Show OFFICIAL silt SALT LAKE laffe carl dec 12 issa to WHOM IT hay CONCERN CoN CEns of gross air sonta rions ot of life doctrine 8 aims at anil pra practices checa ot of the church ot of jesus jesna clorist christof of latter day Sti com called the llor mou church which have been primul gatch tied for ears and lime have recently been revived for political purposes arid and to prevent nil all aliens otherwise qualified who ore are ra ot of the mormon church cioni acquiring citizenship we w deeni it proper on nil bell behalf alf of said aid church to publicly deny these calum pies anil and enter eater our against them thein we eol nal z e lie rr vt Z that this views tile filled dins 0 of blood with the abdin horence that we re ard life ilia lining of ft A bunian being except in cantor mity with will tile hie civil 11 us it a capital ci pital arinie chic I 1 I 1 should be by shed shedding Jing tire blood of at I 1 pt alic a criminal after it public ft trial i al bt before fore a legally constituted constitute court of tile hie lind notwithstanding till nil tile the itoi ir told about tilt alie Ii eiling ling of apo liscs no case cage ot tins this kind li it is ever berer occur red atil lot of course has never bea be a against the church wr we represent of seed nl irom tile church have bare continuously resided aull abil now DOW live in this terr airn I 1 tory many of I 1 horil li it we ive l odb je calili calt li though n bitterly liot hoI tibi file to tie hie Alor Morro nion oti fth binl it people even those nho have nigle nig le it their bu incas to fabricate 1 I vilest adl till to in ri I 1 en jer tiff in PI ni plausible by culling liol aled pis ills sages saes sa es from oll sela illus file context con and liae tit fored no uni ito ese csc aie iliin of vilifying arid bill in 1 if e aae ir ackers of tho the I 1 people e op hi laire r f 1 l dinong among those willy I 1 thoy it hiar iv ehni persistently calum until HIP day ilahi with willi willient ont tit icci iving file lir 9 sli personal injury wo denounce mj entirely untrue lie he alle allegation gation which has bee been n in akle that lial our church favora or in the killing of persons persona alin icee the church or apt apO alalie joie from too ila il doctrines doctrin eg we ive voula view a pun cament of 0 this aha there ter for of such an act mill vw the ntinos horror it 16 is 19 abhorrent to its in is ii in direct opposition to lo the plea pica of 0 our s reed too revelations of god to chii church mike death tile ibo penalty for capital crime and that thai ot of fenders against lifo life and antl property properly hall be delivered up oil to aej irice by tle laws of tile we declare thit no bishops or other oilier court in ill ihu church clairoy or exercises civil or judicial functions or the hie right to annul oi it modify a judgment of nuy any civil court cuili courts while alic established to regulate christian conduct are purely anti anil their boners I 1 go a no further than alian tire suspension susi or excommunication of lucin burs bers front from church fellowship I 1 clial hall this church ulf while of offering ferin lid nth ice tor for the llie welfare or of its gnew her bera in all conditions of life does not caal ut or exercise tile right to lo inter fare willi will citizens in the free exer cie of social or political rights and aidi pris cs 1 I he ballot in ili tun this territory is 19 absolutely untrammeled still secret no mail mans s business or other secular affairs tire are invaded by tile llie church or any of its ili free agency and individual account ability to goil gall are arc among the cabell bials of 0 our church doctrine all things in ili the church must be done don a by common consent conf arid and no is 13 appointed without tile the vote of 0 the luo b body 0 d y wo declare that there is 13 nothing in tho ilia ceremony of the endowment Endom cut or in ia buy any doctrine leuce olai obligation gation 0 or rin injunction junction of this ahl church either cither private or public which is leotilo or intended to lii be hostile to the government of tile llie united states stales ott on tile contrary KB its members are under dl it ta vin to the C Alt