Show FURTHER PRESS COMMENTS WE add a few more clippings from various newspapers on the subject of the Declaration for which we have not had space heretofore it will be observed that thal most of them grasp the true meaning and scope of that document and that they do not wish the mormon people to proceed to the absurd extremities es which utah demagogues insist upon prom from lesliec Leaf Le ts N Y illustrated newspaper we take one paragraph this is a free count country rv ever every y church that does not set itself in opposition poi tion to 0 o the laws of the land has a right to exist the mormon church having divested itself of the grossly grossl y offensive unlawful and pernicious practice of polygamy will no doubt continue nue to live and perhaps attain greater growth the hudson N Y register gives a full account of the issuing and endorsement of the declaration and concludes it is impossible to question the sincerity of an act VV which aich is thus sustained by the authority of every form known to abe organization from which it proceeds at least uncil conduct shall be ved proving its insincerity As it now stands polygamy is at an end and the mormon church itself will be required to deal wi wih h the perplexing question yet remaining ato as to the status of the plural wives of unions contracted under the former revelations what remains to be done for the regeneration of this community may be left to be accomplished by the or binary forces of civilization schools and commerce and the increasing intercourse ter course with the rest of the world the providence B R I 1 telegram argues the church has now taken a 8 step to from which it cannot recede and it marks one of the morat imPO important lUnt epochs in its history it does not propose any radical or revolutionary course as in the emancipation of the slaves during daring the late war but tha th remedy is gradual in its operations it stops the increase of plural mar biages and the evil of polygamy will become extinct the proclamation does not divorce wives from their polygamous husbands but forbids the contraction of any plural marriages in the future the only impediment to the development of utah and to her admission to statehood has been removed and there will be general rejoicing over the practical abolition of orien oriental 11 customs and practices in this country 19 taking up the demand made by some un american papers that mormonism Moro Is destroyed root and branch the pittsburgh pa font replies i As to the faith taught by the church of the latter latier day Sa saints intall the outside world has nothing to do with it I 1 in n the way of repressive laws it is a good field for missionary labor that is all pa the columbus ohio looks at the matter in the same light saying having dropped the feature of polygamy from their church the mormons cormons have now no matter how peculiar their belieff be liefa right to worship and live as and where they please the bill of rights allows them to worship according to the dictates of their 0 n sciences and being no longor longer law breakers they otin can worship brigham young joe joa smith or any one else their church has passed from under governmental restriction but it is in still a field for missionary work and should not be neglected by the christian churches 11 the lacrosse mo democrat thinks that if polygamy can once be stamped out the way will be opened for mormons cormons to become useful and valuable citizens alad p dence goei to show that ther they are in d mi ous and frugal people and w with th the taint of disloyalty disloyally rowing out of polygamy once eradicated utah can caa take her place among on g the sisterhood of with credit to he her r and advantage to all the hartford conn times is reasonable in its views as will be seen from these excerpts it is not expected that the new order m means eans that 11 women married in utah hitherto shall he e turned out upon the he world to take owe care of toem themselves selves for that would b barb rous and nhuon but the meaning is that from that day october no more polygamous marriages musi be made b by mormons cormons 1 it will be obeyed there to be no good r asor to question the sincerity of the mormons cormons in taxing this important step the worcester mass spy takes up the subject tn this way A large number of men whose knowledge of the cormons ought to for believe their offic official iid renunciation a of polygamy my to be bi sincere cicere th there ere are t those hose however however who express doubt and are of the opinion that it ut h is made a state the latter day maints an easily return to plural marriages under state laws with which aich the national gov cannot interfere but such B seep cep ties forget that there is u nothing in the reed creed or articles of faith of the mormon chun church requiring quiring re the practice of polygamy plural mural marriages originated through a revelation communicated to joseph smith the practical effect of president woodruffs recent declaration is to abrogate the revelation which at most was only permissive at the present day only a small portion of the mormons cormons practice polygamy I 1 I 1 A lengthy editorial in the new haven conn register is thus thug concluded our duty to is not to allow fear and suspicion toi tolL poison our generosity but to meet them halt hair way to encourage and help them to accord to them generous treatment to pour our in in upon u their homes and hearts the fight light of christian Wh christian ristian education while at the same time we abate hothir nothing g from our demands upon hem for obedience to the laws of the nation and of pare morality the north american published at philadelphia commences an editorial wit with these word worda the p proclamation of president woodruff of the mormon church abolishing polygamy has a ring of truth about it that ought to commend it to fair public consideration era tion the mormon president says that as laws have been enacted by congress and pronounced valid by the supreme court forbidding polygamy he will himsel himself r submit to those laws and use his influence with M cormons mormons to induce them to do likewise he closes the proclamation by exhorting latter da day baines to contract no mar marriage marriage bylaw by law i forbidden or A motion to regard t the e proclamation binding and as authoritative auth imitative irita tive was carried without a dissenting vote among the ten thousand people pres pies nt the public is bound to ac accept 0 ept the act as of good faith |