The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1907-03-07

the platform neafQ, n now
began to view his obvious physical
weakness in a new light. Yet he con
tinued, gaining a little in force.
THE declarations on the subject In
the Book of Mormon are SO worded
that we cannot fail to read them as
denouncing and forbidding the prac-
tice of the Old Testament patriarchs
in this matter of the family life."
In rapid succession he cited the pas.
sages to which he referred, those con
corning David and Solomon and Noah
and Ripkalish, who did not do that
which was right in the sight Of the
Lord, for he did have many wives"
There were murmurings and Gust.
lngs among the people now, and on
HIS right he heard Brigham stirring
ominously in his chair; but he nerved
himself to keep on his feet, feeling he
mad that to say which should make
them hail him as a new prophet when
they understood.
But besides these warnings :aginst
the sin there are many early revela-
tions to Joseph himself condemn.
ing it."
He cited several Of these, feeling
the samaZement and the alarm grow
about him.
And now against these plain words,
given at many times in many places.
written on the golden plates in letters
that cannot lie, or brought to Joseph
by the angel of the Lord, we have only
the one revelation on celestial mar.
riage. Read it now in the light of
these other revelations and see If 1t
does not too plainly convict itself Of
h&ving been c%ounterfeited to Joseph
by an evil spirit. Such, brethren, has
been the revelation that the Lord has
given to me again and again until it
burns within me, and I must cry it out
to you. Try to receive it from me-"
There was commotion among the
people in front, chairs we're moved at
his side, and a low voice called to him
to sit down. He heard this voice
through the ringing that had; been in
his ears for many days, like the beat
ing of a sea against him, and he felt
the strength go suddenly from his
knees.
He stumbled weakly back to his
chair and sank into it with head
bowed, feeling, rather than seeing, the
figure of Brigham rise from it's seat
and step forward with deliberate. un-
rufied majesty.
AS the Prophet faced his people they
became quite silent, so that the robins
could be heard in the Pettigrew
peach trees across the street. He
poured a glass. of water from the
pitcher on the table, and drank it slow
ly. Then, leaning a little forward,
resting both his big cushiony hands on
the green of the table, the Lion of the
Lord began to roar-very softly at
first. Slowly the words came, in tones
scarce audible, marked indeed almost
by the hesitation of the first speaker.
But then a difference showed; gradu-
ally the tone increased in volume, the
words came faster, fluency succeeding
hesitation, and now his voice was high
and searching, while his easy, master.
full gestures laid their old spell upon
the people.
1T does not occupy my feelings to
curse any individual" he had begun,
awkwardly; Sin fact, 1 feel to render
all thanks and praise for the discourse
to which we have just listened, but
couldn't help saying to myself, oh,
dear, Granny! what a long tale our
puss has got!'"
An uneasy litter came from the
packed square of faces in front of him.
He went on with rising power:
"But it is foretold in the Book of
Mormon that the Lord will remove
the bitter branches, apd it's a good
thing to find out where the bitter
branches are. We can remove them
ourselves. We can't expect the Lord
to do all our dirty work. Now hear
it once more, you that need to hear 1t
and damn all such poor pussyism as
snif1es and whines and rejects it!
We don't want that scrubby breed
here!-Listen, l say. The celestial or.
der of marriage is necessary for our
exaltation to the fulness of the Lords
glory in the world eternal! Where
much is given much is required. I'm.
derstand m%e,-those that reject polyg.
amy will be damned. Hear 1t now
once for all. l will give you to know
that God, our Father, has many wives,
and so has Jesus Christ, our Elder
Brother. Our God and Father in heav.
en- is a being of tabernacle, or, in
other words, He has a body of parts
the same as you and I have. And that
God and Father Of our was Adam"
Again there was a stirring below az
if a wind swept the people, and the
little man in his chair covered fo1
shame of himself. He had meant to
do a great thing; he had thrilled SC
strongly with it; it had promised to
master others as it had mastered him
and now he was shamed by the one
true Lion of the Lord.
Hear it now" continued Brigham
when God, our Father Adam, came
into the garden Of Eden, he came into
it with a celestial body, and brought
one of HE wives with htm,-Eve. He
made and organized this world. He is
Michael, the Archangel, the Ancient OF