ution as a heiren inspired in aument and obey as supreme all lavis lan mania made in pursuance of its pro N i niona sioDa 0 prominent wn ill the church at tire tim of grent greit ci at have been select cl and grouped to convoy convey the impression that present are seditious thou expressions B n ere maje made more that than thirty 3 cars car ngo ago waa ilia falsehoods ot of recreant 0 afterwards to be ba troops vers sent to tins this territory aoi were by ilia hie people in in their isolated condition condit ioui fifteen I 1 it indred miles milea from railroads As an air armed coming to renew uie ilia bloody persecutions of years before at that hut ahme excitement prevailed diey clcil anil and strong language was lot no cords of disloyalty drig loyalty against tile hie government lovern ment or its institutions were a uttered public speakers confined their remarks to denouncing traitorous officials who were prostituting tho the powers of their positions to accomplish com nefarious enis en Is of tile nets of knitel states slates officials was riot flot considered conid reil then ri cither is 9 it now as against the ilia DR nation nor as hostility to tile gave ment luent in tills connection we may a 1 I 1 11 say that the members of our clit church 1 rek have never offered or intent 1 ei 1 to offer any insult to the llie flig flag of our country but have alwa honored hon orcil it ril as the cansian n ol of 18 1 8 libert we else also declare dc clire that chii church joes does not claici to be an ad temporal king kingdom doull of 0 god or to lo be an imperium imeri vm in ini perio ahnin to overthrow tho the united states stales or any other oilier civil government overn ment it has been ly raj par alory to the hie second agvent of the redeemer it flint tile kin kingdom doin of li heaven eiven lion hand its menite are arc commended of sol god to lc be unto tile powers s that IP hit until christ conics whose right it ii to feign church rua anil civil ciril are anre distinct and separate in our theory anti rac tive nud and d we a begird it as 03 p part art of our destiny lesliey lesli uy to lid in the maintenance and per of tile tho institution i of our country con airy we vv claing no religious delmous liberty leuert fit wo we are unwilling tl to accord to orn others othera we ask for no civil or political cai I 1 rights which are not gra granted died fail and guaranteed to citizens in fit gell general etAl wo desire to be iu in with the he government lovern ment nail people of tit tho united stairs as an into tal pirt pirl of tile llie nation wo we rl art at hemle to ef ln aliens front naturalization ond and citizens train from the exercise of the elect t ie franchise solely because abil they ira are members of the mornion mormon church ni 1 l impolitic anil and dangerous upon civil arid aind ri libel lib city ty notwithstanding g the V ion gg we consider via no have hare suffered th lough till improper aiu proper execution of 0 lial nii lional lonal laws we repaid those wrongs r ai 1 i tile the act acts of left find not flat of tho the govern and we intend by the help of 0 to remain loin 1111 ligat in our r f caily itra t in the of pi filli in tipler and the llie integrity U 0 ot if alii ill 1 republic we CaT nestly appeal iipp pil to the llie Anie Arne rican press prees and 11 people cople not to the L d day bouts bont nc lie alje dennl rd gust we c br be jugel by the ilia nit of our inK arid never be accorded 1 I fair of it ting our clym t I 1 v in tile of if anille jn aik cletion land iii we wk ink for 1 I 1 sm pinion of u oni atilt popi lr jude gallent until 1 in full iriki C en i be hill find iino nil llie ilia falaq ann cnn treated ath whit i ii called ril ril la ilia noe turia ate stion coil till bi known and aej we l illat billat to tile io etall ii il of ill if 1 net ludi uil and to till its is till file vinal loloa tit tm kil rp e WILFORD amirr Q j Ca caninson NINON jul arit F I 1 SMITH Prea dency tit nf tit alir church of u jui J ui of L kilifi day smita saints lorm az snow 1 I sl ayran jons sanu IT conoe lt t ll tir u r M W W V A it 11 lunn 11 cannon of tho lite council of 0 tin ile apostle toivi un W yuuzo counselor |