| Show mormonism mordou ism in iowa I 1 of the 4 recent decision of the 0 court of this suto state L a of affair t chith it a would bo be ir fy one on to buoo luro truo in this the ninette nineteenth nth cotar and among a intilli ys aa g 1 aho 0 the caso wd brought beloro VA c 0 urt by appe alfrow tho Alono district Distri Lt tho the u imolin being tbt of cf tats hw how et c stab b tei he auit was WAB brought by samuel acott 1 fhe I aalst iguest c clas is oz al 10 rener tun tsa property bach the laiter had lud 1 borns ogg rl ed arth former Altu although ough there thera is but very little af f vi liv in the cise I 1 chuot fortar fort for biar ar tj ti copy it for the ladet jr A those who bestre tu to me es abat camake oa mole of 0 themselves tab of laud in coo con affer was s three thousand thou fand beres cre ali iho crid 1 ad e enco shown that CIL aba 4 B thompson Lh ompson va was as a marmon preacher that he assumed to have hit normd ren ela bass from liman in hi followed by some of tho the plain ts want to lunona and foundered tho the town d the land WM entered by them boici i luil alum ard 3rd ltee of law of sara ile ho a e 17 cl lio ila called jehovics of alon r daou As 03 lie he aera the word of the lord jura to him and pur pursuant thereto he be choals ch of fault bd sc houlB of worta works on oa ector bg aich it ws revealed that certain covenants liquid bo be taken of ach the following is a good I 1 in consideration consid ration of the instruction instruct lon received ia tho the Wac bools of Joho vaha presbytery I 1 now itt te md and consecrate aud and promise to 10 pay to clutes B thompson chief ateward of the house of li Jb boviM and chief reached of the arder of BUM the in presbytery of zion forthofer for the ser tm thereof the maluo of ort on tonah of my real aud and ad including cash on con hand ind and money tu tad and one tenth of the creise iti of the riLma inder huttt also one tenth of my thao aad sen ices 1 I andl and I 1 cornant na t netar n to require any MM Atio for to ali a 1 chanta tl 0 instruction held out to his follow follo era cre that he had 1 jh auona requiring ti things gift adin to be made toila ono one of cetela im vu as folio W a I 1 la now behold I 1 IA appoint int unto you ray my cadet CW E B Thomp Mn mu zo I 1 haap made chi 1 I stow 0 of ef my house for behold I 1 have prized hta him ax I 1 U lb aham of old and he has kept my covenant iri behold h be 1 A tho the firt born ofay kingdom in atu 11 luf list days isado estua of ef mylie uses and have qualified and ap plated him to recel vp hold manage and direct all of t ae scrod treasured rex of myo alto okU Uong lau and cem of people phi hilt in ia IV ISM there nag as resealed repealed to 6 him the law of giacri av ki no ih word of the lord by the voice of bume i ua coming into charles 13 thompson chief stew and jhc thc hm tle ol 01 the society of all their earthly mb unto of to thompson for the uio of behot oha 4 of j z alon I 1 to cli enrich tich the treasure of tho the uri tod tb alit e la members embers u cro required to and did en W v idao formal bonds binding theah s and chu am a to libor labor faithfully for and under the direction Thomp bou forto fort for two o dcarr tare ho 13 imah loding lodging ard aad clothing ho he inquired lain tm to betit ie Tit attil and they did exe execute executes cuts mils bills tit lf we of tim L pennal ind deeds ot of all their real property boffl tui this ais aa ho be thought of a oy the uw law of lacci lAc Mi which bad been specially 1 to him ahm tn the viam iti onule jile adl portions port rort Jona ions of the PIt tty such is ia aithea in rover cover auxt amr ir nakedness ba koo na c vc icib ts thompson taking tailing nou 0 for W a and d that the ali ramille N bo be alved tata colo pleto when tile noti notes not i were paid rt ls Tb ghompson oMpson incorporated what was waa styled hoac Ho mc of T phra irn issued tham of 0 stock re rc tle the property of f th the corporation all or T if alth chith vis w ii magn ign a to him 16 4 IW IVA refusing to divide tho the prop pro property pirty 06 or settle with tahe it e mem 4 ot abe a A 1 society and insisting upon retaining the property a airoso and see flee tot for lm t augere it the bax not anea 0 U A a 18 1 8 k A alter tat r I 1 this difficulty ho he coave conco ed cd to ono one barnum in an steward in the lords lord noum house to his alfo and to his brother uio the undo lands claimed by tho the plaintiff to belong to tho the society of tho the presbytery 0 of ajon sr r w CT S rt qa n rs cag DO act ararat full bearing of anc ecale tha court 1 maltia bucs 4 ibid EJ rt the mit charles B thompson was waa trustee for the members of tho the society called JehovA hs presbytery of zion established at preparation Uon that lie ho hold au all the property real and personal coming into hla his possession as teacher loader leader and agent of vald gald s Goo lety et whether by gift ori ca t i tsueo t coca for tho the usa and nd benefit va afi 0 f th a kocl e ani t that hat tho the deed to barnum was illegal and a fraud u d u upon 12 the members of the tha society and should bo be cancel od and nd tho the deeds deeda to his wife trite and brother acro alao and should bo be cancelled the court coart also decreed thit that the brust trust estate should be ba closed and that each of the plain tiN and each of tho the defendants who should receive his or her abare or pot portion thereof ja n proportion to tho the amount contributed by each la in money property and labor and to this end it was wa or adored that the cause be referred to a referee abo who la is instructed how to proceed and upon what principles principle lie ho should adjust the abo ri of the members are am celver wan also alio appoint appointed in tho supreme court the op opinion of tho the court below raa alb ed and tho the ca baua remanded in order that tho the trust may b bi closed and tho the property divided it tho the parties desire it justice dillon writing the opinion lar AT a spiritual pin tul meeting a short chort urn ago baalam wu was called up and asked if there frer any inz na jack davies agiM in hla his sphere apher no ho he replied ly they aro are all upon earth have hare aa a a general rule no BO idea ortho of tho urge largo extent and rapid growth of this country ono oan recently proved to an american in london that there chere was no BO such inch state as iowa itt in existence by a map ii printed in 1817 |
