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Show - who wiltcmiore tbe ijwnsllli-ties- , to this petrials and temptations incident ' .. , i cuuar oiatr oi marriage, oecause, me aciuai existing circumstances are such a3 to require I whole-soule- d corrupt stream :.; long-sufferin- ntro . i . r " la c i i g, anai . I i Desi rl iorm. oi.i9ve ? i&. thatrwhTch'i3"capable oFthe greatest sacrifice for the good of another. "Women who covenant to Jive in plural marriage must be deter-- . mimed to respect eacn other s rights ana privileges and not infringe in - any degree upon each other, and must teach all the children to observe the same principles, in order to preserve order and harmony, which must exist in the homo and family, or the spirit of the Lord and of peace could notabide in the habitation. There Is one other great advantage to women in this peculiar order of marriage beside the higher spiritual elevation, andthis is the - strength of character. which is necessarily developed. When there are several wives, er even two, we will say, women are left to depend mdre upon their own judgment and to take more fully the charge qftheirawn home and j ttij r- - powers t ii i u 1 1 r iiiiiiiuitiii rt m rt n ii r i r i r-- i n rnn w in woman's nature,which jwpuld'under other circumstances7have lain dormant, and she finds herself capable of being something more than a plaything, or a plant-s- he becomes in a great measure the head of her own household and the intelligent companion of her husband. She naturally feula a positive pride in rendering herself equal to the hot-hous- position,-an- d is consequently e relf-relian-t, dig- nified in character, and capaoleof great moral heroism. xnis sort 01 comnniaorv education makes women better mothers; and more efficient in the training and governing of the children, in which so man v mothers are sadlv deficient. lhe first principle in the managementxf children is self discipline. It is utterly useless to attempt to control others when one has not acquired the habit of selcbntrol,and it is through the lack of this that so many "fa "fa mil xr -- . self-consciousn- in rrrxrrir yyi fl There are many good reasons both in nature arid in Scripture that might be brought forward to provethat the practice of plural mar-- , nage is consistent, as well as right and proper. 1 1 AULA O J- few re- et Houhgery, who devoted her immense wealth to the care ot orphan children. Reports of the recent 'summer Matriculation ' the Lord intends to purify a people here upon Signora Carla Serena died lately at Athens. She was born in Venice and educated in Germany. She was a woman of great literary means of. which, those who will come out from-Babylo- and separate themselves and partake not of her sins, may escape the plagues and J A special command has been given, and there are circumstances and conditions that required this changer In the very beginning, at the creation, the first commandment iriven hv nnr Father, was, "Be fruitful and multiply and replenish the earth." Those who are at all ac- quuimeu wiin pnysjoiogy Know mat mans capacity for increase is unlimited, while with woman it is entirely different. Again, when God blessed Abraham he simply said to him, "Thy posterity shall be as the sands jpon the seashore," which was the greatest blei ing he could bestow. There are many,, other.p t. sages in the Bible that would help to substani te the doctrine of a plurality of wives, bu fp. find many people who will hot accept Bir. e evidence, but prefer the living oracles,Nand to them no better explanation need be given than the existing state of society, lo show that some purifying element is needed. Men and women of the world acquainted with the statistics of large cities testify to the corruptions that abound in them, and talk of education and moral suasion and Christian s being brought to bear to remedy the pre-- " Tailing gins of the age, ut the muddy and influ-ence- n . . - con--ditio- More Anon. Mel- bourne, seven from Ballarat and three from Ti cleanse '"themselves from the evils atexist - - and-ar- e inereasiirgm the- World. - God's ways are not as man's ways, and when He marks out a plan, that is the only path to be pursued in order to attain the desired object The evils that are undermining the social structure of modern society baffle the skijl of the learned and the eminent, and the wisest savants of the age find no sure remedy, nor will they accept the plan marked out by the Prophin et of God any morj than would the people " . Noah's day believe him, when he was sent to warn them; they must therefore abide the consequences of their unbelief. " "Custom: rales: us all' is an old, but true saying, i Monogamy has been so extensively practisecyhat tbe change to plural marriage is like tearing down an iron wall, which requires skill and wisdom. Men and women rave, about polygamy, as it" is termed, and its evils and so on, and if there isnjwomanjwno Jiappens to be dissatisfied oTihTany way neglectea or mistreated consider it a sufficient pretext to make a law to prevent the7practice, while hundreds and thousands of women are every day suffering abuse, neglect, scorn, and going down into untimely graves through the excesses and wickedness of men in the world, and it is all unheeded and passed over because it is the custom