Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-04-18

New Gufk; she was married TO tht
Prophet Joseph smith Ia 1912; she va
the mother Of i've children; and sh,
came to Utah 10 1858.
A. TO whether the children
were BY the hfst marriage q
the second, by which she BEGAN,
Mfs. Barton. there /, no statement; bu
II they had bson by the tifst marriage
the fact that n widow With 6vs child
Z rem remarked Ia neither slulliiying Il
herself nor her second husbsnd. That
Idea msy 10 ina country whore tho
suffice prevails, but not ip this land.
And In eSprsssir q suoh nm idea when
MI Smiths mother, Emma Hale
Smith, widow with children, femHr.
Tied Mhj1f BiJhmon, the letter shows
the writer thereof In a most unmsnly
light 10 this particular action. We DO
not forget that we'll meaning
Ietsobs msko mistakes perhaps
90 bad ~ this; aud when they arc
called to tusir attention they regret
them and mate amond, therefor
where there IL opportunity. We may
state iuftnsr, however IN view Of tho
fact that tho hr.t marriage took place
IN 1872, which Mf. Smith shows he
considers the date Intended, that
he mus. know that the pfoba.
Uiliiy Of ave children being born
10 man murdered before the
second hall Of 1874 was reached was
no, strong, aud that the fair inIimatiob
IL that the widow subsequently, met
and mnrried air. Bsrlon, to whom
ohlldtsn were born; and there Is moth.
ing stuluiying about such n procedure,
either.
Regarding the statement that the
writer Of the communication 10 "son
Of the Prophet by his only wife
Emma" IL also Ia untrue; and Mr..
Smith has bad presented To him ~
much evidence At leAs, that other
wives were married 10 his father a. he
has thst Emma Hale was. The
question Of tho legality Of the ceremony
under state enactment H. not involved
here; tho fact OF the ceremony, per.
formed ON more than one occasion, IL
established beyond doubt. This iset Is
known not only 10 persons who have
lived and who yet live In Utah, but
was within tho understanding Of per.
sous prominently connected with the
organization OF the RoofgauiEsd
church, as they have admitted ON
more than one occasion.
with reiererce to the practice
Of plural marriage In tho Church Of
Jesus Christ Of LailStday 5ainls, tho
man, II men are TO DO considered ~
matters VI Church doctrine, 10 whom
the full honor and responsibility Tor
It's Introduction belong f. Josopb
Smith, the first Prophet and President
Of the Church Ia this dlsponsatiou.
He introduced It by pTaollclng II him.
'elf, by onIOinlng Il upon others, aud
by officially performing ceremonies
when gave TO men ihSlr plural "iv,s.
That fact cannot DO got away from;
anu no hohes' man VIII Wy 70 oVAlo u
IN 'no 'Aoo u tue evidence 'hof'oi
which has been aVailsblu for tho past
half century. Mr.. smith may have
'H' pisA'', u pressure u " W num-
o' gaming MS Ia'nel 'oIsamls''' or
any'n'ns 'i'e, OUT u uoes not ehHnge
'no 'au' VI '"s' iA'het having more
"''"'h.n one mAi'ioi 70 MIN oy bis
sAp'''' u''so''oh as Ffss'ueh' OF Tue
Snu'o" anu o' p'Aoing o'her men ana
women IN 'ne sans relationship 10
e"uh o'net' ana 10 realizing ihst
uu'u' anu 'aAlhg u ~ connection with
.he o'net IAooS OF inc Prophet And
A'.lA'on VINO were marty reu In
carthage JAIL the La''ef'day Saints
arc p'ouu 70 recognize that In their
veins was "'hS best blood Of tho
hins'sehih eeniury'"lu the sense that
'ney were Tue CHOSEN Of doi ~ stand
AZ tue hoau Of 'hs great work Of latter
isys'
ienslve spllhet. whom there 4, no so.
We atthbute II to an ovsfEsalousntss