Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-08-18
Rev. DIR. Newman - salt Lake Sdy.
la,


The Utah correspondent OF the Chicago Trs-
tEns, NriGng lnom Salt Lake City, August sth.
says that Rev. DIR. Newman, Of the Metropolitan
NJ. T.. Church in this city, accompanied by
his wife and Rev. Byron Sunderland, also OF
Washington, arrived there on Sunday, the 5tb
inst, and that brigham Young having declined
TO meet DIR. Newman 20 discuss the question
oes ,.,,s sse the Bible sn, sanction rolygamy the
himself and the Mormon leader, decided N
preach in the Methodist Mission hall SUNDAY
an M ,inoon IN three hours discourse, which he
text Matt. xix. Z, 5. 6).sHave We not read, that
he which made them nj the beginning maie
them male and female He affirmed thaf the
Polyeamous, and, In support OF this All rmation,
advanced s1 and ms sintained the nine propositions
In the time Of mans innocency, was monogse
mous-the union An Nedi0ck OF one man and one
woman 2. Polyssmy is n violation OF the inst
% God, and ne defined IN lis Word. 3 Polrss%v y
adultery. 4. There is no passage OF Scripture,
correctly Interpreted, that either sanctions OF
allow allows tne practice OF polyeamy: :. The Scrip
practice OF polygsmy. as recorded in the Bible,
Is condemned by the facts In the case. Z. Pros,
.uuon ass s oeen; And is, more prevalent in go-
lygamy cannot be claimed as a civil right, pro-
tected by the constitution Of the United Slstes,
ty. .. Polygsmy does not tend to the perpetuity
OF the national life.
His object on coming here, he said, was three
fold-to DO good; 20 announce great tru'a; 20
present mepcgAmy 10 Ctah and the world as a
Bible doctrine. Then, giving his text stating
his qresison. "Does the BibIe sanction polyg-
amy and his frst proposition, given above,
he proceeded 70 analyZe marriage. He showed
eonclusiyely that polygamy $ adultery; that
adultery does not consist in the putting away OF
2 wife, simply, but IN marrying another. Has-
band and wife may separate and not be gailty
OF the great iransgression; but IL they marry
Others, they commit adultery. The sin consists
In addition and not IN separation. The absence
OF prostitution in Utah was eco united for on the
ground that II was new country, consequently
not rich and luxurious; that it IL inhabited
chiefly by people naturally relIgiously inclined;
that II Il only established by er pdrte evidence;
thai is specially attempted for the sake of the
stHute for Ii.
Next day the CITY papers published part OF
the correspondence between Mr.. Newman and
Brigham Young, vomiting Themselves aud MS
representing and abusing Mr.. Newman in the
most outrageous manner. The anti-polygamists
here, having no organ, felt unwilling 10 bear
this, and some Of them Joined in a letter 70 Mr.
Newman this morning, asking bim to give them
the correspondence between him and Young
so they could show he did not decline the discus,
sion as charged by the Mormon press. This even
tually led the way 70 Mr.. Newmans b reopenine
the correspondence with Mr.. Young by sending
him challenge TO publicly discuss the question
with him. To this Brigham replied, accepting
the challenge TO debate, not Tor himself. but for
John Taylor and Orson Pratt. Mr. Newma n
answered that he thought, Brigham having
decline to meet him, personally, in debate he
might rest his case here. But that, IL Pratt and
Taylor were disposed to take the Affirmative, he
tain gentlemen to meet certain others on their
part TO make necessary arranRements