Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-29
STILL LOOKING FORWARD.

The pntl-"Mormon' spokesman still
asks why the revelation on Celestial
marriage is retained In the Doctrine
and Covenants. The implied allega-
ton In the question is, that the Church
viii re-establish rolygamy, in the fu-
| ture.
In Deut XIV, we find the following
law which WIS IN force during the
Mosaic dispensation. No apology IS
needed for the verbatim quotation
from the Scriptures;
III brethren dwell together. and one
| of them die and have no child, the
| wife OF the dead shall not marry with
| out unto a stranger, her husbands
| brother shall go In unto her. and take
| her unto him to wife. and perform the
duty Of a husbands brother unto her.
| And Il shall be that the trst-born
which she beareth shall succeed In
| the name Of his brother which is dead,
that his name be not put out OF Israel"
This law is no longer observed; yet II
remains In the Bible. even the latest
editions. Why? For historical reasons.
The history OF the dealings of the AL
mighty with His children In the vari.
Gus dispensations would be incomplete
were any OF the details that have been
handed down TO us. eliminated. That
is sufficient answer to the question
why certain section has not been ex.
cluded from the collection of revela-
tons given in this age Another reason
Is that that section reveals important
truths on the eternity OF the marriage
covenant. which Is entirely different
from plural marriage. The latter sub
Ject occupies only small part Of the
revelation.
Our venomous antagonist also says,
"the Deseret News knows that "as
fast as girls could be inoculated with
the poison OF this idea THAT polygamy
Is to be re-establishedl men have been
found who were already prepared by
the example and teaching OF the HER
archs TO take those girls lnto their fam
lilies as plural wives. The writer on
the Deseret News knows that several
apostles for years have been engaged
In teaching quietly TO select young
men and young women OF the Church
this doctrine, and that when the vic
tins were nodded to the right mood
these apostles have performed cere-
monies of plural marriage under vow
OF secrecy. The Deseret News knows
that the Canadian and Mexican colo
MES OF the Church are filed with new
polygamous families"
We do not know anything OF the
kind. neither from personal observation
nor from testimony Or common repute.
Nor does anybody else know.
Every statement quoted is false. We
do know that some OF the enemies OF
all truth and righteousness have made
accusations founded upon exaggera-
tions and distortion of facts. as well
as upon lies OF all degrees. not except.
ing those of which even an Ananlas
would be ashamed,
We do know that there have been no
unlawful marriages contracted with
the sanction OF the Church Authorities,
since the Manifesto. and that no one
has been authorized to teach doctrines
contrary to the laws Of the land. either
publicly or privately. We also know
that the allegations OF some Of our OPP
ponents are dictated by spite and envy,
and are about as credible as the affl-
davit made by a now deceased clergy
man and presented to the Senate Com
mlttee on Privileges and Elections