Show editorials DO NOT BELIEVE IN POLYGAMY T THE terms ferms bigamy and polygamy are very frequently used in the the mormon nl marriage question qu ettron eAtTon BS as though they were synonymous terms this is made more common by the act of congress of 1862 which declares that every person having a husband or wife living who marries rles ries another whether married or single ina in a territory or other place over which the united states have exclusive jurisdiction is guilty of bigamy this is intended of course as a legal definition in any place outside the jurisdiction of the united states such a marriage may or may not be considered bigamy the definition Is arbitrary arbit and does not effect either the etymological meaning of the term terra te rm nor the actual facts of the case it could be shown that the declaration is not true in principle but if it is laid down as a pro proposition post in laws law and as such governs jurisprudence within the exclusive jurisdiction of the united states staf ies bes we have repeatedly shown that the cM mormon system of plural marriage is not really that it does not contain the essential elements of that of fence we have aim also intimated mat properly speaking in 9 it Is not poty gamy incorrect terms are in n some instances used so frequently that they come into com nion acceptance and polygamy in reference io mormon marriage ls is is 13 one of them the term mormon itself as applied to latter day Saint sils another it would be just as reasonable to call people CI peters who believe in the writings of the apostle peter 0 or r those lahs hs who believe in the prophecies of jeremiah as to give thel theS name tiame of mormons Mor mons to believers in the book of mormon yet the latter day saints themselves frequently use the term because if it is ot of common acceptance in reviewing tig tie lle the message mashe of president artter we refuted t the he statement made by him that polygamy Is the corner stone of the mormon and stated further that properly ape epe abing polygamy is not now and never has been even a tenet of the lormon ormon faith falth this has troubled some of the anti auti mormon fanatics and other persons so 11 a who jump at foolish conc cone conclusions ius lus in that assertion we made no attempt at denying the doctrine of celestial marriage which is an essential part of the creed of the lat ter day saints although not the corner stone of their church nor more essential th than thau ma other features of their faith what we claim is that the mormon conly system of ni marriage arriage is properly speaking neither bigamy nor polygamy my in committing bigamy the e man practices decap deception tion upon each woman whom he marries and his offense involves the desertion or forsaking ot of ona one woman in the fraudulent marriage of another the whole transaction is a fraud nothing iyo of this kind enters into the mormon system of marital relations polygamy is the marrying of several wives or husbands it is unrestricted matrimony on the part of either sex this is not cM mormon marriage which means the marrying bt of several wives is sometimes though rarely used in relation to this subject as a more proper word tharl than polygamy but none of these correctly designates the system of marriage taught t and solemnized by the church of jesus christ of latter day saints celestial marriage is the only proper term to use in this connection its essence is marriage for eternity it is celestial because s it is eter is solemnized by eternal or heavenly heaven fy authority it is under heavenly restrictions it cannot be entered into indiscriminately god is its author director and adminis frn fen v buu zoo j maja kaa aaa the keys heys of the power to permit and solemnize it under divine regulations it bears with it the sealing power what is sealed on earth by competent authority is sealed in heaven the marriage of a man and woman under its ordinances continues in and out of this world and after tho the resurrection with its issue and connections if a mans wife dies while ha ho continues in the bod yand he marries another by fhe same game celestial both 0 of f these wives will be his through al all nil I 1 eternity inthe in the next world he will wl 11 have two wives at the same time the privilege er requirement qui rement of marrying more moro wives vives than one to be his in this life Is but the establishment here of that which will exist in the immortal state in the instance we have cited but people who have not overcome the morce force orce oree of tradition and man made customs can contemplate con term tern plate the union of two or more wives with onu one husband in the world to come with perfect equanimity but are shocked at the idea of a similar union in this world yet the immortal sphere is expected to be pure and holy and if the reunion of the husband and wives will be righteous there why not the union of the same persons here the parties to a marriage in the celestial order are not permitted to form this union at will but butche the whole contract con tract is regulated according to revealed principles celestial marriage is instituted for this church and its members not for mankind at large it is not a matter of civil polity it is purely ecclesiastical there is nothing like it outside at this church it