-W- HE HIS PEOPLE. D WILL-DEFEN- -- 1 They ' that would the inquiring minds of the strangers traveling in our midst, I havo tliought of giving my views on this important imnion-:,'. ' . r-- (,oors and cawed . . . eiuauer nmiway led to the room - : ... .. tne Uy I I ... Kin, Ftl4m!tt:evvG:ite.s. subject. 1 1 hitler J. F. - entered into the order of plural niarri.Age hreo years ag I. was then a girl of eighteen," and I bdieye I can truthfully say that I have iieyer hatl trials eiiou jlrtniako m- repent of "the course then taken; on the contrary, 1 must say tnat as yearsj liavo increased my faith has beenstrenthened, ahd T "the.... have been ablg to see more and m'-ri.s I u b.a ty a n be i ud t f : t h onJer. But will tell you, kind readers, that 1 am natHhe first, and as they say in "legal wife." No; the man that I desired .should be my companion for time and eternity had already been ome ot married tor more than twenty years, our reader m ;y say," Woj!, it cannot bo to much of a' .tn'al lo enter in a- the second wife appnmriatc" remarks bv room was ror'eous. ..mi j itii'i mill hi . .. nni-f-ivsH- - The whole ii i..iu. 1 i 1 i:i'. ni.ui . r -- n'f flir " mv T.jl., i ' . aim . hUOL' . l!:, sumi io no gorgeous; furnished wish a true iiiu,v - 1 . t.-- j and might, I He'll make the traitor tremble. 1 3 They'll only take the hypocrite, And those whose deeds are evil. a " -- Who'll learn the truth and real worth OTaints who've borne oppression. !n.UgiiLiabeautif qlJiiL grt:i r r i v i n t after our long walk in the mud atnl dark, hold there we're no service?. We started, back, butstopjud hi front "oftii.j Chinese Christian Church, and thcidtd to. enter.' he-re- , y, The" Ii all wa spacious Tand ':'w'A 'lighfeJfttlT wooden, seats"iu:d a pulpit at one end, with a gadieryfor the singers at 'the Opposite end. There Wcre-onl- y a Uuiy- seprnpii verv nvonr vpm hit Ihei; ;i)es,Viiicii were plentifully strewed all along on the benches. The services commenced with an old fashioned tune to Chinese- words. We looked very curiously upjit the row of Chinese girls and boys in the siugers gallery who nearly all seemed full of the sumresed merriment of -- ew-pre-iitr-hut But tuctrwill claim trie martyr's crownT Glorious lives immortal; While doomed are those who've shed their blood " - 1 I . We know that God will keep His word, And sorely scourge this nation. Oh! that they might, by doing right, Escape His indignation. .'. youth under like circumstances. The singing was very fresh and clear, and much Jike out: own country choirs. The funny But we shall strive through life to make Our cause a true and just one; And to their stiame,, our rights we'llxlaim, . Enjoying full possession. hair-dressin- g the. womeTTisOro wiiii? unru mv eves. AltP indeed I am beginning to bo able to see some attraction in these bland smiling cele.it ial laces, of 1 I - in darkness lay, Thousands, And will not heed the warning Of men of God, but spill their Blood For truths they are proclaiming. To misery eternal. as it would b.; to ti.u first." I will leave this to the reader's own opinion, ;is I consider that only Ihose who have 'had. an expeidence are eap.ojde of judging. I b lievi) that" all who oiler will. 'have trials enter into this cxali-''i I4f n tydlH t pylmiiet y--t cause tliem to see.c unto the Lord for an the f His Spirit,- -' which-- is " - Their wicked lies will advertise Us widely" rnher nations,"1 to-da- - " . ef i s ! While they may seek to prostitute And sink us to their level, only means that will truly; smooth the rugged And d am convinced that even ..in'..' pail;. Frc-inonog.imousV ruaVriiie there are just as quYmtly trials that can scarcely be borne with' out faith to lean on the Lord; and I know "from-mown eqericitcHrtha t t he-- ) rd-:- t a kes notice of the prayers of ITts faithful daughters. .. Undoubtedly tiiere aiV many faithful sisters jii. tiis Church, who can bear testimony that . ' 7 y L - '..'' this is true; but the aisert this, and ' -- ; strangers-ma- y sayyYou convinced of its truth," I will cite you to the liible, the standard guide for all Christians. In Genesis, ' 21st!hapter, 15th to iOtii vers, we learn that (lie "Lord sent lih augel to linger, and he conso.'a-tio:i;an- d jioke unto her vinf of comfort and God was with the' lad, Ishmae, the of plural marriage. It appears, also, that tlie Lord took notice especially when young and fresh. of the wives of Mose, for we read in the book offered, or then' The up pastor LETTER. preacher FOREIGN of Numbers, 12th chapter, that the anger of a prayer. Another Jung' folio wed f he organ the Lord was 'kindled against Miriam and in vain to keep the congregau 1886. .23rd trying Nov., Honolulu, Aaron, because they had somethnig to say own key. .This over, the pastor about Moses marrying an Ethiopia woman, hihlp- - fund read a chanter as his Dear Aunt Em: ,tWipT he (Moses) was evidently a' polygamic, for