The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-10-08

ioi 81 &c VtutnIully said We have
Injured or trespasSed upon ANU lave not
we not, under the blessing of II. Have
CnanSeu LHeSe barren valleys ~sit
IIuIt1ul gelQs ana gardens? Ue,ni0
not established and maintsi,dll'SS'
and cheap government i'm ever,, goOr
which we have settled? Has MOI Va.
man who came into our bOrtIers0
behaved himself been safe in bis d.
erty, person and religion? Have oe>
peace and good order been the frri,-yt
our presence? To ali these we os'IslOl
SWer IN the affirmative. Have ~ Gu
deaVOred TO force our dOctrires l.
practices upon any one? Hs q 49, ~
any manner threatened thepeaCa If IL u
nelgabOrS or OF the natiO12 yyo-iuI
tainly have not. w
Respecting the doctrine OF cpla.+,,,
marriage, We could not, however yoI-.t
we might be disposed to dc 50. Teach 4.
to or enforce 1t upon, Others not Df an-
tfltn, Without violating 2 command nj
God. We do not stand IN the 2trir,ds
Of prOpagandlStS of pOlygamy. W.
never nave OelleVed or taught that the
doctrlne OF CELESTIAL marriage was d.
signed for universal practice. r..
Lord has made this clear, aud rem
events among US nave also made f.
clear "Strait is the gate" saws Je-
sus, land narrow the way Cnae leadefn
unto the eXaltatiOn and continuation Of
the lives, and few there be that find
it."
There appears to be g falIaCiOus IDEA
abroad regarding this doctrine. II
has been asserted that there was
design TO propagate it outside
OF our community, and thus ia
trOduce into the United States an
element opposed to the Christian
views of this and other nations. On
the contrary, our Elders have been in
Structed not TO introduce the practiSa
of that principle any where outside Of
the gathering place of the Saints: and
they do not preach it abroad to am
extent even IN theory, except on Occa-
SiOnS when it is called for, or when
they are aSSailed on account of II A.
such times they respond ry defen6;ng
it as doctrine of the Bible and mot in
consistent with the.laWS of nature If
should also be understood that the
practice is not generally admissibIe
even among the Latter day Saints II
is strictly guarded, the intention beino
to allow only those who are above re-
prOach to enter into the RELATIONSHIP
The practice of the doctrine is not for
extension beyond the Church, ard i
even limited within its pale. The ides
therefore, that plural marriage s8Tnen
ace to the general homogeneous syS-
TEN is without foundation. Thisf8ll9cr
IS further exhibited by the fact of Tic
popular antipathy with which it is p.
garded, people outside OF our CnErrb
exhibiting a disposition the reverse n
favorable to its establishment in Other
communities, making the extension Of
It's practice abroad Impossible. Fur
tnermore, 0elng strict believers in free
VIII, you Iatter-day Saints know that
no man or woman has ever been CO.
creed into obligations of that kind
much less would we desire to enforca
IL upon any other class q people.
But In all these events which arc
now taking place we recognize and ar
knowledge the hand of God. There Is
wise purpose IL lt ell which He win
yet more fully make plain to us. One
thing Is clear, the Saints are being tried
IN q manner never before Eu6W1
among as. The faithful rejoice and
are Steadfast; the unfaithful fear and
tremble. Those who have oil in their
lamps and have kept them trimmed
and burning now have G light for theR
feet and they do not stumble or fall
those who have neither light nor oil are
in perpleXity and doubt; they know
not what to do. Is not this the fulfil
ment of the word Of God and the teach
ingS of His servants? Have rot -he
Latter-daY Saints been taught al the
day long that, if they would remain
faithful and endure to the end, they
must live their religion By keeping
every commandment Of God? Have
they not been continually warned OF
hn for ri a
committed SIM Can adultererS, for
picatOrs, liars, thieves, drunkards.
sabbath breakers, blasphemers, OF
sinners OF any kind endure the
trials which Saints must pass
through and expect to stEndY
Ii there are. any who enter
tain sucha hope, they deceive them
selves. Upon these sins God has pro
lOunced judgment. No man or woman
who is guilty Of any Of these trans
greSSiOnS OF Gods law can stand and
retain His Spirit. They must repent
of them and put them far from them,
or they will be left IN darkness, aud
misery viii be their doom. The Lord
will not be Knocked. he viii not bear
with hypQcrites; but they viii be
SpeWed out. il all who call themselves
Latter-day Saints were true and faith
4 II ~ bAACAA OONAg " lis AO4T Wv GlesA-Lf
and laws, and were living IS Saints
should, persecution would roll of
from US without disturbing as in the
least. But it is painful TO know that
this is not their condition. There sre
secret denominations praCticed By those
who are called Saints, which the trials
we are now passing through viii reveal
in q manner terrible to them. Open
sins are also Tinked az and cOndCned
by Presidents, Bishops, Teachers and
parents in g manner offensive to Coo
and grieYous to man Proper care ana
vigilance are not exercised to keep
Wards and Stakes cleansed from in
iOuity and to have tranSgreSSOrS dealt
with. The innocent are thus made 70
suffer with the guilty; for the Lord has
commanded that the inhabitants OF
Zion must purge themselves from IN
EQUITY, folly, cOvetOuSneSS and vanity,
and listen to and obey His laws, or they
cannot have His protection. He has
also said that If His people viii obey
His laws and keep His commandments,
TO do them, not in name only, but III
reality, He viii be their shield and pro-
tectOT and strong tower, and no man
win be able to hurt them, for He viii
he their defense These trials OF our
faith and cOnstanCy which we are now
nassing through will be OyeTTuIeo 10f
6ur good and future prosperity. In
DAYS 10 come we shall be able 10 loo6
hecI and perceiye with clearnesS now