nt to Utah to enforce this law, and what is called the
"Crusade" began in earnest. "Mormons" were not allowed to sit on juries or
have anything to do with the courts, so it was an easy matter to convict
all "Mormons" who came to trial.

Arrests now followed fast, and it was indeed a sad time for many of the
Saints. Officers, called deputy marshals, were sent into all the
settlements of the Saints to spy out and arrest those supposed to be
guilty. Many of the brethren left the country or went away in hiding to
avoid being arrested, leaving the women and children to manage as best they
could. In Idaho no "Mormon" was allowed to vote or hold office, no matter
whether he had broken the law or not. Three brethren were sent from Arizona
to the penitentiary at Detroit, Michigan. Nearly all the leading brethren
were in hiding; and, as they could not speak to the people in their
meetings, they wrote epistles which were read to the Saints at their
conferences.

For a number of years this persecution went on. Seemingly, the strongest
anti-"Mormons" should have been satisfied. But no; they asked Congress to
make yet stronger laws to put down the "Mormons." Accordingly, in 1887,
another law was passed, called the Edmunds-Tucker Bill. This law, among
other things, provided that the property of the Church should be
confiscated, that is, taken from the Church. United States officers went to
work at once and took from the Church nearly $800,000 worth of property.
After the officers had gotten some good salaries out of it, the property
was at last given back to the Church.

During the time of this crusade thirteen hundred persons suffered from
fines or imprisonment.

July 25, 1887, President John Taylor died at Kaysville, Davis County, Utah.
He had been in exile for over two years; but the brave spirit was now away
from under the power of persecutors, and the Saints could but look on the
peaceful form and face of their beloved leader.

Topics.--1. President John Taylor. 2. Plural marriage. 3. The Edmunds
Bill. 4. The "Crusade." 5. The Edmunds-Tucker Bill.

Questions and Review.--1. Why was there no danger to the Church at the
death of President Young? 2. When was the First Presidency organized again?
3. Who composed it? 4. Tell what you can about John Taylor. 5. Tell about
the Jubilee year. 6. When and where was plural marriage revealed to the
Church? 7. When was the first law passed against this practice? 8. What is
meant by a law