Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 67, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 April 1904 — WOULD END POLYGAMY. [ARTICLE]

WOULD END POLYGAMY.

Mormon Conference Passes Resolntions Prohibiting Plural Marriages. The church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, in general conference at Salt Lake City, has formally renewed Its adherence to the Woodruff manifesto against polygamy, declared that all plural marriages are prohibited, and announced that any member of the church authorizing, contracting or solemnizing such marriages would be liable to excommunication. The pron'nnciamento, Introduced by President Joseph F. Smith ns a sequence of the Smoot investigation and adopted unanimously by a resolution introduced by Apostle Francis M. Lyman, president of the quorum of twelve apostles, is as follows: “Inasmuch as there are numerous reports in circulation that plural marriages have been entered into contrary to the official declaration of President Woodruff of Sept. 20, 1890, commonly called the manifesto, which was Issued by President Woodruff aud adopted by the church at its general conference on Oct. 6, 1890, which forbade any marriages violative of the law of the land, I, Joseph F. Smith, president of the Church of Jesus Christ of I.atter Day Saints,’ hereby affirm and declare that no such marriages have been solemnized with the sanction, consent or knowledge of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter”Xsay Saints. ~~~ “I hereby announce that all such marriages are prohibited and if any officer or member of the church shall assume to solemnize or enter into such—marriage he will be deemed in transgression against the church nnd will be liable to be dealt with according to the rules and thereof and excommunicated therefrom. “JOSEPH F. SMITH, "President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.”