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Show - 08 J f It than to :.f Oi-- r f bo misrepresented, and Heave seance unto God.wbo lias eaid, yengeancei : - . " r ;tH X)ur of XJtahj' having; inconriectidh husbands assisted iti'eemiq'iltlsebnce desert yalls, ;liduld fce failed tifasse&ble ihere jrst 1 s -- ' lion Congress rhas ho right to interfere Vjfth our Mi most sacred rclhrfoti. As well "might that ' Jiohorabie body legislate baptism by nst ninrfllitv 'ffmtiiPHfnn pivps. God has reyealed these principle'ahd they must' be cusfalned. .Willi bar bwu frde con- t rship iif sent eur husbands take mere Viybs, and when children1 crown our Joy," around our sacred family altars wo bow the knee and supplicate our1 Heavenly Father's blessing on our househbld, and rejoice in his divine favor as legitimate wives witb,1 honorable children. AVe regard our husbandiis men of true virtue and integrity: who take upon themselves so great a responsibility in honoring the' laws of God, and we bear them up in our faith and secret prayers, Let our sisters in the United States know this, and instead ol seeking special legislation to infringe upon our liberties, let them rather take the honorable part arid protect us In 'our rights, and thus ibatfe for them'! selves a nobler record. " V delivered the fol-- J . Sister Zlna D.JYoung lowing extemporaneous speech: The, ladies of Utah, whose intelligent law-make- : ' i.u ; . look upon! Could I have, had a vision of-sgrand a spectacle 40 years ago, wh'en'as.q 'church, fe w in. numbers, we were struggling or Aap existence on the . earth, I could 'have be-- r j question, ;w'hethcr I then Keyed, rmy eyes, nor. could, I then have" thought that God , hail prepared jsp, great a blessing, that It should behold so goodly a number. of intelligent liadiea whorhaye had , ; . . . ; g, t J put-'".posetiy- these, valleys of the-- , mountains, which, as "7t .tas( "been remarked,.. was-no, then United States: sbjl. The 5incidents of. 'pur coming . ";hcre in t the manner we did the fatigue, ' .;the suffering from cold and hunger well '' heart-rendin.scenes through which t We passed, have often been penncdr Bbt j Oh!; none can them,, qr appreciate fully our. feelingswben cptemlating'those ."""early' experiences, but those whQtiave passed through them, Those, scenes have , . g - 5 - Knmo nf ho Inriipa wnrt nnvn I n tPPPlltiV come among us h'aye thought fit to band hvl 'n . eiampIeV oracea n, passing tnrougn tne, uwi tism for thf remission, of rofithf. to-- , fgetherV for. whatf iMheyi truly want to . beu'efit and bless 'their.' sex, let them direct how, . .their , labors among the 'many , nnfortunate , y women ;o! the towns and citfesfrpm whence'f Uheycame.; They cah'not ;'he)p 'us, God 'alqne.lcah do' that. And' We are already ' ilessdd, with comfortable and happy homesj 'with" rights' ahd prlvilf ges which thpy ban neither give"- nor." Ukerbm us, ' Add we1 ; K? are blessed. with, 'husbands whdm we have , 'confidence they "jV Honor; tbeir God.y: And. let'tne, .fell ybu, m sisters, there are many gbpd and intelligent : women in our land today'' Ayhb'vish their husbands yere as honorable as; burs, and that , they' could tie to theirs' ' as'we can to r ; We lovb ourf husbands' we;!bve our iiL r 'oursv children, and we love our religion, and- '. o-th- and ealahlishAd " j t : - -- f ADQ the wayHvas open for me to realjzein an Inban- dream of myduthV and becdme itant of this Ireland glorious country, .1 had so often heard spoken of as the reiug of the destitute; and .(he laud df; the free. ' the privilegbeing baptziedintq Christ, .of puttng.on Chrstj-countinit vno rob-- . bery with (God tpqb heirs and; joint heirs with his Son ; J$su9i It was Sov this and jiounjl a resiing jplace in T i . ; o ( n 4 I now their y n. 5 , rs . -- faces J the honorable MrsV Hayes at 'their head ; would that the Congress lof the United of our nation, could States, the produce a balm fer the"; todny evils which exist In our land through the abuse of virtue, or could so legislate that virtue cdu Id be protected and cherished as the life which heaven ha3 given ' us ! t We, I n common with many a woman throughout our broad land, would hall with joy the apprdach of spch deliverance; fbr such1:i is the deliver" ; ance tliat woman needs.; ; The principle, of plural' Carriage Is honorable, it is a principle of the Gods it is heaven-borGod revealed it to us, among other things, as . a saying principle; we have accepted it as'such, and we know it is of him for the fruits of it are holy. Worthy men and women of old practised it, even the Savior himself traces his lineage back to polygamic parents. , We are proud of tho, principle because we understand its true worth, and we w'ant our children to practise it, .that through us a race of men and 'women may grow; up possessing sound mibds in sound bodies, who shall "live to ,: riH lk' theago of a tree." v -- (Taecotto anyself , this : gloriousLyoung America! this far renowned republicl But years passed, and the way did not open. I was married early in life, and peace and plenty surrounded nay habitation, my cup became Ml to overflowing, of good things. When I heard of a eople whd had risen up