The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-14

--"dsF the Lord Almighty 49, the ps.elsnes 10
Y @aa nations. p rgiqs !
t,.ih1sn "a sua ant sists ,rSI Il Is for us to have tns .s..
ruth shining in our eyes, and honor that tru'n -"
The biiShop shah have but one wife. II you we're ina
,ouutry where only one wife Is allowed By Law. then yoq
be s,. obliged ID S Sn,L 70 ns Where s' I. I knew p poiys.ny 70
contrary to law, must have but one wiie; II you wan
and the law win not Allow II, you must e
NisSons in oiden times; we must submit to the laws Of
until be shall reign whose right y 10 70 reign.
This Is the g; chord ord that nat i IInit. sSs st.tss trsm sSS I from
very head to the foot; it IL IKE ieaven hid u three
measures Of meal until the whole is isavensd. There s
Mississippi, It bars On its bold current everything that
Says one, "why is It that men In your society may
H Thss m m9e q Cod soan v I1s hold Ia the priesthood Of hssvsn and
imbibe the Light Of the Holy Ghost, have the privilege
and the right. Now let me illustrate one thing and lot
me bring Il home to you. There may be some under the
sound Of my voice that the case viii at. Some man win,
perhaps, marry . wife Of his youth. She dies-he. loved
her nsnr e n be sl loves h h,% ms4,,s sna an n ! %sm anS ss sss sis n0s and
he loved her equally az well. hc msrnes : tniru, ara
SO on; and he loved them all. By and bye ne diea, and
he dies with devoted affection and love to them all
Now, in tie resurrection, which Of these WI, les vii
he claim? There Is no difference in bis love to any OF
them, and they have all, perhaps, borne children to
him, He loves the children of one mothe as we'll a.
the children Of another. What say you Which shall
he have in the resurrection ? <Why, '.et him have the
whole OF them. 10 WnOm II tuey v carer nlhedY
There is a case opposite to this, where . woman mar
ned . husband and he died, end so on, until she was
married to seven husbands, and then she died. The
question was asked the Saviour, "Whose wife viii she
be in the resurrection s-for they all had herr The Sa-
viour gave q curious answer. Says he .-"hn the resur-
fsst, tS. they = neither .s he a mss1y NOR ne e arc given Sow in III marriage ar. sss,
tho angels are in heaven, and then w shall have the
secret, It Is said
In the last days! will pour ont my spirit upon ali aesh,
your young men shall see visions, and your old mon shall
prophecy.
and thy win be done on earth as it rs done 10 heaven
You never can know how it 10 done in heaven, unless
you can see it by vision, or the kingdom when II does
come, unless it Is revealed to you by the spirit Of PRO.
phesy or in dreams and visions; then you know IL.
This Is the benefit Of dreams and visions, although
this power is lightly Z spoken Of and rrepudiated in the
GOD to o man who holds the priesth God, and is enlight.
ened by the Holy Ghost, whom God designs to make q
may have many wives, that when he goes yondsr to
another sphere, he may still Continue to perpetuate his
species, and Of the increase Of his kingdom and govern.
ment there shall be no end, says Daaisl. How does the
kingt ON Of God increase, but by the increase of hts sub.
lectsY Everything increases, everything m~ultiplies. As
Of Nebraska increase and multiply. II thew do. yhy not
high orders Of the creation have o better rightp These
muschitoes and insects are the result of a fallen world,
put Il ~ a ,ano,Sy there VIII be nothing to hurt or destroy
These men Of God, who are married here by the autho.
Iity v ueAVeu, are sealeo on eartn and In heaven. The
good old book says, that which is sealed on earth is seal.
ed in heaven; and whose soever sins ye remit on earth
shall BE- rsmitted in heaven, and whatsoever ye bind on
earth shall be bound in heaven. That priesthood that
has not this power Is no better than a rope of sand. The
true priesthood alone possesses 1t. The priesthood that
priesthood Of the Almighty. Little did the world know
when they tre ated the Saviour as they did, that he held
their d i in his hands the world knew him not he
came 70 his own and they received him not; but the
time win come that they will know him, and the power
Tbaxr a. .o.uaax. ~ r.s - ,.- s
ven, there is an eternal union, and they win malt ply
and replenish the world to whicn they are going.
