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THE DEfUNCT INDUSTRIAL HOME.

dlctments out she was stli farther
away. There were at the beginning or
that term OF court, according To the
United States district attorney. only one
hundred und sixty-three indictments
found upon which there had not been
service.
In another memorial she declared
that
one lady missionary. IN town OF
5000 inhabitants. last year visited In
four hundred polygumoua families.
She visited tho Utah peuitontlnry and
this ~ what she said ] found In one
cell. lONi3ih, without q floor, six women,
three Of whom had babies under six
months OF age, who were incarccrnted
for contempt OF court" In refusing to
acknowledge the paternity Of their emil
drcn. when 1 plead with them 20 an
Hwer the court and be released they
said, N we do there are mary wives
and children 20 Huffcr the loss Of a
father"
In another cell were two girls. ono
fourteen. one sixteen. each married 10
her own father. both with babes.
This was In October 1ssS, and the
promoters OF the Home modestly asked
Tor an additional appropriation OF
$50 900 In view OF Mrs. Newman's allie
cations The basis OF this request was
the allegation that number OF Nor
mon" plural wives were In the Utah
pcnitentlary In a state OF the deepest
degradation and dostitutlon.
II took only another official article
TO settle this story OF Mrs. Newmnn's
The United States marshal. who was
the warden or the penitentiary, was at
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DISCOURSE
Delivered the Conference Provo, Sunday July
%, $780, by
PRESIDENT LORENZO SNOW.

Ny brethren and sisters and friends,
feel pleased with this opportunity OF
ADDRESSING you on this beautiful morn
ING ! desire, while attempt TO do 80.
az Interest In your prayers and the eN-
sfelte Of your faith, that my remarks
TO you this morning may be profitable
We all knOw-at least. We most as
suTedly ought 10 know-that our sue
eeaa Individually depends entirely up
on The blessings OF the Lord. His Holy
spirit teaching US and bearing testi-
mouy to such things as may be said. /
visit this conference for a special pur-
pose. ! have asked my brethren TO ac-
company me with a special purpose In
view l have attended great many
conferences In my day; but have not
visited them with any certain purpose,
'A'ept 10 talk upon sucn subjects as
might appear at the time appropriate
rms subject that l am going to talk
aoou'. and that l ask my brethren to
yak about Is one Of the highest impor-
Ineo TO you and to me.
ctnuv,e are times In the history OF this
M mutLgh and In the dealings OF God with
's human family when II becomes nee
ana To talk very plainly 10 the people
tbnulo remind them OF things which.
nsgitsn hlghly Important. they have
oue ,eu' rms has been the case In
tbs KY history; Il has been 70 from
Wiz pvslnning Of the dealings OF cod
hswaa ,np human family Where things
W. zen made very plain 10 us. ana
iy snae understood them most distinct.
for nu nave observed them faithfully
uhe. after awhile strange az II
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may appear. we have become forsctful
and noglectful of them. That was the
case many times In the history OF tho
house OF Israel, They become strange
~ neglectful OF matters OF the highest
importance to their salvation, aud tho
Lord had to call upon His Prophets to
remind them OF what they had forgot.
ten, In some cases when they We're re-
minded they failed to accept the words
OF the Lord, ana therefore they We're
led into captivity.
do not come here TO ind airy
special fault with the people Of this
stake; but / do come for the purpose
OF reminding the Latter-day saints OF
things wherein many VI them-not all
have been neglectful. They have been
neglcctful OF certain law that tho
Lord has revealed, obedience to which
brings tho highest blessings. In the
early days Of the Church the Lord in
troduced a plan and gave certain laws.
By the observance OF which the people
might be continually blessed. DO pro-
served from their enemies, and be per-
fcctly united In all matters. as good
and ohodlent children to parents. Had
that plan been carried out ana She COM
mnndments OF the Lord obeyed, you
and l would be In n different condition
10 that surrounding ua at the present
time True we have been wonderfully
blessed, and have pleasant surround
inga today but our financial condition
and our spiritual union would be far
IN advance OF what II Is today. had we
observed these commandments Of God.
