Show THE TEMPLE LOT SUIT Notwithstanding N the clear olear accounts account previously made of the facts facto Involved in the lo called Temple lot suit between of the Reorganized Church of Je Jesus Je UI u Christ of ef latter day Saints and the I Church of Christ a at Independence Mo some ome of the papers conti continue Due to publish the misleading statement that b the Latter day Saints Saint of this thi Territory are partle to the coo controversy In the theBan San aan Francisco co of Sunday Bunday Aug 12 2 a dl dispatch pl tob from St Louis Louto ap- ap appear appears ap appear pear pears o offering the explanation that the complainant I la is an Iowa Jowa corpora corpora- corporation corporation tion Ion and represents the Joseph Joeeph Jo ph Smith i section of ef the Hie Mormon Church while i ib the b defendant represent nent the Brigham y Young interests Inasmuch as a A transcript in the e case ehu hu has now been filed tiled on en appeal appeal from Judge J F Phillips of the western district of Missouri and the matter will again In due time be brought to 0 the notice of the public it ma may not net be b e out of the way to reiterate that the be day day Latter Saints in ID Utah are not par par- partin parties parti tin ties ti to the be suit uit and are not Interested In InU U it beyond the fact that bat they thel in tom com toms common t s mon with all aU good load citizens desire to see justice impartially ad mi ed edby by bl the courts The camp 1 commonly known as Jose JOlt It are as a their belr name Dame Implies a re reorganization organization of scattered members of the Church who for various reasons did no not out cast their lot with the follow follower on en er of Joseph Smith when these in ID so- so ac accordance with the rulea rules of the Church and the teachings teaching of the martyred many Prophet accepted the President of the be Twelve as al B their leader The defend defend- defendants defendant ants ante ant also allO al o called Hedrick ites are an- an another an another other organized re-organized body of separatists from Irom the Church Both claim the title to certain property once onee belong belong- ing belonging to the Church and the courts have baTe been appealed to for a decision as a to which faction la is legally entitled l there thereto to 0 The Church in Utah ii Is no nomore nomore nomore more a party to te this suit uit than the Roman church would be It if the litigation were carr carried Ml on onla la say between the followers of Luther and Calvin for tor both contestants are as distinctly separate from frem each other and from the Church aa as those e Prote divisions division are from Rome Borne whether their t historical connection with the main body or the tenets tenet of some ome of their essential doctrines to is made the test teat of their ecclesiastical status |