The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1882-05-13
OUR CHURCH..


Latter-day Saints of Southern Utah and
the Stakes in Lincoln county, at Panaca
last Sunday, was the occasion of many
of the residents of the valleys gathering
IN that settlement on said day, and also
4 number of visitors from Phoebe and
Bullionville. During the afternoon SER
vices the church, which is quite large
one for this country, was filled to over
flowing with people who had come to
listen to what several of the prominent
teachers of the Mormon Church had to
say, and on learning that we would be well
come we availed ourself of the oppor-
tunity of hearing these gentlemen preach.
We believe it is the practice in the
Church of Latter-day Saints to sit the
best and purest on the front seat and
the wckedest on the seats in the rear of
the church. This is why the Bullionville
and Phoebe people were placed ON back
seats and we were planted ON the front
bench. After opening services, Brother
,Jelfery, Bishop of Harmony, addressed
the congregation for about half an hour,
and after he had finished, Bishop Terry
of Shoal Creek arose. He had no sooner
cot upon his feet when he espied a wicked
old, gray beard sinner sitting on the front
bench at our side, and he gave him
piercing glance from his eagle eye. Bishop
Terry spoke about the same length of
time as Bishop Jeffrey, then President
McAllister stepped to the front. He
told how he had been baptized into the
Church against his parents wish; as a
dark cloud was lowering over the Church
at present, they would furl their sails, nail
their flag to the mast, and all would be
serene again and the storm would be soon
blown away. During his discourse upon
polygamy, he requested the visitors to
pay attention to what he said upon the
subject He spoke of Abraham, Jacob,
and others, in olden times, and drew
this picture at the conclusion of his re-
marks: "A young man falls in love with
q beautiful young woman, marries her,
rears children, and she dies. At first his
grief is great, he refuses to be consoled,
but after the lapse of time his sorrow
wears away. He falls in love the second
time with beautiful young woman,
whom he loves and cherishes as dearly
as the first, and marries her. She takes
the little ones born of the first wife, cares
for them tenderly, and rears otf-springs
of her own. In course of time she dies
also, and the man marries third wife,
whom he loves just as we'll as the other
wives" and then he portrayed the same
picture. "When the husband and wives
appear before the throne of God," re-
marked Mr.. McAl1ister,' "they are all
united in wedlock-one husband and
three wives-and is it not equally as well
to enjoy these good things upon earth as
it is in the Celestial Kingdom in the great
hereafter? Is it any worse upon earth
to have several wives than it is. in
heaven 2" asked the speaker.
The truthfulness of this discourse,
marked with such sound logic (?, as we
looked upon the seven beautiful young
ladies who composed the choir, who had
voices Of angels and feet like fiat boats,
made a forcible impression upon us, for
how happy we would be with all of them
and yet how miserable with only one.
We fully agree with President McAll-
lister upon the polygamy question, for
what is proper in heaven certainly
should not be improper upon earth.
Let us look at this polygamy business
in another light. Suppose young lady
marries a beautiful young man, whom
she dearly loves, and children are born to
the happy couple; but the husband dies,
and after proper length of mourning is
passed the widow marries second hus.
band to protect her and her children, and
she loves him just as dearly as the FIRST.
More children are brought forth by the
second marriage, but finally husband No
returneth to dust, and so on with the
the third husband. On the Day of Judg
mept wife and husbands appear before
the Lord, and are again all united in mar
rlage-three husbands and one wife
Now, if it is proper for a woman to have
three husbands in the Celestial Kingdom
above, certainly there is nothing wrone
In her having several husbands on thu
earth below. What is good and bene
ticlal for her health in heaven, is certainly
beneficial to her health on this eartl
According to President McAllister'
idea, what is ''good for man above il
good for man below" and we see n,
reason that the same cannot be said il
case of women. What is sauce for tn,
goose should be sauce for the gander.
President MeAllister is Of good-size an,
aportly gentleman, with long gray beard
is pleasant talker and very Interesting
Owing to the number of Gentiles presen
the gentlemen who spoke were all YER