Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-11-28

my wife had bono mo all The children
that she ever would bear. the celestial
law would teach me 10 take younE
women that would have children.
Do you understand thla ? / hay.
told You many ilmes that there ar'
mulhIudea Of pure and holy spirit
waiting TO take tabornaelos Nov
what ID our dulyY 40 prepare taber
naclea ior them to take u course tina
| will not tend 10 dive those spirits Ia
to the families OF lhe wicked, wher
they will be trained In wlekedneas
| debauchery and every species o
crime. II 10 the duty OF every right
eoua man and every woman 90 pre-
pare tabernaolea for all the spirits Ihsl
can, Hence. " nay women leave,
will 20 and search up others who vii
abide the eeleailal law. and let all
now have 90 whore they please
though 1 will send the doapel 4
them.
This ia the reason why che doolrln,
OF plurality OF wives was revealed
that tho noble spirits which are wait
Ing for Iebernaoles might be brough
forth.
II the men Of lho world were RICH
or II they were anywhere near right
| there might not be lhonecesally whlel
there now u. But !hey are who'll,
given up 10 idolatry, and 20 all man
nor OF wlckedneaa,
Do think that my children viii b,
damned ? No. ! do not. for ] al
going To tight the devllunlil Isayo then
all l have got my sword ready, ant
ID 10 a two-odgod one. lhaye not .
fear about that, for 1 would almost b,
ashamed Of my body Il Il would be
got n child that would not abide Oh,
law Of God. though | may have som,
unruly children.
| am going 10 ask you a good many
things. and TO begin with. | will asl
what is your prayer Do you no
ask for the righteous 10 increase
while the unrlghteous shall deereas'
and dwIndle away9 Yes. that is th'
prayer Of every person that praya a
all. The Methodists pray for II, sh'
BapiisIs pray for IL. and tho Churh o
England and all the reiormers. Oh,
Shaking Quaker not excepted. Ant
If the women belonging to this churcl
will turn Shaking Quakers, / thlni
their sorrows viii soon be NJ an end.
Sisters, | am not joking; | do no
throw out my proposition 10 bante
your feelings. to see whether you vii
leave your husbands. all or any o
you. But do know that there IS NJ
cessation TO the everlasting whining
of many of the women in this Terrific
ry; l anu satisfied that this is the casl
And If the woman win turn from th'
commandments OF God and continue
to despise the order Of Heaven, will
pray that the curse of the Almight,
may be close to their heels, and tina
it may be following them all the day
long. And those that enter into
aud are faithful, l Will promise then
that they shall be queens in Heaven
and rulers to all eternity.
"But," says one, 81 want to hay
my paradise now" And says an
other. "I did think l should be il
paradise If / was sealed to Mr. Brig
ham, and / thought l should be hap
py when became his wife. or Br. He
ber's. loved you so much that
though l was going to have a heayeI
right off, right here on the spot"
| What curious doctrine it is, tha
we are preparing to enjoy The onl
heaven for you is that which yo
make yourselves. My heaven is her
laying bis hand upon his heartl.
; carry it with me. When do l expec
itin its perfection =? When | come u
: in the resurrection: then / shall hav
} it, and not till then.
But the woman come and say
"Really Br. John. and Br. William,
{ thought you were going to make
heaven for me-" and they get int
r trouble because heaven is not mad
} for them by the men, even thong
agency is upon women as well as upo
! men. True, there is curse upo
, the woman that is not upon the maj
[ namely, that cher wi le affection
: shall be toward her husband" an
what is the next ? "Hs shall ra
over you"
But how is it nov? Your desire
r to your husband. but you strive to ru
r over him, whereas the man sheul
4 rule over you.
t Some may ask whether that is Il
a case with me go to my house an
e live. and then you will learn that l a
3 very kind, but know how to rule.
r If 1 had only wise men to talk
there would be no necessity for N
saying what am going to say
!, Many and many an elder knows l
better than to go home and abuse
Z; good woman as dwells upon th
l. e'trth, because of what L have sa
}, this afternoon. Are you, who act
q that way. fit to have a family +? N
you are not. and never will be, un
you get good common sense.
of Then you can go to work and ma
, niiy your calIings; and you can ,
q the best you know how and on th