Show Cini ISTIAN our northern cont n tho full text of in ably written defence of bishop F A brown of ogdan before judge powers on a charge of unlawful cohabitation with his wives bishop brodu of course will bo on his own daout bethh tl bit convictions and tho burco of his lestia jay ig worthy tho of not only al truo ady saints but even choir worst enemies admit bo truo zaan liness of tho stand bo has talan the SaIt Lako ruuno rU unc ft it is against abo saints hh sincerity and As many of cur readers do bot havo access to any of abo journals containing abc speech wc publish abo following extracts have ablo counsel to plead my cacao I 1 am beppy to bavo iho privilege of speaking n few in my own defonso I 1 descended frodi the stock of abe new england states tho land of early piety and etorly habits my forefathers bravely fought and lied during the ever memorable period of the american revolution which brought cur ration baco and bestowed ibo rich bon of upon choir posterity poste rily over 40 years of m lifo leavo been espeut in the chinch of jesus christ of doy saints nail I 1 have a falio fal io doctrine taught thai length f time or alio llio arst wrong counsel given by abo 3 of alie church A dioro loyal dues nut dwell in these united or in any other of abo earth I 1 have struggled in now i r f v ivas tibia abar as a kiad hubb iff imf anil lond should and I 1 hava kep my clemn vows and mst acred contracts that I 1 mu lowith choso women up to the pretcul time to the I 1 eat of my ability and I 1 i their entire satisfaction I 1 bava as sod s od and a family a any monogamist in the ignited states or in tho world and I 1 feel proud of them mj honorable gentilo neighbors mr aca I mr leland postmaster and others have never been disgraced by them and I 1 think have never had any causo to bo ashamed of them I 1 now ask your am I 1 to do shall I 1 break the most sac rod obliga liona man can inaco with impunity and sever oat bics tics of lovo and affection that havo grown up in human hearts bo gwoon busbaum anil wires pi rents fand children to gratify reli grioua lisota v or tho spleen of men I 1 abandon my wives and children who arc as dear to nio Y air urs ayou bavo aay or any other mans difo and are to laiu and cast them off upon alio charities of a cold wold and thereby r my wires anil my chill ran bastards bis tards and oroli ins or roy family like a honorable and loucht lana if can hy hinder tho arco of that part of our religion iu to ourn olvea n plurality of wives aind not violate tho of alo united slates then congress cm hinder the arco exorcise of our rolison in being lap tor the renis iun of our sins tho paying of our tithes tho gathering to zion or tho attending to any other ordinance or of tho goepel of chiist our is a liking faith for it produces works leuce wo show our faith by our when it ceneca i prodico works it a dead faith for tho baa doclar cd that faith without works is doid alone it v oll might congress by laws the number of children our wives should boar unto us while you antl yours are en ying n 1 hat 13 aud dear on earth supplied with all the comforte com forta aud novt n luxuries of life picaso artho innocent women aej cn idron you causo to eudoc by tearing from them their only Bu port I 1 havo roada up my mind while water runs or grows and a drop of blood gliwa through my voina permitted to iho liroi I 1 obey tho sm promo of m v god iu lo 10 alio liwa ciul I 1 cau exclaim in abo of tho horocio nal orator pl bick henry live mo liberty or giro me I 1 midy god mercy thia bourl ciul al abo aro crujido bou crt virtuous virtu oua annl god fearin fe irin thi is nil I 1 cosay it pio out you ur your kind |