Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1879-06-06
THE MORMON RELIGION.


in Congress, has issued fifty seven
page pamphlet review Of the decision
Of the Supreme Court of the United
States in the case of George Reynolds
vs. The United States The Ogden
Junction, an organ Of the doctrines Of
the Latter Day Saints, speaks Of it
as an able document, proving that
Congress cannot make laws to pro-
hibit polygamy, as the Constitution Of
the United States allows no inter-
ference in religious beliefs or the free
exercise thereof. Mr.. Cannon has
sense enough to know that no en-
lightened nation can allow such prac-
tees under the cloak Of religion. II
it were intended by the Supreme Be-
ing for one man to have half dozen
wives six times as many women would
be created as men, bnt such is not the
case. A few more men are born tan
womsn--enough TO allow for deaths
by accidents, wars. &c,
Folygamy comes from the dark ages,
when human beings were offered as
sacrifices to God. The offerings were
considered as opening the way to
heaven for those who offered them.
But now such All abominable and
heart.rending practice is treated as
murder We had, few weeks ago,
an illustration Of human sacrifice Of
fered by man Of the Adventist faith
in Connecticut. While laboring under
extreme religious excitement he arose
from bed at or 5 O'Clock in the morn
ing and told his wife that God had
told him to offer his dear child as
sacrifice. The mother, being under
the same influence, consented. He
took the child and plunged butcher
knife to its heart. The little Innocent
being, victim Of what is by some
called "a practice Of religion, gave a
pitifnl moan aud it's young soul took
its fight to heaven. Can anything be
more terrible to contemplated AS the
outside world knows not what deeds
are concocted and carried ont Ivy the
Mormon Priesthood, human sacrifices
may have been offered by them in
their secret worship Who knows to
the contrary? There is at least one
thing certain, and that is that crimes
as revolving have been committed I'M
der their orders, Almost everybody
knows the history Of the terrible
Mountain Meadows tragedy, where
loving mothers saw the heads of
their little children crushed, their
hearts penetrated with knives, their
throats cut, and hGteheries in various
other ways. Men aud women wit.
messed tle numbering of their wives,
husbands, brothers and sisters, each
knowing that it was Impossible for
any Of them to escape. The bloody
tragedy was, without the least doubt,
committed by orders of the Mormon
Priesthood, when there was no cause
for vengeance against the emigrants.
Pulygamy is one Of the practices of
a religion that has fois,ed murder up
on its adherents as religious prac-
t'ce Can any man doubt for mo-
nent the constitutional auth r.ty Of
the Government TO put down the bad
practices OF such an organization.
The Moymons are a dangerous element
IN the cluutry Good citizens who
live in districts where the Mormols
have maiprit'es are in constant danger
Of losing their lives aad property by
she practice q! religion by the Nor.
mon people. They consider their in
sts'u,ina above tse nstion aud its Just
aud humane laws, anil the evil will
continue fu Increase until the practice