Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-16

ClfcumhtdnCtNi no one VI Nb4Sn - pti-
haps conclusive IN Itself, but when TAX
en- together form a volume OF testimony
50 cogent and convincing as TO leave no
reasonable doubt IN the mind that the
truth Is as stated by the protestants. II
Is proved without denial that the book
OF Doctrine and Covenants. one OF the
leading authorities Of the Mormon
Church, and still circulated BY that
Church as a book equal In authority to
the Bible and the Book OF Mormon, con-
talns the revelation regarding polyga-
my, OF which the following lie a part;
81. And again. as pertaining to the
| law OF the priesthood: II any man
esp0use a virgin and desires to espouss
another and the first give her consent,
and II he espouse the second. and they
are virgins and have vowed TO no other
man, then he is justlfed-he cannot
commit adultery. for they are given un-
20 him; for he cannot commit adultery
with that that belongeth 10 him and TO
no one else.
90. And II he have 10 virgins given
unto him by this law he cannot commit
adultery. for they belong to him and
they are given unto him. therefore n
he justified.
So. But Il one or either OF the 10 viz
gins. after she is espoused, shall be
with another man she has committed
adultery and shall be destroyed, for
they are given unto him 10 multiply
and replenlsh the earth, according TO
my commandment, and TO fulhll the
promise which was given by my father
before the foundation Of the world; and
for their exaltation in the eternal
worlds, that they may bear the souls
Of men; for herein is the work OF my
Father continued. that he may be glorl-
fed.
g. And again. verify, verify, | say
unto you. II any man hath Wlfe VINO
holds the keys Of this power and he
teaches unto her the law Of my priest
hood. as pertaining these things. then
shall she believe and administer unto
him or she shall be destroyed. said the
Lord your God for ! will destroy her
for | will magnify my name upon all
those who receive and abide IN my law
IS. Therefore, II shall be lawful In
me. II she receives not this law for him
20 receive all things whatsoever ], the
Lord his God. win give unto him, be-
cause she did not minister unto him ac-
cOrding 10 my word. and she then be-
comes the transgress0r; and he Is ex'
empt from the law OF Sarah who minis
tered unto Abraham according TO the
law. when | commanded Abraham 10
take Hager to wife.
II is also shown that numerous other
publications Of the Mormon Church are
stln circulated among the members Of
that Church with thu knowledge and by
the authority Of the church officials,
which contain arguments In favor "
polygamy. The Book OF Doctrine ana
Covenants Is not only stu put forth
10 the members Of the Church as au-
thorlat!ve in an respects. but the first
presidency and twelve apostles have
never incorporated therein the manifeS
N forbidding the practise OF polygamy
and Tolyggmous cohabitatiOn. nor have
they al any time or IN any way quail
fed the reputed revelation TO Joseph
Smith regarding polygamy And THIS
book OF Doctrine and Covenants. con-
tanning the polygamic revelation Is re-
gardei by Mormons as being OF higher
authority than the manifesto suspend
ing polygamy.
Bearing In mind the authority Of the
FIRST presidency and twelve apostles
over the whole body NJ the Mormon
church, Il is very evident that II polyg-
amy We're discounienanced by the lead
ers Of that Church 10 would very soon
be a thing of the past among the men,
hers ~ that church. on the contrary.
90 appears that since the admission OF
Utah into the Union as a state the au-
thorities ~ the Mormon church have
.auutenarcrd and encouraged the COM
mission az the crime Of polygamy in
stead ~ preventing H. as they could
easily have done
sufficient number Of specific In
stances OF the taking Of plural wives
a.ncc the manifesto NJ 1890. so called,
have been shown by the testimony as
having taken place among officials OF
the Mormon Church 60 demonstrate the
fact that the leaders in this Church.
TIE Grr. pre-ilc1cy and The twelve
apostlos. conniye az the practice ~ taxi
Ing plurt wives. and have done so ever
since me manifesto was issued which
iurpruel 90 uut an end GO the prac-
Use II has been shown hy the tesii-
r,uy. So cieariy rs 90 lC8Ne no doubt
uf the fact. ,hgt as late ~ 1896 ont
Lillian Hamln D. anne DE plural wife
90 Abraham n. cannon. who was then
90 apostle Of the Norman CaArCh This
.. shown 0y the proof Of these facts.
Down TO the year 1888 Lillian Hamlin
was a s.lr'' woman. In 1895 slc re-
ce5cl attentions from Abraham II.
anon. ;hcso attentions teing OF a
character 90 indicate that there Vas
more than O friendly relation existing
between ihc two. H. June. 1905. Abra-
llm u. cannon Informed his plural
lie shat be was going o. California
with Joseph +. Smith ud IAlliln Han.
I'm 10 be- married tu Lillian llamli1 90
some place outside the United StatCs,
While IN california Jo.eph =. Smith
scent with Abraham n. Cannon and
lillian Ham'il f,OM Los Angeles CO.
Catalina Island. after the return OF
tie party 90 Los Angeles. Abraham II.
cannon and Lillian Hamsu lived 10
gether as husband and WIFE Returning
10 salt Lake city. Abraham II. Cannon
told his plural wife that he had been
married 20 Lillian Haml.n. From that
time II was generally reputei in tho
community ana understood by he fam
l'ics Of both Abraham n. Cannon and
Lillian HamlIn that a marriage had "a.
ken place between ihem that they had
been married on the high seas by Jo-
ssph r. smith. Lillian Hamlin assumed
the name " Cannon, and a child to
which she afterwards gave birth bears
the name OF Cannon and inherited a.
share Of the estate oi Abraham n. Cam
non. The prominence Of Abraham II.
cannon 90 the church The publicity
given 90 the fact Of his taking Lillian
Hamin as a plural wife, render Il prac-
Ideally Impossible that this should have
been done without the knowledge, the
consent and the connyance OF the
headship of that Church.
George Teasdae another apostle 81
the Mormon church. contracted a plu-
raj marriage with Marion Scholes since
the manifesto u 1890. The president Of
the Mormon Church endeavors 20 ex-
cuse this act upon the preteXt that the
first marriage Of George Tessdale was
not a legal marriage. but the testimony
taken from the divorce proceedings
which separated George Teasdale from
his lawful wife wholly controverts this