The New York herald., 1870-05-30

Rachel and Leah were also examples az righteous
ness women nlled with laith, holding communion
with God and enjoying ihe spirit OF revelation and
prophecy. In those days barrenness was considered
great reproach, and was oitsn a. inflicted unon wo.
they repented and became obedient the afntctO on
was taken away. Leah bore children childlen' Rachel was
barren. She therefore said to Jaco0--
my knees. may aIso have children BY her And
J. IS
The Lord restrained Leah from bearing until sne
nen IeSS saw tns she had et bearing she
Ltpah, her maid and gave Jacob to wl1e. ANA hll-
pan Leans maid bare Jacob SON. SON Genesis sas xxx fhs
actsr Let the Scriptures answer
God remembered Rachel and God hssrksnsd to her and
away y1s my And she
:Sa s:sss: Sss:ss :ss .: shall add to me another
In the seventeenth and eighteenth verses IL
reads -
SSs he & unto as s sS
me my'hre, because have given my maiden to my hus-
In q like manner God restrained Sarah from bear
Ing until she gave Hagar to Abraham after which
well pleased with their pOlygamy that he wrought
these three special miracles In conformation OF the
Ir poLYeAMY WERE CRIME
how remarkably strange s the language "God Iath
given me my hire because have % gwen y my maiden alden
OF Abraham she was met by an angel, VINO COM
manded her to return to her home. This may seem
polygamic Woman should be visited BY an angel and
be commanded to return TO her p0lyRdmic home
n1 81 r e or a sn awy
he sends her back TO her polygamous husband ana
mistress saying % ~ M VIII III multiply ty p SEED
On another occasion the angel OF the Lord told her
that her son Ishmael should become "a great ma
tfon," "G0d was with the fad," and he begOC twelve
princes. All these facts and many others too
numerous to mention, show most concusiyeIy that
GOD WAS WELL PLEASED
with the polygamtc form Of marriage and with the
onspring thus begotten. While adultery was pun
lock branded with infamy to the tenth generation,
poygamists and their children were highly honored
fully by Urah's wife was smitten with death, ac-
cOrding to the word OF the Lord, through Nathan the
same Wom"n ,aMv ins Ward OF the Lord
came unto him saying, "Behold son shall be born
to thee who shall be man OF rest, and will give
MIN rest from all his enemies round about; for his
name shall be Solomon, and l Will give peace and
quetness unto Israel in his days. lie shall build q
will be his father; and will establish the throne Of
his kingdom over Israel for ever. Il Chronicles
AAii'' " W. WHAT DISTINCTION
the Lord makes between bastard ana p0ygamss
son7both born nnto David Of the !, same woman. an
fore his birth to build the Lords house and TO be
raised to the throne Of Israel ~ ie les shall be my son
the Lord appeared twice, and heard his prayer at
the dedication Of the holy temple. and sent down
fire from heaven to consume the sacrifice. Thus did
He honor this polygamlst king above all men.
Among all Israel whom did the Lord select TO re-
monoeamist, mono but Gideon, man an Of many wives, who
had no less than seventy-One sons. BY him He
wrought stupendous miracles, and with only 800
men put to fight the numerous hosts OF INDIAN. Lie
it was whom tine angel saluted as
When Israel through wickedness had been without
q reveIator and without any open vision for many
years whom dld the Lord send to nv them up to be
Samuel, the son OF a polygamist woman, who Oh.
tanned him In answer to her prayers In the latter
Numerous than the males, and have no chance Of
marriage In single pairs what VIII they do to take
away their reproachY seven women will VIII beg ana
ing to eat their own bread and wear their own ap.
parel IL he will only consent for them to be called
by MS name. '.In that day the branch OF the Lord
win be beautiful and gl0rOus'' isaiah v), and every
dwelling OF Mount Zion be lighted up with the glory
OF GOd-"wth q cloud and smoke by day, ana the
shining Of naming IRE by night" Then win be the
time when polygamy VIII be honored as COO monofed
by our saviour, when many wlll come from the east,
west north and south to Sit down with the poly
gamists Abraham Isaac ana JACOB IN tne kingd0m
Of God while those who profess to be the children
Of the kingdom, but despse p0ygamy, viii be cast
ont. In Abraham's bosom they viii have no pro-
THE HEAVENLY JERUSALEM
WIN be poiyganilst city, on whose gates OF costly
the names OF the twelve sons Of the poygamst
Jacob. Such will be the civilization Of the future
common projection Of the people-to protect the
weak against the strong protect all In the enjoy
ment OF civil political and religious righstGs0 legl-
embraced within the religious creed OF any sect it Is
Just and right that such criminal practices should be
BUT IS IT RIGHT OR JUST,
or in accordance with our free Institutions to pun
ish religious society for embracing In their reli-
glous faith holy and divine institution, believed in
and pracised by the most of men-by inspired
prophets aud reyeators, whose sacred writings are
revered by all Christian nations--an institution
established In the divine oracles by divine COM
mand, regulated by divine law. acknowledged by
anIp ua6 Inv q fhn
STANDARD OF MORALS.
In 1t the great crimes against God and against
ciety are Clearly named and denounced. 1t Is the
acknowledged foundation Oh which civilized nations
hye @ ecta Se 'ae re OF
heathenish religion should find its way into our
land and should demand that a widow must be
burned on the funeral pile of her husband our laws,
supported by this divine standard, would speak In
tones OF thunder against It, saying "Thou shalt not
pretended garb Of religion marriage should be
abolished and an indsciminate intercourse Of the
sexes Should be incucaed, the voice of legislation,
sustained by the divine CODE should speak In thrilling
tones OF terror TO such loathsome wretches, saying
fantcide or any other crime denounced in the divine
law were incorporated In religious creed aud prac
tsed under the sa red name OF religion the laws OF
country should be strictly enforced against them
and the Offenders be punished. But because the
people have wisely entrusted these great safe.
guards OF the peace and good order Of society in
the hands of tnelr representatives and legislators
ought they betray that sacred trust Ought they
10 iegSlac against any or lDSltu-
ton sanctioned by the Bblea IL the sacred insttu.
Oh Of one form OF Bible marriage can, by legislative
enactment he denounced criminal and utterly
abolished what assurance nave we ehat the 0tner
form may hot eventually share the same lateS
WHAT ASSURANCE HAVE WE
that baptism, the Lords Supper or any other divine
right Will not be denounced by some future legsla-
ton as criminal and those VINO practice them be
fined and impri soned Tor so dongy Our only safety
is to legslae within the limits Of the constitution
and not disturb the religious views and practices OF
any people SO long as they do not violate any known
law contained In the Divine Oracles.
Marriage Is admitted by all Christian nations to
be divine institution, and such, all Christian
and Jewish sects should have the privilege Of pre-
scrbng It's ceremonies and forms in accordancQ
with their own religious views To appoint civN
onicers who may be inhdels, to administer divine
ordinance TO church members Is not only ridiculous,
bnt gross violation Of sacred religious rights. II
such laws were To be enforced in Utah 1t would be
equivalent 10 the utter adjustment Of marriage 30
far as the
GREAT CHRISTIAN CHURCH IN OUR TERRITORY