Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1899-02-06
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.
THE TITLE OF THE SECOND OF A SER
les or FIVE SERMONS
On Myths and Moth. of Modern Infsdei-
ty, Preached by Rev. A. G. Dixon. the
Noted brooklyn Divine.
PRELUDE" poLYGAMY.


God said to the first husband and
wife. They twain shall be one flesh.
and he has never changed that decree
To become more than twain is TO break
the law. Polygamy in the old Tesla
ment and the new is a crime. God
punished it in Lamech. Abraham, and
David. For some inscrltable reason
he permitted il TO exist. as he has
other sins. but his righteous Judgment
has always been upon it.
Mormonism was born Of Satan Its
founder. Joseph Smith. was an ignor-
ant licentious liar. The Book of
Mormon" which condemns polygamy
was written by one solomon Spaulding
in 1912. The manuscript. for which
no publisher could be found, was cop
led by Sidney Rigdon. and given to
Joseph Smith who claimed that an
angel from heaven had delivered il TO
him Two or three of the men who
certified TO this claim afterwards re-
canted and declared that il was a
fraud. Smiths life was so outrageous
ly lieentious that he felt the need OF
another revelation. authorizing him TO
have a number of wives, and the angel
soon favored him with vision giving
due permission. This aroused the in
dignation of the decent men and wom-
en- in the Mormon Society. DIR. Foster.
the editor of the -Expositor, was so
bold as to denounee polygamy- As a
result the printing office was demolish-
ed by order of Smith, and Foster ex-
PEELED from the community.
Brigham Young Smiths successor,
a monster of lust and a genius for or
ganiZation. stood by the new reyela-
ton. and built up Mormonism on that
foundation. When Smith proclaimed
his creed of lust it stirred up such
violent opposition that his followers
formed a secret society, known as the
'.Danitias," who pledged themselves TO
uphold the authority of his revelations
and DEGREES as superior to the laws of
the land, and to help him get posses
sion first of the state, then of the
United States, and finally of the world.
Smith proclaimed himself military
leader. The militia of the State of
Missouri had to be called out To sup
press the disturbances. At length
Brigham Young decided to take his
followers into the wilderness, thous-
and miles from the restraints of civil
iZation, and in 1916 they emigrated to
the shores of Salt Lake. Here the lie
cencies of civilized life. wlleh require
that every man should have only one
wife, were disregarded, and they re-
yelled in their moral degradation while
they prospered in money making and
sent out their missionaries.
1t is evident, however. that the spirit
of the conspiracy against the United
States Government continued to live.
for in 1851 the District Judges appoint
ed by the Government were driven out
of Utah. In consequence of this high
handed rebellion Brigham Young was
daDOSa6 from a 4
new Governor was sent with batal-
lion of soldiers to stand by him. but
the Mormons refused TO allow him to
take his seat. and after spending the
winter in Salt Lake City the troops
withdrew. leaving the conspira tors tri-
umphant. In 1886 armed Mormons
went into the court room of Judge
Drummond and compelled him TO adj
journ his court sine die. President
Buchanan appointed Alfred Cumming
Governor and sent $500 soldiers to
protect him. Brigham Young boldly
called his followers TO Hrms, and they
harrassed the United States so1dfers,
destroying supply trains, until in 1858
the Government. taken up with the
danger of the threatened civil war; eff
fected a compromise with the con-
dition that all Mormon consprators be
pardoned, and in 1860 the troops were
Withdrawn for duty in the East. The
absorbing issues of the civil war pre-
vented the Government from really
suppressing this Mormon conspiracy.
and left its leaders to continue their
work of organizing and PROSECUTING.
Now has the spirit of Mormonism
changed? Wise men and women who
have lived with them and studied
their institutions. declare that it has
not. Polygamy is still practiced in
secret, and they are still at heart in
conspiracy against the institutions of
the United States Government. Their
agents are in all parts of the world
with arguments and money. These
emissaries are in Brooklyn. visiting
from house TO house with insinuating
manners and deceptive literature. 1t
is reported that the organization has
determined TO visit every home in the
United States.
1t is a good time for them to work
while our Government is occupied
with other important matters. But
the question for the people to answer
Just now is shall a u!an who represents
the defiant attitude of Mormonism be
permitted to bring with him his poly
gamous filth and Mormon fealty into
the Congress of the United States?
Mr.. Eugene Young. who is a grandson
of Brlnsham oun. has recently said
There seems to be disposition in the
East, particularly among the politic-
ianS. but even among the churches. to
treat the revival of the Mormon issue
as minor matter. There is an in
TO view the election to Con
gress of h. III. Roberts. a three or |
four ply polygamist. still living in
as the inevitable outcome of |
old conditions in Utah, and a mere |
of personal morality. What !
if Roberts is a polygamist. SAYS one. he !
is no worse than dozens of men in !
Congress Let those who take such views
beware of the awakening. Some dav |
they will see. as those who know Nor |
mon ambitions see now. that Mr.. |
Roberts Is mere instrument. the rep |
resentative of mighty forces. They |
will realize that through his election |
4 people 100000 strong have turned /
from American liberty and American |
morality. and have begun the initial |
step toward the estab Iishment of a /
hierarchy foreign TO our institutions /
and social laws in the midst of our Re |
public
My opinion is that Mr. B. HI. Roberts
should be thankful that he is not a |
aandidate for cell in the peniten
larry rather than for 4 seat in Con
sress. He has oulv one wife The |