The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-10-15
POLYGAMY.
ORSON PRATT THE MORMON ED
Err IN IT'S DEFENSE.
A GREAT DEAL OF BOSH AND
TWADLE.

The following is the closing portion of
discourse delivered by Elder Orson Pratt
in the new Tabernacle in Salt Lake City
on the 10th of August last
Much might be said in regard to the
doctrine of plurality of wives. There is
difference between the male and the female
SO far as posterity is concerned The fe-
male is so capacitated that she can only be
mother of u very limited number of chill
drcn. Is man thus capacitated Was
not Jacob, the patriarch Of old, capable of
raising posterlty by all Of his wives He
certainly was, and were not many of the
ancient prophets and inspired men capable
OF raising twenty, forty fifty or hun
dred children, while the females could only
raise very limited number on an aver
age? In the resurrection, when the
four wives Of Jacob come out Of the
graves, Will he dicOyer three Of them ana
only keep one or will they all multiply
and spread forth their domnion- under The
old patriarch while eternal ages shall last
And would monogami,t have power to
Ii world with spirits sooner than a
polygamist? Which would accomplish
the peopling Of world quicker, provided
that We admit this eternal increas and the
eternal relationship Of husband and wife.
after the resurrection rs well as this world?
In that state they do not marry nor give in
marriage. Why? Because marriage is an
ordinance that has to be attended to here.
and unless II Is secured in this life (, r
eternity 1t cannot be secured in the rcsur-
rection for they neither marry nor are
gwen IN marriage there. They
do not baptlzc after the rcsurrec-
ton, they do not confirm aud administer
the ordinances pertaining to this life after
the resurrection. All these things have
TO be attended TO here then we have a
claim 10 the blessings here and hereafter.
! ii man would obtain an eternal incrcasc
| ana eternal kingdoms without nun Der for
! ms posterIty 10 lnhaOIt under the dircc-
| tloh ana control Of him who j. Kinp of
hlhgs ana Lord of Lords, he must secure
the right to these blessings in thi, llf,
Nheh Adam and Eve We're married they
were married Tor eternity, from the yer Y
lncI lhHt they were united together before
they fell, before death entered into thc
| world, Death was not consid.
cred IN the marriage covenant.
| ihe hrst example of marri,go
on record was between two immortal Lo.
| lngs-two beings who would havc Eyod
until now If they had not sinned-ond tbs
END OF that marriage covenant wouId
nave never come; but, not Withstand
ing tins, throughout the Christian world
where the marriage ceremony is perform.
I cd the minister says 81 pronounce Won
man and wife until death does Won sonar,
ate when death separates Won the nav.
rihga covenant Is NJ M end. Can thov
live together after the resurrection bv VIZ.
tue OF these covenants made by uninspired
men? No. Why Becsusc they were onIv
married for certain definite period md
that was until death when that come
the time runs out the covenant Ia M
longer binding; it is not legal in the sight
10 Heaven for eternity But when a
man is united to woman by yirture of
that priesthood which has power TO seal
on the earth, and it is sealed in heaven
their marriage covenant is not dissolved
but it will stand be good and lawful n,
long as eternity endures, just like the cove
nant entered into by our first parents
Perhaps you may think that Brother
Pratt Is rather enthusiastic and fanatica,
III h.s idehs to suppose that i'm
mortal beings can multiply; but / woulC
ASK any person who has read the first anC
second chapters Of Genesis IL the command