Show NOT authorized communications having been received from settlement settlement south of this city to the effect that persons have been traveling in those places with a work entitled the life of joseph the prophet and representing in g that they are am authorized hy y the C church h to beil bell tb the e book that in in consequence seq vence pence of passes through church influence they are able ible to sell at a reduced price also tha that it jt it is an acknowledged church burch work president taylor announced that these representations are false and says emphatically C I 1 have never given any passes or obtained such for the parties or purposes referred to neither have I 1 ever given my sanction and approval of the work spoken of as a church work this should be a sufficient answer to all questions on this subject people have the ri right alitto to ofner offer books for sale anywhere in this territory but not to maee maice false pretences pretenses ces of of authority froin from the church in order to petain patronage such suph a course is highly reprehensible by whom it is followed and the latter day saints are hereby notified that they may not be deceived |