is euf eui generis therefore it is not correct to call it bigamy polygamy or it is celestial marriage marriages ordained of god for the benefit exaltation al and happiness of men and women who are under covenant to serve M him rim m in body and in spirit and for his own glory and the filling of his creations with his obedient children it is to not the design in this article to enter into the details of the revelation management and practice of this heavenly order of matrimony but merely to show tant it is different from any system of bf so called marriage in the woid world and that when we say polygamy poly gamy is not a tenet of the mormon church twe we but affirm the truth and do no not recede from any part of the falth faith delivered by almighty god to the latter day saints polygamy as it has been practised practiced by the people of the world whether openly as in asiatic countries or secretly and surreptitiously as among professedly christian pe people le is not that which god has revealed v to this church celestial marriage is not to pander to mens lusts or to bring women into inlo slavish subjection Is 11 Is for the highest ond and most zolt exalted objects and must be pr practised acted in the spirit of love patience forbearance ances self control and resolute righteousness or it la Is not what it is designed to be and cannot be cone conj con eon tinned untied in harmony or with any good results but when practiced practised according to the law jaw of hea en aery and und the spirit in which it was revealed from on high as god albig almighty aty pra promised it is visited with blee bieh sings rings and not curlings cur sings 11 and is as far above the groveling and sensual polygamy of human arrangement arran arrange gemen in en t as the calm and beautiful upper deep in which the stars shine for ever from the pools and puddles of earth where noxious reptiles crawl in the ooze and corruption floats on the sur surface face do not confound for a moment the ancient and order of celet celestial ial lal marriage with tle the tie bigamy or poly gamy of degenerate modern times A LAW AGAINST MEDICAL evil of or unrestricted medical practice by unqualified pe persons is recognized in most pla pia places cesIn in this great country that the increase in the use of drugs in this anity has been folio follo ived syed by an ah fd in crease of sickness pirness al and a greater death mateis rate is generally conceded cgue oQue eded and that the sad results are due in a great measure to applina ap 4 uon tion we thi think will not be much dis buted that there should bacome be some bome check on the tho business of doctoring humanity is ls not often denied but hut the tho difficulties in the way of justly regulating the matter have deterred ou legislators from taking hol hoi hold hoid d of it seriously at every session of the assembly for some time past pasts legislation on this subject has been desired by a large number of our citizens who recognize the danger to health and life of unscientific medi it is likely that efforts ro r ts to this end will be renewed our bur attention has recently been directed to a law passed by the legislature of the state of ok pennsylvania entitled A law for the beg meg 1 le g istra uon of practitioners of medicine and surgery its principal provisions are that every person who shall offer to practice any branch of su eugein ery erv for gain pen 0 or who oh liall di betly or indirectly accept any fee dr 0 r reward for services as a practitioner of medicine or surgery must be a graduate of a legally chartered medical college or university having the authority to confer the degree of doctor of medicine the diploma must be presented and a true copy furnished the county notary and sworn to all names are to be registered affidavits filed and places of budness business entered those who without a practised practiced in the state since 1871 are allowed to continue on making a sworn statement of these facts any person failing in these thee require fentsor ment sor ot nering adi aoi plonia that has been obtain obtained bd fraudulently or one that is in whole or in part a forgery shall shail bo be fined or imprisoned gem gel gershall so for not more than one year or sumer both punishments at the discretion of the court the advantages of this law over the system of bf an examination by a local board of physicians are that that no particular school of medicine is either encouraged or repressed no local animosities or preferences have any weight in the matter every graduate of an institution having a legal right to grant a diploma whether allopathic homeopathic herbal medical eclectic or any other of the schools can set up for a healer and persons whose knowledge and skill have become recognized in the community are also permitted to continue to do good but the pre tender who has never made the human system a study and who prescribes by guesswork guess work for the ills that flesh is heir to is barred out from following the profession as a business at the sume seme time no one is hindered from rendering assistance to a friend or nc nf by advice or practical help it is only the business of medicine le or surgery that is thus thug protected as we m consider n it should bemy beky be by some means that quacks quack may not prey upon the public