Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-13

u tas few days ago, last su"
ssiof, ~ on the question of p, po'y vs.
PniSaelps gentle viewpoint lie '''u
any lfoD. .,e the doctrine himself, no ',
ret aa'V ,sIand it in any way SIMPLY
did 10 o. ' - oressions as to how not
cortnlll asr y, Methodist and o'he !,
81 Fs'V, ,S 6ope 50, surprising many
dleln'' , ~ who made up a lafso
o. his No. ',,nent audience, how leaders
nd I ?. avn sects had cOnl ea,s ba ,Ve
d az, .,hlch the Mormon p oys ~ the
ual Nn nSsd 10 obey me iaWs 1854, " sns
rsnQiI'asu which eib they live. Following
paDig , y report Of what Mr. Pee'
al. IA Gentlemen: | am NOT
sJatiss anu defepd polygamy IN any
sse ioday " mere TO sing It's praises
ore, il, but am mere p,, ~ ,, MOI IT,
o. so1 nnS and the Bible iooh ulo'' ,h ~.
bow Nv hue and cry throusnoul Wv 'ilV
TX sle1s, ~ orthodox Christian preasnh,
olhly x religious press mat = ian
ri ana sa' ts covenant With the Unit
Aat ops's sovernment. by allowing po-
d sA'ss rstaln and live with the
k2nsS y sx years before Utah De-
pglA .,s,o ana being IN a position
iEs ! me 10 great injury that sueh
Ssnds bring upon ! tah ny ni, az,
fas,u,y'sratIon ana capital rom HOW ~
l in,o ber borders. has ursea nie "
AeG he remembered that Wneh
W limited Utah into the Union
Coagtos ,bat Il studied the polygamy
q s's'@ 49, carefully, and II did ordain
paa'e W. Ming act passed IN 1894, mat
% tle ' 'rry or plural marriages are
'IoH a"rohihited." Not one word about
ls e,9 cohabiiatIon because Con-
p!s' Idly understood as well as
Nss oll orthodox religious organi1a.
hsaH' .ss, when a man has married
uos' ,',yes than one, when he thought
pois rlgbt to he may be allowed To
y lsa Nam an. as viii be seen later IN
NeP sy 'today | viii state further
np ' ,ssre h but very little IN what
aS' sav that Is original on my part
' saye simply compiled the writings
~ ,e,nons Of eminent Methodist,
a. 49,, and Presbyterian divlnes OF
So ..j o'her years. am not a Nor
W. neyer have been and | do not
NV N ioin the Church known as
q! v,-moD Church. ! shall not use
uN s..,,see or word copied from the
' gr' sr \, writings OF any Mormon, and
,s ,oSi Ne most Of what / will say was
1osisj from the Writings OF eminent
dG sI, Who died before Joseph Smith,
bs sonder OF the Mormon religion,
vas born
mt Methodist divine, the Rev Martin
Madam who was born In l726 and died
n i'm His father was colonel IN
,ha British army and a member OF
PARLIAMENT bis mother was an aunt of
the p0ei Cowper.
After leaving the Westminster school
he passed TO Chrlsts Church, oxford,
where he graduated B. a. in l745, In
I7ls ne was called to the bar. Impressed
BY Wesley's preaching, he gave up his
profession, and with the aid OF Lady
huntington. who had turned Methodist,
M was admitted 10 the holy orders,
Re VAS appointed chaplain n the Lock
hospital, London, In 1880 where he pub
lkhpd 'Thelyphthora," a book from
vhth viii quote
He was the author OF the hymns,
10 he Comes and "Hark the Herald
Angels Sing" I want all Of YOU good
Pnsbyterlans Baptists and Methodlsts
Ia this audience 70 remember that when
ll sing that good old hymn,
Hirk, the herald angels sing
Glory TO the newborn king,
Dot L was written BY the greatest adj
'oAs Of polysamy Of which we have
rg knowledge,
Quoting from ThoIyphthora he says:
Ihs Vest and falrest; and indeed the
only vsy 70 get at the truth on this
p9ggiMyl ai on every other occa-
aoa Ratg religion Is concerned, IL
% lay aside pfejudics, from whatever
Quarter I may be derived, and let the
hes speak for itself.
"lntn We shall see that polygamy,
Notwithstanding the seventh com.
asaalent was allowed by God Him.
~ sho however others might mis-
axe IL must infallbly know His own
mAa. Be perfectly acquainted with
ne 9En WI and thoroughly UNDER
,Ala his own law II he did nor In
Nla % allow poygamy, but TO pre-
WY 81 condemn Il. either by the
S,eah commandment. or somr other
~, now Is It possible that He should
~ ~ avs tor Its regulation any more
wv ne should make laws Cor the
'z wv, OF theft or murder?
NV y II conceivable that He should
wv inc least countenance to II. or so
~pLeS HIS APPRECIATION as even 10
uA miracles in support OF H. for
wy making OF Woman fruitful who
ma 49, sss'u'aiiy barren, must have been
Ws NJ s1eVt OF supernatural power. He
nss .a ala m distinguished man
lsg,t vsaea the issue and declared IL
n SIa1.e 70 all intents and purposes-
az not allowance what il?
ags .ne nTst' namely. his making
IA NJ ~. we regulation OF polygamy'
M outsider what IS written. Exod.
| M. Y II he Chat is the husbandI
s sA' him another wife not g. sn AZ
ns,5w. sns against the seventh COM
shssi.,' recorded in tho previous
nESt eut) her food, her rain,ent
d n. sg me first wlte) and her dutv
Herr GIse he shall not diminish.
ru,b w positively forbids n neglect
arsV noe The dIyorcing or puttins
ar as hrst wife. but charges No
x" NIng the second. "
psoSwAaly when Jacob uar.,oa
tlusJ , sae was barren, and so con-
10, hay w many years; but God ala
narri,, tIus as punishment FOR
wife "a man who had another
God ,s m : SAD IN Gen. xxx. 90. thai
h,s,k ,sv,,,'ss'nnered Rachel; and ca
"a AMI ,| 60 unto her, and She oonos,y.
asen s' osre a son, and said. COD has
rass,,a "ay my reproach.' Surai- "a.
ccnpet. scripture ought TO he a
Ne vord, ansWer TO those who hiring
tited h., 1I 20, OF the marriage bond az
tsain .SnnrlsL Matt. xix. 4 thew
polyssnv oe one hssh) 10 nrove
70 oSrsfs,Ia ntuL and should lead ns
tnd ms man., mem. as by this instance
ssls snnos Others the iawsiyer Tim.
zy. TSSssrs 10 have done: ina, T. -
10 snn,sse a woman. moi hatresheS
stsl knowisSSn, unltes herself in per-
.loee let 'v , with the man Of her
'saat il mav 'nat mans situation he
''A '' 'hey twain shall be- one
K5g 9TH.
sOslr as s'IPs a0se' do we find such n
hd rts Nachel united IN Iacoh