Show LEONARD SOBY IS DEAD A letter under date of june jude 19 has hae been received from W F cogswell Cog ewell at beverly IN ew jersey stating that mr leonard soby laud had just juet died at that place the writer who is a SOL eol in law of the deceased and a relative of dr H D cogswell the well known bar ban Francl francesoo Fran clao soo millionaire millio oaire 1 I have searched in vain for papers which I 1 know are somewhere about with a statement ot of hie big mr bobev membership with the latter day clay saints ballots of utah and have been anxious to learn more of this generous h hearted carted society I 1 know be was waa also a subscriber to the deseret NEWS the news of the aged aeed veterans veteran death be was wag born in 1810 is interesting to members of the church from the fact that having become a member oi 01 the church more than half a century ago be has been for the past seven years eare the only living witness who bearo beara read before the high council at nauvoo the revelation received through the prophet joseph smith on celestial celest lal marriage as it Is in published in the doctrine and covenants at the high council meeting referred to the revelation wap wan at the solicitation of members of that body and with the sanction of 61 the prophet it abd d hi hie bro brother rend read by Patria rolt aruto smith the members ot of ahw high agh council were samuel dent bent william huntington alpheus cutler cutlery Cut leri thomis thomas grover lewis lewia D wilson david fullmer Full aaron johnsoni John Boni newel knight leonard soby boby james allred henry 0 sherwod isherw oil andi samuel H smith there were aeve ral ra others present at the meeting leonard soby was one who at that time refused to accept the revelation as aa true A few years ago a discussion of thir arose in which elder L 0 littlefield now of logan took part it was waa carried on through the papera and in january 1886 the ogder con contained tai ned the following regarding the matter our readers will remember that in the corre correspondence which passed between elder littlefield and joseph smith of the reorganized church some time since mr smith challenged elder littlefield Lit defield to give i he names of parties who were present and heard the revelation on celestial marriage read before the high council at nauvoo among the names given by elder littlefield was that of leonard soby the prophet of the reorganized church know knew where mr soby resided and instructed a member of his bis church in high standing to draw up an affidavit stating that mr soby was not present at such meeting and never heard the revelation read the affidavit was wai drawn up under the instructions ot of joseph smith and mr gurley who was something of a lawyer called on mr soby at his bis home in beverly new jersey and requested him to sign it the affidavit stated that mr soby was present at the high council meeting referred to but did not hear bear the revelation read when mr gurley requested mr soby to sign the document soby objected saying he was wa 4 present at the meeting and did hear the revelation read and clotild not sign an affidavit to the contrary this consider considerably abi di disconcerted see ricer ted his interlocutor an and mr soby added if you will draw up an affidavit setting forth that I 1 was waa there and did hear the revelation read I 1 will sign it for you mr gurley however did not want that kind of testimony and retired rather crestfallen hut bait wiser and has since apostatized from the reorganized church mr soby quite recently had business in the detate of pennsylvania and while there related the occurrence to a gentleman named samuel harrison leonard soby is about the only person now living who was present at the high council meeting at which the revelation on celestial marriage was read his home is at beverly now new jersey the attention of james 8 brooks of san bernardino california was called cabled to the foregoing by its ite republication in ill the Dic ismET NEWS sod and being curious to learn i arn the facts from mr sooy him self be took the necessary steps to do da go 9 ina ID a letter to the NEWS he magod 1 I wrote to mr soby myself inform ilog him of the statement of the inter view between himself anti ano mr gurley as ae published iu in the ogden herald berald asking arkid him it if it was waa correct and below ie 18 a copy of the letter I 1 received from him BEVERLYN N J feb 16 1881 james S brooks dear sir yours of ef at hand band and would state the facts given in the in regard to 10 myself and mr gurley are true I 1 was present at the high elgh council in nauvoo when that revelation was read anu anil know it to be true and I 1 hope hop the lord will blew bless you yon to wee see the truth a I 1 do respectfully your humble servant ervant LEONARD SOBY a witness wit neat when the be prophet joseph was was in 1844 mr soby boby was one of ithone who left nauvoo with sidney it igdon |