The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-03-07

- Nudh- hence, molly women OF old,
70 whom God administered by sending
angels to them or appearing himself.
were anxious for posterity. and
recorded in sacred writ, where
women that had husbands failed
70 have children through some
lrreguiarlty OF nature, gave their hand
maids 10 their husbands to be their
wiVes-1or instance, Sarah gave her
hanamald Hagar to Abraham to be his
WlIe. Alter this We find that the Lord
pressed Sarah in her old age and gave
ner son. from whom was descended
Jesus OF Nazareth, the veritabIe Son of
COD. The Lord had hand in all this
the Lord talkei with Abraham face
20 lace and he did nothing except what
the Lord commanded him to do.
jacob was the name of his grandson,
very obedient child to his parents, as
well as his Heavenly Father lie was
nrst married to his cousin Leah. then
Rachel and after this their landmarks
who were given to Jacob bv their
mlstresses in order to enlarge their
families. and through the sacrifice
made by Rachel she herself became
fruitful and bore chi dren to her hus
band, and the children by these four
wives were the twelve Patriarchs
whose names are to be written on
the gates of the Holy Jerusalem which
is to desceI d out of Heaven.
We also find by reading the First Book
of Samuel, chapter LIST, that the great
prophet Samuel was the son of Elkanah.
who had two wives, Peminah and
Hanah. Hanah had no children, on
account.of which she was very sorrowful
aud wept much. She repaired to the
temple on certain day and sought her
COD In prayer. There she met with
Eli, the priest; after learning that she
had been offering up a petition, he
promised her that it should be granted.
Thus we find that God not only sane.
toned polygamy, but greatly blessed in
every way men and women who en-
tered into these principles. The Apostle
Paul mentions men and women of
great faith that were in polygamy,
aud that they obtained a good
report on account of their faith.
am free to state that this work is
genuine, sanctioned and authorized by
Coo, the omnipotent Father That the
principle of celestial marriage is an in
tegral part of the faith of the Latter
day Saints. Nor do say this because
my parents advocated and obeyed this
principle, but because l have an abiding
knowledge within myself of its truth
fulness. In the light of these facts,
then. and in view of the truth that in
this Territory there is ruthless disre-
gard for the local rights of the people.
(rightS inestimable to themselves and
formidable to tyrants only,l l, for one,
as a consistent daughter of Utah,
anxious to protect the rights and priv
ileges of my sex, deem it my duty to
10 n with you in repudiating the
accusations against us, and the injus
tees and extreme measures of the
courts and Federal officers of this Ter
ritory.
An address by
JULIA CRUISE HOWE.
was read by Mrs. Cornelia H. Clayton:
Hrs. President and Friends:
In contemplating the position we as
people occupy at the present time,
politically, socially, morally and re-
Iigiously, attracting as we do the at
tention not only OF this great nation,
but the nations of the earth; misrep-
resented, maligned and despised as we
are, l feel that as a woman and mem
Der of the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter day Saints l am proud, and
would not exchange my position with
any queen or empress. True, we are
passing through persecution. Our
noble husbands and sons are impriS-
oned, as Christ said they would be.
Their affectionate wives and children
are left without their protection, sub
jected to insult and derision by their
inquisitors, and many left without
means of sustenance-not however to
the cold charities of the world-for as
people, if one suffers, all suffer; and
thanks to our Heavenly Father, who
causes his sun to shine on the evil as
well as the good, there is enough for
all, and it will prove US as people,
whether or not we love our neighbor
as ourselves. The young who
might have been deceived in
believing the object of our re-
hgious prosecutors to be the correct
ing of their morals are thoroughly con-
WINGED to the contrary through their
lying and Misrepresentation. How
we honor and admire our noble sireS
and husbands for their integrity. They
gave US the right of franchise that our
now would-be reformers would de-
prive US Of. We are called the down.
troden women of Utah, but we know
that the liberty and privileges we en-
Joy will compare favorably with those
of any other people on the face of the
earth
| am forcibly reminded of the words
of the Prophet Isaiah: "Wo unto them
that call evil good, and good evil; that
put darkness for light, and light for
darkness; that put bitter for sweet,
and sweet for bitter; who justify the
wicked for reward, and take away the
righteousness of the righteous from
him; therefore, as the fire devoureth
the stubble and the flame consumeth
the chaff, their root shall be rotten
ness and their blossoms shall go up as
dust; because they have cast away the
law of the Lord of hosts, and despised
the word of the Holy One of Israel" 1
am sorry for the rulers of this nation,
that they should allow themselves to
be blinded by the prejudice and mis-
representations of few adventures,
who are hungering aud lusting after
the pleasant homes and property of the
law-abiding, God-fearing people Of
this community. But they are fulfilling
the prophecies of our beloved Prophet
Joseph Smith. We are accused OF
breaking the law of the land. But the
Latter day Saints break no constitu-
tional law -,
We believe the Constitution of the
United States was framed by insplra..
ton from God, and there is no tenet OF
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