The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-04-07

C4uuOt ulC1h l. utlI CONGlaul
until death does them part-no further
no more. When this Is accomplished
all Is ended in regard TO their matri'
monial relations. What of the resur-
rection from the dead? What of the
New Jerusalem-the celestial glory
the eternal union that the authors OF
fiction write about? To them, as tC
the professed Christians, it is all fic-
tion-a beautiful dream which death
dlssolves. We have other views, other
| ideas, other hopes. We believe In
death being swallowed up in victory,
In "a new heaven aad a new earth,
wherein d9elleth righteousness; =" IN
the resurrection of the Just, both men
and women, parents aud children. cur
Gospel, The Gospel of the Son of
God, brings life and immortality TO
light" We believe in Jerusalems, such
as the one which John saw when ban
ished Is slave TO the isle Of Patmos
because OF his religion, where the
promises made TO Abraham, Isaac
aud jacob are TO be fulfilled I;
(which mad wall great and high, and
had twelve gates, and At the gates
twelve angels''-''and the twelve gates
were twelve pearls; every several gate
was one pearl" Its walls were of Jas
per, its streets and the city were
pure gold. The foundations of the
wall were garniShed with ali manner of
precious stones, and the glory of God
did tighten IL, "and the Lamb is the
light thereof" Its pearlv gates had
written upon them the names of the
twelve tribes of the children of Israel
aud the foundations of its walls,
1.-THE names of the Twelve Apostles oil
the Lamb" The throne o. God and
of the Lamb shall be in iu, and Ills
servants shall serve Him; and they
shall see His face land His name snail
be In their fOreheads. The porters of
its gates were angels and its light the
glory Of God"
What was written on those pearly
gates? The names of the twelve
tribes of Israel. Who was Israel?
Jacob. From whom did the twelve
tribes descend: From jacob. What
We're their names! The names OF the
SonS of Jacob, which he had by four
wives. Jacob, then, was a polygamist!
Yes; he was one OF those barbarians of
which the Judge OF the Third judicial
District says; THESE practices might
have been proper in Darbarous and
primitive time-in crude times-but
they won't do now. Civilization has
thrown them away. IL won't do 20
gather up these old customs and prac-
tees out of the by-gone barbarism and
by-gone ages, and attempt TO palm
them upon free and Intelligent and
civilized people in these days"
How free the people are IN Utah to-
day needs no discussion. III the Judge
cannot stand these things IL would
seem God aud the Lamb can, for He Is
the light of the city on the gates of
which are written the names of twelve
men, the sons of one man, by four
women-a pOlygamist. Had JacoD
lived now, the judges would have sent
spies, spoilers ana deputy marshals
after him, and if caught would have
sent him 10 the penitentiary with other
honorable men who had the courage of
their convictions, and for whom "God
Is not ashamed to be called their God,
FOR HE HAS PREPARED FOR THEM A
CITY"
And what of his landmarks; will
they be thereI Yes: where there is so
much beauty and glory and so many of
his servants the women are sure not 10
be absent. Besides are they not one?
Has not "God Joined them together"
IL would not be a heaven without
them; they have entered into coven-
ants with the men for time and eter-
nifty In the Lord; "They twain are one
flesh" "The man Is not without the
woman nor the woman without the
man." but the corrupt have no place
therein. For without are dogs and
sorcerers and whoremongers and muir
derers and idolato-s and whatsoever
loveth and maketh lie.
Speaking of the sexes, the same
God who created Adam, created
Eve, finale and female Gre
ated He them: and blessed them and
called their name Adam" Who are
women? The mothers of the whole
human family. They were all born of
women, who were created and pre-
pared as companions and helpmeetS
for man; To Eve God gave another
seed in the place of Abel. "For God
said, He hath appointed me another
seed instead of Abel whom Cain slew"
VINO made this appointment? God.
From whom came kings, emperors,
prophets, seers and revelators? They
came through women who were often
Prophets themselves, and who were
frequently ministered to by angels.
Jesus was born of woman; they were
His companions on earth, were with
Him at His death, and were first at
His sepulchre, and will be His and His
saints companions iAheaven.
Polygamy is not understood nor our
secret about il. When it was first pro- I
Elder Orson Pratt went shortly after |
IN the city of Washington and published /
1t to the world in q paper called The /
Seer; after that, President Brigham /
Young, who was known polygamiSt, I
was reappointed, by the President, /
Governor of the Territory of Utah.
IL is alleged that we are in danger of |
the nations morals. But
how much danger there Is OF this may |
be judged by the morality of those in |
our midst who endeavor to make us |
believe they represent the government |
and nation, as exhibited In the follow
ing:
CRIMINAL STATISTICS OF SALT LAKE CITY.
FOR THE YEAR 1885:
Total estimated population, 5000
sIormons. $500
Non. MormOns, $500
$500
Or Z AIormons TO non Mormon.