The New York herald., 1870-08-21


received these two wives from the highest authority
on earth-'Joash did that winch was rient IA me
Whatf Did he DO right when he took the TWO
wives wives that jehoiada gave hims Yes. so SAYS the
Is, does the Bible sanction polygamyf' And
Joash did that which was right In the sight OF the
Lord all the days Of Jehoiada the priest-' He was
very good man all those days-a very good man
| when he took two wives. But what wicked
abominable priest Jehoiada must have been accord
| ing TO the IDEAS OF m0nOgamists. But, let
what kind OF character he bears In tins same
chapter In the fifteenth and sixteenth verses II IL
SAID. But Jehoada waxed old, and full OF days
when be died; hundred and thirty years old was
he when ne died. And they buried him In the city
OF David among che kings because he had done good
IN Israel, both toward God and toward his house."
Buried him among the kings -honored him IN that
manner And the reason why they dld bestow tins
| great honor upon him was because ha had done
good In tine 1irst place. ne had done good by giving
viii o "a r 70 he Mas the me shes 70 ne
had on earth at tue tbme. and The Lord sanctioned
this act sanctioned poygamy, BY lengthening out
uncommon age IN those days.
| But must hasten on. There are many passages
which have not time in this opening speech to
bring forward: The next passage will refer to Will
be found IN Hosea l., 2, 3:-"Ihe beginning OF the
duction OF Hosea as IA prophet into the world. No
doubt he brought the evidence OF being very good
God 10 the world 1t least IN the beginning of the
Word Of God by Hosea to the world he must have
to this righteous and holy prophet was thls:-"And
the Lord said unto Hosea. Co. take unto thee wife
ON; and IN the third verse It Is said. $50 he went
and took Conner the daughter OF Diblam, which
conceived ana bare him son. Now, II such
thing had occurred In our day-if man had come
forward protesting to be prophet and the nrst In
PRODUCTION Of his prophetic once was 10 tell the
world that God had just revealed to him that he
should go and take a wife OF this awful character
that Is here described, what would you think OF
that prophets Yet God did this thing Hosea was
a true prophet God was the author Of it. But was
this the only wife that God commanded Hosea to
take or notY Go to the third chapter and In the first
aa n nrl
unto me, Go yet, love woman beloved OF her friend
yet an aduteress." What go and love a woman, an
very bad character, and ada another wife
and another e. .,, oI the characters that are so
Why? Because God commanded IL; and God having
commanded him to do these things he must be
command. Now, do not justify any other pro-
pnet jeremiah would not have been justified in
1aSng n Two @ p% snca ae%d n women: en-: Way because
given TO Hosea, and so far as we have any descrip
llon in the Bible was not given to any other
IL was not gwen as pattern for you and all the
people or this generation to observe; but 1t
gwen In that solitary instance. But" says one,
does not the Lord require snch characters these
10 be put TO deathr' Yes. That was the law OF God,
but IN this instance It that the Lord deviated
from the general law. Instead OF putting them to
death He commanded the holy prophet TO go and
marry those two women This puts me In mind Ofthe
Jaw given In Deuteronomy Axv., where the
Lord commanded the law Of consanguin1ty
10 be broken. You recOlect that in two different
chapters the Lord pointed out the degrees OF blood
wherein brother should not marry his brothers.
wife, mentioned In two different chapters; and in
bretnren that dwelt together. or near kinsmen.
20 break that law. Here, then, Is justifca-
cerned IN not observing tue law OF consangunity.
