Show THE CHURCH PROPERTY has been considerable interest recently in the charsh properly suit some people have wrong ideas regarding what has been done in the temporary surrender that has been made the following explanatory article from the debret treats the matter clearly and in a manner that should satisfy the people renar the of property to the united slates marshal acting as in the suits instituted against tho church of jesus christ of latter day saints under the edmunds tinker act lias caused comment and some inquiries many people wonder why this has been permitted and lucre is some misunderstanding of the facts and the situation mcdo not know any who candidly endorses the theory or the practice of confiscation of properly belonging to any ecclesiastical body in america it is looked upon throughout the united ataloa as a stretch of governmental authority as harsh and treatment of an unpopular people and as a precedent dangerous to religious liberty even the most virulent anti cormons mormons hesitate to approve of hand cd proceedings but abc law rushed through cou grass in excitement is on the statute book 0 the nation and it is the duty of alo attorney to proceed under it the court barc appointed a tad it bc cacti his duty to possession of such property as alic church held at and after lic of alic law March S 1887 previous to thai date real and personal property which the church and held nt different birr had been disposed of and convey oil to purchasers or to the stake rl word corporations organized the general statute alic law of providing for alic institution of suits for alic of church reality above the value of So OOOO especially exempted frair used exclusive ly for alic worship of god and the grounds adjacent also personages parsonages nages and burial grounds connected thyra alic law of provided clial acquired by tho before that dale should not be interfered with further alic law did bol provide for nor contemplate the forfeiture of any personal property of t jc church aul it aimed to dissolve the church and the winding up of its property affairs conformably to law this tins been con right to take possession of personal properly as well as real estate pending llie settlement of the affairs of the corpor in the courts of the territory that the law severe and unjust and as we view it as it Is has been greatly exceeded in its administration people here do not doubt for a moment but there las b ean no disposition to resist except in aliat legal manner which is the every citizen and every corporation the appointed to proceed the church have considered it luicir duty to endeavor to rain possession not only of alic property held by the church at alie lime of the passage of alic edmunds tucker act but of hint winch it had previously held and disposed of and also personal property which the claim was improperly there has been considerable lili ratios and enuch more was imminent it became desirable thai should be curtailed and measures edourd be adopted to carry the case up to the supreme court of the united states as soon as possible to slop vexatious litigation and expedite the appeal the attorneys for the consented to a surrender for the time being of the property which has already been enumerated in the columns of this paper alic latter day saints should understand aliat this is no surrender of any right no admission hint the government or its has anny legal claim to any portion of the property involved no actual forfeiture of a building or a foot of land alic cr holds it until the matter is dually by n aburt of competent jurisdiction ilu is in custody f aliis prop city for alic court and legally as macli for the interest of he church as of the government the arrangement entered into will lave the good effect oc quieting alic held to different portions of real estate by individuals who honestly acquired alie having placed in the receivers hands the proceeds of the sale instead of alic property sold we have no doubt that alii s ment will be approved by the attorney general ami when the gor arn authorities at washington have ratified alic anse will go on for tal aal decree and alien to the highest court of the country where it is hoped and believed justice will be done and alic validity law will be fully tested meanwhile the saints need not taic any trouble over this temporary 0 property pio perty every i iglio will be contended for firmly and peaceably whatever may be lie result alie church itself will not be in principle in doctrine 11 power in authority w in spirit and those who have faith in its divine origin and mission will continue tp discharge every duly in relation to it having klinl lie alio and lias d it will cause nil things to work to for its good and for alic ultimate triumph of iti it i righteous annie |