The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1859-08-31
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HloiC WhOm they have lived and Win whom
they have been brought directly in contacty
Is. l.-No other explanation than is afford
ed by the crucifxtion of Christ, and the kin
dreu treatment of Gods ministers, prophets
and saints Of all ages.
; ii. G.-l know that new sect Is always de-
cried and tradueed--that il is hardly ever deem.
ed respectable to belong to belong 10 one--that
the }aptistS, Quakers, Metbodsts Universal
, lists, &c., have each in their turn been regard
ed, IN the infancy Of their sect, as the ofscour-
; ing OF the earth; yet cannot remember that
either OF them were ever generally represented
and regarded by the older sects OF their early
days aS thieves, robbers and murderers.
r Il. G.-If you will consult the cotempornry
Jewish accounts Of -the life and acts Of Jesus
Christ, You will find that he and his disciples
were accused of every abomnaBle deed and
purpose--robbery and murder included. Such
, work is still eXtant, and may DO found by
those who seek it.
Ii. G.--What do you say of the so-cai1ed
Damtes, or Destroying Angels, belonging to
your Church? sH-l sy-sy
= Is. What do you say? | know Of no
such band, no such persons or organization
hear OF them only in the ISLANDERS Of our enc
mics.
= III. G.--With regard TO the grave question
on which your doctrines and practices are ayow-
cdly at war with those of the Christian world
that Of the pleurality Of wiyes-is the sys>
TEN Of your Church acceptable to the majority
of its women?
B. Y.--They could not be more ayerse to il
than | was when it was first revealed TO us as
the Dirine will | think they generally accept
it, as do, as the Divine will.
II. Glow general is poligamy among
YOU? ss-
b. VI could not say Some Of these pre-
sent [heads Of the Church has each but one
wife: Others have more; each determines what is
his individual duty
| III. G.-What is the largest number of wives
belonging to any one man?
B. VI have fifteen; know no one who
has more: but some of those sealed TO me are
old ladies whom ! regard rather as mothers
than wives but whom have taken home to
cherish and support. 4es 4a
/ H. G.-Does not the Apostle Paul say that
a bishop should be "the husband of one wife2"
! B, Y.-So we hold We do not regard any
I but Il married inan as fitted for the Office of
! E'iShcp. But the Apostle does not forbida bish-
op having more wives than one arn~g
II. t.. Does not Christ say that he who
| puts away his wife, or marlies one whom am
other has put away, commits adultery? t
! T. Yves: and | hold that no man should
ever put away wife except for adultery not
always even ior that Such is my individual
view of the matter. do not say that wives
have not been put away in our Church, but that
do not approve of the practice. ~
II. Glow do you regard what is common.
ly termed the Christian Sabbath?
B. Y.-As a divineiy appointed day Of rest.
We enjoin all to rest from secular labor on that
day We would have no man enslaved to the
Sabbath, but would euioin all to respect and
enjoy it. M
Such is, as nearly as ] can recollect, the
substance Of nearly two hours conversation,
wherein much was said incidentally that wod
not be worth reporting, and wherein others
bore part; but, as President Young is the
first minister of the Mormon Church, and bore
the principal part in the conversation, have
reported his answers alone to my questions and
observations. The others appeared uniformly
to defer his views, and acquiesce fully in his re-
sponses and explanations. He spoke readily.
not always with grammatical accuracy, but with
no appearance ofhesitancy OF reserve, and with
no apparent desire to conceal anything, nor did
he repel any of my questions as impertinent.~-
He was very plainly dressed in thin summer
clothing, and with no air Of sanctmony or IA.
naticism. In appearace he is portly, frank.
good natured rather tllick-set man of tifty-f
seeming TO enjoy life and be in no particular
hurry to got TO heaven. His associates are
plain men. evidently born and reared to life of
labor, looking as little like crafty hypocrites
or SwinderS as any body of men ever met.
The absence of cant or shuttle from his man
ner was marked and general yet think may
fairly say that their Mormonism has not i'm.
peyershed them--that they were generally
poor men when they embraced it, and are new
in very comfortable circumstances-as men ay-
eraGing three or four wives apiece certainly
need be- ta -
If ] hazald any critic ISM on Mormonism
generally, reserve them for q separate letter,
being determined to make this fair and full
expose of the doctrine and poiity, in the very
words of the Prophet so far as | can recall
them do not believe President Young him.
self could present them in terms calculated to
render them less obnoxious to the Gentle
world than the above. But have a right to
add here. because said to the assembled chiefs
at the close Of the above colloquy, that the de-
graduation (or, il you please, the restriction) Of
Women to the single office of child bearing and
its accessories, is an inevitable consequence Of
the system here paramount. | haze not obscr-
we'd sign in the streets, an advertisement in
the journals, ofthis Mormon metropolis. where
by woman proposes to do anything whatever.
No Mormon has ever cited to me his wiIe's or
any woman'S opinion on any subject; no Nor
mon woman has been introduced or has spoken
to me; and though have been asked to visit
Mormons in their houses, no one has spoken of
his wife Cor wiyesl desiring TO see me, or his
desiring me to make her (or their) acqnaifit-
ence, or voluntarily Indicated the existence ef
such being or beings. will not attempt to
report our talk on this subject, because, unlike
what have above given, it assumed somewhat
the character Of a disputation, and could hard
ly give it impartnilly; but one remark made by
President -voungI think | can, give accurately.
and it may serve as sample of all that was Of
tered on that side 1t was in these words,
think, exactly: "lf did not CONSIDER myself
competent TO transact certain business with
out my wie's or any woman's counsel with re-
gard to it, think / ought' to let the business
alone" The spirit with regard to Women, Of
the entire Mormon, as ot all other polygamic
systems, is fairly displayed inthis as0wals Let
any such system become established and Prev
alent, and Noman will soon be confined to The
harem, and her appearance in the street with
unveiled face will he accounted immodest
iovfully trust that the genius ofthG Nineteenth
Century tends a solution ofthei problem of Wo-
mans sphere and destiny radically different
lromrths. FL. G.
Extreme LaMguOE and Ex-
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