accompanying accompany-ing eUdeuco ahow that tho cuuruh abtn lonod tho practice of polygamy by tho means of, nnd lu obodleucu to tbe manifesto of Its Weil lent, and arsiolu tlou of Its general conference adoplod on thoO'hof Dctnber, iss), In that mautfcsto,whlch Is In evidence, the following language Is found: 'Wo uro net toachltu polygamy or plural nwrlage or permitting any person to cuter tip m Its practice liuutmuch a laws bni teen eitscted by ion-gross ion-gross forbidding plural mnrrlugus, which Iiim bavo betn pronounced constitutional by thu court of list resort, re-sort, I hereby diclaro my Intention to submit to thoio laws and to use my lu-11 lu-11 nonce with lho members of the church uvor which I preside to bao them do likewise. And I now publicly doclarothat my advice to tho Iaitorday Saints Is to r drain from lontrscttug nny marrligo forbldJcn by tho law of, tbo laud. Aud tho resolution adopted by (ho gou-eralcoufcrencoof gou-eralcoufcrencoof tho church 011 motion of IjorenroNnowis: 'I iuoolhtt roc)g-nllogWlllordWoodruirasthol'roIdent roc)g-nllogWlllordWoodruirasthol'roIdent of tho Church or Jt sua Christ or Uitter-d Uitter-d ly tialuis, and the only man 011 e irih at the preset 1 time who holds tho kes of tho sealing urdluarHot, wo consider him fully uuthorliuhl by vlrtuo of his position posi-tion to 1. 1110 tho manifesto whle'i has tcoii real In our hour lug, and which Is (Mtcdhoptoinhor 21, ltfiHJ and thsl as a f A'oci ii,(fici al rmifcmue nt m Wo, accept Am itictarrit on eonrrntittif vtnral Miirric ut ttutfttTtUitftenntt tWlni".'' It armours from tbe evldonco icpmtcd by tho Master that Wllford oodruir.lbo proaldoi t of lho church, tistllltd tbat his object lu Issuing the manllelo was 'to aunounco to the world tbut tho plural marrlago bad beeu f rbld ten by lho church and that It could not b9 praclld Ihcreaftorj that It was pro tin tod to tho quorum of tho twcHo apoitlis and 110-ee 110-ee ted by them, that It was afterwards ptesonlod tilhoolllccrsand mom bora of tho church assembled at tholr sixteenth scmbsunusl conic mure 011 October tltli. IsW; that the ooulurcnco recohod and adopted It liy n unanimous utc; that there was present about ten thousand officer aud members, tbo representation waaufalrono ' from tho whole Territory, ' and nthor plaics." 'Ihu wliiieis further testified lu auoslanco that bo haii newr heard of nny opposition opposi-tion to It or dissent from It by any mom bur of tbo Church, that to the boat of his knowledge Ibo members of tho Church willingly accepted and adopted It, that It would bo contrary to tho law of tho Church for any 11 it-ml it r of It lo enter Into In-to or contract plural marrlago. that any porson entering Into plural insrrl tgualter that date would bo liable to excommunication excommuni-cation from tho Church, tint there has not boon any polygamous or plural mar rlago entered Into ,or contracted by any member of tho Church to his knowlcJo since tho date of tho manifesto; that Jiu has not sluco tint dato ashouiod 10 tbo practice ot iolygsmy In any w ay or manner man-ner and that lie docs not kuo of any othor olllcor of the Church that has, thai ho does not hnv anr hepeor erptctaUon that the prai Uee 0 it'icnM' r.'f trbe rt est tbhihrd tn thi utttret that alt lho rovol illons that tho Clmrch has were no-conttHlby no-conttHlby aotoi that ho believes III tho rirlnclplo ot polvgamy aud proiumos that ho members of thu Church do; that a principle may be bet loved Inns a truo ono and still not be practice I; that n failure fail-ure of any member to follow tho manifesto mani-festo would hooomun subject of Church discipline, that tho Intention of tbo mantrotto was to rcnulro obedtome to all tho laws, that ho Issued tho manifesto by Inspiration nnd that ho belloed U was his duty to do ko; that thu manifesto aud tho resolution Is tho law of tho Church tho law ol Hod to us. Wo aro required to abmdon that doctrlue or tonel uf our lalth In our prao tlou. He wut asked 1 i. l'rosidont Woodrult, do you bullevo tuat tho prln clplooi plural marriage was rovoaled to tbo Church through Joioph tiuilth from tho Almighty r A, I do, (J, No;. 011 bo-liovod bo-liovod thai the Almighty has roratol to lho Church, through you, that It Is discontinued dis-continued und abandoned A, I do. i au believe that? A, Yoi.slr. Tho wltnoni further ausworod, my view Is that Inspiration Is rovalntlon." Tho wltnoss further testified In sub itanco that tho manifesto also prohibited tbo practlco of unlawful cchabltatlou. f-ither wltuosKca holding high olllclal poiltlons In the Church corroborated tbo the testimony of Hi President, uud there I Is no evidence before us tending to pro, 0 that any of tho Church authorities, or that with their consent any of lis members, mem-bers, since the dato of tho manifesto, have to their knowledgo taught, advised, counseled or contented to tbo practlco ot poly g4 my or unlawful cohabitation. If tho uncontradicted testimony and ovldoncn beloro us est 11 borellod upon, It proos that lho Church authorities and