The Marvel of Nations

APPENDIX II

THIS book having come to another edition at the date of this writing, December, 1886, we are now able to state the issue in the cases referred to in the preceding Appendix. MANA 282.1

The first reported to us was the trial in Tennessee. We lay it before the reader in the language of an eye-witness — Eld. G.G. Rupert — who says:— MANA 282.2

“Owing to the ill health of Eld. Fulton, I was requested by him to attend the trial of our brethren, which was to take place at Paris, Tenn., Sept. 27. The charges against them, as reported to the court by the Attorney-general, read as follows:— MANA 282.3

” ‘The Grand Jurors for the State upon their oaths present that_____ _____, on the — day of April, 1885, in said county and State and at divers other times before and up to the time of taking this inquisition, did unlawfully and unnecessarily engage in his secular business, and did perform his common avocation of life, on Sunday, by working on the farm, plowing, hoeing, grubbing, chopping wood, making rails, and doing various other kinds of work on said Sabbath day, said work not being necessary or a matter of charity; and it was and is to the great disturbance of the citizens, and a public nuisance in that community, prejudicial to the public morals, decency, etc. So the Grand Jurors aforesaid present and say the the said _____ _____, at the date aforesaid, in the manner and for aforesaid, was guilty of a public nuisance which was and is prejudicial to public morals, contrary to the statutes in such cases made and provided, and against the peace and dignity of the State. MANA 282.4

” ‘JOSEPH E. JONES, Attorney-general.’

“When men can call the pursuit of our lawful labor on the first day, according to the Scriptures, ‘prejudicial,’ ‘immoral,’ ‘nuisance,’ ‘indecent,’ etc., it would be going but a step farther to clothe the persons so charged with fantastic garments, as in the days of the inquisition, branded with the word ‘heretic,’ and ornamented with pictures of devils. MANA 282.5