Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-08

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persdps n
act, by rea
ton under the
plural marriageN
L, 1890. have absf2S
lawful cohabitation.
press condition that tho
future faithfully obey then
United States, hereinbef
and not otherwise. Those WI
fail to avail themselves of the cFS
cy hereby offered will be vigor.
prosecuted. BENJAMIN HARRIS
by the President.
JOHN W. FOSTER.
Secretary of S
Congressman Roberts was one
many who entered into an agr
to faithfully observe the law
by the Edmunds-Tucker act. The
ment, on his part, has not
ored, as since that polygamQ
have been born to him. a
Can we have any con.id
who will fraudulently takS
of honor to faithfully obs
laws of our country, to dece
fiding people, and who ope]
in the violation of the SAM
laws for us?l A man who 81
in the penit&ntiary? l an
opposed to a lawbreak2
law-maker. 10 me il
atipg. -.
In reeentSissue D.
bune this gentleman, wv
zen audacity to ask for the ny
ors of Congressman, plainly dE'
the ahomination Of polyganly an
knowledges unlawful cohahIta
the very thing for which he and
of his constituents were aisfran6
Hear him. and if our Christl
tues and American manhooas
awakened TO the enormity o
alton, we are pitifully devoi
graees and Christian prineir
compose true manhood, and
true virtues of womannoodx
IF time comes whe0
sary for me to defend
be there right on the S
preciate that the membd
and the American PEI
eral, broad-minded
a few bigoted and G q
OF the Presbyterian
training, mode of b.
thought tend TO unfit ~
cal life.
Joseph Smith received a q
ment from the Lord to intro1
order of marriage into thass
on the strength of that ~
not by reasons of anything
written in the Jewish Scrip
Latter Day Saints practice y
riage. Polygamy is not y
We're it so considered tl
Jacob and the prophets
il would not be allowe
the kingdom of heavd
amy is not adultery,
claSsed as a sin at
me that modern Chrf
learn to tolerate poly
forever the glorioA,
Abraham's bosom.
THAT which God
strikingly approved
not bad, but positivs
holy.
Notwithstanding Thu
hand of the Gentiles
heavily upon the peopN
that in his mercy God pc
to cease therefrom frQH
and true TO the plSa
church no polyx
since been cele
But not even the>
from a man the
given him. They aYS DIS -
for eternity, and ] think
broad-minded and just Ams
pie will not require a man
the wives he has with who
lived, nor to abandon his c
The above. is so fullNQA
imputation, and beggery. -
tice all would be too lengthy,
call the attention TO the most
nent ones. s
First-He defes US to so
courts with him.
Second.-Pryng to beg his v
Congress by playing upon the III
and generosity OF the American
Third By trying to make
Smith the scape goat for his
by claiming he received rev
to practice il.
/ will right here give the n
of the church which Smith was
mental in establishing. which
forever put to silence the bid
as to who was the author Of pol
Smith or Young.
On page 343 Of Doctrine and i
nants, 4 discipline to govern the 4
in connection with the bible, 1t
"InasmucA as this Church Of
has been reproached with the "a
fornication and polygamy, We
that we belieyS that one mag
have one wife, AM one woman
husband, except fnNage Of deas
either is at liberty tkQaAyy aga
This was adopted anT TNA2me
of the church at the insN
Joseph Smith nine years be
death, and has ever been the
those who remained true to the
of Christ. and all those who ri
otherwise are considered apostal
unworthy the name they bore.
Fourth-Claiming polygomy
heavenly principle. and quoting
ham and Jacob for embodyment
true they had more than one win
time. but not as Mr. Roberts say
the command CT God. Because
suffers "A crime 10 be done doe
argue that he endorses Il.
those old patriarchs got into the