The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-09-03

II g objected that # zone aeshr IL ex.
s Saui ynr, expressive Of wedosx then g
wl,' accept the assertion The part OF the passage
cneu ~ what know We not that he which il joined
10 marriott - one bodyf for two satin he shall be
one nesh. But he that IS Joined the Lord Is
spirit" NOW look at the facts. The apostle IN here
showing the true relation OF the believers to Christ
anu TINS reanon Is Nus rated under the figure OF mar
believer becomes one with Christi ana the apostle
further explains IN reproof Of the Corinthians ming
ling with idoators aud adGlterers, that by thus
mangng they became assimilated iden,ca; aud
he brings up the Illustration that II has mar
ried hariot-n 9 simply cohabits with but IL mar
red 10 o harl0t--he becomes Identical with her or
! In other words. "one fesnn
There IL passage which declares "A bishon
| then, must be bameess; the husband OF one wfe.o
| II Is asserted mat he must have wife anyhow,
that this very caution indicates the prevalence vi
| poyeamy In that day: but no proof can be brought
time. ON the contrary, am prepared TO prove that
polygamists were not admitted INTO the Christian
'Let every man have his own wife, and let every
woman have her own hisband;'' SO that, II you say
pines to the ayman and what Is good for the priest
IL good for the layman ana rice UTsu
ca mSw rom omen ne rs Creeks and Ronans But LOOK a
the palpaDe contradiction in the assertion. III 10
as erted that monogamy came from those nations
II Il also asserted that poygamy was universal at
the time of Christ and HIS apostles. The last asser-
ton Is made 20 prove that poiygsmsls were ad,,
mted into the early Christian Church. Now. II
monogany came IRON the Greeks and Romans then
polygainy could not have been universally preva-
lent for 1t Is admitted that at that time the Romans
held universal sway, ana where they held uniycr.
sal sway there their laws prevailed. and the two
statements cannot he reconciled Nov we come to
the words OF Christ-Mattncw ", 27-2s; XIX. So;
and Mark X, li-l2. AT that time, when the Saviour
was discoursing with the Pharisees recorded In
Matthew XIX, the Jews were divided to the in
depreciation of the law OF Moses touching divorce,
| which says. III man hath taken wia and mar
RED her, and 1t come to pass that she Gnd favor
IN his ewes because he hath found some unceanness
In her then et him write her blll of enforcement"
! Upon the ng OF the word 'uncleanleSs'' the
Jews differed. Some agreed with the school OF Rabbi
Hlel in the opinion that man might divorce HIS
wife for the slightest offence, or for no offence
| at all II he found another woman VINO
| pleased him better; but the school OF Rabbi
shammai he'd that the term ''unoleanness''
meant moral delinquency The Pharlsees came
70 o npP e declined Ye the SAVIOUR aSns
advantage OF. the opportunity, gave them discourse
ON marriage. And In discoursng upon marriage he
refers 70 the original insttuton:-"Haye We not
read that He which made them at the beginning
made them male and female'" And thus He brings
out the great law Of monogamy. Granting tnat the
alus0n is incidental neyer heiess II Ia aimportant
az falling rom the lips OF the great Master.
| was challenged to show that poygamy Is adul-
| terry The gentleman challenged me, and Will now
proceed to prove It, AS adultery Is distinguished in
proper to ascertain the exact meaning Of the words
as used by the sacred writer's: The word translated
the Greek pornetd and means pollution, dehlemenf,
lewdness. or, In common parlance, prostitution.
Is RON the same words ana signifies criminal sex
ua intercourse without the formallties Of marriage
| Adultery IL from tUe ucDrcN worn UIiDH anu VIC
| Greek word n,oicAeta, and IL the criminal inter.
