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George Q. Cannon, October Conference "Nameless Crime" - Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Oct 1897

During the October general conference, First Presidency member George Q. Cannon used the media attention on the 1895 conviction and two-year imprisonment of famed Irish poet Oscar Wilde as an opportunity to condemn homosexual behavior as an abominable, filthy, nameless crime. He continued stating that the only way to stop homosexuals was for God to wipe them out. "Immorality Deplored: President Cannon Pictures Existing Evil Conditions". The Salt Lake Tribune. 7 October 1897. p. 1.

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George Q. Cannon, October Conference "Nameless Crime" - Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Oct 1897

During the October general conference, First Presidency member George Q. Cannon used the media attention on the 1895 conviction and two-year imprisonment of famed Irish poet Oscar Wilde as an opportunity to condemn homosexual behavior as an abominable, filthy, nameless crime. He continued stating that the only way to stop homosexuals was for God to wipe them out. "Immorality Deplored: President Cannon Pictures Existing Evil Conditions". The Salt Lake Tribune. 7 October 1897. p. 1.

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hlll be abolished in th earth
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fa
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fil their denunciation of A gli I
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far more strict accountability than the
Mc Allster compli-
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woman the woman iles
lias her own paa
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II apostleship and president ident george Q
cannon concluded Pros
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ABOUT POLITICS
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sho
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in achoolH
she should be looked upon differently
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unities to her weakness andcode
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ery tier
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right
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JC mant our leonle to go eo down
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ses mormons classes and of those
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pupils were
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mere
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have
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lay the foundations now if
tile
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liow
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president woodruff arose and hr
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that startled the
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if
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mouths board
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idea that irrigation
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connected
or all tho
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mormons in that state slate ilehe did not at
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delivers ws decided to hold
drear on the state of morals honert session ot at the con
cheyenne a leading paper at
congress
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address
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AI lincoln
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cerit and their fol-
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won
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national and the circumstance young called
toune at the missionary noxy head
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quarter
an
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kl invitation to attend the conference
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ile
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people
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people but by the power of the lord
by riches
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ri tho the head ot of the church arose tains to build upuie zion and establish
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ot au unbelieving gene raHon ne fde-
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th lord zion wan waa to rr
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never address them again
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salvation
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of all that could bo be saved
dead and fi A y
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the redemption ion of the earth itself and
BC and in that Ill staAt every its
instant US glorification and sanctification
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quite recently by hearing tha
alth its leader when ho he an people were opposing certain things that
poodle bpi
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thit democracy and republican who
mho
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uli partysparty principles must be put anticipations of the saints mere 11 ere dif-
t tm for their duties us As latter day ferent those of any people in the
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forward
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conditions
rope go mould be
bo restored ullen they mould
when
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am discussion which followed would be adise restored satan bo be bound and
bierds which president woodruff a reign of righteousness ensue when
ta art tr as follows the millennial glory mould he ushered
tile
in they thought it would mould be brought
L IN POLITICS about not entirely by the lords inter-
have been at conferences under the ven tion but by men directed by the
vention
mancy ney of joseph smith I1 have Iardord laboring in the direction to ac-
Atat inferences under the preel complish
com thin restoration
this tile saints
saint
remarks regarding principle and poll
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weree called upon to work individually
under the la andnd for this accomplishment ties
in 0 john taylor and rince
of he believed in the millennium th
lie at
I1 have Rit tended conferences that SHOOTING OF or
satan would be bound and the wickedd
t nie
iny own
me today diky four years of alte
there rests
resta destroyed before the glorious time lie
life predicted there would be calanni calamitiesties
rt it as y an a r lofof the tha and destructions of a terrible nature exciting affair recalled by a church
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dont know that 1I rhall
I1
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the elev atlon of elder john NVV mc-
elevation
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and I1 vant
n principle
allt to payay a in this nation and in the nations of the
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on they were to so hideous that the theyy
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tn spoken here
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oay
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hould not bo
wet hould say
cloned it IS
be closed 13 anable crime a crime that tinder the hall alley
bay lothing about poll law could only be expiated by marshal according toal big
his
I rot coil almighty requires you to dath
old lawi
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wag
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gether to unite in your temple were
10 death
d ath of his fellow aide of the
side Iwas
ere noblemen lie was sent to prison
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iab unite jn in your politics it
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aftts in your wailand hy
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aonn to govern the city
the state this nameless crime Is this cli criminal
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pI1 f nation
abon and A hen you dont yome some such calme caused tho lh destree in prosecuting the cases against poleg
it
tor
it
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ct
elect your most abominable crimes are bring being prac- hlaa being
hi an enemy
fin be
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1 ay laid the
adlaid
the nay day tiesaaa come when you 3 all by destruct ln of those who vilio practice deputy but he
lie a too
loo handy
hondy with his
IF
initt ulde
aalde domoci a 1 and itoku them it b-
if a nest of them emain they gun
run and before in oil id be put out
rould nut of
s and as latter day saints will corrupt the others just cis as our t lilt the way a y he pulled his
A big pistol and shot ahot
4 and nl IOU
lou hlll lot be taxed to dren are
A
arc below corrupted hole among ichu A rr in
ln the shot going through the
ciders bowel i aud and file laiq mound nearly
9 lit the liberty an am pr 0 ident ot
its here in this secluded place those pro ing fatal
9 at the horrible practices have obtained their uns
as dis-
dan
b of jesus
I to say nay that
christ of latter day slaves the only way may to stop them Is druly
deputy marshal collin ft
charged by commissioner mckay on
I1
1
thai I1 allar we are to tile beings out and by the afler
titter
0 blinder
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r poverty affliction taxa w m rath of gyo god they m ill be clest myed
w january 23
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and
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california he now ro re
1I vero maich watt I d not he
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bent to call
if tn aniced to 10 do our duty TIUs OF VIRTUE 15idea
nt on a mission to
0 being afraid to do
of W must live IIVO lives of purity in our fur rInln was tent
rac aurrin pe
for the
f ws ing because you a re a democrats habitz habl and our As there Is nn eland where lie
england ho has been far
belcinabil elins Is vron Is your too much looseness monc us concern- greater part of the time since then a ad
nd
0to get
together and
it 1

