The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-10-22
MUST HAVE PLURAL WIVES
50 SAYS HORIZON REVELATION
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lewiston, Idaho, Oct. I6.-Tbe
story Of the workings % the Mormon
church ~ related by William Hyde
Stalker Wsre q surprise aud a Fevela.
tion 70 the people 1t Lewiston and
Nez Perez county. In some parts Of
bis talk Mr.. Stalker appealed 20
strongly TO his aadiencs that tears
c0uld b. seen Ia many eyes, and
applause was literally dealt out 10
him. Mr.. Stalker bad With him the
book 'eontaiolnR tbs FeVslati0ns Of
Joseph Smith. the old leader Of the
ehareh, tbs book that Mr.. Stalker
sald was the guide book u the
church. he told of the Inauguration
Of polygamy In the foilowiag way.
''Joapeh Saith, the prophet, had
q wifs named Emma Saith. At the
sane time Joseph smith vas paying
attaations to SEVERN other women,
uhsa Emma Saith became aware Of
ths fact and threatened 10 make
troahis for hsF husband u be con.
tinaod hia attentions.
''it VS. then that Joseph saith
went into bis oioart and asksa tho
Lord 10 explain 70 him boz certain
Btble characters WeFs jussiaed In
living with more than ono wife. In
answer 10 this question Joseph saith
received the Fevsiatioa that q man
mast hare plural wives OF else be was
damned. lie not only received this
@ssaRs, bat 10 the revelation be ~
eelved . special moaa@Ge 60 RmmB
Hmith that abs must permit a Der
haahand'a taking other wivee and nol
make troabie. This reselatiun ap.
psaFs In tho Mogmon books of today
tbe sAas - 10 former ysaru. and
thaEp are no foot notes 20 contradict
u, nor l. there any mention In the
books of today of the manifesto ~
1850. Which abolished polyeamy.
THE TiTHiSo SYSTEM.
''Thsh Joseph saith again sooa 10
tha Lord, aud, according Go this
book. ASKS tie Lord 'Rhow they
ssrvAht, O Lord. bow much thoa 70.
quiFess Of thy people as = tithinR
Here ~ received another revelation,
IN whieh tbs Lord IL reported 20 de.
mnnd ali the wealth Of bis people
aboys their necessary santn. 20 BE-
used Ia extending tbs church and
payinR the delta og the presidency Of
tbe church This IL The actual rad
Ing % thoap revelations. and these
questions which Jossph smith asked
the Lord are printed 1t the bead
Of sarh revelation. u there IL auy.
thing tho Mormon chnrch Likes bet.
Ter than tlghina, Il ls mere tithiuR.
u would rather b. tho keeper Of
The tithinR houss ct Salt Lake City,
from a financial standpoint, than 60
be the president II the United States.
There are two and a half million
dollars paid into The church every
year.
FROM WORKING CLASSES.
DO yea know how the Mormon
church secures lie rccrnitsf They
come from the poor working clamsas.
They are brought from across the
ocean In the holds Of nhIpa as ballast.
You would not ship cattle that way.
The opportunities Of Utah arc pici.
nred 10 them, but nothing he said
about the rules Of the church. Az
soon IA they land In Utah the church
takes q mortgage on their eouls. The
church pays their passage across the
water, and the poor fcllows are never
allowed TO get out u dent. II Il the
purpose OF the church 20 keep them In
debt That is part Of the plan. A
few poor raiions are issued 10 them.
another mortgage taken, and the poor
fellows are sent out TO work.
FINALLY, one fellow riaes above
bic companions aud gives promise OF
amounting TO something, and, per.
haps, breaking away from the church. |
IL ID then he is forced Into a mar.
riage. and, finally, into a second
marriage. Don't you see how IL
uorks1 When a fellow gets two or
three wives no 10 a social ontcasl.
lie don't dare leave. He ls tied |
down forever Utah and southeastern |
Idaho are the only places he can fiud |
eompanionship. II serves the pur.
pose Of breaking bis spirit. Il kIlls
his ambition and destroys bis finer
feellnRa.
LIVE DREADFUL LIVES.
They tell you there IL harmony
In big families. have seen that
harmony. They SAY one wife brings
one unit Of pleasure and two wives
Two units; one child one unit aud
Two children two units, and 90 on,
but let me tell you II woFks In IN.