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Show I Mrs. Godbe in Logan. Logan, Cache Co., May 29th, 1579. Editors Riuld: Oa Sundiy evening last, Mrs. C I jGudbe addressed the congregation at 1 the taberna-'le, bc-re in Logan. What the said was well received, it be'ng cnaracterized by an earnestness, that carries with it convic'ion. Sae eeks to elevate her sex, would havb wctmu ambitous to exc?lio iotel ience. and argues that tae field of usefulness is open alike to women, as to men. She would urge women to stand by each other, setting aside trifling differences, and all work unitedly for the good of tbe whole. What crushes , womanhood anywhere, eha epvs, U a burden wh cb fills upon us ail. See would urge both men and women to be true to themselves. In doing so, they are not likely to be false to each other, and where tbe obligations of a plural marriage makes it difficult for strict justice to be easily met, stie bes that a redoubled energy be put forth, to help justice in her lofty aim. A two wrongs can never make one right, she would ask that . great care be taken, that in do way the moral Btatus of the Mormon wife and mother be injured in the complex com-plex marriage. She holds that the obligation of a Mormon father is tbe same to all bis children, without a shade of difisrence, and if be made the proposals of polygamy to the woman whom he chooses first to be bis wiie, and she accepting, Bbe becomes be-comes equally with bia other wives, (if be have others) a polygamous wif, and in light nf social position is no more entitled to reepeot and consideration. consider-ation. Tbe rights cf all as women, must be respected. She says: Mrs. Godbe has roasou to feel complimented compli-mented by reason of ber euccess in Loga.i, as tbe largest audience we have bad in tbe tabernacle for some time turned out to hear her, and showed by their unwavering attention, that they were deeply interested. George W. Thatcher, Esq., introduced intro-duced the lady with a few appropriate appropri-ate remarks, and stated that her influence in-fluence abroad must have benefited us as a people, inasmuch as she bad certainly removed prejudice in high places, by giving this lecture in Boston Bos-ton and Washington. A vote of thanks was tendered, and the lecture pronounced a success. |
