| Show MINISTERS ANSWER PRESIDENT SNOW Weak and Watery In the Extreme Ex-treme MISLKADS IV EVKIJY JOINT 1nI Put lInt teg Innl Y I In > ol ilcon on the INIul Hie llorilliienl I Tin following tuitmea I nooe to I Irenl dent Know1 latcment about loulOgalny In the New York Woelil prered nl the re < iuet nf I ho Hall Like Mlnliter aiworlallon by Dr 11 II rlln hI II f MrNlMv and I by unnnlmou ouubo < irdi > re < l to bo puli llnhd as cxfireMlng the grnernl iwllll men of thu nvnoclallon That tnlempnt ulllhl by pretl djnt Lore tutu Hnow In th New Yurif Unrll uf Din 3 lOll vol 1 vrnlng IM 1c4y lit IltUit I rr the Inlet auHlde I diMUmtnll thnt Mormon ill plomacy ha a ever Pont Son II I remind Ut nf the cllldomallr plul mold mt bob llnhed by the HpiuiUli iiiernnwnl Pail p itt nor to Imlnter up ihir I cane oo liOn time Hpanlh firupl Till ttement from Pnvldent hnon I c men y plau Ible that It nil undoulitiy impend n gr 1 many > eoie nuiMn of Utah Hut there In I one thing uo boil ought to prevent It from deriving nnylxnly eIhImr nt home tie hrI > 1 > 11 1151 in I that It I HID tatviiKnl nf an nvowed pnlyRamlnt who ha I brn ndvocnllng Iholnc nod prnrtlrlnir lygamy ro over Tfly enre nl1 0010 I n trying I nteet the oelnm010lr rlghteou Indlgnn lon which I 0 Ixglnnlng to lurep 1 oivr irm xiuntry bcrnune lIe Sb lon people I peo-ple 1 ItS I hi direct niiiilt of the dygii i nina leaching nnd ex mple nf Intel ont Know nnd hi aaeen uati l In lAt year Imvo rtHrnlly cp j 1 thr rllmnx lmn of It i lliiral ida 05 of t ho American 1 v Iln a nnl m itt 1 tu Congn n Non wlhut enltlnc In < iue > llon I On 001 of Pre ldent Hnnn Ihe truth reoulre I to I frankly tated that thIn document whlih he publlnhed on Dec 3 no far n It affect the temullo 01 outhie of ilubo Hintc tim I thoroughly ml > bombIng from beginning I end And I nhll we nre utterly dlguteO with thl w hid iiieiidui of in ji gamy nnd aneror to lit further ii Penn hun > et It In I ni connected I with our ounlry welfro nnd Rood name und the welfare nf the Htate that It urem a public duty Jo try 10 correct the falne lmprc lnn mad through thIn diplomatic document by Inlylnl II aol pOoling ul hln II in I 1IAln And d mneiainc In 1110 dncunienl Prcldrnl Hniw mlii tnnw tune ihurmo general I uhjeci which are uf nlmell Intere lo I thur whnl American Ameri-can 1 n Junl now Ilrl Ih I one linn of haW n marriage I In Ilali I AlI prment time ecnnd 1 th election uf lilder 1 Itoberl to Congre thIrd iibllgnllon to cure for former plural wive hIn reference to lie flnl nnhjcct Hire tnleinent r mad to which we call attention Th llrnt Chat enmn I in I con lilned In hue nnl Mnlrncv of the document docu-ment OP follow p1 In onncr In your lnnulrlc I de el unuotp olemnly and inphatlcally lhat the ntatunvntn which are taInt pudllnheil in the effect lhat Iluo Mormon 1 Mor-mon Church I encouraging and leach log pol > gamy are utterly untrue Now If 1 that pIll mnlut In liol rnlcu lateI I to mlilead i and deeltn I Ilia troth uullde of Utah by Wing nl larlanr with the fart then II I Imponnlhl to tram n mUlcndlng ilalemeni Thono whi live In tlh mul are well lnfurme1 know that It I n milradlng