II In a very nice and convenient thing
for a person to be provided with means
by which he can be preserved from
trouble. from difficulties, and from de-
structlon by enemies or by the eio.
ments. Such means the Lord placed In
the hands OF the Saints In the early
days OF the chnrnh. He has alao placed
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That Is pretty strong language w.
sometimes feel good ourselves. and We
think that the Lord feels good toward
US That may be- very true: but We
sometimes Overronch ourselves a little
IN these matters. and forget that tho
Lord requires perfect obedience. and
that when His children so seriously
wrong, aiiilctlon follows. This "a IL
lustratrd IN the case OF Anron's two
sons, who offered strange IRE" before
the Lord. The Lord had commanded
them not 90 do this. and because OF
their disohedlpuCp they were dpy1urpl
By FIRE. Moses and Aaron felt rather
bad about 10, and an Israel m0urnad
about Il, but Moses told them
not 20 do certain things Ia regard TO
mourning, because the Lord had taken
the matter into His hands.
Now brethren and sisters do not
wish 10 occupy too much time this
morning. I have a. number Of brethren
with me. whom / have brought Tor the
special purpose III talking TO you On
this subject And this shall be- the end
N my talking 90 you ON this matter.
/ shall never come hero again 20 talk
% the people of this stake OF Zion NJ
] am talking now o. you. 1 shall never
ask my brethren 90 come down here
20 talk on this subject specially either.
Why DO I say thlH1 BrcausH 1 fsrl iu
my heart that whom you come 90 under.
stand fully ana clearly these things that
We shall present before you at this cone
ference. you viii say amen 10 what 1871,
say, and will follow the g0uugrls OF the
Lord. ! do not say this Go Halter YOU
but ! am sure YOU viii do o. There
fore, / say ! shall NOT come down here
again with my brethren to talk 90 you
on this subject ar We nov talk and
shall talk 10 you, 40 please exercise a
little patience, because 10 ls not 20 be
OF everlasting continuance.
I have thought sometimes. the way
the Latter-duy Saints Boo the early
days, in their inexperienced and UNI
educated condition, Ignored thu Lords
commandments, that he got rather dis
gusted with them. as re lil with the
children ot Israel. 30 whom Joseph
Smith asked what lie required OF tho
people, ON the hth OF July, 1888, tho
Lords answer was very short, but very
pointed, 1 suppose most OF you have
read this revelation many times, and
your teachers have taught you oon-
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HISTORY OF THE MOVEMENT.

on Dec I. 1854, Senator Lapham OF
New York. introduced bill to amend
the Organic Act uf Utah and TO change
the name Of the Territory from Utah TO
Altamont. This bill failed 10 pass but
time TO the Industrial Home. Two years
later Congress appropriated FOR the
Home" the sum OF 10000, on Nov. ~,
1856, the Home was first opened. Al
frat ~ occupied rented quarters, Lut
was removed IN June. 1859, TO the pre-
sent building. which had been erected
for the purpose, partly out OF additional
means provided by Congress.
From that day TO this the Home"
has stood empty Of inmates OF the class
for which n was built and a silent and
impressive witness 10 the fact that In
Utah nt least there were no homeless
and destitute polygamOus wives. II
was FOR this class that the Home had
been built. and FOR them IL has been
maintained during all the years through
which u hnn stood with open arms 10
receive the alleged "d0wncast and I'M
fortunate" women Of Utah.
The object for which this costly fall
uro was originally erected was said by
Its promoters TO be TO provide homes
and employment for homeless and des-
titute polygamoua wives and their chill
dren."
II was. however. dismal failure
from the very first and the charitable
ana weli-meant endeavOrs OF the gov
eminent IN this direction came to
nnught The government did not get
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attempt had recently been made 20
Mrrsl the Home from the design % Ito
founders
This design" she said. twas a dis
interested philunthrpplC movement of a
few earnest Christian women aided by
brave. good men " this Territory. TO
provide n refuge and e home for needy
women and children of all classes. ir-
respective u Hectarinn or religious AMI
lauuns.
subsequently this broad plan, which
% Itself Induced me and many OF you
70 become Identified with this aasoclu-
ZION was narrowed 90 the reception
only % women Who renowned polyg-
amy, ana their children OF tender age"
we were disappointed.
