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Show lct YOL. 1. NO. cQlatt have 1iz onq ffiff, and et everg $Voman have 1er own of America: happy wife and mother ivho The Woman' s National from this degrading bondage. Let all the womanhood of the country stand united for them. There is a power in combined enlightened sentiment and sympathy , before which every form of injusi and cruelty must finally go doivn. Harriet Beecher Stowe. i ? I i i ! cr. 7 : law-make- Anti-Polygam- y has done much to awaken public sentiment in relation to the work to which its members are pledged, but for months past, it has been evident, that if the Christian women of the United States are to be with us, some definite plan of operations must be agreed upon between them and ourselves. rs by-wor- co-work- 2. PRICE toward convincing our that the suppression of polygamy is not an unimportant local issue which may be easily ignored. Women of the United States, will you help us in this thing? As you value your own homes, the sanctity of the marriage tie, and an untarnished birthright for your offspring, will you aid us to battle against a system that d makes marriage a and puts the brand of shame on the innocent foreheads of little children? If you find it in your hearts to help us, organize at once, and let us hear from you before another session of Congress. Our revised Constitution may serve as a guide to you in organizing local societies, and upon application to the Secretary, any additional information will be furnished, either by letter or y through the columns of the Anti-Polyga- Let every Society. reads these lines give her sympathy , From the date of its organization, prayers and efforts to free her sisters The Womans Society ! 1 SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, AUGUST, 1880. 5. To the Women tice unhand. branches shall be the 10 Anti-Polygam- CENTS. y Standard. ART. VIII. Meetings. Regular meetings to be held monthly. Special ones by notification of the Secretary. ART. IX. Amendments. This Constitution may be amended s at any meeting by a vote of the members present. two-third- The Beauties of Polygamy. Accordingly, the members of our Society have decided to make our orA certain good Saint in this very By Eben E. Kexford. ganization national instead of local, citywho had three wives already and This is a legend that I heard in Rome: and to provide for the organization of about sixteen children, felt duty urgbranch societies in every city and town A deadly fever fell upon the town, ing him to live his religion to a still Striking strange terror to each hearth in which can be found even two or greater extent, and he began to pay three women whose hearts are with us. and home, his addresses to a young companion of If wives and mothers in happy Where young and old alike were one of his daughters. Although born homes could begin to realize the untold smitten down. and reared in polygamy, she had no Standard. miseries and wrongs inflicted by polygalas! but for prayers, help, Mrs. A. G. Paddock, particular desire for celestializing, havThey prayed amy, the degradation of womanhood, seemed vain. the curse bequeathed to children, sureSecretary National Anti Polygamy ing seen enough of its effects, so his All who could go fled from the ly advances were not received with the would give us not only sympa- Society., they One stricken place, warmth he would have desired. Salt Lake City, Uiah. thy, but aid in our work. must who sick and the to to And day, while endeavoring poor gain her We have been' asked repeatedly by remain, consent, and speaking of the advantawomen whom our appeals have Constitution the Woman's y of Death showed each hour a grim ex- reached. ges of the divine ordinance, she met Society. face. him with the question, Brother M. ultant What can we do? you are not a rich man, you can The action recently taken by our SoAmong the stricken people, day by day Article I. Name. scarcely provide for the families you A woman went to those iq direst ciety supplies an answer to this quesThis society shall be called the Wo- lave already, how do you expect to tion. Let those who wish to help us need, National Anti Polygamy So- support any more? Oh, was the And the parched lips would drink her exert themselves to organize Anti Po- mans reply, I have taken care of the old lygamy Societies in their own locali- ciety. draughts and say, ones long enough, they must now do Art. II. Object. Heaven heard our prayer and sent a ties, and let these Societies do their ike the chickens, turn out and scratch utmost to obtain and disseminate inThe object of this Society shall be saint indeed! Then I suppose I formation with regard to the nature and to plan and execute such measures as or themselves. should have to do the same thing after But no one saw the face of her who extent of the evil we are shall in the judgment of its members came Let them endeavor to correct the er- - tend to suppress polygamy in Utah and a while, said the girl, so I prefer to The words With gentle ministry of deed and roneous opinion that polygamy is a other Territories of the United States. scratch for myself now. of characteristic of Morare this saint local evil, which, will die of itself if word, of Conditions Membership. mon polygamy, when