The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-02-26
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- make 'Polygaray' ! vital pia
and 4 decided success alt'le l'lashatls
of New lork. ltis a dramatizatioa Q
tl.c marital crisis in 4 Mormon house
hold The story IS that of q youn.
married cuuple pilil Two eiiildren, a
extremely happM ratil the husband !
ogicfed ISL stc eh1rch II taks
sccsmd wife Husband and wis rc
bel, Matters are complicated by the
wife's brother. aii unabasled apos'
tate nom the true faith Of Mormon
issit who has from boyhood loved
ifc daughter II an elder. Her name
u AIMS. she has been compelled g
rsarfy against heT Nil. btit whcn we
make her acquaintance sAs IS
ycung widow
Tho audience IS faveFea with the
scenc ii the Mormon Temple. when
Tie divine wil comes to be inter-
pretcd for the benefit Of the woman,
who, as the only wife Of her hus-
band is III al, anomalous position
from The standpoint Of the Prophet.
iii The beginning we discover this
Prophet and the apostatc Brigham
at odds, thus;
PkopHET. Brethren, il grieves tEr
Lord nightly to see dissension and
apostasy creeping into the leading fam
lies Of this Church: particularly such
families as Brother Nephi's and Brother
Moroni's Both or them have been to
me for couasel this morning. and have
determined 10 set their households in
order according to the dictates OF the
Spirit to me. The most dangerous Of
fender III the Church is Brother Nephis
son Brigham. think be has not been
handled right. No one but the Lord
can rescue him now, ard the Lord has
revealed His plan to me. tBrigham
enters after fhc Guard. 7rho Immediately
yrsiYrs. Come closer, Brigham Brig
ham. You are child Of premise You
are very precious in the rJcs Of our
Father in Heaven In His tenderness
He has relented to you and is willing to
forgive you for your sins He feels that
vou have been sufficiently punished.
What have you to say Brother Bris-
ham.
BHGHAM. Well, if s-u and the Lord
have had enough | have.
PRoPHEr. (Frowns and then getsl
command of himself.) You interrupted
the most promising career in this Church
when YOU refused to obey counsel ten
wears ago. You lost your right 10 the
blessings Of the Lords house. You lost
vour claim upon one Of the daughters
Of Zion BY your disobedience- The Lord
IS NOT unwilling to restore all the rights /,
that you deserted ten years ago, il you
are ready to do your part
BRIGHAM. (Looks at the Prophet. , I
I've been Sc long out Of communion
wiffl prophets that can't interpret re-
velations Just put this proposition in
plain American
PRoPHEr Brigham you disobeyed the
Lord. You lost Annis Tanner, you
brought ten years Of misery to yourself
aid grief to your family and anxiety to
this Church. We are ready TO start you
all over again.
" BRIGHAM. With Annis a
y PRopHfr. With Annis
TANNER (Springi,ig ~ his feet)
win rot have this drunken apostate in
my family (Br0hom farms qsiehiy aud
faces Turner. seoselirg.l
PRoPnET. Brother Moroni, you're set
ing an example of apostasy to an apos-
.atc What higher mission could
laughter Of Zion have than to bring this
,hild 81 promise back
BmGHAM (Tnrriag back 10 ProPhct.)
Eack where
PnopHgT tSaigA' faesc Bark where
son belong as an obedieit eide Of this
Chnreil Think 81 4 Brehs'a. We are
offering you Arris sra esefything IN
lie
InoHAN aac;aa frcai torn fciih
ewc;ioa am thinking OF It
1soyiis7 And is your last chance
ssa-ssH t2's 81 i'rcbhet) You arc
sr-ns nc 'rc wosnar love o. terms
.;.ss ~,i3e a.s, icf ashamed d me
t..hr Sister Annis has always
4 an oiedient jsughter ci 'de
.-
sn8H l',~ ioss 'elt..se in lie
u hce,i sny sei' -tsseri I'D nPN you
asi t. take that away from nc ioe tive
price paid 10 keep II
FaapuEr You win be gaining tae
,cs, cei % tie whole community
IricHAA You viii ask me 10 stand /
the Tabernacle as others have done
and say HAT repent OF my rebellion
a siusl you and tell them that ! know
ror are the Prophet Of God
psdrnET That IS the only way eny
apostate car regain his fellowship in the
clnsch
Bsl6nkM And I am TO suppor; you
n xogr secret polygamy;
rsofHrr lis not ours-it's Gods
BesCnNN must support you in
V.l,s, lroi<cn promises to this Govern
meat that you made 10 gain citizenship.
Psoruff As the Prophet OF Cod
sxBAN tiHierSnffi0n.) Well. I'm
re-, 4 Prophet hui ! warn you you're
sousins lie hostility Of this whole ma
tion aud they'll bring yon 10 your knees
aesin as they did twenty-five years ago,
rsoPnf4 loe have proianed this