Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1871-11-23


]. Of Lattcr-day Saints.
R.-How is j. with Brigham Young
/ Mr.. P.-Brigham Young did not be.
come polygan.iss. nor do believe tha,
; be enforced polygamy on bis subjects
simply for the indulgence Of the animal
passions. I. was different with Joseph
Smith. who was man who could not con.
troll bis passions. and who practised DO.
lygamy even before he received the reve.
ls'ion making it the bounden duty of all
ffood Mormons. In fact the belief is COM
mon among the more Intelligent Mprmons
that Joseph's carnal passions were the
Mouse of the revelations. Wi:h brigham
,i;Eerent. With him, as you have
A"d ~ it is more matter of Mormon
S,ship. He is a shrewd man rath-
-. fanatic. and Looks upon the
| .,rsing up Of power in the State rather
tkan to the indulgence of his passions. A
chronological description of him SAYS tina:
he Is less sensual than ,uany monogamists.
! He is now nearly II wears old and is well
preserved He. I hclicvc, c.ings to po-
iyclmv. first. h"raus: lie thinks it will
more rapidly build m the Mormon state.
a"n. Sec"""';' "',c'uSc us practice 'eh"S
| ~ l>"'Hte those VII" practise II rom t"c
outer world k"rrS 'hcI together. and
/ thereby rnr,'rr> lis nowcr more secure and
stable than i the poly -"mic Institutions
. iii 1T exist.
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':@ ~ r'"r.. .u'' continual cn"'.'-; wiki
tue "yni'.rS "nI IA .lng them familiar
T''A their 'drnS anil habits. P"Ng@my.
. It existed f'r four OF Evc years. can
o"iv touri>i in complete Isolation.
X " hat i really the position 81 the
women on n" question "t loivCamy?
Mr.. f.-lhcv are. generally. sahj"c:
t = what may y determined forced lea!
10y the older women. thn>e who are c.IIiG-
less. and the others who seem to lie en-
entire V without maternal instincts. These
go about among the mass Of better wo-
. men talk TO them: Impress upon them
/ the practice as 4 religious duty. even ne
ccs>arv to their salvation; get them to
sign papers in its favor. and. if they hes
itatr, threaten 20 expose them as having
become dangerously weak in the faith
That IS the way an appearance Of unami-
ty in favor Of it is maintained
E.-W hat, II any. influences other than
wha: We may consider the natural rcpug-
nance ot m in;cllienu; woman to b, one
d many wives 70 cna man have hrou-h.
about the sill growing dislike u the sys-
tenn among the females there?
NJ P.-The coming in from the East
Of many wc.l-'?rr>scl and ,a;yl,,;c women
who talk with them much NOR. freely ;haa
men could 10 Before such visits became
frequent and sometimes lcngthcrcd the
women were male t" believe ,ha, i; was
sinful to dress as do the women Of the
East. and that their stylish appearance was
m evidence of lack of religion. Oh late.
however. those vino can obtain fine mate
rials and the latest styles dress n well =
/ The women ot any other section. and Lonr
morc SO than tie daughters OF l'righ,m
OF the more wealthy apostles. and OF the
other officials Now there are women in
, t'ah who no: only dress wr''. but wha
are we'll known 10 declare themselves .,
strongly opposed t" po'ygamy as amy vt
Il" won,n IN the rs
f. I What i 'l, fling II rn,.'oa q
tie duration i u, r.iv-a.,c .al'a., rrp.
Vie. ,an goyv.um at should rui....e..ss-
v.'h IL
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