The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1854-01-04
IaNjes'u@ spathRnt.
MORMON MATRIMONY.

We End in the Seer, a periodical pub
lished by The Mormons, at Washington
sixteen rules for Celestial Marriages. The
preamble states, that inasmuch as the saints
in Utah consider it moral, vlrtuous, and
scriptural, 10 practice the plurality system
they should seek by every means to eradl'
cate, not only from their " minds, but
from The minds of their children, every
erroneous improper prejudice which they
have formerly imbibed, by their assocla'
lions with the nations Of modern christen-
dom. -
Parents who have daughters should
seek to instil into their minds, that II IS
lust as honorable for them 10 be united IN
marriage 10 a good man who is already a
husband, as to Que that is single. They
should be taught 10 reject The society OF
all uicked men, whether single or not. A
father should be impartial 10 all his chill.
dren, and cultivate the same love for them
all, while each wife should instil into the
minds of her own children the necessity
of each of The others as brothers and sis
tiers. Each wife should not only care for
the welfare of her husband and children,
hut should seek the happiness Of each Of
his other wives and children. And like.
wise, the children of each wife should
not only respect, honor, and love their
own mother, but also the mothers OF all
their brothers and sisters. By observing
these precepts, peace and tranquility will
follow the observers OF these rules
Rule lst says: Let that man who IN
tends to become a husband seek hrs' Inc
Kingdom of God and lis righteousness
and learn 10 govern himself according 10
the law of God; Tor he That cannot govern
himself cannot govern DINERS: lei MN
dedicate his property MS talents ms ,me'
and even his ll'e' 10 lhe service OF "ou'
; holding all things al Ills aisPosai, 10 10
J with the same according as lie snall o'res'
> Though The counsel mat ne mas ofua'neu'
l Rule 81. Let HIM seek Tor wisdom 10
direct him IN The ch"lce OF MS wives lac.
him seek Tor those whose quai'ncat'oh'
u will render INN ana themselves nappy'-
: Let him look not wholIy al me oeau,y o.
D The ~coun'enfnce' or ihs spiehuor oi 'n'
' apparel, or The great fortune, OF .ae sruu
u smiles. or the Affected moues'y OF Ieihales
for all these, without The genuine virtues
are like tho dcw'dtoPs which gil'ier Ior
o moment in The sun, and dazzle me eye
K but soon vanish away. But lel MN Ioo'
for kind ard amiable dispositions, Tor uh
affected modesty, for industrious habits
for slerl;:g virtue, for honesty, integrity
aud truthlulness; for cleanliness In per
son and apparel, in cooking, and for every
j. kind of domestic labor; for cheerlull.e's
patience, and stability of character, ant
" above all, genuine religion, TO control ant
govern their every thought and deed
When he has fonnd those possessing lhes'
a qualifications, let him seek to obtain then
lawfully through the counsel of him who
holds The keys of the everlasting priest
hood, that they may be married 10 him BY
Tho authority Of Heaven, and thus be Sc
n cured TO him for time and for all eternity
Orson docs not believe III The moderr
l. doctrine of Womnn's Rights. Read hi
Rule llth. Let no woman ante hersel
h in marriage with any man, unless che hai
T fully resolved to submit herself wholly II
his counsel, and to let him govern as 'h'
head. 1t is far better for her not TO b.
united with him in The sacred bonds o
eternal union, than 10 rebel against the dl
vine order of family government, instituted
: for higher salvation, for If she altogether
turn therefsom, she will receive a greale'
= condemnation.