New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-09-20


ofenGuring forever and ever in then organisation.
Had they fulfilled the law and kept within certain
ditiOns and bounds. their tabernacles would never
have been seized; bv death. This marriage was cce-
iraied between two immortal beings. Fof how long
Until DEATH No. That entirely out NJ the ques
ton: there could have been such thing IN the
mOny.
"Wha, would Won consider my hearers, il a marriage
was - be celebrated between two beings not subject
20 death Would you consider them joined Together
for certain number OF years, and that then al Their
covenants Ia forever and the marriage con-
tract be dissolved would u look reasonable and
-stcnt No. Every heart would say tia, the work
Of C;od Is perfect in and If ITSELF and nasnuch As sn
had not brought inperfeetion upon the globe. wha,
God Joined together could not be dissolved and de.
stroyed and torn asunder by any power beneath the
celestial world consequently II was eterual the ordi-
nance of union eternal; the sealing of the great
Jehovah upon Adam and Eve was eternal. II i
known that the MormOns are peculiar people about
marriage: we believe in marrying not only for time
but for all eternity This is a curious idea, says one,
10 be married for all eternity. II Is not curious at al,
for when we come to examine the Scriptures find
the very first example set for the whole human family
to follow.
nett question. We told the object of it, it il a.
ready expressed for says the Lord unto the male and
female command you 10 multiply and replenish the
earth. And nasmuch as we have proved that the
marriage ordinance was eternal IN Its nature previous
to the fall We are restored back 10 what was lost
nv the fall we are restored for the purpose of carrying
out the commandment given before the fall, namely.
to multiply and repensb the earth. Does IT say, con-
tinue to multiply for few years, and then the mar
rage contract must cease and there shall be no fur
Their opportunity of carrying ont this command but
shall have end No, there Is nothing specified ot
this kind but the fall has brought in dsunion through
death it is not part Of the original plan conse-
aucntly, when male and female restored from the
fall hy virtue of the everlasting and eternal covenant
of marriage they will continue to multiply and increase
to all ages of eternity To raise up beings alter their
own order and in their likeness, germs of lnel-
gence that destined in their times and seasons, to
become not only sons OF God, but gods Themselves.
1.-THE peoplng of worlds, or an endless increase
even Of one family w0uld require An endless increase
Of worlds and if family calls for this what would
innumer able millions of families call for! fhey would
call for many worlds as have already oeen dlscoN-
cred by the telescope.
DO you begin to understand how these worlds got
their inhabitants ? Have you learned that the sons
md daughters of God before me this day are His off
spring-made after his own image that they are to
multiply their species until they become nnumerable
"--' If men cease To multiply, where IS the prom
Use made to Abraham Is it fulfilled No, for the
a6ud representing his seed might all be drawn in o
one.horse cart and yet the Lord said unto Abraham
THY seed shall be numerous as the sand upon the
sea shore; that is tn carry out the idea in full 1t was
to be endless and therefore there must be an lnhnty
of worlds for their residence We read that those who
do the works Of Abraham 10 be blessed with the
blessing Of Abraham. The Lord blessed him with
promise of seed numerous a. the sand npon the sea-
shore; will you be blessed.
Glow did Abraham manage to get a foundation land
for this mighty kingdom Was he to accomplish II all
through one wife ? No. II would have been rather
slow process Abraham had been confined to one wife
ike of those narrow, contracted nations OF modern
Christianity think there is only about one-fh OF the
population Of the globe that believe in the onewe
tenn The other fourfhs believe in the doctrine Of
plurality of wives. They have had il handed down
from time immemora, and not half SO narrow and
contracted in their minds Is some of the nations OF
hut-a dom atxaN lt fhn
promises and deprived themselves Of the blessings of
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. The nations do not know
anything about the blessings of Abraham and even
those who have only one wife cannot get rid OF their
covetousness and get their little hearts large enough
to share their property with numerous family they
penuous and narrow and contracted In their
feelings that they take every possible care not to have
their families large they do not know what is IN the
future nor what blessings they dcpriving them
selves Of because of the traditions Of their fathers
they do not know that mans posterity in the eternal
worlds are to constitute his glory, his kingdom and
dominion.
- But, again. there is another reason why
this plurality should exist among the Latter-Day
Saints. have already told You that the spirits OF
nen aud all had previous existence thousands
Of wears ago ia the heavens in the presence of God;
and have already told You that among them are many
spirits that are more noble, more intelligent than
others that called the great and mighty ONE re-
served until the dspensation of the ulness of times
Among the Saints is the most likely place for these
righteous parentage. They are appointed to come
and take their bodies here. The Lord has not kept
them in store for five six Thousand years past and
kept them waiting for their bodies all this time to send
them among the Hottenots, the African negroes, the
idolatrous Hindoos any other of the fallen nations
- Let me announce to this congregation
that there is but in all the world at the same
time who can hold the keys of this natter bnt one
man has power to turn the key to inquire oil the Lof
and to say whether these my brethren, or any oil
the rest Of this congregation, or the SAINTS upon he
face If the whole earth, may have tins blessing Oh
Abraham conferred upon them he holds the Keys OF
those matters now the same as Nathan in his day.
But says one how have You obtained TINS lnloiha
tom BY new revelation. when was II e'Tei, aui
To whoml II wac given to our froPhe', sec, anu
Revelator, Joseph Smith, on the Eth day ot July,
- Now let us inquire what will become OF
those individuals who have this law taught unto them
in pIainess, if they reject it voice. They WIZ
be damned will tell you. They will be damned,
saith the Lord God Almighty in the revelation he has
given. .,
49, Suppose man and woman should
enter into and agreement and conclude, be-
tween themselves To live together to all eternity and
never have it sealed by the Lords sealing power, by
the Holy Priesthood. would they have any claim on
each other ON the morning of the resurrection! NO.
il would not be valid legal, and the Lord would
cay, il was not by Int.
- What does the Lord intend to do win
this people, He intends 10 make them Kingdom OF
kings and priests kingdom unto Himself, or IN other
words Kingdom of Gods if they will hearken to TINS
law. There will be many who will not hearksn there
will be the foolish among the wise, who will not re-
ceive the new and everlasting covenant in its fullness
and they never will attain to their exatahon; tney
never viii be counted worthy to hold the scepter ~
power over numerous progeny, that snal multiply
themselves without end, IKE the sand upon the sea
shore"
should not have ventured upon such extensive
quotations, had not been requested by certain
prominent MOrnOns IL give to the Pubc 'ar
representation of the grounds on whlch they up.
hold polygamy, which. they complain hiss never
been done by the Gentle press. The grounds OF
belief which has affected the fundamental social
relations of at least 10000 people within the las.