The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-10-01
The Children Of the $aiHts---Or~On Pratt
Addressing the Saints---5EfS Views On
dhe Marriage Question.

q
ry. children, S gathering was held, preparatory
AN To the observance of the great Mormon
L anniversaries, July "a, commemorative
the Landing of the Pilgrims on the
z" slnd-hound shores of Salt Lake, twenty
U eight years ago. Some 1900 children on
~ more, were present, belonging to the vari-
lev Gus ward SuHday-schOOls, for the purpose
ot rchcarsing their songs and dcclama-
an tons The delivery of the latter indica-
fell ted the influence Of the theater rather
E; than of the school, the articulation being
Lot, generally far from perfect and the pro-
huncIatlon faulty. The children Kept
lc'h excellent time and tune. The music and
on poetry were up to the machine average
OF ni Sunday-SchOol verse and song. The
A idttcrday element, of course was prOmi-
ncnt as in the following:
- li EIgss Brishnm Young, we children pray,
ica II my II s,,7eI Twelve, in what they sayi
III iH'lr lahnrs bless in all they do
ne We are the children Of the saints,
:, ni thcsr. the after days,
thI When God again has caused to shine
siu I ' Ffnidm ,Ii' b@ {. sii%H%P1 ImIi1, r'ys, S
nan U" bear uHbouuded sway.
That Zion may appear in all its glory.
IA
lch ilurah! hurrah! wen help the work along;
IFS expected the children will perform noble
In rolling on the kingdom in its glory
l8T .i gT'gh5 r,I have been f,I, parental hopes
" In rolling Jchoyah's work,
Wen stem the tide of yickc,inoss
tee That dolUlrs the world.
,ev ii'i Zion may appear in all its glory
ChurUs-HurIrh, etc
pe We're heirs unto the priesthood
90; For in we were born:
hy naught but vilest actions
Wcrc Of the fold Of Jesus
HE Ills precious lambs we,
ba ATi ~; II we are pure-hcarted,
ne us lace We soon shall see
u Another hymn, entitled ''The Standard
ney 0l zion, was an adaptation of the 'Star
oo, -Y,anglcd Banner"
,vb During the singing our eyes ranged
over the notices painted on the panels in
lou front of the gallery. One of these read
ing and 1t found a striking cxemplihcation in
tins the scenes before us-"Utah's best crop-
I'm children Other notices are: ''Our own
mountain home " United we stand; livi-
HI died we tall," ," "Heirs of the priesthood;"
mai Nlirgham our leader and friend;' ''The
,e kingdom Is ours eve thank thee O
!, God, for 4 prophet" "Our martyred
'u' prophet" After the service some of our
-loI party had a bricfintCrvicw with Brigham
mt Young who Is said to show signs of ad-
e vancIng age and debility, as might be ex-
n pccted OF one scventy-four years old.
SERVICE IN THE TABERNACLE
g; In the afternoon the regular public ser
iel vice was held in the tabernacle In Nor
tan moudon no ono breaches, except as he is
'ew moved 10y the Holy Ghost lie Is m
'lpubtedly the ahlest living exponent of
tuc theology and morals of the saints He
= l. of medium stature, sturdily and some
no what heavily built, with a large head
ite broad face, ruddv complexion long white
oils ,N.'u' on OhG WholG, a ialr American rep
Fcscntative of the old time patriarch He
stands speaking, with a side-long inclina-
cid ton of the head and an upward cast of
pun the eve, rs though taking aim at a squir-
,pp rel with shotgun. His voice is strong,
- manner pondcrouS, language plain and
Itl fT.r..1 l., I IL
toL direct rather than correct His address
Dr. WIS Pre-. t.Cued by singing and a PRAYER
u.i from another brother. who PRAYED for the
u Sif''nSerS present, that they might he led
i'O I" see things rs they are, and to report
'rov ac-cnrd-ing-lv, with a highly expressive
he syllahitication and pcnultimatc accentua-
Am, tion of the last word
rd; Brother OrSon took for his text Matt
l., MN, 80 and after a preliminary state
m'ut that he had no knowledge of what
'Hu he WAS about To say, but that ne should
'un speak as he WAS directed to speak, an
zee, nounccd his theme to he marriage. He
then proceeded to unfold the Mormon
theory of this institution. 1t wouId he
recI neither practicable nor profitable to give
and any lhln| like a complete SYNOPSIS of this
.Ia, singular discourse. Suffice it to saw. il
W:i~ 3n elaborate exposition and defence
"lSp.Illual marriage and polvgamy. Since
Ia anu>tollc age there has been no true
fra religion i'm the world until ON ApriI &
tb, IN"p the church was organized anew bv
special revelation. with its APOSTLES. rev
ClatoFs, and prophets, Just rs the Chris
dc tIan Church was organized at the begin
90 ming. There can lie no valid marriage
N, unless celebrated by one specially author
led hy God. An marriages before the
HIVine revelation to Joseph Smith are
d. invalid. True marriage Is for eternity
tn IhoSe not properly married can only be
be angels, !. C., mlnIsterng servants hereaf
:; ter those truly, l. e, Mormonicallv
married shall inherit thrones and be rulers
IN OF celestial Kingdoms. Polvgamv enlarces
10 these kingdoms, and 80 gives man a higher
n position IN Heaven. Polvgamv. more
h over, makes provision for the souls of the
;, departed, who are as yet imprisoned i'm
Iaradise. The men and women of to dav /
L can become baptized and married for the
in dead, and 50 secure their release from
= Paradise, and their establishment As GODS
OF rulers of celestial kingdoms
And SO on for quantity and for quality
4 strange medley, by turns fOrcibe and
feeble, ShTewd and silly, biblical and bias
Phemous, amusing perhaps, but disgust
ing beyond a doubt. And this, felt, is
Observation-Disclosures purified into a
fraud; religion reduced To the propagation
of the race; solitary Bible texts exagger-
atcd and perverted into a revelation of
abSuIGltlcS; and denominations, salvation
by marriage; ChristiaRtv. the corner
stone OF Nhlch l. the sexual relation; q
Nonammcdan heaven, seen through a /
New Testament perspective with an Old /
Testament background
THE CONGREGATION AND CHOIR.
The large congregation, which must /
have numbered nearly 4, 1000, the men oc- /
cupying one-half of the house. the women /.
the other. listened attentiveIy, many of 1
them admiringly. They seemed to believe /
TIN. strange gospel-although how many
ot them, or how much of it, it would be /
hard 10 say; time VIII show
During the first half of the discourse |
the communion elements were admins |
tered 10 the congregation. The bread |
having distributed, Apostle Pratt stop
ped in the midst of his argument. PRAYER
was offered by one Of the brethyrl in con-
secration of the water, which was then
distributed, the speaker resuming his dis
course The choir closed the service by