Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-15

truth has received n fresh illustration
within the last few days. In view Of
the recent agitation over the Roberts
case, the cvcr-rcady and always re-
Variable DR.. Talmagc saw ut TO
preach n sermon on the subject. this
sermon inspired aundry reflections In
the mind OF n gentleman who read "
and analysed II by the ordinary process
aca OF logic: and these reflections are
embodied In a letter to n local news
paper. over the signature OF O. NJ.
Bailey. MIR. Bailey reasons, by n
series NJ steps which are Rs obvious MS
the multiplication table. that, suppos-
Ing DR.. Talmagc's position to be sound,
that reverend gentleman II confronted
with a most distressing problem. lie
says.
u Poiygamy IL an abhorrcnt thing.
and Roberts should be hung
=. DIR. Talmage's sermon published
last Monday wns the most eloquent
nrraignmcnt OF poiygamy the country
has ever seen.
- DR.. Talmagc has charmed the
people In years gone by with the
thought that the good will meet their
loved ones on the other shore.
-. Hence In the next world. the elect
will know the bliss OF family reunions.
''5. THIS In "A blessed thought for the
pure In heart who travel through this
vale OF tears.
90. II this IL true. the program on
earth Is necessarily different from that
In heaven.
-. Roberts IL said to have three
wives. two too many for earth. at one
time.
IS. Dr. Tnimngc viii cross the divide.
having lived IN consecutive manner
with four earthly wives.
20. This Is lawful. and It Is civlllza-
tlnn ON earth.
40. Hut there must b. reunions In
heaven.
III. Dr. Talmagc may have the same
trouble IN the next world that Roberts
has in this"
what the next step In this chain Of
deduction may be II h a little dlhicult
To say. II DIR. Tnlmagc can be brought
TO reflect seriously on the question pre-
scented for his solution. II may givc him
n broader human sympathy with Mr.
Roberts. or II may drive him Insane.
There seems 10 be nothing that he can
do In the matter. from n practical point
OF view. He cannot unmarry himself,
nor can he refuse support to earthly
wives who are dead. II II barely pOssi-
bic that he may admit having made
slight mistake In his calculations,
but that. In the light OF his past
career, IN little more unlikely than
the other two things.
II there Is one subject on which Or.
Talmagc has alwnys been especially
| fluent. even more 20 than on his travels
| In the Holy Land II II the conditions
which VIII obtain In heaven, lie could
| not have known NOR" about u II he had
been u epcclnl correspondent VI yr,,sw
| Journal. commissioned to write feat.
ufc story" about the New Jerusalem.
/ He has described the climate topoFIa-
| ply. politics. social customs, language.
amusenenta.and architecture Of heaven
~ cNhauatlvcly that one could almost
/ nu1 prtsfa ahUfIN "a IAsI. flaFkN from
| his minute descriptions. He has de-
rcrlbcd the way In which the city IN
| laid out. how the saints are given
homes according To their occupations-
some In Apostle square. some In Mis-.
Hlonary Street, some IN Martyrs Row
and how the heavenly musicinnssittln
at long and well-iaden tables. pause
now and then In their feastlng 60 wipe
their mouths and give a melodlous blast
on a suhlimatcd horn. TO express their
utter content and Joy. This may seem
irrcvorent TO the devout reader. but II
II what DR.. Talmagc says. lie has APP
patently pictured heaven as a gioriied
realization % the kind Of city In which
he would like 10 live on earth. with
the people sorted out according to their
different degrees OF plety. and all the
| gliding real gold. and good things 10
eat scattered about promiacuously.
II seems little strange that In ali
this Information there IL no description
OF Or. Talmago's own home. where he
VIII at. surrounded by those who have
shared his lot on earth. and present ox,
nctly the same tnblenu now presented
by Mr.. Roberts. Following out this as.
gumcnt 10 IT, conclusion. we mud that
other inhabitants OF the heavenly cit,
Will be found signing bulky petitions e
have Dr. Talmage consigned TO outer
darkness. And that would be sad. but