1T b. a pain 10 send from these open
doors needy woman or a motherlcas
boy b"cautc such applicant Is not a
Mormon
II was the feature of the changed
plan" 20 which Delegate Calne referred
~ his speech In Congress on oct T.
ISIS, This feature d. explained by tho
following from the Congressional
Record.
Tho House having under consldern-
ton the report on the committee OF
conference ON the bin On A. i0s9g1
making appropriations 90 supply def
rlruuluH ln the appropriations FOR 1883
ana prior years. anu for other purposes,
ana the amendments uf the Senate
thereto, namely
'll2. Industrial Christian Home As
ISOLATION uf Utah Territoryi To further
ala tho Industrial Christian Home As
ISOLATION OF Utah Territory, under It's
articles NJ Incorporation. in the cHtub-
llHhWcnt ana maintenance Of an indus
trial and educational Institution Ia salt
Lake city Tor the benefit OF the depend
ent women and chillrcg % Utah and
Idaho Territories who desire 20 sever
their allegiance 10 the Mormon Church,
10000, ana Tor contingent expenses OF
the association. 5000 IN all $4,000"
This special anti" Mormon" feature
was not. u seems, originally cOntem-
plated, ana was added iu the hope OF
making sure of additional and cQntln-
uoua appropriations from Congress.
Tho Efforts 10 keep the home a going,
were without avail. Man proposes,
but God dlsroses. The Industrial Home
has passed into history and It's memory
may soon be lost In oblivion. There
let II be.
"Requlescat IN pace"
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are many subjects that are OF great
Importance which should be presented
and explained TO the Luttcr-day Saints
from time to time. but one thing we
have come TO talk TO you about, and Il
N the most important thing az tho
present time, Other things may be
dwclt on hereafter which are as Inn
porttnt In their place as this. but now
this IN Of the first Importance, and
should be acted upon first
The law OF conservation was laid be-
fore the people OF jackson county, Of
Kirkland and other places, and tho
highest blessings were attached TO It's
Observance. ! suppose u went along
harmoniously Tor "A short time, but only
for short time. In Jackson county
the people TO a certain eXtcnt-not uni
VERBALLY by any ana-consecrnted
their property but they most signally
failed to carry out this law. and the
Lord became angry with them To
disobodioncc 10 this law, there was
attached severe punishment. Read Sec
ton loA OF the Book OF Doctrine and
Covenants, and you VIII see there re-
corded the puniHhmonta which the Lord
said should follow those who disobeyed
this law. Pcrhapa II might not be in-
appropriate 20 read verse or two OF
this section,
For !. the Lord. have deoreed In My
heart. that inaHmuch as any man be-
longing TO the order, shall be found a
tranagressor, or In other words. shall
break the covenant with which We are
bound, he shall be cursed In his life
and shall be trodden down by whom /
will,
For !. The Lorj. am not to be Knocked
In these things"
(Sec, iOt' Q. o.
Now, this was not delivered 20 US
and we deliver TO you no such word
today, But read this In order that the
Wise men and women Of Israel within
the sound Of my voice, and also the
young men and women, may think
about II, and consider that IN such se-
We're puniahmenta were pronounced
upon the Lattcr-day salrH when they
were comparatively ignorant ana In
experienced Ia the event OF their dis
obedience to this law that was given
10 them, how VIII Il be with Va II laws
are given TO us and We disobey them3
The Lord acting In Justice to all claascs
OF men, how VIII lie regard US with the
experianaa and knowiedss we have
HsHH=s7HsH
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And all this that the Innocent among
you may not be condemned with the
unjust, ana that the guilty among you
may not escape, because, l. the Lord,
have promised unto you crown Of
glory AZ my right hand.