llemenl Inr In what other way could the Mormon Mor-mon Church more effectively encourage dygainy l than I to I doing now when the Church nillrlul are retting Iron oung und old the example of liilng In iwl > gamy In ddullon of law It I diniiull to llnd I Mnrmon com miinlly In tah where the 11 h if tidal annrno I letting thul kind of nn example And oven If then were mi dim teaching of lycamy what more effeillve teaching U i iMll > ln than Ihe Ihlnc ur uoh nanID Hul we know equally well that there is I direct leaching of polygamy by Church nrrii halo 1 In varlou part of Ih Hint W < know ilo tliphols and other oniclal In I the mailer town or neon stonIly exhorting the people iince lntehonl to live Ihelr religion And we know what lii ttuonio In Huh Hut lo to peclnc only lait May Ill dee lloberl na netting Wforo the lining iwupK In Ih enuago hue which ho I cillli which H I Ihe urgan nf Ihn Young Men Mutual Imprnvrment I annoelatlnii ihe rlghlfulnet of ilyg nmy ae a dlvln Inniltullon In nnelab orate I nitlcla uf nearly Inn page And mInce tha lt uf June tho avn have rei irle < l nddrennr by two APA tie of the Church for two younit people peo-ple 1 convention In I which llm right ruin ma nr l lygnmy wa ndioratcd nnd IisrmwI l n > on Hi > ounu tnuple The pIiuilmt fact Is I that there hn no I 1010th Ill nor knowleOg o luh 1 coon ilnoomnI and teiichlng n t Itgamy 1IIIny by Church olhrUI for lIme boll I iwrlvo year am there In I now An < Ir Pre I f dent Pnow lumeani l know thmne thing how uncle I hi wcednK Imnlul or to I he I lullIng behind Iho tcetmimlout menu tug if the term iilyinmy an illtin 1ln gulhed from plural nirt hare fur eternity eter-nity If no hl I < lnlement thnt lygamy I not loIn emx > uo nor taultmt In Utah I tlll inuimdlng for alh n uch technical meaning oilhotte of 1lnli nor doc 1 Ithavna Hhnlrnl 1hnl1 tuienntn lucre 001 Ii In I 1 Iy mUl h I 1 drlien Into C tight phW by rlrt or nrsumenl Tho erond Intement nbout polyga I Iht Ih h I 10 rln mI nII In h Inro nI Inl WIlr AnlrI In I hiclIleII tr lio tti 1 tetoIlont mIlan loolnnrn I to 10 lilt Intinllon In alaI by Thai manlfiito nnd not permit nny lube mnu marriage to hub lIon 1 under the anrtlon of Ilun Church Ho 111 oyel Holding Ihe key of thl millinrlly Iri llm Churih over which I nm called to prcild no uh ceremony can ha l per funned orl unlimited without my con went I a Ioiygamou marriage in uiemo the Mnrmon Church h 011 routinely II No Iaeoelm I In hear that html dent Inv Innd to land by tho manifesto o lino aol In I permit no plurnl marriage with Hi Irnl f ho Church And wj ole not dhmpooI bim colt In I mlii lIon thl lalement t that XSTIT1 hIlil hlno II la minytol lnd niicirii nnciion to plural lclll eln 111 marriage In he Church through Ihn prendiml Hut lure I anIon 1 u dllllrully which Oral Or-al hotild 1 11110 lo havo cleared up I Pre1 int 1 Cool ornvey1 thin niiniudon Imt Mural marrlagra ran talc plar ° lily In Temile nnd plncr I which nro nh lo J under hmIn Mini lal control and hne mint have hi nanctlin Hut Preaddnt John Taylor who in I equally good I nulhorlty In hi mvorn tcntlmony before Ihn aWI Irlo Third dlmrlct