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Show li.. v .aI'-Ii .; WINONA UKK, Ind.. 'May The anti-Mormon anti-Mormon resolution adopted by the Presbyterian easemgly yesterday follows: Whereas, The hierarchy vf the Mormon churca claims to be "the only legal government govern-ment that can exist In any part of the universe, uni-verse, and that ' all other governments are illegal and unauthorized," asserting as a part of their Inspired teaching- that "the day will come when the United frtates Government will be uprooted or brought undtr subjection to the Mormon power; and Whereas, They have already gained political control of two States, with the confident hope j of controlling the other at an early day, and - Whereas, The hierarchy, - which is living in violation of the laws and Constitution of the State of Utah, has announced Its purpoee to continue in disobedience to the civil authority author-ity and has proclaimed the Mormon church a polygamous community, by confirming at their annual conference in April ' their polygamous prophets, seers and revelators; and- - l Whereas, Apostle Reed 8 moot, mow a member mem-ber of the United States Senate, has, by his pubUo vote la the Mormon conference, sustained sus-tained again and again, this treasonable or- : ganisatlon; therefore. Resolved. That this general assembly unite with other Christian and patriotic bodies In requesting . the Senate of the United States to purge Itself of all complicity with the erlmes oX the Mormon hierarchy by' expelling the Apostle Senator, Reed . Smoot, from the United ! States Senate. - |