Salt Lake Telegram | 1925-04-12 | Page 5 | L. D. S. Bishop Makes Charge

Il O D S BISHOP MAKES CHARGE I INDEPENDENCE Mo 1 April 11 R R. McGuIrt Insurgent bishop of ot the tho Reorganized Church of Christ of or Latter-day Latter Saints to today y charged President Frederick Smith in the tho annual church con conference forence with slander Bishop McGuire was as yesterday termed a traitor by tho t president of oC the church for his part In opposing opposing opposing op op- op- op posing a proposal for tor centering au authority authority au- au in tho the presidency McGuire spent a long time to today today today to- to day explaining his hit views and de do- fending tending his l position on He lie quoted extensively extensively ex ex- from the writings of ot Joseph Joseph Joseph Jo Jo- seph Smith former president comparing comparing com corn paring th them m with utterances of ot his hisson hisson son the incumbent McGuire said Frederick M. M Smith had failed to conform to his fathers father's precepts Nearing the close of ot his speech Bishop said Brethren there is one ono matter ofa of ofa a personal nature I would rather I not discuss but I joel foel compelled to do so I 1 refer to what was said eald I yesterday by the president concernIng concernIng concerning concern- concern Ing a protest pretest against supreme di directional directional di- di l- l control and a branding of tho the signers as s traitors to the church It was vas a perfectly lawful and legitimate assem assembly ly at which the protest was as sl signed Ve We are within our rights in assembling and nd expressing our sentiments In this m matter and andy y yet t we wo are called traitors for doing so o. o If It the president were here now I would demand that he ho retract thi this slander dander statement Do it now demanded th the voice of the president behind the speaker peake President Smith had entered Unknown unknown un un- known to the bishop Elbert A. A t. t I Smith a member of ot the presidency had occupied the chair