Therefore, inasmuoh as you are
found transgressors. 80 cannot escape
my wrath In your lives;
"lnusmuch NJ ye are cut on by trans
gresslunH, yr cannot escape the bunet-
ingH OF Satan. until the day OF reiemp-
ton" tsectlon i0i' 1-g)
would like the wise men Of Israel.
when you 20 home. TO read this reyela-
tlon through. II contains some most
beautiful ideas and promises with re-
gard to the United order. when tho
order was tried 20 be- carried out In
those mountain wales, II did not prove a
success. because the people had not
had the eNporlcnce-pcrhupa that was
not 30 much the difficulty az some
other things which have not time to
explain. But In this order ~ the fnan-
cial salvation Of the Lattcr-day Saints
and the foundation OF spiritual union,
When these principles are practiced
there Will be no poor IN the midst OF
the Latter-da Saints. but We do not
propose 10 offer II to the Saints today.
nor tomorrow, nor next month. nor next
year.
A. a result of the peoples disobodl-
ence 90 this law Of conservation they
were driven from Jackson county by
their enemies, and the most fearful
trouble arose. Some were tnrrcd and
feathured, houses We're burned down,
windows were smashed, property was
taken and the people were scattered.
The father Of your president Brother
Partridge, was tarred and foathercd In
tho public square, by q mob ~ about
100. and others were served In the same
manner Finally, men, women and
children were driven out, In the depth
OF winter and scattered In every dlrrc-
tlon, The most fearful experiences
We're realized by the Latter-day Saints.
and II all arose from their disObedience
10 this law. with the knowledge we
have OF the Lords goodness and will
lingness TO fulhl His promises we can
not help but realize that He never
would have allowed His people 10 suffer
as they did had they observed this
ommnndment. SO Il was In Kirkland
also. This law was established there.
but II was not otaar~ad. ana ths people
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were broken up and had to leave the
country.
How is II with ourtelvcs7 what arc
our proHpects7 What promises have We
that We shall not b. driven by our enc
niles as were the people In Jackson
county2
The Lord did with the Lattcr-day
Saints as lie did with the children OF
Israel. when the children NJ Israel re-
fused the perfect law, lie gave them "a
lesser law. When the Lntter-dhy
Saints refused this celestial law OF con-
secratlon. lie gave them lesser law,
by conforming 10 which We viii perhaps
have the privilege az some future time
OF going back 20 jackson county. by
obedience 20 this lesser law we Will
gain am experience and an education
that will NJ and prepare us 10 20 back
to Jackson county.
will read two or three verses In
reference 10 what the Lord said to
those people who refused the law OF
conservation. and SEQ how FAR Il will
apply 10 you and me;
Revelation given through Joseph
the Seer. la Kirkland, Ohio. November
g1th. 1859. concerning the Saints In
Zion, Jackson Co., Missouri,
II Is the duty OF tho Lords clerk,
whom he has appointed 60 keep q his
tory and a General Church Record Of
all things that trnnsplrc lu Zion, and "
all those who consecrate properties, and
receive inheritancca legally from the
bishop,
And also their manner ot lifc their
faith. and works, ana also OF all the
apostatcs who apostntlze after receiV-
Ing their iuherithnccs
n ~ contrary 90 the will and COM
mandmrnt of God, that those who re-
Ceive not their inheritance by conse-
Grafton, agrccably 20 hls law, which he
has given that he may 1.-THE his people.
10 prepare them against the day
of vengeance and burning should have
their names enrolled with the people
OF God;
Neither 10 their genealogy 20 be kept
or 10 be had where Il may be found on
any Of the records or history o. tho
church;
Their names shall not be found, nell
Their the names OF their fathers, nor
tho names Of the children, written IN
the book o. tho law OF God saith the
Lard a< Hosta." Isselon IS: l-S.)
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those means al our command today.
The Lord established colony Of
Lntter-day Saints In jackson county.
Missouri. They were u good people,
called Of the Lord TO settle ana estab-
lish themselves Ia that county. Some
OF them and their posterity would have
been there today. had they made use
OF these means that I refer To- They
would have had the right and privilege
OF being there, which they have not to-
day. Here II the President Of your Stake.