The Lord has right TO command at one time and
10 revoke HIS command at another--to alter HIS
commands as He pieases. We might reier yOu
even 10 that or murder. SO back, Tor instance, to
the day Of Noah--"Whoso sheddeth mans blood by
man shaI his blood he shed.'' In the law against
inat gave TINS LAW against murder commanded
Abralaui-tn | good man who is up yonder
the Kingdom OF God and, according
10 The New Testament commanded him to take his
sou isaac and slay him, and offer him up as burnt
Offering, Now, here is one command right IN OppO-
sition 10 another. Consequently God does some
lines give command in opposition to another in
some cases; but they are not examples for you or
mt 10 follow, unless God gives us commands in re-
gard To this matter. Supposug that we should
prove bs ten thousand evidences from the Bible that
Poiyeamy aS practised by Israel, was sanctioned by
God IN ancient days. would that be reason that
you ana | shonld practise itr BY no means. We
must get "a command independent Of that which
they received. Cod frequently repeats His cOm-
nands, and ms servants are required to obey HIS
commands when they are given. The Latter Day
SAINTS ~ this territory pracuse polygamy not be-
cause The law Of Moses commands IL, not because it
was extensively practised 10y the best men we know
OF mentioned IN the Bible, the old patriarchs Abra
nam aul Jacob, and others who are saved in the
KIN gdOm Oi bOl. We nave no right 10 practise IL
because they ala.
Professor rr,tts tIme-had now expired:
Judge HAwLEY-'i have the pleasure vi lntroduc-
ing 20 you the Rev. DR.. Newman.
Df. NEWMAN then forward and took the
PLATFORM AS he rose there was a flutter OF interest
aii through the assembly TO see the man who mad
c0iue more than TWO thousand miles to meet the
Mormon Elder on this question. The Doctor at
once created a favorable impression. lie spoke AS
ARGUMENT or DIR. NEWMAN.
HoSoWAgLG UMPiREs, LADIES AND GESfLEMEN--
The question fOr our consideration Is docs the
Bible sanction poysamyr' IL is of the utmost i'm
porgaGce that proceed 10 once, in the discussion
oi his question, - unfolding OF its elements and
therefore, without losing any time. we propose TO
ansiyze tue question. had desired nine hours to
speak 0n tll- great subject, but 10y mutual consent
the time has been reduced 10 three In view OF this
proceed al once, therefore, to the consdera-
ton Ol the elements OF the question "Does the Bible
Sanction POlygamy ~ Every word is emphatic.
Does rne bibe-God's word-wnether in the original
text or IA the Translation that which Is accepted by
carts endom as tha revealed will OF God; this old
B0sS that has come down from the hoary past; this
o,I B0ok written by different men, under different
circumstances yet Tor one great ana grand object;
tbs Book, that comes 10 Us under the authority OF
plenary Inspiration No matter what has become
81 ihe MANUSCRIPTS, whether lost the food
consumed N tue hames tnat burned Inc doomed
F,rseppts-no matter wnat has been their destiny,
aIve IN ofignil--the Hebrew The Septuagint
and the New Testament Ia the original, winch have
been aud are accepted by The most eminent biblical
schoias therefore, tue poihl the gennein;ln makes
fhat fo.niDy manuscripts are i0st IL 4 bagateIIe.
throw a away as useless as a rush. Would he nave
ine infer taat because some OF the manuscripts
ale lost that therefore that book Is not the authen
tic word oi God and the revealed VIII OF high
hcaSenf No: Tor nam 20 assume that IS to assume
that sna book s not God's wlll. Supposing thai The
original revelation the pretended revelation that
4 you here mold 60 practise polygamy, was burned
~ ne wc Oi Joseph snth. docs that invalidate the
preserved copy that M. Joseph Smith mad secreted
4 in his pocket Certainly Therefore that old
book comes 10 us with authority, and whatever has
heCoue oi the manuscripts out OF which IL has been
formed it has been handed down 10 us and Is our
standard. lin the course OF his remarks DR.. Newman
turned several times To address those sitting the
7 plailOrm.l
Noics speak TIE people in front. if you
please.
! pr NEwMAN-I am here 20 speak TO the people.
NoiCE-lhats righi spea9 away
\ Judge HAwLEY zone OF the umpiresj-Geep silence,
I " you please
1 Dr. NEwaAN-Oh. that old man has a Kind hearti
uEdeFSiand A. He has two ears. and am going TO
make has hear. (Laughler) But let us look at
I that bOOk. II T. "A book OF history, biography,
prophecy, Of laws aud precepts, OF promises and
tnreaisnngs, Of poetry and narrative. IL Is 10 be
I judged hy tue established rules OF grammar, and
Rhetoric aud logic IL 4 written In human language.