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Show - t v. f gel evtnj Jjkvt lave lis entj and gtl nirn tVouan kne NO. 4. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, JULY, 1880. the Women of America: Let every happy wife and mother who reads these lines give her sympathy, prayers and efforts to free her sisters from this degrading bondage . Let all the womanhood of the country stand united for them. There is a power in combined enlightened sentiment and sym- Polygamy Society at this meeting, and to use all its endeavors to obtain the needed legislaof Utah. tion, in case the present effort did not prove successful. Article 3. After considerable animated discusThe object of the Mass Meeting sion, it was determined to form an aswhich convened in Independence Hall, sociation which should be known by Nov. 7. JS78vas to give expression to some such name as the y the sentiments of the non - Mormon Society of Utah, and a Committee women of this city regarding the prac- was appointed to draft a constitution, tise of polygamy, and to take some ac- after which the meeting adjourned untion in the matter with a view to in- til the following Tuesday, when an orvoking special legislation from the next ganization should be effected. At the appointed time a large numCongress to compel a cessation of plural marriages among the Mormon peo- ber of ladies assembled for the purpose ple. It has been charged by some that the of forming a permanent organization, women were too radical, and to hear the report of the committee that their earnestness almostapproachcd on Constitution. After reading the refanaticism, that they were banded to- port it was unanimously agreed to have gether to work up a crusade which the proposed Constitution read and was designed to sever the most sacred discussed by articles which was accorties existing between man and women, dingly done, and then it was also unto separate husbands and wives, to put animously adopted. The meeting then the reproach of b upon their proceeded to permanent organization children and trample upon the holiest and elected officers for one year. The affections of the human heart. Constitution The adopted was very simple, Society has been sarcastically termed and required no conditions of memberby its opponents aband of iconoclasts ship but a willingness to aid in the but the erroneousness of these ideas is work of the Society and the payment manifest by reading theproeeedings and of a small fee into its Treasury. the published documents oftheSociety. After organization was effected, some Not a single instance can be cited stiring impromptu addresses were made where reference has been made to med- by several ladies favoring the plan of a with dling existing relations, legislation Society as the most effective means of has been asked to stop the further pro accomplishing permanent' good, and The members of urging1 the prosecution of the work gross of the evil. the Society are well aware that a sud- with untiring energy and vigor. The den and complete abolition of the sys- ladies spoke with impressiveness and tem must inevitably result in serious eloquence, which was all the more reand complications, might cause a great markable as none of them were in the deal of temporary unhappiness and dis- least accustomed to public speaking, tress, and legislation of that kind would but He, who is the inspiier of all good have to be very wise and judicious, in deeds and actions them words to gave order that the plural wives and their off- fit the occasion. I his is, in brief the spring should suffer as little as possible. narrative of the first organized effort in In such an event- suitable provision the United States for the suppression, should bc made for these women and of the twin relic of barbarism, Morchildren in accordance with the means mon Polygamy! of the husband and father. .. But an efficient law,. properly Enforced, makA Noble Society. ing plural 'marriage a felony after a certain date, and imposing; .adequate SYt Tribune June Utb-punishment upon the offender would soon cause a cessation of the crime,' About a. year ago a, low ladies, and such legislation is all we kAf some of the noblest of this city, or" ever petitioned for.1 a, 11 y Suvduty. After the Mass Meeting was called to ganized Since the organization .the members order and officers elected, the sentiment earnest in their work, and .of the assemblage took a tangible shape have been ' in, An Address to Mrs.fR. B. Hayes though carding the mighty, evil, and the Women of America, .which ad- in its very den, they have not lost dress was adopted unanimously as the bqitti, never, ceased to work, and sense of the- meeting.1 This address have made decided triumphs.' They set forth briefly and succintly the evils how desire to the field .of extend of polygamy .and its 'pernicious, results and asked the co operation of allChris-tia- n their labors, knowing as they do, women dn measures for its suppres- that the quickest way to eradicate ' the evil which they are attacking is sion. After the adoption of the address, a to enlist, the help and sympathy' of form of petition to Congress was adoptheir ownisex abroad, and to awaken to be circulated all1 over the counted, the pride and native womanhood' of for A form of circular their unfortunate sisters signatures. try hero. As letter was also read and adopted,' to be sonic women, through' a mistaken sent to every minister of the Gospel in. laith, give up their hopes of