we A young Chinese across the aisle, directtext, We came here about a .week ago,to witness read in Exodus, 2nd chapter, that he married bibles of opened English hainjed usacoupie the grand festivities which wererto commence" ly Zepporah, a daughter of the. priest of Midian. to a chapter in Matthew. We were )lea-eto Now I will jut mention one more instance, on the King's fiftieth birthday, Nov.' 16th, and read aloug in our if. m tongue. A short ser-- .Avh ere the Ivd ha- he a r da ndan3wered tho extend over a periodoflwo weeks.1 mon followed on 'the text,lliedeep-mu3rcit- F wife, a drizzle, and; the drizzle has since turned prayei-- of the plural tones of the speaker, and strange unknown into long unvarying rain. Sometimes it has In the first book of Samuel, 1st chapter, we 4 sounds of the Chinese tongue, nil contributed really poured dawn in tiny streams. The to render sounder the inevitable nap of one of read how the Lord heard and answerd the the wife of Elkanah, and grand celebration has turned out into a grand members. However, the choir soon woke prayers of Hannah, our the Prophet Samuel, failure. What may be done" when it stops him up with its closing hymn, and a short, gave her a son, evei that although my path-ma- y Now, I will briefly say, raining can only be conjectured. homes in peace. our us to dismissel You see there was to be, beside the rececp- - prayer not have been strewn with rose3, yet my down at The pretty girls tion and fireworks' on the 16th, a regatta, a f;:5fh has 'continued to trrow, and I can truly us from the gallery, and we frankly looked up. grand ball, an historical procession, historical Then out again on' tlw? muddy, dark streets, say that there is .not enough" enticement in the whole monogamous onrisienaom 10 luauce mo tableaux for evening, a magnificent feast eta, and we reached home all right at last. for one moment to give up my position as a etc., ad lib. T Goodness only knows W tJll raining ' We have witnessed the fireworks and procesplural wife. when we'll get back to Laio for our best horse And now. dear 'Editor. I pray God to bless sion, but were disappointed therein. I have has fallen seriously "lame. seen better fireworks in the city, and the pronil the ""efforts you make to eucourage truth Please give my best love to all my friends cession far excelled by some of our "twenty-fourth- " in the and to break- down the errors that hold th city. civilized world as in chains of iron. affairs. lours as ever, Yours truly, The rain has kept everybody indoors. And Homespun. A Plural Wife. I am inclined to thinkj from personal observa4 tions, that everybody's temper has not been Riverdale, Dec 22, 1836. CELESTIALPLURAL bettered thereby. AIY VIEWS ON the 1 Last in MAURI AGE. shut up Sunday, after being house for nearly, a week; we managed to get The law was given to men, not to angels. and "Editor Exponent: .across the yard into the meeting-housTalmud. ' enjoyed meeting with the native saints.'fon-damade the request m the ExponSinS you appointthe a last longest; we are morning according to previous uJifi-r- s who. had individual intcr- Tranquil pleasures ment, Brothers Wm. King and J. F.Gates not fitted to bear long the burden of great joys. iu tne order of celestial, plural eleexperience estinr of set went to the Palace to present the Bovec. write tomcming t.mu.u. would Laie the marriage .which works bound Church gantly ' Helen Mar Wiijltnkv. olf-prin- g r' uisome-wherejn-it- sf d v We-eame-- in . s bia3-eye- - d - , . e y - : the-''courts- 1 . , , loagmfieiently savage lova of all that is. gauiiy and hrilli.int. 15ut everything k certuinlv .genuine if the building coit over four hmnlrod arul fifty thousand' dollar. Ihn afi.emoonuf the J!lLr ft l)iiih-l:iv- . the t : i "iAiin were , aiiowea t'.uiauti ;) in rough tiur rooms hut as I had th iHy I did noF f it; h.y,; to, Inwev i", i) :iore r 'Lain- attempt mg to Utah, and if. so I shall, try and give you ' some idea of th.- place. , 1 .thahn-thivStiudiiy evening persuaded to go down to Foil rtli Street Church, v. litre tin know that He will ne'er desert-Tho- ugh He will scourge His people, - t'wenty-- t . i ' j .. f 1, ,..1 llUutr v t j ni--it i ii.ii u w.u r With rro Id en- -' i Lend to satisfy 1 wher,y:i!i Tin.--; DeyoiM-;iescnntion S We've welcomed all, the great and small, To view bur thriving cities,. Where order reigns, and God sustains His people in their duties.. - uvy u. II If vupen ' ion. i ! :r ISftfl I .. T"hn .... " "f im inio an me waiis huiif .ill. 1. ... "!,: x fur . i Our foes He staid, and round us spread Rich blessings from His bounty,1 "lirmakes"thern rhatcfand persecute So filled are they with envy. a T15 people had purchased were shown im Our flag's unfurled to all the world; Proclaiming peace and freedom; We're trusting still in Clod, who-wil- l Defend His Saints and lead them. And set them right, with power OMAN'S-EXPONENTr - "