and sow ow seeds of death through ignorance and incompetence which are too often nil all allied to recklessness and disregard of consequences quen ces the pennsylvania law leaves it with the tho courts to decide whether a diploma disputed to be genuine has been obtained fraudulently or not thus the mere possession of a V diece piece i ew of sealed and lettered sheepskin is not deemed proof of medical qualification it Is only a genuine document from a legally chartered institution that Is considered a valid diploma forgery of a diploma wholly or in part is made punishable by the law and the prosecutor is given half the fine while the forger 9 r g gets e all the imprisonment this sub bub subject leet deet is worthy the a attention of oue oui our territorial law lawmakers makers and is quite likely to tb be brought to their attention during the approach ng session of the assembly THE temperance QUESTION lors does not seem to work well in kansas that ia Is if statements from leading men there are to be relied upon E governor robinson Bo binson himself an aft advocate of temperance says I 1 it t Is a failure th that at sinking ri ing ia Is commoner there than ever and that money raised ostensibly for temperance purposes is used for political and personal objects it is also stated that drunkards are as thick in maine as in any state in the union when the character of I 1 its ta people aud and towns and cities are considered 11 there are two sides bides to this ques tion von as ashwell well weli aa as many others and it 19 Tather difficult to de determine the faco facts but this is certain there are a gi great bat gat many people in the world who have contracted the habit of using intoxicants until it is a part of their very nature A large num berof them do not use alcoholic stimulants to the extent of intoxication they take their usual adrams drams and nd no more others have the alcoholic craving till it t amounts to a disease one taste of the fiery liquid but b ut adds fuel to the fire of appetite and bothi nothing ng short of intoxication satisfies in all probability contracted d the their ancestors by heredity such persons will obtain drink by some means eo so long as it is manufactured and it will be manufactured BO so long as there is a demand for it either openly or surreptitiously viewing this subject in a broad bense sense in its application to general humanity wo we believe prohibition by law to be impracticable impracticable to use a now common phrase hrabe prohibition does not prohibit t 11 As a genera l plan the regulation find and restriction of the business of the manufacture and sale of alcoholic stimulants seeing that it is recognized by national laws law ia is more likely to work to general advantage than attempts at prohibition which cannot be bia en forced and which are all the time evaded or defied and in communities ni ties where vigilant off meers officers are sustained by inc and impartial judges regulation and restriction will accomplish a great deal towards deriving dg depriving riving the trammie traffic of its most objectionable anable features in utah however there are many cities and towns where the great majority of the citizens are balor laior mor mons mons pa whose religion inculcates temperance and forbids the use of intoxicants as a beverage and where whore prohibitory laws are not only practicable but beneficial instances might bo be cited where the license system has been tried for a time 6 because prohibition was wag not fully carried out the law being evaded in some cases and where a return to prohibition has been found necessary the licensing of the liquor business proving an encouragement to intoxication and its long lonk train evil consequences in those places the relative numbers of cases of drunkenness assault and turbulent con duct show unmistakably in favor or of prohibition I 1 in salt balt ladd city and a very few other cities in this territory it is not probable that prohibition would prohibit even if the chartered powers granted to the respective municipalities permitted it you legislate away the alcoholic appetite bred in the bone fostered in the flesh by habit and rooted and grounded in the system by long indulgence dul gence and it is an open ques tion of public polity whether it is right or expedient to try to prevent by legal force forces the partaking of that which some people regard however mistakenly as a necessity to tb their health and comfort this appetite cannot be ignored it is an existing and deplorable fact the evils that etow out of it arc are equally patent the question guestion is Js what is the remedy DOBS does it ile lie in stringent enactments or br in moral force we are of the opinion that both may nay be used as means to the desired end but that tha it iti requires the axarlis Ax arois of the tha greatest wisdom with a recognition of differing circumstances cum stances in different localities to devise a legislative policy that will be practical without b being a ing oppressive and that will be beneficial beneal cial to the general public while the nigh ts of individuals are not invaded extremes are ara usually bad mod aeration ia is generally commendable and this applies to moral influences as well as legal the intemperate 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