lmnl court on Oct 17 liii hN luiVh I contrnry Hern nm hmta r > > orl > > d nimc t meni meniThero I n place iet nnart PIrelli cnlly for jwrformlnif plural marriage II C 5 Iho church leIghiilinlulbuee place whore plural mnriUge may be H > I formed outI uf endowment 1 houiw nnd Temple under certain dr 1 T I < lmIAhc I lIro Ihd ni I Ihor I ry I nell00ee IOero I tlut I Ih lot mlNhl ohmuonltm that nltimortly And In llnllfjlnc nboul Ihe numb of p rn having Iho i 11rl I 10 lrum tioruet tmnrtats I en e I 0ul1 Mhe you hunilieiM If In or p or panic In lola territory who Imi 1M > authority there HIT no I record 1 Ki1ui Ilumee appointment I dont knu000 ho I nil then turtle ar Now taking then ptntrmenl or Imident Tnymr a nulhoilty II in l 01 I oInl that hundred uf plural in rimlllo I ht its I lnrf OtO rh II I lilT rnilll iOu I of the Inl or nut of Ih llT Mule u llh UteItIer the Rlclal knowledge oir ulum oinclal wnetion of Pmldeni OVoeIrlllT or Prenldent Hnow I I Hint the wy by I which AinMile Ahmm I Cannon gil i hi exlra plural wife erode Ilmie I > ei onion Ir I that the wny Aponlbj Tennlnle nO Neph I lhA and oiher liav I Ice licblhOIn Cl limb I wive iturlng th pint lglit ynr without III epnnm hIlt of the Church through the 1reldentT I Will 11o hurl nmrlal nre eolhimil Ihlo cunlllcl of nulhirlly lxtnen two nf Hit lhur h preHdnti we will lake I Ik UP Hi thlnl lilemenl nf th public dnMimenl now under elumiilmollit which I in I ihe word 1 Th iuIttioui tIn Oct00 uIin wllli ih tinldm when wlh nlnn In riah ntr1 Hi fnlon n n Hint Inu Ijen I werelly nlwerved 10110100 thIn ImplM under inndlng ° Irenl I Inl Hnnw wniiM have nil 134 rendern Mint I I lhat It true Imply aol only I thr hlntlge that further IltirtmuOP Im lii cal innrtlam liIr I pro hllllnl liy ihe I new Hint 1 In rlnnr 0011 lbs Rnnhllmr net nf CongrtMi I li me morn on to nmu th Ietno Ihl pro v idol wa put Into tle Hint Connillu lion and law were framed for hIt up fort the pleilne of th People In time nation o the Impllnl understanding hA IMWI I acrnlly nbnennl 1 Now hit eiwruhe l fart u I tn put II In mild Ian gllnin tnl I n coat looutuuoalentl mlldlng I eIolnenl I im It ebmpi f lin Irai nut the niniT ImiKirlanl hnlfc 1 the under tnnng with Ibun nation aol the Imprendm left he I Jut A ei c rnnenu and harmful cc If It 1 ntohmhnj had Item dellUrat What Is I Ibun nllu hull f Ihe pledg nr undenlandlng WIlt the nitlnnT Why thl Thil thumu dl ill hI not only I lie no further poly nimu ur plural r marriage I but Hint all IIlh polyganiou relation all un Inufi I cohndllillon nhould ceai In lre tln Ilnrrlon pniclamallon lf Jan 4 hIll grnnilnrf nmnenly to IIu0e who I hid 1 hwn dlffranchlne1 for Molat 11 Ohe law li I mInI I explicitly that th ninrla of eul Church lu plnltlm the memWrihlp thereof lo th fnlthfill oloveeoaethnisautInt hI marriage nnd unlawful rolmbltntlon i npplle to m 10 grant nmnenly etc Now what l aPe we to think of the reliability re-liability of nnunlrl dnrum nl rent out by lhn Prenldent of Ih Inn Church hlrh 11 the ImrrIn tht I member nnd officer of the Church ore lo1allng n pledge to Ihe nation If they fintlnue In their former dygamou