The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-08-23

already named; we ma that ne had seventy-two
Now We have nothing To 10 with the righteousness
al these men, nor their righteousness nothing 10
do with the marriage Institution. God has estab-
llshcd that by divine command God has established
II by HIS own sanction, whether II be the poygamic
or Inc nionoganic FORM II Gideon fell iuto ldOatry,
as II may he argued, perhaps by the reverend doc
tor that has nothing 70 do with the cse Tor YET he
nad tiIe power 10 multiply 10 himself seventy-two
sons showing that, whether wicked man or o
righteous man, he had the superior power 10
M A me aav ned ienaies Well now right mere
person thdt properly consistent lie delights III The
saiVation OF the human family. wicked man may
LAKE unto himself "a VIE and raise up u p0sterty
lie may set before that wie and ner poserity very
wicked example. By mis- drunkenness, by his
biasphenly. by his lying, by his mmoralties, he may
lead those children 10 destruction. A righteous man
may lake dry wives, or ten, AZ you choose-a plu-
Taiy, al any Iae-and he may bring up his children
IN the nurture and adm0ntion or the Lord He may
instruct MS children IN The great principles Of righto
onsness and truth, ana lead them along and bring
then up ny his examples, by his precepts,
W nls teachings 10 Inherit eternal lie ~ the right
iiand oil God With those polygainists, Abraham and
God. Now, then, which or the two Is the LORD the
most pleased with, the man that has Ave, ten
twenty OF MY wives bringing up MS scores OF chill
drcn and teaching Them. instricing aud cXating
them so that they may obtain eJerna, life with the
ancient polyganists In The kingdom OF God, or the
man. the monogamist, that brings up his wife In all
manner OF wlokedness, and finally goes down
TO hell himself and leads his whole family
therey Now. which would sou. my brethren,
pared with the supreme wisdom or the great
Creator OF the universe, who among you would not
feei IL an honor to entrust your OsprnS with your
friends instead Of your enemless Would NOT God,
therefore, act upon the same prlnciple2 Does God
wickedY Woe unto The anteue uvian race They
married; they We're given in marriage until the day
that Noah entered into the ark witn his four sons
and their wives. Was GOD pleased with their mar
riage3f No. They were not righteous men nor
righteous women. the children were taught in the
wicked preccpSs or their fathers ana committed all
manner Oh wicRcuueSS until all flesh mad
corrupted It's way before the Lord. Therefore the
Lord had TO destroy these evil workers OF
iniquity that had received wives instead OF those
marriages consummated in the days before the hood.
The marriages and intermarrlages among the sous
and daughters VI men being acceptable 10 The Most
H9n, He was obliged to destroy both those that were
married ana their offspring from the face OF the
ear,n. low mnch helter it would have been TO have
had few polyyamlst individuals that would bring
forth pure and holy Offspring that the Lord might
save and exair unto eternal llfet Consequently,
when we examine the subject OF poly gamy In regard
to tlis matter we cannot acknowledge, lrJm The
SCRIPTURES ana from various other testi monies and
sources OF information, that the marriages of the
wicked arc accepted before heaven. There are
many passages OF scripture To support me In what
nave now sad. The LORD In one place
parents and chi!drea, lest they should NIL
the world with cities, lest all the world,
us u WERE Should De peopied by the descendants OF
the wicked that had presumed to marry wives con-
trary TO the laws OF God-thaL Is, to bring up or
spring contrary TO HIS Ia " for no person can pre-
tend 10 say that q marriage consufnma ed between
Az unrightcous man aud an unrghtcous woman is
q marriage OF persons whom God nts joined TO-
OF baptism and say that a man might 20 forward
10 be Daptisel, and because he had compiled with
inc simple ordinances III the ceremony or baptism,
tnat therefore II was acceptable in the sight OF
Heaven No such thing. God never had ANYTHING
10 do with the marriages Of the wicked only permit
Jap To ps so gps By rs
brethren. Cod intended IL for good, bat he did not
Justify Inc Instrument that perpetrated that awful
crime IN relation TO the sale vi their brethren.
