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Show nut hi mis or I'ui.ita.'ii. U.N nut tho above heading tho Detroit, De-troit, Michigan Timet give Hie following follow-ing particulars and olltrs the accom. panylug relliLtlonaonaauliJictlhatli not now very much illeciissed: 'Ibere ui a rcilmtUublo r.mo In a 1'nrt Huron court rnuiu cm lumdiy, eebeii a coneiolenl blgeiuUt, or miller vl( guuiltt, ecus stirrounilfxt by bis flee ecltca. Mh evomsti vied with all llai eitbers In llseblng on bi) reloll Ibe llres uf tier Inilliinutlon, etriith mid dl-rl. dl-rl. i-ur "Iholnl ruiiseofiill Intn jih ivoldd not I ) dlctucd at lire h'u-U L. uilyui dlumvnli riAi- asllllies(lie f einmanlv modesty ehlch shrink! Ill b i r at the ihonaht of it rrlallonshlpwilliatnsii vihen Hieronre ellll other living women who have s is-'allied is-'allied llialMin-i rslillonsblp with him? Ill other tvords, ws It a moral tovoll itgaliKt a pclygsuiv that degrades bt Hi into and evoinan" "We may charitably trust tint In some caeca It was so, tut tho likelihood Is, Judging from the common sentiment' ot Ibis age and country on the subject, that all the Indljnstl. n arose oeit of the bigs inlet'e neglect cf a frlsln smsll formatl ly In aebsneery coure before msrrylng the next wife. I'rebsblJ- nut one of IheiM women would bsee eleollned to msrry this polygamies if be had only 'put aviay1 the former l'e In a certain legal way Instead of p-tl log her away In bis own way. ft was nly a miller of lotin. "No I slier pn. I or the truth or tills) could lie given Ibsu to point to Hie scenes thai were oociirrlun in Judge J irtner'a court at the ry lime that (ho Port Huron polygnmlet vrav mulergnlng Hlal. 'llow many suitors for divorce before Judge (Jsrtuer alrrtdv had other living wives and husband besides those from whom they are suing for dlcorcc,only tho iubllo reenrds wchiI I revcslf but certain 11 It that meny of Ihsiii were lu that court to obtain llrnimi to take unto Iheuisetvei still other wlees ami bus-ban bus-ban Is. "There Is muih lu a uams. If we call U a Mltorce, It rod's up the real nature of the transaction an I Mllsflea the con science. If we call lea license lo marry another wife or buebsnd, It exposes Hie nature of tbe ttutisactiou and stirs the conscience. "Mormonlsm p'ermlu polygamy, but abhors polyan Iry our Christian clvlll tallon pennrta bulb. "Tbe 7Vees Is not here reasoning that divorcement un.hr any clrcuutstMicca It not permissible, but has elated tho case In lu logical bearln,- tu show Into what abuses our forty-four divorce a) stems have run." |