The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-12-16
No. 1ol.

hy the Salt Lake Ministerial As-
sociation TO the people OF This
country these ministers say
Ii Mr. Roberts is permitted 70
remain in congress. uad we fail
TO get constitutional amendment
prohibiting the practice 81 poly
gamy, this anti American insti-
tuition will fasten itscli upon this
inter- mountain rogiua, whence it
will ultimately spread throughout
the country, until Some day the
American people will have 10 rise
In their might and crush II in orr
der to prevent this nation from
crumbling into dust In tho
meantime thousands Of hearts
will be broken and multitudes Of
souls will be sacrificed 10 the de-
mon Of deified lust, while the
very name Of this fair land viii
come very near becoming n re-
proach in the eyes Of the civilized
world.
The truth is that polygamy is
part, an essential part OF Mor-
monism, as taught by the Brig
hamites. II is the cornerstone
Of their system The Mormon
missionaries who 90 about over
the country may try TO deceive
people by telling them that the
Mormons de not now teach or
practice polygamy. But 10 say
ing 50 they are following the il
lustrious example set them by
their leader5-they are lying, and
they know it perfectly well. They
are required to believe il, under
penalty Of damnation. Let us
quote again what the Book Of
Doctrine and Covenants says
about it, in the section giving d
Revelation on the Eternity Of
the Marriage Cove nant. includ-
ing plurality Of wives"
. For beholdl J reveal unto
you new and an everlasting
covenant; and il ye abide not
that covenant, then are ye damn
ed; for no one can reject this
covenant, and be permitted to
enter into my glory. And as
pertaining 10 the new and ever
lasting covenant, it was inslitut.
ed for the fullness Of my glory;
and he that receiveth d fullness
thereof, must and shall abide the
law, or no shall be damned, saith
the Lord God" (Doc. and Gov.
Sec. 132:4-0.)
This seems plain enough. Ev.
cry Mormon may not be required
to practice polygamy. A good
many Of them do not--for vari
GUS reasons, chiefly, perhaps, be-
cause they are too poor. But
they all believe in IL. If they did
not, they would not be good
Mormons. Elder Roberts only
expressed The sentiments Of an
true Mormons when he said that
Modern Christians must either
learn TO tolerate polygamy or
give up forever the glorious hope
Of resting in Abraham's bosom" /"
This then is the issue which
the election Of Mr.. Roberts forces
upon the American people, and
which congress must act upon.
Shall he be allowed 20 retain his
seat? From 20, 900, 600 homes
and 70, 000, 600 throats all over
this land we hear the cry which
comes in laundering tones, saying
NO, such a man representing
such an issue, must not, shall
not be permitted to sit in our con-
gressional halls, and have voice
in our national legislation.
This closes the history OF Nor
monism to the present. And what
a history it has been--a story
from beginning TO end-of i'm
posture, Of fraud, Of quarreling,
of rebellion, OF bloodshed, Of de-
ception--in fact OF what the apos-
tie called the works OF the
flesh:'' Nov the works OF the
flesh are manifest, which are
these: adultery, fornication, un-
cleanness, lasciviousness, idola-
try, gitchcraft, hatred, variance,
emulations, wrath, strife, sedi-
tons. heresies, envyings, mur-
ders, drunkenness, reyellings
and such like; Of the which tell
| you before, as have also told
you in the time past, that they
which do such things shall not
inherit the kingdom Of God. &
Gal. v 1921.
1t is the most shameful, the
most dreadful, the most infa-
nous history Of any people on
the face Of the globe who profess
to march under the sacred BAN