materthe United States, to be accompanied by copies of the address and petition nity and surrender the'dream which to Congress. In this letter the minis- is innate in a womans breast, to ters were urged to use all their influence sometime be the central figure in a in obtaining signatures tothe memorial home, and hide their lives Committees were then appointed to happy the world beliind the walls ofa carry out the plans of the meeting, after which it was announced that anum-be- r convent; so oilier women here, infaofladies had expressed a desire to tuated by the counsels of a false form a permanent organization, the priesthood, really believe that they object of which would be to continue areservingheaveii by making martyrs the propagation of the opposition to of themselves, and by a slow ashad that been polygamy inaugurated phyxia are their VOL. 1. To pathy, before tice vohich every form of injus- and cruelty must finally go down. Harriet Beecher Stowe. The Wail of a Mormon Wife. Theres a waofu blank at our fireside, Since Jamie gacd awa; Lang in this world I canna bide, My heart will break in twa. Jamie, the faithcr o my bairns The lover o my youth! Has taen another to his arms, And left his ain poor Ruth! Forgotten a his love and troth Made solemnly to me; That death alone would part us both. And set ilk other free. Sleep, oh sleep, my baby dear! An dinna wake to weep, Twas only Mothers burning tear That fell upon thy cheek. Oh dinna let thy mothers grief, Disturb my babys rest, My aching heart aye finds relief, When thou art on my breast. Oh, what can quell this inward strife That rages like the sea; When Jamie calls that woman wife, Theres Nane his wife but me ! Elders, an Priests may counsel gie, And bid me bear my Cross I think it nought but blasphemy! To bid me bear my loss. I canna, an I wunna yield To this Satanic creed Ill tak my baby on my bad:, And beg around for bread. Had I haen wit to keep the gear My faither left to me; Oh weel I ken Id no been here, ;Sae far ayont the sea. But the wily Saints came to my door, Without ere scrip or purse, Got a' they asked frae me, an And noo I get their, curse. more, Which canna do me muckle ill, Tho I hac seen the day, 1 he murderous crew my blood would -- spill; And put me out o the way Surely the time is dose at hand God grant it were this hour, When oer this dark benighted land The law would show its ;power. To exterminate Polygamy Degrading to ouHives; And we, the broken hearted, Would be loving happy wives. Jessie. Salt Lake City. June 1330. . -- Rev; W. II. Milburn, the blind mean eloquent, paid Zion a briel visit last month, and delivered two of his celebrated lectures. lie also preached two sermons, one in the Presbyterian, and one in the Mctho-des- t Church. I.adics Anti The PRICE - Anti-Polygam- non-Morm- on - . l dr-hav- ' ; gar. 7: 2. ijcr men gnvkvnf. Anti-Polygam- should he the anxiety of true women everywhere, and especially in this city. If all the Mormon women of Utah would but for one day, without restraint, stop to. think of their position, would lift up their eyes to sco how they have been deceived by a false cry, how degraded by a loathsome faith, there would never bo auothcr polygamous marriage in the Territory. 1 is to awakcimmeh women, and more especially to quicken the instincts of such as have not already made the fatal plunge intopolj lygamy, that these earnest ladies have organized their society. Theirs is as noble a work as was ever undertaken. If to break the fetters from the wrists of slaves was a worthy thought, how much more worthy is a struggle to emancipate enslaved souls. It is the duty of those who make the laws of our country to make the women of this Territory equally responsible before tho law with men, for their acts, and it is tho 'duty of men and women hero to try to cause the deluded women of this Territory to realize that, without knowing it, they are wearing the scarlet letter upon their breasts which publishes perpetually to the world their shame. The ladies of the y Society are enlisted in this work of enfranchisement and to them should go the sympathy and material help of all those who would see their countrymen entirely free. These ladies if possible, to establish branches of their 'society throughout the country, in every Stato and Tcrri-ritoruntil a horror shall .possess tor men this institution of polygamy, and an active public sentiment shall be awakend a gainst if as irresistible a that which made the people furious against slavery when their first dead were sent home from the war.;, 1 Anti-Polygam- dc-'sir- e, y, wn lr-m- i stilling most cher l Dark Hours. ( . CENTS. ished hopes and covering with shame their better selves, ft is to reach and awaken these, or if not these, such of their sex as have not yet been beguiled into tho absolute worship of false idols, that this society has been organized. To help forward the plans of the society . . 10 To every 1 man there are many' dark hours many ,wheii he feels inclined to abandon .his best entei prise; hours when his hearts dearest hopes appear delusive; hours when he feels unequal to the burden, when all his i - aspirations seem worthless.' no one think that he alone- has 'Let dark hours. They are the common lot' of humanity. They are the touch stone to try whether we are current coin : no-- - or Runted reliable lady canvassers awl .city throughout the United States, to whom ?.libernl commission will be paid. Address Anti-Po- l yu amy Standard. . .- - - |