The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1870-04-02


nature whyit is the natural order of things,
and why Gods chosen people were the off,
spring of polygameus mothers. Now,
took my second wife only last year; my
circumstances did not enable me to do 5,
before, and the good effects of the arrange,
ment are already observable in my house.
particularly in the son of my second wife,
which is brighter, healthier and stronger
child than either of my other eight chill,
dren. And | challenge you to 60 to any Of
our schools, and pick out at random dozen
children of polygamous mothers, and then
say on your honor if they are not superior
to the average children Of single mar
riages.'
This seems like bold offer, but one finds
in time that the Saints are very much given
to the bluff game nor will it be thought
strange that they are not tile only people
who excuse their own sins by pointing out
these of others.
Without attempting to contrevert his
views, l accepted the loan of copies of the
:. Book of Mormon Millennial STAR
and "Doctrine and Covenants, which ]
promised to read at my earliest leisure.
My first Sabbath in Salt Lake was bright
and clear and determined on visit to
the Tabernacle. The early morning | de
voted to the Book of Mormon but two
hours more than satisfied me. OF all the
dull. wearisome and inconsequential books
work takes the lead. 1t is verbose, diffuse
and full of repetitions a; about the size of
the Old Testament, every material fact in
it could be compressed within the limits OF
a Tribune Almanac.
THE CHURCH-KILLING MEN TO SAVE THEIR
The shedding of mans blood. for the re
mission of his sins, even his sins against
the Church. This is sometimes denied and
advocated, but that it is a doc
trine of the Mormon Church is now beyond
doubt. Brigham openly says that the only
reason why it is not more generally advo-
Gated is, that it is Htoo strong a doctrine
for the weak in faith; the people are not
fully prepared for it. etc. Unwilling to
leave this matter doubtful in any mind, |
clip the following extracts from published
the first from those of Jedediah
NJ Grant, delivered in the Tabernacle
Brethren and sisters. we want you to
repent and forsake your sins. And you
that have committed sins that cannot be
forgiven through baptism, let your blood be
sled, and let the smoke ascend, that the in
cense thereof may come up before God, as
atonement for your sins, and that the sim
nerS in Zion may be afraid" Deseret Ne'rs
October 1. 1861
I'VE have been trying long enough with
these people, and | 80 in for letting the
sword of the Almighty be unsheathed, not
only in wo: d, but in deed" (I5id.)
Il say that there are men and women
here, that | would advise to so to the Pres
ident Immediately. and ask him to appoint
a committee to attend to their case, and
then let a place be selected, and let that
committee shed their blood Dessert
Neacs., September, 1866
Which was endorsed by Brigham as fol-
lows:
There are sins men commit for which
they cannot receive forgiveness in this
world, or in that which is to come, and if
they had their eyes open to see their condi-
ton. they would be perfectly willing to
have their blood split upon the ground,
that the smoke thereof might ascend to
heaven as an offerieg for their sins whereas,
if such is not the case, they will stick to
them and remain upon them in the spirit
world. know when you hear my brethren
talk about cutting people off from the earth,
you consider it strong doctrine. 1t is to
save them, not to destroy them. 1t is true
that the blood of the Son of God was shed
for our sins, but men can commit sins which
it can never remit.
''As it was in ancient days, SO it is in
our day the law is precisely the same
There are sins that the blood of lamb or
a calf cannot remit, but they must be
atoned for by the blood of man. That is
the reason why men talk to you as they do
frem this stand. They understand the
doctrine and throw out few words about
it, Dessert Ncus. October 1, 1885,
This is "seund Mormon doctrine and
that many have been sacrificed under it, is
well known i'll Utah. This is one of the
features of Mermonism | was slow to be-
lieve. nor did | credit it without overwhel-
ming proof; but to put the matter beyond
doubt, more than one prominent Mormon
has avowed the doctrine to me, and de
Tended it as an ordinance of God.
SLAVERY OF WOMEN.
The third anti-American feature of Nor.
monism is the complete subserviency and
mental slavery of woman, net as to pelyg
amy alone, though that is an outsrowth,
but in everything.
Their theology teaches that, Gas Eve led
Adam out of Paradise, he must lead hel
back and though they hesitatingly admit
that she may secure "a salvation > withou
man S help, she cannot secure'' an exhalta
tion.'' She must have a husband to leat
her into the presence of God, and Introduce
her to that husbands glory. 'She will
not necessarily go to hell, because she il
single. but she never can rise to the frs
glory Such an atrocious and un-Chris
tian ides can have but one tendency, t.
make woman merely creature for man
convenience and pleasure. Hence, all gu
American idea of dover, partition, equa
descent, and woman holding land in fe'
apart from her husband, are unknown t.
the laws of Utah. Everything wemal
possesses at marriage becomes absolutel.
the property of her husband.
Friendship of Woman.
&c.