lnn1 The iwnnd general I Ublert I dlneunwrt InT I t In 1115 oinclal I dnctimenl to I the election of lht lygamlnl Kider llnWrllh Con Btn I to I Clutch thai h I election woo an entirely eemli hoe affair 1 the Church dad nothing to 01 hun with I Church and Btat arc entirelyneivrnl In Itah there Poe llnre P101 In nnd nnt noe of them eem to I I true Tkn th fleet ntalement that Ihl ebv 1 lion WU mi entirely cecIlIa e nrfalr 11 I may to l true that the Plmt Prenl deney nnd the ntder ntnclal teuk n nctlvn part In Ihe nomlnallnn and election 1 elec-tion of cider llobcrl Hut It In I eec PoInty true that olher prominent Chunh oinclal nnd not all Ixdonglng tn 110 sum InIrly 11 ttkenyenyae Jive tart In eeurlng hi nomination mi hl I 111 nut th rlearheade1 I editor rrh Tribune Mil I luifely within the limit of tho truth when he molt 1 In the Iniu i of December 30 I I lloberl went Into obncurlty three ea ring and nfl Parly roll drew him from thai idwur I Ity ill r nomination wa worked up by certain high official of th Church whn plcndid for I It Individual but added their prlenlly nuthorily lo lhlt pleading Now look at th eeond weeping nnxrtlon that Ille Church had nnih hoe In I do wIll the election nf Mr I llobcrt According to the ruin laid con In I tIme Church munfenlo of April DM II wn tiicemry for Mr Itmlonrl to go Iwfor ho rhkf nmclal nf tln church and gel tIll approval i lefnre IM could ac repl Ihe nomination Now how are no to get nrnnnd their npprovnl In behalf 01 Ihe Church uf n wellknown dygn mini n n > ultable broIl to to l hoinl nilnl 1 for election to Congrrn The third rtatemtnt Ia I thai church and elate t In Itah are entirely dlnllnn and pirate Well If they are then I it I not nerewtry to keep reiterating tho 111 I till MAlol W timid humor the pume Intmn ear so 00 It imot tIo Ilnle loan iOiimIm Ill I tunnel If dur h I nnd PAl are rxuar plo then why I did Iho ttonun roll Mali I nnlenllon feel u llgnl to n emhle In I ha mldpt of a ale CMmpalgn IhrM uara ago boat fall I fur lhr i < ry pur lode nr hi anoin leg aol r IiC1h1lltd galnil huh I crfrrencr In Ihe eler I IIMIT Why that hurcn coiinnlile n r tin In manlnula leglnlallnn In tin I cupid tIre of IIH nllhough they were Mil tOelil bees ur 110 lrtlalaiUot Why In Iho Oonhmnlb came h1 0101100 ut n enr ngo 1101 n IeihlIOtl iumemhr uf Ihr Monnon Churcli put nut uf hi iifll flol IKK 1 1 Ion in Ihe Church In the Klrnl lirclncl for no olher offenn than ex crcllng hi freedom as n rltlivn not lollng the ticket of Id choke which did not happen in b tho Chunh ticket And wa huv toot Infnrmnl I by than Ihn uhl in know that In Ih nun blmtl Poe h1 election of it nnnh ago the liacher nf Ihe Church onent from houie In luiuie In llm I tier till I In clod lht evening before llw eln tinn to notify he Mnrmon iwnplt that they wrIt < InlruciMl to vote for I iianicu ibm I Irk tte nhnll certainly W I glad when chunli I nnd slot are tunIc In IMnh Fob bring on In tIme lam nibjert tIe cuine1 I In lid olllill iimument nnin ly I tIme duty uf providing for former plural wIves Flue PrMldent of 110 Chun h I a l cry antlmi that I the 1011g i f 1101 ptnrlOt r lie nllunnl