in this land which I had so poetized in my own mind, and that they were called Latter-daSaints; my mind was brought to a oeuop-othe. principles they .ad vanced; Tconsulr-e- d no one .but my God I took my. Bible and compared t theni ,wi(H the teachings of Jesus, and found they, corresponded hi every particular. The Elders told me that an angel had come and restored the everlasting Gospel in its purity again to the earth, that revelations had been given for the reorgan ization of God's church upon the earth, the door being t.hat by which Christ himself entered when he was baptized by John the Baptist before entering upon his mission, etc.; etc. I listened and obeyed; there were no inducements held ont of ecclesiastical Xo. honors, or cf a high position in society. cast but that probably my uame would be the put as eviHwhen ; I took upon myself was name of a disciple o Jesus, whose life of trut" , suffering andVohediericc! . The lovathat ; and in e. Spirit of. .God 'itoAved M thm pattern, CHrch, was according dovn every particular, that Christ had laid I m' adhered td) would there ! alnst fla-nc- f own iudividual iereedi, and conscience. I was born; Iree, and was an earnest, deep. ' thinking girl, and the glory of tbis description becanne daguerrotyped on my young mind till the dream of my youth, became No indeed. be a trespass, upon virtue. Woul the hondrahle Jwife br daughter be intruded on with, impunity?' Nay verily. Would that the ladles of America, with -- nd us ; I honor. Hits principles were prac e d a nlj" st t Icily on "misre crusade 1 Mayflower" "bore her precious 'freight of souls across thJmighty Atlantic. Yes, the qnegfandjdea, that here they might wo- st iinsOn foubded - - gentlemen', and I wish t ray voice could be heard by the wnol.e , Drotnernooa or Masons 5 j free-donr-a- the-glorio- jaifeatlhave 't h wc The next speaker was Mrs. Hannah f King, who read the following, written bv ' iiciscit; I heard in my youth of the perfect liberty of America-of- ' the: uncounted wealth "of her citizens' that there wererio poor in America; that iraternfty and equality walked hand in hand; tliat- her cnsUtution was the most faultless thing oa earth; that the finger of God was palpable In its for matio.nj that the country produced almosLspontanfiously, prospects grand and gloriousf' that her hills were mountains rfandtLher rivers seas; that the worship oi the great Creator was free and unbiased ' to all, without any restric tions, even tnough ifr ' were absurd, or thought to he so still it was free, and all respected I .Fof 'this VoryMreied.bm I the -- 1 lj - y -- - abundance j'pf prbpf fin what ddtie that we are sincere have . k , 1 .. WS, E X P O N EN ; date and .'for sb dlr&reritah objects We were flri ven from, our homes .to seek: refuge fomewherd!clse;pfQr the testimony of Jesus and ttieiword ojF.uoJhkwyhyihey are Ti eret r We came peeausb we loved God ' and the princfples of 'righteousness "cdant-ta- g all things aVdross for' the ekcllenc of had revealed tlfenowledJDLGQiJirW Himself in Mr day: hoping that faf away from a professed Christian! ty we inlght live id- peace atid; brsnip Him whphad so favbfed tlsJ and live incSprdance highly v with thos' principles which aipneiead to. - endless lives; Asiia legal eitizen' 6f this great republic, I enter my most fervpi pro-te- -- - o It'Isl!$om6wh are the true1 representatives of 'the', women ' i - but we are sometimes reminded of them, especially when croppinga of ;tho same spirit are witnessed in those" who op pose U3 in our rights, ivhiclrprompted those .whforceAuponjas oursufi The; principle of our holy religion that is assailed is one' that lies deep in my heart to listen, could. I Could I ask.tho-iieavei- is be still, anl the brave beseech the earlli-tn men who possess ihe; 'spirit dfIa Washing-io: to near' what 1 am aboiit' to say I I, am the daughter bf a Master BlasMj I dm the widow of a Master Mason, who; wheii leaping; rbin,thb''lndbsVbtlCarthage, jail pierced "with bullets'ir. ftiade the Masonic sign of distress tbut; gentlemen, (addresspres3 that ing the jepreSentatlyes .of the"not heeded were present) thdfieVijus were the God of heaven That man, except-bthe prophet of the Almighty, massacred without mercy I Ho is now .with those who are crying, "Wait aiittlb lengcr, until the blood of ybiirrbreihrenthe martyrs, is shed.,Vs Applause. Sister?, this is the dared to lime Jn givbitferance to. this iact,;but Ithoughri could "trust my soul to say it on this occasion; arid I say it no win the fear of Israel's Gbd, and I sayrit lh thb presence of these yenf is minafaft-LsfHI'Iose, my sisters, we have met together to express our.feelings and to .pleads our. own eausc. The following address was then read by Mrs. Bathshet)a;W;:SmIth : ;r : -: -- t ; . Thehcame.Abe' astduhdlngnewsl and Beve; :pheti'Se4r sephSmithtlie had.beeft htifcfi ' tar of the r sacred : rbrChnst, fothis'prlnciplel'as also bMr0,, L liko ftJ It 1 thimi wbose thatlaad : bbl tiVWhatniibiipar 'to. ; .cdnstitutidn f Hyrtim ;ghara.n(eed cllme I the;.pur.suit df habblheHsl; J.Va amonindfili Arifttere enedfrbinearldream w . rdpenbd 'and T.$dW, and Jne .that u ferred: ' Tome; It acted only as atesu 5 I |