men
1
ing our virtue and every once and where lie Is at present great sensation
0 ery cawley
rf CAPa elty in the ata and awhile wa hear of ot acts that cause us the affair caused ita creat
ili should do what Is titan right and pain young people are indulging in
1

at the time
OD
1follow acts and asa result chil- ahll
00 xa dran are born
dren bom live months even three
0 ADDRESSES anth
months
nl after marriage of the parents
10 this Is evidence of something very
on the work and teed a wrong it to Is made public because the
1
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evidence
eNi ef vin carries to light and
ln comes
I
1 of the church
ilihi devotional
exercises at the
can
cannot not b en cconcealed
ct
0 without the earn
of some hideous crime
com
Iitt Is due to our neglect fathers
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i swon of the conference el- and mothers do not vay pay attention as its
j0 D eave a brief test
ted gave teall hey
they should to the habits babits and associ-
t the
th living priesthood
prIest boad and de d ations of their children if they did
bilat the 2mormon
lormon people ought bt such things would not happen but
tile hapP
happiest
lest people lain the who
whole0 there
th ere la is too much familiarity bet between
they were called to be b the bexes eulth us and it leads to liv ts
lives
I
1
0 unhappiness
of Is painful to think
it in
ta 71 aboul we
about W mould guard against such
things H reverts followed in the
X roberta
mn testifying to
vi have people it ho
vu be come here from
the truths
y0
0
fw
atar with whom no omila
nair
facen
thee aint cat
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ce and rider
fronted as safely as with
S suit
can bo
till a wolf they 1 hey
i that the whole
hola history
in
lemen but they prey prcy
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burch
C
r gentlemen
proved that ad was
wan
11 upon theoter sex and seem
an 1
that no earthly power senn tu
or to have
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had no
i T
idea that it Is sinful or
virtue tiu
w rong
rang etuy
so till aomen
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tire in danger
S kemball spoke of his that they call ran
10 alha
old
an
kimb
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cinnianii
cin heni and
them
iii
10 take lenins from1 Ithela he when willich
did1 ralt t amount to ill it
ahli
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k lot anayays thil onie people end when
whorl
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af under thol ill judgment
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