so He permits those unauthorized marriages be-
tween wicked men ana women to perpetuate the
human race because they Will not hcarken 10 Him
until the time shall when He can have an Op.
portuny perhaps In future generations, OF calling
upon thelr posterlty and That lhey will hear lie
PERMITS He does not sanction 1t. IT the reverend
gentleman should argue that the census makes out
an equality OF macs and females this idea that |
vanced. The idea Is, because there Is equality
tnat every man must be confined to one
wne ana -, every woman to one husband.
and his blessings TO the human 1amily1 Then ne
Should give the same amount OF gifts and blessings
10 the wicked that he does to the righteous. ia
some respects he does. lie sends rains from the
heavens upon the just and upon the UNJUST: but
then there are mauy great and important Dressings
that are bestowed more abundanty upon the right
eous than upon the wicked, and God has his
and his designs and his purposes TO accomplish
Wnen he undertakes To make q distinction between
the wicked and the righteous in dispensing his bless
| inSs. Therefore, II the wicked take Wivcs with,
OF wnicn the LORD has no parlicuiEr occasion si.
| wives that have wasted themselves with their hus
| u
vine institution because the Lord has done doe
not prove That He sanctions 1t. But lie would pre-
| Ter father that the people should be like Israel o
Old-a nation OF polygamists as we'll as monogram
lists, and that the blessings should be DISPENSE
among them according 10 their righteousness rattle
Than 20 nave perfect equality upon the part OF The
maze and the female Many passages OF Scripture
misht be brought forth TO snow that Tins Is
to the human family. 4 will refer you
20 the thfty-seventh Psalm. God In that
Psalm has expressly sad aud repeated over and
al 1n v.tail n.
out OF the earth; they shall be destroyed; they VIII
MOI inherit the earth. White the righteous snail III
MERIT the earth; wnie the righteous snail be blessed
ana prOspcrous--thus bestOwng hts blessings upon
the one ana his curse upon the other.
we shail expect this afternoon, It Is to be hoped
to hear some arguments rcfu,ing those passages O.
scripture that were put forth to sustain divinity
OF p0iygamy as well as monogamy and II the genlle
man cannot find any thing to inyaIda,e these passages
III ne cannot lind any proof to limit those passages
10 monogainic households--if there Is no such evl
dence or testimony contained in the passages them
seves--ii there Is nothing in the original Hebrew
taking the Hebrew as 1t now exists 10 invalidatt
those passages, then poygamy stands on fOunda.
throne Of the Almighty. On the other hand If ne
can prove that this form OF marriage was repealed
ye .s NEW ssod nc can prove mat Coo has
command 10 do away with that princple or form O
plural MARRIAGE, then perhaps the argument
may rest upon the other SIDE. | SHAH walt
with great patience to have sOne argument brought
forth by this learned gentleman on this SUBJECT We
are very glad IN this Territory, to have the learned
come among us, Tor we. as people, have embraced
the Bible the standard OF faith, and IT. indeed
We are misunderstanding 1t, II We are practising
contrary TO its precepts how very thankful oughl
To be here In this mountain Territory 10 have
the learned come ir0m abroad: people taar are &C.
quainted with the original language, tnat can cor
recs our errors ana bring US 70 knowledge
and understanding OF the true form of mar
rage. (Laugnter.J We think this Is generous
on the part Of these gentlemen, much more 80 than
1t would be 70 enact laws to incarcerate dungeons
those who practise form or marriage that ID lard
down In this book ana send them there for three or
Tour or five years, and permit their women and
children TO suffer with hunger, taking away the
right or protection Which they had right TO expect
from their husbands, and shutting them up In lOath-
some dungeons. We thank Mr.. Newman ana the
gentlemen who have come among us; who have
come with intelligence AMI full OF philanthropy to
enlignen inc minds OF This people In this Territory,
and, II possible convince us or our errors.
We have many arguments that we have drawn up
here not Olly 70 reason upOn but discuss in favor
OF polygalny But am informed that only seven
minutes OF time Is granted to me. cannot, there.
lore. on this OccaslOn pretend 70 enter lnfa Ihesa