The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-06-20
"How ABOUT rHE FIsH1 ?"

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ten summers. whom he very properly
desired should grow up wi b very pro-
, found belief in the existence Of God.
His chief argument 10 arouse faith in
= the mind OF The lad was TO call his at
iention 10 the many evidences of design
in nature, aud at once rush 10 the con-
. clusiOn that there could be no design
without dies gner. During their WAX
on occasion we refer TO. they stroiled
along the shores of n shallow lake where
a number OF birds belonging Ia the wAd
ing faculty were moving >tealthily about
feeding on the FISH they could catch
The minister directed the attention ol
the son 10 the long legs Of the heron
such was the specimen Of wader which
adapted il for its HABITS of lile-wading;
and how when he drew his foot out OF
the waite involuntary muscles contrac.
te the toes of the bird, that there
might be no splash to brighten away
the fish when the foot was again thrust
back into the water; how the bill was
long and of such a shape as TO con-
venienlly hold a f,h; how the long neck
could be drawn up close to the biri's
body by cranIng it and then suddenly
be extended to a great length, tnu>
making It easy for the heron to secure
its prey. Having drawn attention to
all these points which adapted the bird
10 its habits of life, method of securing
its food, etc, the minister began To
draw his conclusion about the design OF
the designer, when the boy surprised him
by saying, Father. that design bus
iness is all right as far as the heron is |
concerned. bur how about the fsh7"
We have often thought OF this Incl
dent when reading what is too fire.
quently hypocritical gush about the
BEAUTIES Of the homogeneous system OF
marriage. Let us not be misunder-
stood. We do not attack the m nog-
amous home nor seek TO detract from its !
beauties, nor lessen its joys. We know
of nothing more noble than to see man
and wife walk hand in hand through L e
wrapped up in each others affections.
each true to the marriage vows. bearing
each Others burdens. and bravely meet
ing the Universities Of life, or enjoying
the blessings that pros, .erity
brings to them. For such people The
HERALD has nothing but the warmest
and where need is. sym
pathy; and IL n journals wish could in
crease their bulk of bliss, most heartily
would We say, God speed YER But
TIE HERALD can't see why il is that IN
the same community where the one
wife system is general, men who de.
ire TO do so can't have more than one
wife if they are willing to increase their
and provided they are
.ble 10 fulfill the marriage contract with
he women they marry, provide
or them . home, and properly
eed. clothe. and educate their /,
obtaining. of course, the Z
onsent Of the FIRST wives as party af- '
ected by the arrangements. Especially {
10 We contend that this privilege should :
'e granted II the parties to such family s
arrangements believe it to be the will q
e heaven for them to contract such r
There is no danger OF its u
ecoming universal. or even general, or d
cry widespread. as its increased care c
nd obligations will ever be a check to g
:. to say nothing Of the equality of the s
sxes numerically; and if it be an evil. a
is ole which society will cure so far .
5 it is durable, more quickly. more b
ffectually than Infamous laws, harshIy D
will ever do il. But back a
, our design story. sf Il
We said that too frequently the poetic D,
raises of the beauties and purity OF Il
lie homogeneous system Of marriages o,
ere hypocritical gush; so it is. ii
Il admit that there are tens 70
thousands Of men who re- of
ain true to their marriage obligations, n,
lndreds Of thousands of women. who CT
, so, but while that is true there is n
lother side OF it that is not so pleasant 10
look at. Sexual in6delity among 81
Use DOuno og tnc foHS Vi ucu4OCk - N
nply appalling TO society. Compare Sa
rely. how many homogeneous fsmi- a
$ are there that have no skeleton in Sc
e closet on this question of purity th
1 the divorce records bear witness. Do
will be found that the majority OF an
uses impelling the parties to a sepa- de-
ion is marital inidelity. The oil Co
rec records. however, are but straws st.
owing which way the winds blow. 1t mi
the nature Of woman to suffer thu
'nly. She hides The woand that we
~ upon her vitsls. Under the mo- tbs
yamOus system Of marriage and our the
sent laws she alone is openly ack- ha'
x.edged IS q vile. and though she
ows that this is but q shadow, she els,
YES to cheat her poor heart out of vh
sorrow with 1t, bat in secret she Low
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