a man wants And no one knew throughout all Rome, et alone. Polygamy is not local in Art. III. the name Any woman may become a'member new wives he will turn the old ones he sense of being confined to Utah. Of her whose voice in every place There are Mormon colonies in Wyo- of this Society by signing its Constitu- out to scratch for themselves. Another good Mormon whose intion and paying into its Treasury an seemed heard. ming, Idaho, Washington, Arizona cents. It telligent and exemplary wife had exerNew Mexico, and to all these col- initiation fee of twenty-fiv- e The Blessed Lady of the Veil, they and onies polygamy is carried by emigrants is also expected that each member of cised her influence in keeping him out said, the Society will attend the regular of polygamy, at last came to the deTo whom she came with comfort in rom Utah. Polygamy is aggressive. meetings when possible and assist in termination that he must live his reYear by year it conquers new territory distress, The poor wife who was to ligion. fresh victims. Let the the work of the Society. And fancied that a halo round her head and claims have the sanctity of her home invaded, women of our country unChristian Officers. IV. ART. Revealed the secret of her saintliness. went to a certain representative womderstand this, and they will see more The officers of this Society shall an in the church for sympathy in that One day she knelt beside a bed of dearly the necessity of organizing so- be. a President and two Vice Presisorrow which was worse to her than Let them cieties for its suppression. death, dents, a Recording Secretary, a Cor- death The sister condoled with her, And plead with Heaven for the dy take the map of the United States and responding Secretary and a Treasurer, said she presumed it was hard to give ing one. compare the area of country over with an Executive Committee of sevThere came a pause and then a gasp which it is spreading with the area of en persons, and the term of office up her husband to another woman, but it New England or the Middle States, shall be one year, or until their suc- reminded her that was for his future for breath; The work of one who loved her and they will perceive that Deseret, cessors are elected. All elections for exaltation, and urged her to bear the the kingdom that can never be officers shall be conducted by ballot. cross bravely and she should be duly Lord was done! rewarded. Oh, I cannot bear it, a kingdom built upon a moved, n of Duties Officers. wailed the poor ART. V. And when men came to lift with rever- foundation of lust and blood, is likely wife, so been we have ent hand happy together, I The duties of these officers shall be to become a formidable power in fu he if shall leaves die me for another The veil that hid her face, Behold, ture offiif its people are not taught those usually belonging to such years, Die, then, responded the said they, ces. It shall be the duty of the Presi- woman! now the supremacy of national law. female This is the beggar that was wont to apostle of polygamy, there are This consideration brings us to the dent, at the request of ten members, hundreds of better ivomen than you ly. stand second division of the work which is to call a meeting at any time, due k At the kings gate, and notice being given. The Executive ing there in the graveyard , zvho have contemplated by the National died from the same cause!" This is. went away. Society and its auxiliaries. Committee .are expected to look after another characteristic of Mormon poIn addition to creating a public senti- the general interests of the society, and the when sorrows of a W iiat every woman in the Unit- ment that will demand the suppression to carry out any plans agreed upon, ex- lygamy, too grievous to be borne, she of the great evil, our society and all cept when they may have been assigned has y ed States should read, the the permission to join hundreds of its branches will appeal directly to to special committees. Standard. better women who have died from the ART. VI. Branch Societies, Congress for such legislation as will same cause. Subscribers failing to receive make it possible to enforce existing Local organizations having the same their papers will please notify the laws and punish the crime of polyga: as this Society may become aux Publishers. Great care is taken my as any other felony would be pun- object It is the duty of every wife and iliary to it by the payment of not less ished. that all may have their papers than five dollars into its treasury, anc mother, to a;d in circulating the such appeals, comWe that believe making a yearly report of their work y Standard.promptly; but among so many it to our national legislators from by ing to the Secretary of the Society for pubseems unavoidable that there shah their own constituents, would be heed lication in its Send to us for extra copies of this organ. bo some failures through the mail ed. We believe that the organization number of the Stand yrd, and scatART. VII. We are always glad to supply anoth of an y Society in every The organ of this Society and its ter them broadcast over the land. er copy, if notified within the month Congressional District would do much The Lifted Veil. 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