The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-04-11
Upton, IOWA, April. H. 1879

tue 1OuOeltes ana apOstates, still clln
to polygamy in practice and In faith
are severe on Brigham's theocracy
and willing to conduct the tithin
business for less than ten per cent. an,
oppose Salt Lake City taxes.
Then the fourth mess In this polite
al cauldron are the out-and-out Gen
tiles, including the miners and bust
ness men generally. who have neve
done royal homage to Brigham. They
oppose the entire Mormon "theocratic
polygamic, apostolic, tithe-grabbing
blood-atoning, sorghum raising. irriga
ting outfit" and want the machin,
run as it used to be run in other coun
tries within the United States and
they are going to have it so "or bust. :
SO, here you have it all; and out o,
these different lots, you can do al
the Snowman told the woman to do
when she asked him Which Is Dan.
lei, and which the lion ?" Pay your
money aud take your choice"
Bill Hickman's Book, revealing
the horrid crimes committed in Utah
under Mormon rule is being read by
everybody here. Even the Mormons
are reading 1t, and it is destined to
have a wonderful effect in opening the
eyes of these fanatical Mormons.
They will dare to express their senti-
sDNa -.
ject will be sure to provoke. division
and contention among the faithful,
and this, too. will be an entering
wedge into the corrupt hulk of church
tyranny. The precious crimes related
In that book make ones blood run
cold. 1t is a full and complete answer
to any apoloyst of Mormonism to tell
them to go and read Bill Hickman's
book.
Following this confession of Bill
Hickman on crimes and atrocities,
comes Mrs. Stenhouse's book on polyg
amy. She has been through it all
and knows what she writes She EN-
tered Mormonism among the first, and
herself aud husband have been life
long supporters Of that faith. They
went together on mission for the
church to preach the doctrine in
Switzerland. The American people
will feel strongly on reading Mrs.
Stenhouse's book the iniquity Of polyg-
annie theocracy, how much it has out.
aaged humanity and betrayed its VIC
Tins. The story of the missionary
career Of herself and husband in
Switzerland, without purse or scrip, is
heart-rending. The following will
illustrate it:
The time came Il. last when our
money WAS all gone. We had not a
coin, or any representative of money,
and we had no reason to hope for any.
We were in a strange country, among
strangers. and in the depth Of winter,
without fire and without food. What
was to be done? In the anguish OF
my soul, I exclaimed, with bitter tears
Look down, 0 God in Thy mercy,
upon my innocent little one, who is
now su iering from cold and hunger
ous lives, our ali, e Thy aes scrviee." Iss''0
In this trying nour we wvsv
speechless. We both felt our help
lessness, but neither darei to speak to
the other about that which weighed 80
heavily upon our hearts. 1t was only
our belief In the divinity Of our mis-
sion that sustained US. Incredible as
1t may appear. for nearly one week all
that we had to exist upon was pint
of corn -four or maize. and that was
principally reserved for our child"
Returning to Utah, Mr.. Stenhouse
was for long time a prominent man
in the church, an elder and counselor,
and editor and publisher of the Tele-
graph No,os. that was then the organ
OF Brigham Young.
AT the outbreak Of the Goibe scism
be fell from grace and speedily fell
into poverty, for when a man is once
out of favor with the church here he
Is turned over to the buf1itings of
Satan. and Satan is mighty rough on
them in this country Mrs. Stenhouse
is u lady Of high culture, refined feel
ings, a high order of intelligence and
sentiment, aud of liberal views.
The story OF the writer in her own
case will well illustrate this, and the
rea Ter of her thrilling book will be
greatly Interested in it, but the cul-
minating narrative, of the day when
she gave her husband second wife,
is almost appalling in the anguish
on that day when this loving wife and
true hearted woman yielded her brow
to receive its crown of thorns:
"The anguish of whole lifetime
was crowded into that one single mo.
ment. When it was done, | felt that
had laid every thing upon the altar,
and that there was no more to sacri-
fice l had given away my husband.
What more could the Lord require of
me that could not do? Nothing
Twas bewilderei aud. almost be side
myself. and yet had to hide my feel
/ ings for to whom should ! turn Tor
sympathy among those who were
around me? My husband was there,
IL il true: but he was now the husband
of another woman, aud newly made
bridegroom. felt that stood alone
without as much a one ray of light tC
cheer my dreary pathway. ! had Civ
EN- away my husband and he no longer
belonged only to me! The thought
was madness. | did not think it pos
sible that there ever could be any CO.
partnership between that other wife
and myself. From that day | hegai
to hide all my sorrows from my hus
band and it was only when | was
compelled, as | might say, to giv'
vent to my highly wrought feelings
that ever uttered a word of discon
tent. Then, when | spoke nr ex
pressed what ! felt. 1t was in anger
but never in sorrow, seeking sympa
thy.
During the remainder of that day
how watched their looks and Dotet
their every word. To me their tende