lo ixen l C hit hr call their nacreo rovenan and nbllmllnn Inward their iIutol WIIM Itll If th imlygamlii Iuiy I irurh itrvnt loyalty lo their nivenan nnd obligation why dont they elil u Illtlo r hIlt rIIi heeling hil a nenonlalOi 1 nhllloo Ihol ht 10 III I I Ii lh 110 American Wipl In nlnl Ihel 1IYIII loln lit I lreou 10 aiiton thai nAnt Mid obligation are puret except Ilium made wllh plural wlnn onlrniy to th ilghteoui Ian nf 11 l I riirliiiin nation Tin trouble n Ih Irenldvnt Hnow I thnt ho hno nu chaIr 1 Idea I I of the itreai IHM of th wrong and lelitillu of polygamy polyg-amy In I Itxelf am In I tin rye if Hm American tom plo I IMIIUMI uf II un Ingnnlm to tin f mm mlulmntal diva un ithlcli our lint Ion In I founded and 1 IH I Cane rt ha roll frolIc Irl til Sn he Irle hi Iltl Ih 00rmoiullm0lileoa if I and hllk Ih et 0103 I oil Inn I or Uoeouanulmo bi I in the rlgiir iif hl ir uppiulidm to a Illtlo nuillT like Imlyo l nmy soil Ihu elwtlon uf a ilgntiil > i In Congrrn For lie SaO Ill O cltement Hint hiuP bowl aued 1 duiliiH Ihu loot few nek I wlthniii ronxn nnd I npiwnr hi I It illuumitetmus I iuil 1 II lOin 01111011 liii 1 I think II 00111 n000limt 11 I hll lalO 1 iii0 lt neat i In re norm I ilue 1 no h I h1 1IIal 01cr 10 he Ih ho in n 0 IIA I N i totelr ttueom turn In d hit lh Ihlt lIonel fatotiio I lot time 1111 III 10 1011 11 on 17 IIlaI Ihlr I tIiilrlI tbiko lhimtu I U emonliIi I luu mum tIme r ilumIItllm II hr Ii rune r the puroutIn fr hn OoIb 1 I iaIl 11111 tnive not u uloirL I nOmt riltu I Ills he i ri ha It limo iluIm hut I hOe hIln lomlbre of Ih 1 11114 ClonIc whn iiooo iiihl I oo rookt ul lhl I I by I fanatical or dlgnlng Iuon In filTilr 011 1 P egahomI tho Mnrmon Isolde ilnr Ihune mn ii o turn Iliell bik1 nn I Ihum OihrO nd children in wI 100 aronult0500 Iatui 1 tlelmutrt I In Now what 1 unr anonnlde talk ihia In I lor nillliir 1 Un p nr I binl i nor III 0 Ion miit nor Ml Clirlntlan nninili 1 or thi country han rv r ankel or enlotmt I that Ihiw plural I wile nlioulil be lefI i without are or nialnien I alie Ih tfj111 Jf 1 k Anol exiwt 1 UIM Tht hit rormo II nTJ1 1 orltr tidalourf lAW nhall keep their milemn plnlgv lo lime iup living In country UI 1lnl iwlygamy truer 11 lr unlanful colinbltil Tn 1111 ltiornalog r Plo mimher nr hItmpbhl tiohc rIlluhee tuneloily Omh kindly Hntliing 1 fur furmer plural loIn khly 11 children It I on thing tint living wllh 1lnl fonner plural w boa in I the marriage 1 re lation Ia I another thing which all decent peop wnnt butlet iul tt wtn n 1eellngly hard fur many of Ibe Mor 1 I0 i flrlal to > m Ilue dlrference Now If Pnnident I Hnow In I really nln 1 reroalKiul moo iuling for ri idiirnl wIne I let hlnl UM Ml nnclal ability and urgnnli a pecltl fund for theIr upport and we hall logIn li blob ime nmndrnr In hIs nlncerlly lh conriuding wurd Irly 11 oinclal I document are M clally mllradlng and 1 Ih Inc four A reclaim 111ln ChI Han hraedogy ii l ateul wfn I well al ul i II lUirUIhiml Ii deceive thv uulnld world I Intii the mnrlulan that tit Monnon 1 buick In I In ymiuthy wllh Ike funda nnIAI lIelttoen uf rIulIltontly In I nlead of lielng