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Show The History of Polygamy as found Ja Bible and Book of Mormon, with Comments, he BY ELDER CHARLES DERBY. ( Continued .) The next case of polygamy is , . - professional dead to, honor apj virtue, and the claim impulse of a holy love, as to WENNER, that this act of Laban was a right- U. J. beAttorney at Law, eous transaction? Is there any and ing so' sunken in falsehood Main St., opp. Federal Court House, shame as to claim that this act of Salt Lake City, Utah. s treachery and deceit was of God that appointment? of Esau. If, as the polyganistsseem to claim, the character of a man gives a coloring to his acts, then the character of Esau, like that of Lamech, gives rather a dark shade to the practice of polygamy. He was a wicked man and a murderer at heart. (See his history.) Judging, .then, from their mode of reasoning, we should thave to class polygamy .as one df. the darkest of crimes. Yet polygamists flaunt him before our eyes as one of the examples of their pet iniquity. I certainly think he properly represents it, but please excuse me if I cannot accept the abomination, though presented by such an illustrious? example. The next case is that of Jacob. Now all marriages, to be proper and legal marriages. must be the result of voluntary choice, springing from the holiest influences love. Isaac had instructed him to take a wife , not wives. He goes to Padan-aram- , and true to parental instruction, and the impulse of his own heart, he He seeks the hand of Rachel. proves his love for her by seven years hard labor, at the end of which time he says to Laban, Give me my wife, that I may go and take her; for the days of my serving thee Gen. 29. The wedare fulfilled. ding feast is prepared; the ceremony must be performed; and in the evening shades, a woman is brought veiled; yes, doubly veiled veiled as was the custom of the country, , and veiled in the darkness of night. She went in with him and slept The morning dawns. with him. The silvery light sheds its rays upon the nuptial couch. Jacob turns to embrace his beloved Rachel, the light of his soul, the apple of his eye; but he shrinks with horror as he gazes upon the guilty face of d Leah! Springing from his couch as he would from a serpent, he rushes into the presence of the treacherous idolator, Laban, and in tones of thunder, and in the strength of wounded love, honor and justice, demands; What is this thou hast done unto me? Did not I serve thee seven years for Rachel? Wherefore hast thou beguiled me? Reader, was this a truly legal marriage? And if not, would you fix the seal of Eternal God to it? But to return: I imagine I hear the whining tones of the avaricous old idolator, excusing his treachery and deceit by saying, it must not so be done in our country to give the younger before the elder; and the shamelessly demanding seven years more of hard toil for the precious jewel already earned. There being no chance of redress, burning with indignation, yet glowing with a holier fire, that of love, he consents again to pay the price, making fourteen years in all, and having done his, he is given the one jewel of his heart, Rachel. But he has humbled the tender-eyeLeah, and he honors But- he loved her as his wife. Rachel more than Leah. Is there any man or woman so ' I blush for the name of humanity d J, ' - " ' XiixW, ' ' Cvu Vav ' m - ROREMAN, ,S. Attorney ATi Law. , when I reflect that men claiming to No., 1 15 Main St., Salt Lake City, Utah. be apostles of Him whose tongue P. 0 Box 368. was never polluted with falsehood f whose heart had no place for de- ROBERT N. BASKIN, ceit I say I blush when I hear Attorney at Law. them declare this whole infamous Office in the Deseret National Bank . 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