Show acry of cf tho the ather Thit sher 11 hitter atter now that mose thatcher lias has been dropped front from his hia quorum and deposed d P posed from all the ollices of the priesthood it mav may be of interest to lo read the immediate steps leading up to his d dismissal 1 prior to the general conference last laet april anotle thatcher was ic ie ported in with his quorum on religious matters 2 last aarif april a declaration on politics was presented to hint him for his hia signature and he refused to sign it 3 last summer president woodrun ruff told hint him togo logo where he pleased in search arch of health an and A eliat abat nothing in should be done in his hia matter 1 till til 1 lie he should lefurn and report ready for trial 4 bishop preston moses thatcher jr and preston thatcher went to the authorities and secured a rewe renewal ival of the promises prom ibes that bothin nothing would he be done in liis his matter whatever till he his readiness readi 5 then at con conference ferenee in october charges were puhl publicly icly made against him by members of his bid quorum and the presidency 6 ar mr thatcher Th went to salt lake Laken and nil consulted wit with members of his hia quorum about attend attending ii g its next meeting and they urged him to attend 7 mr thatcher went but was refused admittance to the temple where the meeting was held bed 8 then a was issued forbidding bidding fer him to preach or exercise any lego of his priesthood atthe 0 oT the ages a 0 against ai it fl ahrn and was wag referred to the newspapers lor the conference report 10 ile he theu then asked a public hearing 1119 inasmuch as 13 public had been made against hirn him but this too was refused 11 lie ho then relue requested sted that he be allowed to take witnesses to the priva private te trial rial in order to prove his innocence but this was not granted 12 having been refused admittance to the temple lie he dedred dei irad to know if ho be was expected to be present at the time of the hearing but no assurance that lie he would be admitted was furnished him 13 the quorum met thursday and deposed him leaving him now a lay member ol of the church in which humble position he is still willing willin to cerne god and the church of jesus christ of latter day dav saints 14 i 1 following is it a copy of the edict published to the officers office r s and Al members alembert of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints this is to inform you that at a meeting of the council of apostles held this day thursday november 19 there being present lorenzo snow franklin 1 richards brigham young francis M lyman john henry smith george teas teasdale Te isdale late heber J grant john W taylor mariner 11 W merrill find and anthon 11 lund which meeting was called called for the purpose of con considering si dering and taking action on the case of elder moses Tha thatcher teber and of which meeting and its object he had been duly notified after a full consideration of all the circumstances of the case and after each apostle present had expressed himself upon the subject it was waa unanimously decided that moses thatcher be severed revered from froin the council of the twelve apostles and that he be be deprived of his apostleship and other offices in the priesthood president council of twelve apostles I 1 |