directly nppoied 1 10 thom iiocirinc in the concluding wont rnthllnl IVwldeni Hnow thu denctllie Mor 1 nln lIinn I nyntem f religion which rrc ngnlie Iluat so ihe creator and ruler nf th milver und Jrut Chrlnt of Nan i coIl an ° lIla rhiti and lhn Hailor of KII J1 n1 Irh 1Hiat 110 lIly I hidrll may Iw I nbialne1 nail loly nil I Krnolin who I will recell lip HIM tel I n1 uluey II iiIil Iii toitonhe I NI 0lu enitea rn tooglmt enImiIeIllY atmul 1 reliealmlly Iy lb luKh 110Iy 111 In Ilie 31 uhme ot llll by Jooebh Ihlh aol Jrlh uuog n1 Parley P Pratt and Cider I II lint Cole and 1 oilivr I lob I thai the tlod nlxive nientlimed ii I the exiiid AUIII n Ik lygmlnl nou living nllli hi pliirnl KIVM I In I heaven Hint jeu Chrlnt I Pa a ihrnatSraV iJinof 0 ill lru1 bu Jrlul Ilie IlulOnol ru of 5 iotltnomiol I dallier anml that tho Holy Hpirli ho a nell Imm i fluid nr uhntanca rexmbllnz eUwirle 111 w o r IMIII atnll and crltied thil anyone In l tut nme of religion ml hniiM 1 In I willing to cnaig In uc lllon l Mcannble 1 deccpllnn uc And lInt we may nnl IM 1 rhargeabln w Ih mlnreprenenlallon ole herenltl make ijuoiallon 1 from lOupe Morinnn auUiorllle Jowph Hmllh AI r h ialle1 the Prophet 11100 taught I lid l 1 hlmVlf wii once u iv nre now and 1 an ex alted man nnd pun enthrone in yon lie heaven lout I the rnnl iecret rwffrn of Dlneoume ml I U I lie m 31 The Prophet llrlgham Young wa nllll I innre exidlcll a filioe uno our f iher Adam mole Into iha Oar In I r 34mteo te eutute lola II oo lIh I e I leillal 1 Unly nnd hruudit Hve I ono uf hi PoIle wllh him He htIlmetl In IlmIko and oraanlie thin world 0 only Ic nl faIlure ooul lh ur hill nod 1 lh nly 11 wIll Im we hv Im 01 lIn denl that Ju Chrlnt luvl Vl pIle 1 hiunl orlghi ant eoyn AtI wha In I tIle IaIluer lIe In I Ih nl ut Ibm hUlln rllylounlf lout vl 1 I longs 301 Floe rlohll In I Ih Muunmn leach Inl I nllnl Ju Ilbl lorrnl Ir none hut 11 wi 0 pntolthol ho mullhtmly Irmll1 hnlIAI rJlo I rnnw mlllllv 11 11 too I h 1 aoen um tv ne wle n a n Cn Ihlna I 011340 In tlmnh th en napra iiernl liuly wnmiii thnt grently love I i lvl ld Jasueum H I pa Mary and Mnrllin hr ller nnd I Mary Irr If nil the net if Jea Uawero written nI nu ilmilii nhoul1 learn lhat line iMiiivtH woiitoii ilia do n ouIneilluo Hone 01 I pp llthTel J 1 I And here Tn Annlle IMrley r IValf leaihlng nlrnut ihe Holy HplHI 110 lImIt I tnot rehinuml Ito I nubile of nil Dime nulrttuiin iuh I UH > leclilrlly I linlvanlm mngnetim nnd the le1 1 ndvI liwl nr even ricirnlu by ihe Iron I infornlpul tnloog mnklna Ia I Ibnl ubntnce called tIle I lull Hnlrlt ilOn 1 y to Theology chap 11 p 1lrl And yet ITMUdent now 01 ho balm > nod IA lIe nIl h I nilChrUllaii ilor homer a llie nn h tnut do If he I H true and loyil Mormon would have Ih molhmin nnrld believe luloI r that 11111 eyn Im It Il1 h h I u lreenln Ie I terrainlImie I o Ih I hrllln ylh 501 there fore ho npproprlnt ChrUllun lhmIA ology n 0 Home In uiamlhing Itt it it nny nueudcn ihni uch deeepil he I I nlroy confident1 In Hi mIaIonuyI r Mormon otllchil ntiout tin ceannljon ol pilymm > and nbnut olhr Ih lon Hall Uikn City Jan P Ill Ihlnl1 |