course OF a married woman with any other man
other woman than his wife. This is Indicated by
the philoog cal significance OF the term ''adulre-
rate, compounded OF two words meaning 10 an
other" az the mixture OF pure and impure liquors or
| or an alloy with pure metal Aduiterer is from tho
Hebrew ,oGph and the Greek 'aoscnos, whic en-
settled is, is the Hebrew word naoph and the
Greek word noicaos or n,otclsid, confined to the
| or unmarried, and O married woman This Is the
| theory OF the Mormon poygamists. but JON issue
with them and assert that the Scriptures teach that
! adultery is committed by married man who has
| sexual Intercourse with woman other than his
wife, Now can 1t be proved that the sin OF adultery
| is committed by married man having carnal con-
nection win woman who Is neither married nor
lated in the seventh commandment 'adnitery" does
include all criminal sexual intercourse. II IS
a generic term, ana the whole includes
the parts. 1t IL like the word 'Sill'''
IN the sixth commandment. which includes all
those passions and emotions OF the human soul that
lead TO murder, such as Jealousy. envy. malice.
haired revenge. SO this word ngaph includes
whoredoni. fornication adultery and even saacal
lust. The terms adultery and ''iornication'' are
used nterchangeabIy by our Lord and mean the
| man other than her husband IS admitted to be
adultery; but christ calls the act iornication. and
TINS is the highest authority that can bring for
ward. Thirdly. the carna connection OF man
with an unmarried woman Is positively declared
adultery. In Job xiv. 81 1t expressly said that
the adultercr commits his crime with the barren
| and the WIDOW ale EVIL en- lteth the barren that
bealetll moi and doe not GOOD TO the widow;'' and
IN Isaiah VII, B. 1t Is taught the aduerer commits
| his sin with the whore itGznsh Il the wordl-"But
draw near hther ye sons OF the soreeress the seed
OF the adulterer and the whore Therefore con-
clude that, from the seventh commandment, from
the common meaning Of adultery and iornication az
| gwen by Christ, and from Job and Isaiah. that the
| term nddpit comprehends ail the notifications OF
that crime down to the salacid lust that a man may
feel In his soul for a woman.
but may be asked, II this Is then why does the
Mosaic law mention the married womais and not the
| unmarried womanP We deny that such distinc,
ton was made. we do ADMIT however, tiiar
special penalties were denounced against
such a connection with married wo-
| man, but for special reasons. What were
those reasons. The design was TO preserve the gene
alogy, parentage aud birth Of Christ fom mterrup,
u0n ana confusion, which was la iimlhent danger
| where intercourse With married woman was had
by a man other than her husband; but no such dan
ger could arise from the intercourse OF married
| with an unmarried woman. But those temporary
and special laws passed away when Christ came:
| Under the Jewish dlspensalion he that cohabited
| with % woman other than his wife was responsible
| TO God for the violation oil the seventh commando
! ment; the woman was also responsible 10 God for
the violation OF the seventh commandment and this
Special law. Now both the man and the woman ara
equally responsible TO God Tor the violation OF thaa
But you say If this be true then some OF the great
men In Bible times were guilty OF violation OF the
| seventh commandment l say they were but they
were not all poyganllsts, as nave demonstrated To
you to-day. But take the facts, Abraham, WheI
| convinced Of his sin, put away Harar. Jacob livet
forty years out OF state OF polygamy. David pun
his wives eight years before he died: II there
| Is no account that solomon put away his wlves,-
| neither IL there an assurance that solomon aban-
doned his ldoatry. This, then, my friends, is the
your good proclaim the lac, that polygamy is
| adultery. General outbnrst of dissent and loud
cries OF '5hame, shamel no, n0!il assert II, with
ali Kindness as doctrine taught In the Bible, and
proclaim 1t without fear as the law OF God.
am challenged TO prove that poygaIny Is no pre-,
ventlon OF prostitution. 1t has been affirmed time
| ana again. not only IN this discussion but in tina
! written WORKS OF he distinguished gentfemeH
| around me, that in homogeneous countries prosti<
tuition, or social evil Is almost universally prevalent.
| discover that have not the time to follow out this
written argument, but am prepared to prove-h
Will prove in your daily paperstat prostifution
II as old as authentic history: that prostitution has
been and Is to-day more prevalent III poly>
gamic than in mOn0ganic countries. eau
prove that tile estimates representing PROSE
titutlOn IN mOnoganc countries are overy
| drawn. They are overlrawn regard to-
| my native city. That gentleman brought out New,
| nj in hat nd ~ ion