Journal of Discourses

Z. Snow in the Journal of Discourses

His one sermon in the series, and what it covers.

One sermon by Z. Snow appears in the Journal of Discourses, in volume 1 (1854).

In his own words

The table below says what his one sermon covers. This is what it sounded like.

In this case, there is no pretence but that the defendant, at the time of the alleged killing of James Monroe, was of sound mind and discretion; so you are relieved of that part of the case. When you retire to your juryroom, you will first proceed to inquire from the evidence, whether or not James Monroe be dead. If you do not find him to be dead, that ends the case, and your verdict must be, not guilty. If you find him to be dead, you will proceed to inquire by what means he came to his death; if by violence, then inquire whether or not the defendant gave him the mortal wound. If you find he did not, that ends your inquiries, and he is entitled to a verdict of not guilty. If you find the defendant gave him the mortal wound, you will then inquire whether the killing was lawful or unlawful. In law every killing of one human being by another of sound mind, is unlawful, except such as the law excuses or justifies.

Z. Snow, Charge of Hon. Z. Snow, Judge of the First Judicial District Court of the United States for the Territory of Utah, to the Jury, on the Trial of Howard Egan for the Murder of James Monroe, Journal of Discourses, Volume 1

What the sermon covers

Indexed subjects, in order of how often they appear: United States Courts, Murder Trial, James Monroe, Howard Egan, Jury Instructions, Due Process, Zion Snow, Premeditated Malice, Homicide, Utah Territory, Excusable Homicide, Reasonable Doubt.

Where it sits

Volume 1 (1854) holds 54 sermons by 10 speakers, of which 1 is his. Brigham Young carries that volume with 26.

The Journal is overwhelmingly the work of a dozen men. The speakers who appear once or twice are the reason the series is worth indexing in full: they are printed at the same length and with the same care as the presidencies, and almost nowhere else.

Every sermon, in order

The complete list as the Journal prints it. Titles are the printed titles, which routinely name four or five unrelated subjects in one line — each one links to the discourse itself at journalofdiscourses.com.