Date: 1872
Yet such is the fact ; and they never weary of pointing to the pros titution of our great cities, claiming that it is their ap pointed destiny to remove all such evils, and make wo man universally pure.  This, then, is the self-proclaimed task of Mormonism ; to save a few by reducing ad to a level; to abolish prostitution by legalizing concubinage ; to promote conjugal purity by multiplying the husband's temptations and opportunity, and to improve the condi tion of woman by making her a mere life-giving machine .  Perhaps the most saddening feature of Mormon poly gamy, is the effect it has had upon the young.