The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-30
DIR. MARTHA HUGHES.

DR. MARTHA HUGHES.
She is clearskinned, trim little woman.
about thirty-seven years old, whose brown
hair has a pretty sprinkle or gray IN IT.
note a quick, active intellect. she liz an
ardent woman suffragist.
POLYGAMY BARRED.
In this connection Elder William Cadman,
an official of this church-the Reorganized
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Sants-set forth plainly the teachings of
the Iowa church, which are strictly anti
polygamous. He says:
"A general impression prevails that polyg-
amy is a doctrine Endorsed and taught by
the book of Mormon. l have been an earn
est believer, a constant reader, and an en-
thusiastic admirer of, the book of Mormon
for the last forty years: therefore, certain
ly, l ought to know something about ii.
Il will say, then that a grosser delusion
| than that never existed among men, The
book of Mormon purports to give an &C.
| count of the coming of the forefathers or
| the Indian races TO this western hemisphere.
The family of man called LEM, and some
Others 1t states ,t were directed re- OF the he
| prophet. and of Zedekah, King of Judah,
| shortly before the Babylonian captivity, and
| about 600 years before Christ, to emigra tie
| from Jerusalem unto this land, now called
| America. 1t also gives complete account
| of their journey. which 1 will not enlarge
| upon. This man Lehi is represented to be a
| prophet, and that he was directed by
| dreams and such other means as God al
| ways used with His people, for the purpose
of instructing them in the knowledge Of His
| will. That is, mean, so far as we have an
account of Gods dealings with men in
| Scripture.
| ''Lehi had several sons, the oldest of
| whom was named Lamar; he had one par
| ticularly righteous son (at the time OF leav-
| ing Palestine) named Nephi. They landed
| on the western coast of South America, and
began preparations and exertions for life in
| the new world. Now, the book of Mormon
f,,fn hot afcybt dl(l
| this man Lehi positively against the prac-
| tice of polygamy by his people upon this
| land, and declared TO them that He would
not suffer them on this land to do the
| people had done in Palestine, in this par
| ticular, and that terrible curses should fol-
| low them If they disregarded this COM
| mandment, whilst the greatest blessings and
| favors of heaven should be showered upon
them on condition of obedience.
| How is that for the book of Mormon and
| polygamy? Glory be to God for such a
| book, j living witness of it's truth
| funeSs and purity and know these glorious
| facts by the divine spirit of God, and defy
| the devil and every agency under his control
| to prove the contrary.
A NEW SETTLEMENT.
Here is a distinction between the book of
Mormon and the Bible, altogether in favor
| of the book of Mormon, and no man on
earth can deny that fact without making a
| donkey of himself, or, indeed, something
worse than that.
Much time did not elapse after these par
| ties arrived upon this land before Lehi died.
| Jealousy had been aroused among Lehi's
| sons before his death on account of the AL
| mighty using Nephi prominently in the di-
| rection Of their affairs. The Almighty used
| ness. and discarded Lamar on account OF
| the opposite characteristics, and Nephi be-
| gan to assume the position of ruler among
them. They resented this and claimed that
Lamar ought TO be king on account of being
Lehfs oldest son. This condition of affairs
| continued until the situation became very
dangerous for Nephi, when the Almighty di-
rected him. and many held with him,
to leave those parts and dwell by them
selves in the wilderness. They thus went
away privately some distance northward and
established another settlement. These two
settlements afterward became two nations,
one the first. called Lamanites. the other
Nephites. The LAmanites became a very
wicked people, disbelieving in the revelations
given to Nephi, and maintaining that they
were mere pretensions on his part for the
purpose of deception, and of depriving
Lamar of his natural born rights as ruler.
The Lamanites earnestly and vigorously
sought to bring about the destruction of the
further removal northward.
I'VE are also informed that when the AL
! mighty decided to make of these people two
nations. that He placed curse of darkness
of color upon the Lamanites, in order to
make their persons repulsive TO the Ne
phites, and to make lasting distinction be-
tween them: hence, the origin of what we
call the red men. Now. we have two nations
upon this land: one a colored. cursed. de-
graded and barbarious nation: the other a
white. righteous. blessed and progressive
nation of people. enjoying the blessings of
heaven in large degree, and in fulfillment OF
the promises made 10 their father Lehi. and
in accordance with the blessings placed
upon the head Of Joseph and his posterity
by his father, Jacob. in the land of Egypt
a long time previous. The steadiness and
industry of the Nephites. in connection
with the blessings of heaven which were
showered upon them. and the fruitfulness
and mineral wealth of the land on which
they lived soon produced conditions OF great
abundance: in fact the book of Mormon
informs US that they became immensely
rich i'm all the productions OF the earth,
both vegetable and mineral, enumerating
them in large degree. 1t also informs us
that in the course of time wealth produced
pride. and other kinds OF foolishness and
wickedness among them, and / would say
that a man needs nothing but reason TO en-
able him 10 comprehend that such condi-
tions were likely to produce such results.
Nephi by this time. was dead, but before
he died he had given charge TO his brother
Jacob, concerning ministerial affairs. Jacob
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