Brother PARTRIDGE he was born In In
dependence, Jackson county; but to-
day he has no right there he has no
friends there particularly There may
be others within the sound OF my voice
who were born there also, but who
have no place or portion there. Why
~ this? Wei, the children Of Israel
altar having been delivered from Egyp-
tlan bondage, might have been In pos
session Of the promised land In very
short time, but they Travelled In the
wilderness for forty years before they
entered into that land, and then they
had TO nEht for H. Why was this2 II
was because they disobeyed the COM
mandments OF God. on the banks OF
the RED Sea the Gospel was preached
unto them In IT, fulness. as II Is now
preached to US, They could have obcyod
those principles; perhaps they did FOR a
short time; but because OF disobedience
and principles " AN Inferior nature
were given To them. Hay they observed
the laws which were given them on
their emerging from Egyptian bond
ngo, they could have gone right along
and IN short time they would have
been In possession of at least a portion
OF the promised land ana they would
not have had TO fight Tor It either. The
Lord told thom that II they would do
as lie commanded He would send hor,
nets to drive the people from the land,
that they might go and take possession
OF A. The Lord told the Latter-day
Saints In the early days that there
were but two ways to get possession
OF Xlon one was by the shedding OF
blood, and the other by purchase by
purchase would be peaceful way OF
obtaining possession; by the shedding
OF blood was how Israel obtained pos
session N the promised land.
suppose 1 am telling you thinsp
that you know, but you may have for
gotten them, and want TO bring you
to a lively -c-riehahranes Of than Thar
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solicit and receive contributions, TO
give exhibitions and entertainments,
and 20 adopt and exercise all other
proper means TO raise FUNDS and the
means 90 carry on the corporate busi-
ness and further and accomplish tho
objects " the association. to provide
by bylaws Tor increase ana malnten-
ancc N memberships ~ and IN this
corporation. and lastly, 20 make all
lawful rules. regulation. and bylaws.
and 10 do all other proper things to aid
In syatcmntizlng, providing Tor, and
carrying on an the business. and IN for
~'rrdirr nm the objects of the corpora
tlon, and 90 acquire and hold real os-
tate and personal property sufficient
10 carry out the purposes Of the corpo-
ration.
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Women's Industrial Home, thing OF the
Past Intended for Homeless and Des-
flute PoIygamous Wives Will be sold
TO Highest Bidder Good Intentions and
Poor Judgment of Its Founders Mrs.
Newman's Awful Stories to Congress
Scheme TO Convert "HOme" into Fed
eral Building Description OF Premises
Delegates Gaines Comment.
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any poiygnmous wives or their children
to support, much TO the chagrln Of the
promoters Of the institution.
The first appropriation was made
August 4. 1856, less than hye months at,
ter the Incorporation OF the Industrial
Christian Home Association OF Utah. II
was made az follows.
To AID In tho establishment Of an in
duatrinl homo IN the Territory OF utah,
10 provide employment and means OF
scif.Hupport Tor the dependent
women who rpnouncc polyghmy, and
Tho children 81 such women u tender
age, In said Territory with view TO
aid In the suppression N polyEumy
therein. si0.O 900. said sum 90 be eNpend-
ed upon rcuulHltlon of nud under tho
management OF n board N control TO
consist ~ the governor ana justices OF
the supreme court and the district at.
torucy N said Territory. ana said board
shall duly and properly cNpcnd hall
sum. or 70 much thereof NJ may be nee
asanry. for the purposes herein indlcat-
cd. and shall. from time 90 time, report
to the President their acts and doinEs
and expenditures hereunder, Tor trans
mission to Congress.
MRS. NEwNiAN's PLEA.
Mrs. Angie y. Newman took great In.
toroet Ia the Home" In u memorial
to Congress this cstlmnhlc lady de-
clnred u 10 be- "indiaputable' that one
half per cent Of the Mormon population
OF Utah have been convicted OF polyEa-
nous crimes; and further. That tho
number of indictments out u larger
than the number u convictions.
This assertion was Immediately re-
futod from official sources The attor-
ncy-gcucrai In reply to the House rcHo-
tuition. IN relation 90 convictions for I'M
lawful cohnbitntion and polyEimy IN
Utah. gives the total ns 500 from 1910
To- June. lssS. and ~ these 10 were for
polygamy. Tho Mormon" population
OF t'tnh exceeded az low estimate iG1,-
on. one hiif Of One per cent NJ th1t
number would be- 400. In the percentage
OF convictions the cHtlmablc lady was a
long ways OF, A. 10 the number Of IN