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DEFIANT
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elected to the house of representatives.
Take the Jewish people, who were made
the depository OF Gods revelati 10 hui
mainly. You shall not find the crime or
pOlygamy referred TO among that people
as of the character it Is described here
in the report OF the committee. Evi-
IDENTIFY il Is nahum prohibitum. II is not
mala in Sc If IL were. you would not
find the law enforcing IL under some cir
cumstances, regulating & under other
circumstances. and men after Gods own
heart sustaining those relations which
are now supposed 70 justify you in clos
ing the door against the member from
Utah II you go TO the teaching OF the
Great Master whom take # we all re-
we're, although He denounced every crime
every sin that man can commit. you
shall find no word OF His in condemnation
OF the conduct OF the patriarchs or Of
the law as It was given 10 Moses and
ancient Israel.
Last week. when taking a walk IN
the residence portion Of your city. J
passed a magnificent heroic statue Of
stern old Martin Luther. The nations OF
western Europe and America owe no man
more than they do 20 him. for the re-
ligious and civil liberty that they now
possess-the founder OF Protestant Chris
tend6m. And that man. upon this sub
iect that is here so much denounced de-
cared in the early days Of Protestant
Christeud0m. when he was informed that
his disciple Carlsbad was teaching polyg-
amy Il indeed must confess that I can
not protest when one takes many wives.
for 1t does not contradict the Scrip
lures
And again. in his letter 10 Philip
landgrave OF Hesse. remarking upon the
fact that Phillip had taken a second wife.
his first wife being stu living he said:
In matter Of matrimony the laws Of
Moses are not revoked or contradicted by
the gospels
yet we built monuments to Luther.
Notwithstanding his liberation and defense
OF that form of marriage. Now ! say all
these things not for the purpose Of argI-
ing here upon the rights Of polygamy. but
do say what have here remarked. for
the purpose Of fixing II in the minds ~ the
the purpose OF fixing Il IN the minds Of
members that It is merely crime because
prohibited by law I say that the United
States has the right 10 make that law n
they wished 70. The states have the right
to make H. Utah had the right 20 make
It the Jaw Of that state. and has done 20.
Consequently IT IS outside OF the realm
OF discussion further than 10 this Incl
dental way"
Mr.. Roberts then explained the Mormon
belief in polygany. and said ths church
thought their creed on this point came
within the constitutional Inhibition against
laws pr Jhis'ting the free eTe-cse Of reiig.-
Gus belief. He then continued: In 1876.
desiring 20 put the matter 20 a test and
not 70 be under the oeium % violating
the constitution OF the laws Of the c0uo-
try and being confident that the courts
would sustain the views That they had
held. the Mormon church themseives fGs-
uished case. furnished the eviaenee and
witnesses and brought the case before the
courts. carrying II from one court % an
other untn - 1875 the lax against tbis
form OF marriage vas sustained Il has
been recitsd as TIE chief Gffsnae ooth -
the people ard ~ the member from Jian
that. t5ithstan8inE thls decision. me
people stfli continued 20 maintain me
rightfulnezs of that Institution. Tbe in-
ference seems % be mat ~ 5000 a. ne
decision q the supreme court was ren-
dered those people should have dropDef
their HANDS and instantly confornaes3 -
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