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Show 124 ha.rmony with the Gospel,we tried in every way to tet him to stoo such practice but he would not listen said kR the authorities had said in conference tiDd one in the church had a right to do as he nleased and he was not going to be told what to do or what not to do,-and finally when he boldly said,-Talk about th$ Jeneral A uthorittes not stopoing plural 1arriages,-I know different for Drest Joseph F~Smith,himself,told my Brother John Hood he was at liberty to take a plural wife if he desired,-! said,Brother Hood,j11st a minute,what did you say and he repeated his assertion,then I said,all right,I dent believe he ever said such a thing and you ~~11 have the privilege of meeting President Smith and tell him face to face ~ you dre saying. You can not say swch things in my presence about the ~resident without provinf it and I will make an apnoint ment at once with "!?resident 3mi th for you to tell him. You wi 11 not do any s~ch thing,I will not be dragged before any tribunal, t will say and do as I Please and no orJe is going to s to D me. n We tried for several days to get hi1T to meet President Smith but refused until I said,then we will try you for you for such defamatiorJ of churacter and writings and statements and give you the chance to prove y'lur position. It is oultl. duty to do so. Jn the meantine I had cchnsu.bted President Jrni th ,-in f!-3 ,t I !JcJ.v [ h:iil\ practically every day on matters corJcected with the Street Railway of v'l--iich he was president and the President said,-Johnny,-th~t is what he nearly dlways c~lled Me,-Bring him and let ~e t J. lk wi t h hi 111 • n d so on the 18 t h of Oct o be r about l O .1 • I to o k ~r i tSJ ho l Ho o d to the ")residents Office and Cl.S I .wentered from the •rorth ;00r in to the ',.)ri vc,l.te office of resident .'mi th, there was the uresident ,Brotter )er.rose arJd .John R 9 .'Ninder his counselors and ten of the ap0s·tles. '\Ind by the wa.,y ~richol uool loved Brother Penrose ~nd held hi~ up ~s d perfect democt~~t,~nd Hrother Penrose had done ~~ny things for Tichol ~ood,- 1 Sdid,Pr~ -1 ent ~~ith,~his is __ichol rood ,the mctn who has made the chs.rge againt you tr:::1.t you P:u.ve your consent for l:is Brother Jol:n Hood,to kake a plur~l wife.n What ti sup:rise to rrost of the bret~ren ~nd what u snirit it at occe arouPed. ~resident ~rrith was c<;1.lm and very gracmolits to ""ichol TTood ana said,-nrother TTood,brine:: :vo~1r ch::;..it close to me nd let me talk with you. 'Vho and where is your Brot~er Jo~n Bood ti.nd tell me just whcit he said,-P "Ticho.h i:rood said,"'y "9rotrer ,Tohn 1Toodt,told '!Yle th~t you personally told him you had no o 5ection for him to t~ke u lural wife tt.r:d heD "r·esident f'rr.i th said ,trichol ,I dont know your Hrotl-ier ,I never remember of ever having seeM him and if be s&id auch a thing to you,he is a ~iar and the truth is not in hin. The ~an is not liviag,or the ~an is nJt dead th~t evAr could say I ever gave my concent for any one to +;ake a plural wife since the N nifestQ. He then spent over ~n hour ~oinry over the history of c~ses in the c church :.md then said: ~rn le8.rned from reliable sources that John V.Taylor ::1nd Mthius ~.Cowley and others were writing and makin~ ~onointments und were nerfor ing polyg~~ous matridges in secret places ~na intercepted two letters written by John W.Taylor and :1 thi~s F.Cow 1ey and I had them come here to ~y office n d asked : Jo h n W. Ya y 1or ·:-m-you wr i t e t hi s le t t er Cha na i n 'J' i t to him , i n vhi c h people were instn1cted to meet him in a certai~ secret place u~d he would ~arry themeisat,dtJfgan;yre:llident· Jrr.i th, that is my letter. 'rhe President +hen said ,If you wrote hat letter,then sit down ri2ht here ~nd write ont your resignation s an nostle of the Uhurch of Jesus Christ of l tter D~y daints,riPbt now;.. nd John W.Taylor siad,-I have the right to nerform such marri~ges and I will not do any thing ~f the kind. ~11 ri~ht,t~erJ we will try you,ana w tried him for overstepping his autbority ~fter the church said such things c uld not be done und we disfellowshir0ed hi f1om trie Ch1~rch. 1:hen corJtinuing sneaking to 1-dchol Hood ,-:)reE ident ,:3mi th 0 iitv!~~1iDJiY~pvfw thi~s F.Cowley ,did ~ou write this letter ,handinf it to him ,and he oM~H:Ji~s~& :resident 2mi th, th""t is my letter( in it w&s also arrta.ngemen ts for certtrt.Jsh 1I'W.1'e>w kf ivee t hi n in a. certain SP 0tet ")Lace .... nd he would mc.1.rry s1rnh neoole in 0Q,,l~~~J 1.) Then Brother Cowley ,Ri t '-HJi~::i1r,1,ai0 dovm ~ ere and wright your ,,J:f~--lxifh-,t::: q.r.N':'r'l'Ar-rr.01·-All'T':hl l,.Q.fT.....tl~aTord Jesws ULr:ll~~-Ji::J n a "R rot her CO w 1 e y i 1 V .:I. al l 'd ...L an.A dY'la tl tld.~tl u"s~~!ol;.~~~ '\ . . L.fu-ivu~ icC: nd DISF ,L;~OdS.-iI ;,))ED 1:rorn ihe 0hurch,,:1.nu uhat is vvhd.t 1 '€ 1U!~~1il"~i~ 1 2' 1131Ie.11IQ~·w1NI1dlr 11 who take the law in treir own r.ands. !Ie them told t ~~<F"fl!1n:,.1x3 :-o c d Lo v·~ v er i o us i L wc;;. s f o r Gl.my o n e in o r o u t et. 4 YJ '-4< |
