Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1885-04-17
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LETTER FROM UTAH.
The Situation IN Mormondom Some
what Changed.
urprn. Apri, 7,b. 1855.

IIEpER. April 7ih, 1885.
EDITOR JouRSAL-Dear SRA little
more from Utah. hope, will he Of inter
est 10 your many rcnders. The times are
somewhat different from what they were
when / wrote some time since. I then
said the Edmund. Inv was failure, in
regard to the suppression OF Polygamy in
The Territory, but recent developments,
show that ! was mistaken. Since then,
several prominent Mormons have been
tried, convicted, Gncd and Imprisoned, and
although no arrcsts have been made in this
vicinity, those living IN Polygamy nre
showing unmisiakable symptoms OF unens.
mess and fear.
One too muchly married man said to me
the other day: III fear there are men here
In this town who are acting ns spies, and
are informing on Us Polygnmists, and
mean to sell mos, Of nv property and be
ready to skip on the frat apprehension Of
danger" replied where would you 60;
II is still worse In Arizonia for you, and
the MeSicans have demonstrated against
the advent OF Polygamists into their Ter
ritory; 80 where could you GO to be safe2
"I don't know" said lie. II guess I will
have to hole up"
Not long since nm Officer of the Law
made his appe trance here with warrant
for certain Lady, wanted in Salt Lake
City, to testify against her supposed plural
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proceeded hither, only to find the bird had
ilOwn, and now everyone wonders where
Mrs. has gone 80 suddenly. OF course
the Mormons laugh, and pretend to be in
different and say tive expected this"
The Lord wants tried people," &c.
But a keen observer will see at glance
that the laugh is forced, and the iEliffer-
ence assumed; that their usual tranquility
is very much disturbed. I also notice
very few Polygamous sermons are preach
ell, except by those living in that practice
and few can be found who want any new
wives Just Mt present.
| A prominent Latter Day Saint, being
requested by those in high authority, TO
take unto himself another wife, replied:
II have worked in the church all my life
spent all my time, and great amount OF
money; now il my services are not arpre-
cia'ed l will resign my position and take
back seat" Another one said: II did
not know Plursl Marriage was compul-
sary; refuse to be coerced; wish to re-
main rs am" And so it goes. Some
are defiant, and refuse to acknowledge the
law of the land AZ paramount to the. law
OF God. "The ancients pracliced Polyg-
amy; the Bible records il; Joseph Smith
taugh, and praclced ii; il is the only way
man can regenerate; know il Is right, and
true.", So say some, aud they believe what
they say.
Although Polygamy will undoubtedly
lie suppressed in time, il will take gener
atioas TO crusl, the belief in this peculiar
practice. A few years ago l was well nc
quaiatesl with man who had ten wives
Three of them were his own neices. and al
ways called him uncle. They all lived in
one large house at that time, and sll eat al
one table. There were about fifty or sixty
children, nnd the table was long enough
to accommodate all. Some called him faith
er, some uncle, come Al. He wa'
familiar with the names of all and seem
ed perfectly at home. Another Mormon
here has several wives, the last one is al
Indian squaw. WILD OATS.
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