Show polygamous relations the tha methodist conference has revived a discussion of the polygamy question everybody knows who is at all familiar with social con the polygamy quantion qu astion is 13 solving itself plural marriages are no longer in ia the temples or sanctioned by the priest priesthood bood the manifesto is being faithfully observed by the maimon people the only possible ground for the polygamy cry that has been baen raised is where polygamous families of the past have continued their relationships perhaps renewed them in some cases sines since statehood the ogden standard deals with this phase of the question and though the editor is a non mormon he offers some very good excuses for the condition the standard says just look at the matter a moment here is a business man with two families he married his hia wives twenty years ago according to the tha bust 0 madof of the people of the territory and the laws lawa of his chur church cli he has a family of nine cb children idren by each wife the children are about the same age in each fa family hilly there are two girls one from eacho family to be married shall the lather be permitted to be present at the wedding of lfona one daughter only what feeling must the child possess when she is married without her fathers presence presen 3 knowing her sister is no better taca than n she ehe is 7 how about the child graduate who sees her bitter fly in the arms of her father and receive the smiles and congratulations that her heart longs for this is not a matter malcer of the man alone the children and wife suffer buffer much more than the father the husband then think of the sickness in the household and though the father lives he can send sand medicine cine but he must not call those children his or call his childrens mother his hia wife who can honestly stand up and say he has a human heart and wants these old polygamous family relations sundered put yourself in their place with children on both sides find and repudiate your offspring if va you u darel |