of the country. How true it is that men seek to "pull the mote out of' another's eye when a beam i3 in their own; One argument often used against a plurality of wives is that there is nearly an equal number of each sex born. The answer might be many more males die from various causes, the labors they engage in, war3, life upon the sea, etc. r But again, thousands of men never do and never will marry, while almost every woman inclines to marriage; it is inherent in her very nature, and having no opportunity for marriage, we see the thousands of. women who cannot fulfill the primeval law of their creation. There are, of course, many points-t- o be considered in this connection. There is no limit to this subject, but in conclusion we will repeat what we said in the be- ginning; wo accept it in its sacred phase a3 a n divine revelation, and beliey .it to be the that will raise a higher standard of morals for society, and will ultimately result in removing the curse pronounced upon woman in the garden of Eden, knowing that God's ways are not as man's way3, and that "He knoweth best" what will redeem mankind from the evils which they have been subjected to in the past. - f t.TiA AfplKnnrhft TTnirpraif v tfota that twenty lady candidates passed from ' the earth. - TlTiimlniih'nn He has marked out a plan by : ousy, out tne nignest -- and the who are, as it were, Agitating the waters seem, powerless to change the nature of the stream in its present( course. But suppose a small part of that large stream, was turned into another channel, and an effort made to Reapurify it, would it be so very difficult? son tells us no! We can all comprehend this 1 almost: constant self discipline and unselfish consideration for the feelings of othei s. This, however, will, if persevered in, eventually re- suit in a higher spiritual development, for the hest emotions and affections will be. brought into constant exercise patience, gentleness, forbearance, meekness, and that sweet charity which teaches us to do to others as we would wish them to do .unto us, and to love our neighbor a3 our self. We have been .. formers - 1 i flows on. still, : ml Km rst. after commencing to write for the press she visiting Scandinavia, Greece, Constantinople, Russia, 4.be Caspian Sea und Persia. In this latter place she spent a winter and was once arrested as a spy and under a to-trav- el, -- strong guard conducted to the frontier, nother letters of recommendation.. withstanding . 'tL ner journeyings were so cnarmmgiyill written that they appear like romances, so says the r-- r - s ' ? 1 The titles of her book published in Paris are. ."From the Baltic to the Caspian," "A European Lady in Persia," "Men "and Things in Persia,'' "Alone in the Steppes," and "Excursion one posin Abhasia (on tne uiacK oea sessed great courage and fortitude as a traveler, and it is said that findiug .no photographs representing the : Caucasus, the scene of her a mmnintft nhotoaranhic an- paratus, packed it" off by mail to Tin" is and fro.u thence on theLbacLof a mule and traveled herselfagain through the country, taking pho- Knlr ahp, hrtii hfc . J..--- umphant to Paris. Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, author of "Beyond the Gates," has anothea new book just out, "Dr. Zay thw book is said to De the most ; fascinating one written. by this celebrated authoress and poet." "Dr. Zay is a strong, sweet upon her womanly character." "Women look ' ' na tnwpr nf Rtrpncrth." , the managers of the world's fair that is .to be opened in New Orleans in December, to preside over the department of woman's work,and ha3 established her headquarters of the World's Exposition at New Orleans, at No. 5 Park Street, Room 10, Boston. Mrs. Howe requests; all connected with this work throughout the ( conntrv to communicate with her at once, and also requests the press ot the United btates to give this notice the fullest'publicity,as the time is very short Women took out patents during the week ending September 30, 1884, as follows: Emma G. Mann, Vassar, Mich., for ovens. , . -- MaryM. Wagner,Baltimore, Md., Combined bureau and bedstead; also combined folding bedstead and table. ' During the week ending Oct. 7, 1884, the following patents were granted to women: Nancy J. Langley, Boston; Improved Grid- iron. Maria L- - Mathews, Newark, N. J., Fruit Press. Harriet W. Strong, Oakland, Cal., Device fnr ri Join n n InttroriTifv win Atxra Tv Heat-Indicat- or . ' , WHAT WOMEN ARE DOING. The daughters of t ie Dean of Westminster are preparing a book upon the Abbey, which will be ready during the present autumn. v Two more French ladies have received the diploma of bacheleures-e- s letlres: Mddles Helena and Marie de Vacasseo. Three others have received the title of bacheleures-a-scienceMddles. Revella, Liegust and Havest. A statue to a woman has been unveiled m New Orleans. The first erected to dr re-en- tly a. The next annual meeting of the American Woman Suffrage Association will be held in Chicago, the third week in November. On the 4th of November the great national question, who will" be elected to the highest office in thelahd, will be decided and the People's Party inlUtah will also decide an important natter by electing- with an overwhelming majority Hon. John- T. Caine to the 49th Congreas ot the United States. |