The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-08-18


this cause solomon slew him. At al events, what
eyer may be the Interpretation OF Soomon's dis
ed-nrst, David did not asked for Abishag; second
he did not cohabt with her. And therefore the con-
wife nor concubine OF David and that David died
innocent OF the sin OF poygamy, sfter having put
away 1s q ih sa es 81 Solomon solomon
was poygamist OF the largest order. He had 800
wives and 700 concubines. have no apology for
TINS man. He does not need any help from me-
"But what shall we say Of Soomon's wrtlngsY
Was he not an inspired writer" TO That question
we have this TO answer-What is claimed, that Solo.
mon wrote he wrote and what he wrote Is true, and
1nongh he was one OF the greatest Of all poYgamsts
ton Of polygany all his writings, either In Pro-
verbs, Ecclesiastes or the Cantcles., It Is sta.
penaos isst Iat THIS geaest and grossest Of all
polygamic marriages. Bat IL Is said that Solomon's
greatness was predicted. Yes; true That Solomon
Is less an approval of polygamy than an expression
q Gods infinite pity for one born Of such parents,
sa stS Sa for the d 5a Wn Of his his
Conqueror and some citizens OF our own country
who came nto the world under like circumstances.
justify the massacre by Herod the betrayal by Judas
or the cruclnxion by the Jews. Christ would have
been great had not these sins been commtted and
Solomon would have been great had nc been born
In homogeneous marriage But as an objection TO
TINS theory the law 81 bsstardy Is quoted as found
into the congregation OF the Lord: even TO his tenth
generation snail he not enter into the congregation
not understand the scope of this law 1t is evG ent
from history that the term "bastard" has not always
sigmied the Same. With us 1t means one born out
OF wedock that is, homogeneous matrlmony. AT
Athens IN the days OF Percles all were declared bast.
man. Among the jews, In The time OF Moses, bastard
was one born OF q Jew and q pagan woman. And
oreigner or the prohSon them
lies against one born OF parents within the forbidden
aegsea Of knsns or born a Of Woman "a whose
nlty would he unknown or born OF connections
formed with strange and dolatrous nations, marriage
with whom God had plainly forbidden; but though
ono might be the child Of a prostitute and have
no family inheritance, yet Y tho rather was known
State and to exscss ali his
Jeptha was the son OF Jew and harot, yet Jeptha
was Judge IN Israel; and this explanation OF the
law eXOnerateS Solomon and others born in poly
gamic marriage.
We have spoken Of Lamech Abraham, Jacob and
How often 1t Is repeated here and elsewhere that all
the patriafchs ali the kings and oil the great men
xsap Ss there wars wss
walked with GOD, and there were noah and his three
and aut was hsrs 1a
there were Aaron ana Joshua and ali the prophets
Isaiah, jeremiah, Ezekiel, Danlcl-and there were
all the apostles. Now count up the other side:-
Lamech the murderer Jacob who was tnief and q
swindler, number two; David who was an iiolator
and murderer, Solomon who was an dolator and
erected affairs to Mooch. These are the famous
polygamlsts Of the Bible. Willie on the
grand the old Das 9 IF hS snS are S ns na%G'
the prophets, all the apostles and all the great
and good men since the angels sang the song Of the
nativity on the plains OF Bethlehem.
PROSTITUTION IN POLYGAMIu NATIONS.
Inow come to my seventh proposition-that prost
monogamlc nations. believe more prevalent In
his sermon on celestial marriages, page g. Mr.
gamtc system which came from Greece and Rome
laid the foundations for prosttution and MIR. Can
non pace 20 says tha5 pSiysamic natSns nave
allowing men to nave more wives than one" But
these gentlemen are either ignorant OF history or In
tentonaly misrepresent the facts thereof. The his
tory of prostitution Is coeva With authentic history
1t stains the earliest NEUROLOGICAL records. II can
be traced from the earliest twilight in which
history dawns to the clear daylight
Of to-day without pause or moment OF obscu-
rity.n Eighteen hundred years Is. e. Famar attired
wayslde and deceived her father-ir-aw, judah. Ana
That harotry was prevalent then and dlsgracefu,
cause she lad played the harlot." The very laws
enacted by Moses Tor the punishment Of harlotry,
Of such evils And to prevent the diseases Incident
to such crimes he made laws forbddlng sexual con-
o %
Of Baa! was celebrated with the most nfamOOs
ND xN ISL
law was afterward repealed, and in the time OF the
Macca6ees the temple was like common brOthe.
the solemn and frequent warnings OF the prophets
and sacred writer's are proof Of Its prevalence. In
splred history records that Jepntha was the
| son OF q harlot Samson entered into the
house Of one at GAIA. solomon's first
judicial act In case IN which two harlots ap.
harlot; the harlot is the common figure used by the
| prophets TO represent degenerate Church. Publ
ana naS aa the Ministry q Christ It
forgiven, because she loved much" ana during his
ministry woman taken In adultery was brought to
when lie would reprove the Corinthians for their
sins. Yet the Mormons claim that the Jews were a
herodotus they Will learn lacs Of the most appall.
Ing character. "At the feast of Bubastls," says
Herodotus the women engaged in lascivlous
OF the people," The tempe Of Bubasis, like that Of
Baal and Venus, was house OF prostitution II was
no uncommon thing for an egyptian 10 make liv-
ing by the hire OF his daughters person,
which was the reason. why Moses enacted a
that young and beautiful women were not delivered
to the embalmer Till they mad been dead some days.
The city Of Naucrau owed its fame and wealth TO
Rhadopts and Archldce, who attained to emlnence
in their wickedness. tHerodous. book H. pages 1l6
Herodotus, prostitution was equally prevalent In
ancient BABYLON. Every Babylonan female was
the temple OF the Chaldean Venus, whose name was
Mylitta Within the porch around the temple the
women gathered, where the sacrifice OF virtue was
made tile price for which, received from her lover
size was placed on the altar OF the goddess. And at
the time OF Alexander the Great the social evil
had reached climax and at feasts in the presence
OF their fathers and husbands, the women threw OF
all restraint and enacted scenes OF shameful i'm.
modes'y. In ancient Persia the iniamies practised
after the passions had been innamed
fathers and daughters, sons and mothers
husbands ana wives Joined III scene Of
sensuaity Which lasted all night These are sim.
pie historical facts. Yet these gentlemen tell US
OF the purity OF ancient polygamlc nations. In view
OF these facts what credit we give to their quota
tons OF history. They either fools or knaves II
they are ignorant OF these facts they FOOLS If they
know these facts and misstated them they are
EnayeS
But MIR. Cannon tells he has travelled in foreign
lands, where he has been shocked with the preva-
NIL
too, have traveed-trayeled through Europe, Asia
and Africa; stood on the banks OF the Golden Horn
and the Bosphorus; sailed on the Nile swan In the
stood on Mount sinai, prayed on Mount
Taber, and behe!d Mount Heimon with win
ter on his brow, spring on his lap and
summer at his feet. /, too, have travelled in
foreign countries, and where poiygamy Is practsed
ana have there witnessed the prevalence OF the
q OF N IaIld uhaco