1t 10 not every man in the United States that can be
the President, or that can be a Governor or a Judge, but
all are within the pale of the government Of the United
s,atea, though they do not all bear rule; many are call
and few are chosen, But in yonder sorli those who
bear the priesthood, and by tneir faith and OBEDIENCE
obtain the sanction Of the Almighty, they are sealed on
earth and in heaven, and will be exalted to rule and gov
ern forever; while those who would not listen TO the
holy. commandments, and diei without being sealed to
a wife, are angels; they are lower spirits, and servants to
the Saviour spoke Of, saying, 'sin the resurre .tion thew
neither marry nor are given in marriage, (" are not gods,
but angels, who neither marry nor are given in mar
they that bear rule, and hold dominion, and receive their
crown, and are one with the Saviour, as he ia one with
the Father. Hence, he that is faithful over a few thinas
shall be made ruler over many things.
bave a few words more to say, and q great deal more
can De said; for have only just dipped into the subject
Q little. ! want to say a few things more, and perhaps
tins is the most fitting occasion ON which they could
be said. You never see a Mormon man who bears the
~ ii III CuHTuCLer9 VINO Oplv
bear it in f%orm-who are devoid Of principle, who
have tranferessed, and have escaped being dealt
Msar run r : s after q nf ieSd , woman q tf sn. heart ara M Is m.n
among the Latter Day Saints who are loose in their con.
duct, Notwithstanding that they have embraced the COS.
we only wish TO apply this whore it belongs; do
any Of .you have your feelings hurt, for God Knows
would hold the vIrtueus and good as sacred as / would
my own life. At the same time ] am bound to speak in
planners, ana l reel that the spirit Is en- mo now, am
warmed with it, and 1t presses me to speak on this sub.
ject, and to speak IL out. There are families in this
but they are as corrupt as hell, and can point where
they are, in what direction they dwell. When / auproacb
their habitations | feel that they are an abomination in
Yes, Ihave, and more than want, which / shall Keen TO
myself; but the day will como when 1t will all come out.
10 you see Mormon men running thereS No. wnersv.
You ind q house among the latter Day Saints where
no Mormon men 60, you may know that II is not all
10 Denmark. win ten you whom you will see
man. What have ] got to So. concsrnip~ womeu that
vi come into the church and kingdom Of God. an5 brlns
!. --Unor up6n themselves, and ~enSeavor to bring Il uuon
the whole church BY c%ohabiting with those cursed scape,
graces who are passing through here to California, who
make their boast what they did in Great Salt Lake City,
know their secret talk In their chambers, for the spirit
The same exttn all the time. but sometimes tbs whole
Of my life is Lit up, and | see and understand it
am going to say something upon those who dishonor
The church and kingdom Of God In this way. win tell
you what shall happen to those men and women who I
The face Of heaven. The day shall come when their aesh
shall rot upon their bones, and 90 they are walsinr IL |
'hal drop, and become a nauseous stink upon the high.
now go and boast that you can get all you want |
er 2 aiess pattern or yard Of ribbon-go and boast of
!, and the Lord Almighty shall curse you all day Ions.
Voice IN The stand "Amsu.n) And when YOU step.
'banks q your flesh shall drop oil your bones, and stiak
enough TO sicken q dog. |
Ispcak this 10 both men and women that practise this
iniquity in the midst Of this people, and II you do net re.
train from such intercourse, this predic ion shall begin to
elect, and by this you shall know whe,Ssr | have
spoken In the name of the Lord, or In the name Of 0rson
For such abominable practices to come in our
midst under the robes Of s~snctity, because they are libc- |
raj, holy, and righteous principles practised by tho saints,
your mind, let all Israel say amen-Che whole of the
sregaticn o. the top Of their voices said, Amen!)-and
these contemplate wretches feel the Mormon spirit.
not by Mormons hands, but by the power Of God on hlah.
feel charged With the Holy Ghost sen. do yn rom
beaver, and IT burns In m heart like a fame, and this
the testimony ! bear. II | do miDgle in the streets
With the crowd to engage in business as any other man,