The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-06-21

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aa 1sdeP q he Church Coooefn-
IND . Plurality q W,ves-Thl
Antagonism Of the Law.
Nsw York Herald.
The 6rm attitude which President
Garfield hes assumed regarding th<
sappression Of polygamO0s practices ia
Utsh has ersatsd . widespread Interest
- " The measures u bSAodopted "a
that end and how the M0sm0o people
vill oct il IN ayrsasivs policy 10 De
tefminsd upon. In view Of this Z
Herald reporter had . joint isssrvie a
With Bish0p Alexauder Z. Piper and
Elder Jsmes II. Hart, VI the Mormon
church, in the Grand Genital hotsI
last evening. Mr.. Hart i . menbs,
VI the territorial Legislature of Idaho.
Both genslsmen we're in exceedingly
gOod spirits and talked about poligamy
enthusiastically. A copy Of lie 70.
vissd edition Of the New Testament and
IN Old Bible were the only hooks Wis
ible in the room. Mr.. Piper i . po.
lice magistrate in Salt Lake City. He
10 small in physique and hes . quick,
nervous manner. Mr.. Hart, on the
contrary, is tall. full-beardsd, brouzsd
and thoroughly westers man.
"Our people. he said. ''have conf
deoce that Mr.. Garfield intsuds to
con6ne himsslf to the Law in dealing
WITH ~. and We are also satisfied that
under the law w can vindisats our
cause"
"Does the Mormon church still up.
hold polygamy!"
AS strongly - ever. II = still q
tenet Of our church. which 10 preach
and advocate everywhsrs. We hold
u Il - a religious principle, and what
ever influence the laws and existing
circumstances may have upon its prsc-
teal adoption, our belief vill remain
unchanged. The !sw prohibits muir
der, yet it cannot prevent it. So the
Law may pso.cribe Polygamy. and still
Be powsrlss TO sweep it away. In
Utah the church will not come to the
frout and acknowledge crime. Each
Individual must Be personally respon-
sible for his own acts in the future.
The supreme court Of the United
states has decided that the Law for
bidding polygsmy 10 constitutional.
We sccept that decision as the Law Of
the land"
Then Why does your church advo.
cate the commission Of . crime - .
religious doctrine J"
I'VE do not think it u wrong, but
have to submit ~ superior force and
numbers. Polygamy ID not practised
u such - great Nh extent - most peO-
pie suppose. | presume that rot more
than Z per cent. Of Mormon males have
more than one wife each. Among the
young people the practice Of polyg-
amy u not 20 popular - it once was.
The trouble is, that . young man
nowadays hesitates sume time before
he assumes the responsibilities If
marrying more than one wife. Ii 70 .
tremendous undertaking tn provide fos
. numerous family, and one which has
discouraged our young men consider
ably. You would b surprised to
know that in Utah there are ten per
cent. le.s women than men"
Eyes" interrupted Bishop PIPER
before I came away from Salt Lake
lily sdvied all the young msn
here 10 marry up oil the women and
Ihus settle the polygamy question. ior
here would not b aaybndy left for
Ihoss already married. The fact Is
hat women are % scarce that often
3uiz the young men in ny district BY
Iaying that l must send them to New
York for wives."
The system Of polygamy." said NJ.
Hart, "hsd il origin in the revelations
If Almighty God to Joseph Smith,
he prophet. in the year 1887. when
he wss pursuing IN inquiry - TO The
practices Of Abraham, David and the
,thef Biblical patriarchs. Since that
lime We have stesdfastly believed in
he practices which they INDUCED in.
md which undoubtedly had The d
vine sanction.
RE OLD TESTAMENT AND P0LYGAMY.
Here Bishop Pypsr took sp Tie a.
gumsut. "While the Christian
'cholars were revising the New Tesla
nest they ought alsO 70 have gone
,ver the Old Teslansat and taken out
II 1t al that i aid in support ofpolyg.
any. They ought to have omitted
hat part which makes David Solo
mon. Abrahan, Lsah, Hagar and
many Others polyeamistsL They nsss
,ither take these portions out or admit
hat We are right, for IL you cut ID
solomon from the company Of the
ainss you reflect npon the lineage Of
be Saviour. Polygsmy d upheld b.
he Bible in every rsspsot. The gov
ought 70 follow Up their srbi-
rsry laws By sseosrasisg . rsvsioo
q the old teseimeut."
why do you call Tie laws arb
raryr
Because any law win b % Il il i
lrbitrarily administered. In Utah ~
AVE . local governing power, the
egislat1re and governor. The latter
> not elected bat i appointed By the