Mower County transcript., 1907-02-27
a TALE OF TT1T Old WTST
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| He Sd1eQ mOmeQC %lnLO the nre OF
hickory logs before which they sat,
and then went on, more confidentially:.
Nov you take that promise to
Abraham Life up your eyes and be-
hold the stars. So shall thy seed be
as numberless as the stars. Go to the
seashore and look at the sand, and be-
hold the smallness of the particles
thereof am giving you the gist of
the Lords words, you understand
and then realize that your seed shall
be as numberless as those sands Now
think for minute how many particles
there are, say in a cubit foot of sand
about one thousand million particles,
Think of that! In eight thousand
years, If the inhabitants of earth in
creased one trilli0n century, three
cubic yards of sand would still con-
tain more particles than there would
be people on the whole globe. Yet
there you got the promise of the Lord
In black and white. Now how was
Abraham to manage to get founda-
tion laid for this mighty kingdom?
Was he to get it through one wife?
Don't you see how ridiculous that is?
Sarah saw it, and Sarah knew that
unless seed was raised to Abraham he
would come short of his glory So
what did Sarah do? She gave Abra-
ham certain woman whose name was
Hagar, and by her seed was to be
raised up unto him. And was that all :?
No. We read of his wife Keturah, and
also of plurality of wives which he
had in the sight and favor of God, ana
from whom he raised up many sons.
There, then, was foundation laid for
the fulfllment of that grand promise
concerning his seed -
He peered again into the fire, and
added, by way of clenching his argu-
ment: II guess it would have been
rather slow-going, If the Lord had con-
fined Abraham to one wife, like some
of these narrow, contracted nations OF
modern Christianity. You see, they
don't know that mans posterity in
this world is to constitute his glory
and kingdom and dominion in the
world to come, and they don't know,
either, that there are thousands Of
choice spirits in the spirit world wait
ing to tabernacle in the flesh. OF
course, there are lots of these things
that you amt ready to hear yet, but
now you know that polygamy is nee
essary for our exaltation to the full
ness of the Lords glory in the eternal
world, and after you study it you'll
like the doctrine. do; can swallow
it without greasing my mouth"
He prayed that night to. be made
holy, as Thy servant Brigham is
holy; to hear Thy voice as he hears
it; to be made as wise as he, as true
as he, even as another Lion of the
Lord, so that may be rod and staff
and comforter to these buffeted chill
dren of Thine" -~ = s..
His prayer also touched on one of
the matters of their talk. But, O
Lord, teach me to be content without
thrones and dominion in Thy King.
dom if to gain these I must have
many wives. Teach me to abase my
self, to be servant, a lowly sweeper
in the temple of the Most High, for
would rather be loWly with her love
than exalted to any place whatsoever
with many. Keep in my sinful heart
the face of her who has left me to
dwell among the Gentiles, whose hair
is melted gold, whose eyes are azure
deep as the sky, and whose arms once
opened warm for me. Guard her espe.
cially, 0 Lord, while she must COM
pany with Gentiles, for she is NOT
wonted to their Wiles; and in Thine
own good time bring her head un.
harmed to its home on Thy servants
breast" ...
You have built me up" he confided
to Brigham, one day. Il feel to rejoice
in my strength And Brigham was
highly pleased.
That's good, Brother Joel. The
host of Israel will soon be on the
move, and shouldn't wonder II the
Lord had great work for you. l can
see places where you'll be just the
tool he needs. mistrust we sha'n't
have everything peaceful even now.
The priest in the pulpit 10 thorninI
the politician against us. gouxing him
from underneath he'd never dare do
It openly, for our Elders could crimson
his face with shame-and the nainions
q the mob may be after ~ again. III
they do, can see whore you will be
= tower Of strength IN your own way =
ITS all Of my life, Brother Brig
ham.
Il believe 1T. guess the time has