The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-04-23

in a family such as describe as successful
they do regard one another with sisterly
affection"
''ls plural family source OF Wealth.
mo. but IL Is a source Of self.support
There are many cases Of that kind. l know Of
one, for instance, In which man has four
wives, and each wife has her own little estate,
which she cultivates, raising pigs and chickens
and so on. Each property is self-supportlng
under the administration of the wife, under
the direction of the husband. who visits all and
exercises a general supervision over their
organization
did not quite sec the distinction between
plural families as a source Of wealth and a
source of sef-support- rather why, If they
were the latter they should not become the
former, but l did not care to press the point.
Organization continued Mr.. Howell with
some fervor, sis the keynote of Mormon sue
ces. Order Is the first law of heaven."
He spoke of families of forty, containing
twenty healthy, capable men, Such families
are the pride OF Utah. The thought of man
with many wives suggested certain domestic
problems to my homogeneous mind. When a
polygamous Mormon has to 90 home to dress
for dinner for example, which home does he
20 to? l .onged to inquire, but feared to be
thought frivolous.
If THE FIRST WIFE OBJECTS
/ had heard Senator Smoot say that the
proportion Of plural marriages in Utah had
not been more than per cent, and that among
the young generation polygamy was dying of
natural causes, such as the increased cost of
living Representative Howell confirmed this.
Explaining the alleged small percentage of
plural marriages he said
Thousands have acquiesced in polygamy as
doctrine, but never practced it. The re-
sponsibility is too grave a one to be under
taken lightly. TO begin with, the support Of
plural wives entails an expense that not every
man can undertake. Another deterrent in
nuence Is the necessity of convincing the first
wife that plural marriage is desirable cond-
ton. Sometimes the first is not to be con-
vinced."
To the Gentle mind there Is a whimsical
suggestiveness in the thought of fond hus-
band striving eloquently to convince madam
that she would be happier II he presented her
with little sister, but please remember that
this is serious conversation.
THE MORMON UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR.
And here another person intnrposed-a tall
good looking young man, who had entered
some minutes previously and had sat in silence
at the other end of the room.
'There is more real religion in one Latter
day Saint than in many entire congregations
here" he exclaimed, impulsivey.
Mr.. Howell introduced him as Mr.. Lyman,
son of an eminent Mormon of that name-a
president OF the church il am not mistaken
The young man is a professor and instructor at
the University of Utah. but has recently spent
some time at Cornell. Thereafter the CONVEX
saton was sporadically a four-cornercd one
Mr. Lyman's face glowed with enthusiasm
over the virtues of his people, and with indig
nation over the calumnies leveled against
them. He would make good missionary.
Mr.. Lyman went on to enlarge on the lack
of religion he found in the East and then,
reverting to the Mormons, said:
ave have no poor and no ignorant. We are
spending more money on education than any
other state, and our proportion Of illiterates is
lower than that of any other state except one.
Our students are everywhere"
GLOW many are there at Cornell?' asked Mr..
Cannon.
''Oh, about Dozen" And then, addressing
me again
"Among us labor is honored Here it is a
stigma. Our missionaries come home in many
cases to resume blacksmthing and farming,
having Travelled and seen the world and deyel-
oped their best mental powers. Don't you
see what an avenue that is for the spread OF
culture? There are no ignorant Mormons.
Every workman is well informed and can talk
to you intelligently. have seen Bishop OF
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