its members regard thu maulfeto and lis resolution of October l th, lSlo, ai prohibiting pro-hibiting the practlco of oIygamy and that they regard this proulbltlon its thu Itw of Clod to them, 'lhal within tho pilo ot clvlllntlou where laws uxNt against It, tho practlt o of jtolyagmy Is wrong, but that outside of this limit Iimsybo rightfully prictlced Assumlut that thoy bellovu that thu Rupreuio Iawghor in a revelation to Joseph Hmlth tho then head of thochurcu sauciloueil polygamy, und tu another re vulatlou about forty years' uftorwards to Wllford Woodrutr then lis head prohibited prohib-ited Us practlco within tho llml a men Honed It follows that thoy bollevo that, that Lawgiver nanctlons ajlgamy where the sentiments of clvlarattou aru uot aalnstlt.and whorott la not prohibited by lawt but there weru such sentiments and laws aro ag tins. 11, It Is wrong, that tho Almighty regards tho sentiments of clilllatloti and the will of human law linkers ua expressed Inohedlonoo to tholr reason and counclcncos as binding on tho peoplo within thulr Juris llctlon; that he requires obodleuco tu tho Uw of thu land. 'i he theory of 1 h II or munlclpil gnvc ru merit as expressed lu tho declaration of ludepi udoui 0 Is, that It Is bated ujwn the will of the people oxprestol uetordln." to tho dictates of their rcahon aud conscience. con-science. 'I hi theory tho most of us bcllovo In, and If tho Mormon Is right, (lod has lu a ro eltt Ion to them recognized and sanctioned this thoory as sound. Assuming that there lu Supremo llo Ing who Is the source of nil power anl wUdoin, many of us bolleo bo doen ho express hlswlll so tarnihutunu gnvoru-mentgo, gnvoru-mentgo, through thu itaiou aud couscl enoo ot mankind lu constitutions and laws. linporlinco Is attached by the Mailer In his roport, mil couuhcI Uy stress utHUi tho state men t of thu 1 'resident that polygamy Is right, but that Ills wrong to practice tt whon thu seulImoutH of lho jHoptu and munlt tpal law Is agalust II. According 10 hUH'atement bolus an abstract belief la polygamy where laws oxlst against It. lu other words ho bu-Uevos bu-Uevos ut tho prlnolplo In tho abstract under audi circumstances, but does uot btlleve In It In tbo concrete, Thu government Is not authorized to doprlvo any penon of his properly agalmt his will, oxcopt by forfeiture or escheat aroonlluR to law, or by appropriating appro-priating H to the payment of public taxes lu themodotho law prescrlbo or In pursuanco uf lho law of eminent domain, with Just compensation. It tan uot divest nny individual or any elassot tho pooplo of their properly, or deny to thorn thu right to control it or tn dovcio It to any object they may choose, alrnily because tnoy may ontertalu wrong politic pol-itic U or rolulous botlof., tho doing of either would be a plain viol itlou of thosu principles of civil and religious liberty which underlie our wholo political system, lho Intent nnd the resulting act may together bo dollued at crime und punished, but the Intent atone canuot bo. lho pen options tho fooling,-, tho bo llofs, or thucouicloucos of nunklnd nn-not nn-not bo regulated by human lw. (Such laws would transcend the rower uf ult Just governments, Wo do not foel authorUod t wlthold from thu Iattorday Hulnts tho right to devote their property to ibaritable objects ob-jects idniply becausu wu tnsyihtuk they have wrong beliefs; or to uudortske the eradication of audi bell of a by denylug to the 111 lho right to the oujoyiuent of their property or tho right to appropriate It to lawful purposes. l'olyKimy having been abnndonedby tho church, tho remaining purposes to which the personal property lu qu 01 tlou has boon dedicated and tu which It may K )o nppllol by lho church atpnirtuls lswful. And lnvlewofthlsthowrtterot this opinion 1s unable lo underslsn 1 upon what principle of law this court an deny to this (hureh lho right to appropriate aud apply this fund to iuch purisncs. Ho Is of tho opinion thnt It should bo veiled lu Wllford Wood r 11 IT", (Joorgo l. Cannon ana Joieph 1'. .Smith Its I Irt rresldeuey, and In tholr siicco-wr In 0M00. tho agents solvcteil by lho church t Im do otetl aul applied to them lo those pur jvosos according lo tho will of ttio church an I the wishes of lis donor. A insjorlty ot lho court, however, Is of tho opinion that It should bo veitod In a lrutt tclortnd by lho court and lu his successor or siKxci"Sors to bn apolntod by the court to bo dovoto 1 exclusively to tbe aupport ami uld of the poor ol tbo church aul to tho building anl repairing of Its houses of worship, aud that ho should bo required to glvo 11 bind before entering upon his dutlos suillclcnt to secure the amount that may come to his hands, nnd bis performance uf thudurUsnf tbetrut, and that ho should bo required lo rejort to lho court on tho 1st day of January of v tch voir his action as such trustee. A docreo will bo entered by tho court lu a won I nro with this opinion. Wo concur 1 IllACKJlt'ltV. J, Mixi-it, J, Kor further Buprcmo Court pro cvcdlngsBco pigo 8.J |
