Show t f f o y w tv I TEMPLE A ND O 1 The following letter from President V Wilford 11 ford Woodruff which was written n answer to a a. request for Information from the editor of the New v York Independent Inde Inde- pendent f appears in a a. recent issue o of that hat paper In your recent letter to me regard ng plural marriages you say It is al al- al eged that the advice which you publicly pub pub- gave to the members of the church to refrain from such marriages is no not In the so-called so manifesto to which rou fou refer I said U Inasmuch as laws la have been enact d by congress forbidding plural marriages marriages mar mar- which Jaws laws have been pro pro- by the court o of last res resort rt I hereby declare my intention In ten ten- Won tion to submit to those laws and to tse my influence with the members o oHie of the Hie church over which I preside to lave Vave ave them do likewise This promise has been faithfully kept and no one has entered into plural lural marriage by my permission since the manifesto was issued There never were laws of such a affecting relations which had bad existed for half a century obey obey- id d so implicitly and dutifully as those relating relating- to plural marriage have been but I cannot say that every everyone one who lived in plural marriage before the issuance Issuance is Is- Is of the manifesto has since then strictly refrained from such associations lions There is a state law however framed in almost the precise language of the Tucker Edmunds-Tucker law to which ill all are amenable q j. j A At t the forthcoming Conference Conference Confer Conter- ence of the church it is expected that the presidents of six outside mission will be present Elder John W. W Taylor of Colorado Elder Geo C. C Parkinson Par of the Oregon and Northwest vest Elder 0 O. O O. Card of the Manitoba Elder W. W r. r Jack of the Southwestern States Elder E. E H. H Nye of the California ind nd Elder F. F S. S Bramwell of the Montana Montana Mon Mon- tana mission The Indian Territory Mission which originally was simply composed of the Territory and Oklahoma but sow now including besides beides these the states of Kansas and Texas has had bad its name changed to the South SouthWestern SouthWestern SouthWestern Western Sates Mission There are arenow now lOW in to the United States eight mis- mis lions ions of the church The California Oregon Dregon Montana Colorado and Northern North North- ern srn Eastern Southern and Southwestern Southwest Southwest- ern States Missions An important conference of the members members members mem mem- bers of the Fifteenth ward stake of ol the Mormon church of Salt Lake City was held Saturday April 2 when the vacancy caused by the leath of Elias Morris was filled by the selection of oJ Joseph R R. Morgan as bishop with Rodney Rodney Rodney Rod Rod- ney C. C Badger and Nephi L. L Morris as first and second counselor counselors Bishop Morgan is is an old resident and has long lived in the Fifteen ward over which he will in future preside lIe He lIeis lieis is connect connected d with Z C C. C M M. I. I I. I Mr Bad Badger er is teller at the Deseret National National Na Na- bank and is a a. well-known well business business business busi busi- ness man Nephi Morris is a a. son of oi the late bishop Another important feature of the conference was the divisIon division division di di- di- di vision of the Fifteenth ecclesiastical ward of Salt bait alt Lake City and the creation creation creation crea crea- tion of a new v one That p portion of oi the Fifteenth situated west of Sixth West iVest street and on to the Jordan river South Temple and Third South was separated and organized as the Twenty fourth ward a a. plan that has long been can contemplated Edward Edward Edward Ed Ed- ward T. T Ashton ti a well known mason masona a aid id contractor was chosen as bishop Captain Willard Young has been selected selected selected se se- se- se to succeed deceased Bishop Elias Morris as chairman of the Board of the Latter-day Latter Saints Saint's College ollege After the present semester there will willbe willbe willbe be a separation of the business department department depart ment meat of the Latter-day Latter Saints Saint's College Collego of Salt Lake City from the rest of the establishment Hereafter two separate separate sepa sepa- rate institutions will exist but under the direction of the Salt Lake Stake Board of Education of which President President dent Angus M. M Cannon is the chair chair- man The Improvement Associations of Brigham City have on the public square of that city built a free library and reading room which is I. open every overy week day until p. p m. m At the annual conference confer confer- ence it it is expected that general author- author ties of the church will be present except except except ex ex- Apostle A A. H. H Lund and Elders Rulon S. S Wells and Jos W W. Mc McMurrin who are absent on missions minions in the old world The Board Doard of the Mutual Improve went ment League has dissolved and the whole bel belongings assets deficits etc eta have been turned over to the Improvement Improve I ment meat Associations of the Salt Lake I Stake litake with ith Elder Richard mchard R. R Lyman j ju is u president 4 ii |