THE DESERET NEWS Oct. 12 DESERET NEWS: WEEKLY. TRUTH AND LIBERTY. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY THE DESERET NEWS COMPANY. CHARLES W. PENROSE, EDITOR. WEDNESDAY, Oct. 12, 1887. AN EPISTLE To the Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- day Saints. INTRODUCTORY. Dear Brethren and Sisters: It appears proper, at this Fifty-eighth Semi-annual Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, that an Epistle should be addressed to the members of the Church, in con- formity with the custom which has been ...

Oct. 12 THE DESERET NEWS pride and become covetous, and for- get their God. Those, however, who remember constantly the teachings of the Lord concerning the earth and its inhabitants, and who contribute of the means which the Lord [g]ives them to assist the poor and help carry forward the work of God, exercise a check upon themselves and give Satan less power to lead them astray. Under the pres- ent system of affairs, those who ac- cumulate wealth and are able to sup- ply themselves and their families with luxuries and advantages that are de- nied their neighbors, are ...

THE (Continued from Page 617.) purpose of disposing of the property of the one and winding up the affairs of the other: asking in these suits to escheat to the United States large amounts of property alleged to be held by these two defendants. At the time of this writing nothing has been done in these cases further than to appear and an- swer the complaints. What the result of these cases will be, we, of course cannot now say. It is proper, how- ever, that we should speak upon this important proceeding and let the Saints know how ...