Remarks of Elder W Woodruff on Judge Stiles Trial befor the Seventies Council, held at Seventies Council Hall, Decr 22, 1856 Br Woodruff arose, and said, Judge Stiles, a woman came out of the Tabernacle and confessed she had in- tercourse with you. Another says, she has seen you have intercourse with a woman, and can you say you have not had intercourse with this woman. We want you to confess it. We do not want you to tell a lie before God, men, holy Angels ...

Elder Woodruffs Speech delivered at a Council of the Seventies held at the Seventies Council Hall, Decr 22nd 1856 Elder Woodruff rose and declared, that, he lived as long as he will, and see iniquity and not rebuke it, and his feelings he declard unto God and the Holy Ghost. Who does not know that Judge Stiles has lied against God, the Holy Ghost, the holy Angels and these his Brethren. The women have acknowledged the crimes they were guilty of, and have in some measure ...

and power of God on him or not. When a man rises up to cover his sins, there is no salvation there. He for one would be true to those men who lead him if it cost him his life. He wanted to take off the incubus that had been resting so long upon his Brethren the Presidency. He was glad Br Hyde and the Twelve were he[re], for they would search Zion as with a lighted candle. There w ais a perfect stream of corruption coming up constantly, and if God and his Servants wanted ...

Quorum of the Twelve were with him. He felt to tremble when he considered that these ^were^ Forty Quorums of Seventys here, and these Presidents can't get power enough to trim them up. The powers of the Kingdom of Heaven are ready, and we cannot stand any longer in the way of the rolling of the Ark of the Kingdom of God. Joseph and Hyrum, and David and Jedde, and a host of others are at our back and ready for us, and if he could ...