The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-08-01
A Patriots Arrangement of
Those Visiting Us.
SOME SUGGESTIONS FOR THEM.
The sanctity OF the Matrimonial Re
lations-sOme OF the Recent
Speeches Criticized.
PARK Cry, July SO, 1886.

people on Gods earth, are enough to
make the very stones cry out at the
unmitigated falsehoods. One would
suppose tn t when the chivalry of the
east came among US they might have
some interesting tales to tell, of war and
s,lifes. of battles and victories lost or
won, but they seem to ouly spend their
time and talents in threatening and
bullying the people of Utah.
From report Mr.. lift preached them
a sermon, truly applicable to the places
from which they came. giving them
valuable ia Is which they should ponder
well. such as, the Bible is not read aud
reversed as il was years ago; the
sanctity OF the matrimonial relation is
lost sight Of, etc. These are serious
facts, but low can We reverence Bible,
which was written by men, WHO accord
Ing TO the rulings OF our courts OF Law,
and of the clergy themselves. were no
better than horse thieves or muIderers,
and whom they would send to the Peni-
Tertiary in preference 20 the worst
criminals? Should a highly civilized
people go back to barbarians for knowl-
edge7 Can we have any regard for the
sanctity of marriage when our courts
decide as they virtually did in the Snow
case, that marriages, whether first,
second, or thiri are the result of lust,
and upon this idea, which probably
would have been applicable 10 the
society they have lived in / presume
the court based its rulings2
When the G. A. K. met after giving
notice that no Mormon need apply for
admission, and then devoted the meet
ing to Safeguarding and threatening
the Saints, they performed bigoted in
tolerant and cowardly act, worthy of
the dark ages, and when they then
complained that the Mormons did not
wave handkercniefs, and shout in Their
honor, they showed that they had swal-
lowed all the lies told them, and
thought the Mormons fools eAOugh 10
mistake blackguards for gentlemen.
The pagan priest who acts as chap
lain at Fort Douglas, says he went 70
the Tabernacle on Saturday 10 renew
his loyalty Il don't believe iD and heard
Joseph Smith eulogized. Awful They
should have their Threats cut, and
would If these pagan priests could have
their way. This is the man who
sneaks into Sunday schools, and If he
can find a little child that knows less
than himself "a rare occurrence) makes
It plea for Furnishing MOrmOns. Won
derfui confidence butts It not giving a
handful of people undue prominence
by comparing their strength with our
great government, though one OF the
speak IS seem ed 10 think the latter was
greatly in danger AMI piteousiy cried
for help.
would like to ask those bigoted and
valiant gentlemen from New York ana
Pennsylvania, who are so anxious to pit
the u A. X. against the MOrmons, If
they have no home evils 10 look after
During this year mObs have deiied and
overcome law in these States 30 that
business has been paraiyzed and con-
tidence destroyed, and l saw il stated,
think in the Century magazine, that the
old Quaker City was getting as fast as
any other and the prospects were that
the young people would soon cease 70
marry at all. Only about one-half
marry now and one-fourth of those get
divorced, and true and honest ministers
there are only few of this kind) are
warning their hearers against the blood
outlines of Infanticsde, which they say
has become so comm-n IN those highly
civilized States as 10 be an honor 10 the
civilized world. The census reports
q eIS that in proportion to adults these
States have LOO, coo less children IN
der 10 Yeas Of age comparatively than
IN some other States. One million of
unborn babes sacrificed 10 Moloch by
these Protestants, calling themselves
Christians. II it were not for Catholics
and German and Irish emigration,
the eastern and middle States would
soon become a bowling wilderness. But
why does Judge Bennett call the home
the very foundation OF American So
ciety2 Is there any thing particularly
American about homer Ii Is not the
oundatioR of all European society
also? / was surprised at Judge Bennett,
as / never knew him TO make so foolish
and untruthful a speech before Our
homes, our Christian homes, are given
wrong credit. Christ never instituted
any such homes. Centuries before the
star OF Bethlehem led the wise men Of
the east to the newborn Saviour, this
same ki. d OF homes had been eStab-
lished by Roman law over all her en-
piIe, ami when Constantine adopted a
mixtsre Of Christianity and paganism
as the national religion, monOgamy was
enforced by the laws Of Rome, conse-
luently TO Rome inste ID OF Christ must
We give the glory; TO JOve instead OF Je-
hovah, as Jehovah associated and
talked with polygamists only. But
70 prove that pOlygamy does not
signify barbarism. Will quote an ex-
tact from a sermon preached by Bishop
Spaulding, OF Denver. a man whose lit
erAry atIainments ana knowledge OF an
Gent history far exceed that OF al the
Judges that have disgraced the Utah
ben b. This sermon was preached IN
81. Johns Cathedral. Denver, June 9th,
to the graduating class OF ladies' from
VOTES Hall. Taking his text from the
last chapter OF Prove bs. written,
think, by solomon tone OF lanes bar
baTisnsl when ne had 40 wives and 800
cOncabines, the learned bishop thus de-
scri5es those Hebrew women:
The last chapter OF Proverbs con-
tains the best pOTt-alture OF tue
womanhOod. The highess types OF
womanhood are found IN the bioie:
Nowhere in modern history do We, md
such supremacy Of intellect and heart
as had the Hebrew women Of the old.n
time. We know nothingof theirscheols,
but there must have been some special
illness which served them IN tnst day.
II modern women would 90 Neli they
must follow in such footsteps as these.
SO il the learned gentleman Was night