The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-03-22
Anna Dickinson's Comments on
Mormonism, Etc.
WHAT is THE GOVERNMENT DOINGI

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Miss Dickinson, has law whereby it
virtually declares that polygamy is lille
gal, and asserts that one man can law
fully claim but one woman for his wife,
and one women can call but one man
her husband. The other day tn ere died
in the Territory Of Utah, a man by the
name of Heber Kimball. leaving two
hundred widows. The United States
officials recognize DO such institution as
noiygamy, and said "the woman he mar
ried first is his widow; these one humid
red and ninety nine others are nothing"
The case was carried 10 Washington to
be decided-not as to whether this man
had right to will his money to these
two hundred women, or any other two
hundred women. but as to the rights of
each one of these two hundred women
as widows Of this man. The authorities
at Washington declare thro' one branch
that polygamy In some sense IS illegal
thro another branch it declares that each
one of these two hundred widows shall
be recognized in every sense. The
decency and christianity alike, by in
directly tolerating and supporting this
abominarion.
SHARP THURsTs.
The lecturer made some very sharp
thursts at several prominent gentlemen
who were in Salt Lake City when she
was there. Among these were the Hon
VIM D Kelley and the Rev DR. Todd.
These Honorable gentleman appear to
ha, e spoken smooth words to the Nor
mons to have encouraged, rather dis
couraged, their peculiar institution"
Miss D., said that Judge K, in
speech to the Mormons, remarked that
he had been profoundly interested in
what he had seen, as indeed, said he,
had they all. Such marvellous industry;
such wonders of patience; such obsta-
cles overcome, could have sprung from
nothing save profound religious faith,
q great religious enthusiasm! Again he
wished to express his admiration, and
ere leaving here he desired to pledge
in behalf of himself and companions
their entire friendship. Say you, my
friends, continued Miss D., who were
they? A leading committee-the Com
mittee of Ways and Means of the House
of Representatives Of the United Statesl
He wished to pledge them all the aid
the United States government could
give them in the spread and growth of
their material prosperity and whatsoever
must rebound to the glory of our COM
mon country. And yet, doubtless, Judge
Kelley knew quite as we'll as every one
who listened, that no assistance could
be given these people in the spread and
growth of material prosperity, that
would not also aid and strength the doc
trine of devils that is in their religion
She had listened to sermon by the
Rev DIR Todd, wherein he utterly ignor-
ed everything so insignificant as few
thousands of women there gathered, and
addressed the men again and again. in
terms of tenderest brotherhood and
good fellowship. She heard him hope
that on some minor differences being
swept away, they might at las. make
clearly the port. towards which he
doubted not they were all tending, and
he told them story: the appearance al
the gates of Paradise Of disembodied
spirits, who were challenged by an an
gel. Said the angel I: Who are you?
81 am Baptist" "Ah," said the angel
.spass to your place outside then came
another and another. and one after an
other answered to the challenge. not the
password of Christian, but their partic-
ular denomination. and the same place AS
signed them. By and by,as they there sa
together, sounding up over the pearly
gates and everlasting walls, came 4 new
song oc the Lamb, and as one after an
other caught in the familiar strain, on,
voice after another joined in the familia
chorus, and the angle said: 'sWhat
thought you were Baptists, Methodists
Congregationalists, Presbyterians, Epis
copalians, but if you sing that song
your place is not without, but within
enter" DR. Todd, she said, did not say
Mormon by word, but if he did not u.s.
it by implication, then what possibl
sense could the story have for such al
audience, The application was mad
as he meant it to be, and the next day
papers commented upon it accordingly
These people have faith in Christ in tn
doctrine of atonement. They believe il
it; they swear by it; they are as ortho
dox as the doctor himself, and as far a
he saw fit to enunciate his belief; the
could have well said ''amen" to il
And yet who were these men with whom
this minister of the Gospel could CLAIM
kinship and brotherhood
HORRORS OF MoRMoNIsM.
We nave not the space for more tina
glance ct the terrible array of horror
which the lecturer presented. Passin
by the thousand minor offenders. sh
said, there is such men as Bishop John
son, we will say, who has four sisters
his own ieces, for his wives there
George d. Watt, the church reporte
and correspondent of the Alta Gallo,
MIA, respectable in society, conspicuou
in entertaining members of Congress
and strangers, yet married, in additio
TO others, to his own half sister, an
is Curtis Bolt, who has a mother an
daughter for his wives, the daughter
child OF thirteen. On the face Of sue
enormities as these, can a Christia
leader Of souls, with Gods opportun;t
thus thrust upon him, deliberately p,
Gods own commandments under hi
foot and strike hands with these peopl
as one of them? No. Why, indeed no
for barring the incest and the loathson,
features of the case, their theory in re