The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-14
WOMEN ENSNARED IN UTAH.

SCRANTON Pa, April IL, 1877.
To EDITOR HERALD:-
!, as the wife OF elder In Brigham Youngs Church,
would like to say few things in behalf Of tho women
OF Utah, great many Of whom cannot read for them
Selves led false doctrine by the leaders
OF the Church, and even where they read they
deceived by tho false representations OF the edcrs
until they get TO Utah, and them by the CIR
cumstnnccs, they compelled to stay and submit 10
fate. The way 1t is this The elders when on
q mission, generally avoid tho subject OF polygamy,
combining themselves to tho principles and doctrines
taught by Joseph Smith. telling women a belief in
poygamy Is not necessary; that marry
The second wife without tho nrsps consont that not
one.haf or their people were polygamsts, even going
tar enough TO deny their belief the doctrine |
went TO Utah on the strength oil these statements
when got there found had been deceived by false
prophets, raveniug wolves came home to PennsyI.
vania, satisfied there was something rotten In the
Church in Utah, and when / came to study tho Book
OF Mormon and Doctrine and Covenants | found they
were leading the people astray. There is no sucn
thing polygamy in tho gospel taught by
Joseph Smith, and true Latter Day SAINT Is not
required TO- nor ,n. will not, d follow prophet
doctrine Of Christ and His apostles, and
this better than the leaders OF the Church in Utah.
In 1850, John Taylor OF tho twelve, In u discus
sion held in France said 1.-Two ure accused
Of polygamy anu actions The most obscene.
bcieve;' and IN reiutation Of tho accusation
he said, 81 VIII READ you our belief
and he tnen ana there article from
Doctrine and Covenants that IN the most positive
confined man to one wife, he at the same tmo know
ing that II was deliberate anu unqualified c ana ho
was poygamist Al that very time. ln regard 10 tho
testimony gwen by the women OF Utah, do not
slacr 1t worth rusnlight" In 1872 nineteen women
published card III Church paper ia Nauvoo do
clarng they knew OF other marriage ceremony than
the munUgamlc ceremony III the Doctrine ana Cove
nants aud IN 1869 some OF those very women swear
they were married Joseph Smith in lS41, two years
before they claim the sham revelation was given. l
received letter IRON lady ircna long ago. and
nj min m
lady felt whose husband had taken another wife, she
says, SISTER III would rather have a little peace
and happiness here ihanA hell here aud all glory
hereafter. Those arc my sentiments too" Poor
girl she has slnco taken "hcll,D Tor her husband
mas married another With beautiful consistency tho
names oi both women can DC found In tho famous
petition oil Congress. OF course, there undue
influence brought TO bear on tho women VINO signed
that petition can best show tho magnanimity with
when they always use women Dy telling tho circum-
stances oi one OF their victims here in Scranton Her
husband, III spite OF all snc could do, to Utah.
she, being smart to let tho elders Tool her
iaischoods refused TO 80 with him. one OF the elders
told him TO give his property and then
he Ircc she is The mother Of large family three
OF the children alive and has died he left
The nign her baby died she received letter from her
husband, telling her II she would come Utah he
would do something for his children but never any
thing Tor her Oh, how kindi how consldoraici
one OF the elders writes my husband thus ~ was
surprised TO learn OF Brother - going 10 Utni 10
not think he Will be sorry, though love
pan onship OF wifo must DO hard TO sacriice but the
Saviours promise TO those who leave oil and follow
Him will DO verified, aud Brother IS WHO may
eventually become reasonable aud tractaoc ana JON
HIM IN ZION" Arch iicndsl When | think
OF the misery ana wrongs suffer
al the hands Of the VINO have
sold tho saints Judas lscari0t sold Chrst
almost cry 10 God for Tho coqucnco OF Dcmosthencs
that might awaken r,c ncarts u MY countrymon 10
action The orcro iusr',un u the majority oil women
IN Utah Is dlssrsor COMPARED TO which African
slavery hoNusr,. IL should cause the check TO
blush ana the blood d, jingle with Indignation and
shame IN tho veins VI every who loves his
mother, wife. daughter sister And II the govern
ment OF the United states allows rebel against It's
lupa an fha hall
the "bloody snirt' In the wave OF oblivion AMI tell
Jcn DAVIS TO come and bring OF his best broken
and trained black slaves and George q. Cannon hts
female ditto TLcn with tho happy quartet before
bm. let Or. Newman thank God Tor ius happy Tree
country, where all are born free and equal but black
ana white women.
a TRUE LATTER DAY SAINT.