| Show polygamy in utah to the editor of 0 the jolton bolton weekly guardian Guardia iv sir I 1 observed veda a short time ago in in your valuable paper a letter written in def defence binco bince of polygamy by a woman acoman formerly of ton now of utah which had bad been written in consequence of a letter published ili in your paper by a mr bir chatburn a relative in part to myself to which I 1 made no reply again I 1 saw raw of late lato a nother another letter by some party signing himself equality equality wiio wilo who seems to be not a little surprised that an english woman who has been brought up tip so near bolton as halliwell or westhoughton West houghton should defend polygamy and it is really startling us using ing Equal equality itys own words I 1 would like ilke to know what there thero is particularly wonderful about halliwell or westhoughton West houghton that a woman should not defend the rights r of woman as taught in the bible or even dictated by good sense the lady referred to has lived where both monogamy and polygamy are practiced practised equality may not everi even be married 11 equall equality qua I 1 says we as a christiari christian people eo le who believe in ta the le teaching teachings 0 of tile the bible dont believe in polye aina I 1 would like to know what part of tile bible condemns polygamy or even finds fault with it as being a crime erime amongst good men equall equality refers to the sal sayings of st paul I 1 think if sai he e will refer again azain to the passage he be alludes to 1 he will 1 conclude that a man was not fit to be a bishop or a deacon unless married and I 1 think it will puzzle equality to find wherever paul attempted to find the least fault with polygamy or name it as a crime if equality I 1 be a reader of history he will know that the jews always did practice polygamy in the eastern countries coun counti countr tries tiles les ies and that jesus was a descendant through a line of polygamists his mother being of the tho house of or david and through the loin of solomon lonion of the blood of abram isaac and jacob tho the fathers of the jews through whose seed should all the tilo ilat riat nations ions lons of the earth be blessed in no one instance did ever jesus find fault with his ancestors for being polygamists but always spoke of them as worthy men when jesus and his apostles were upon the tile earth it seemed to be a special part of their mission to speak against whoredom fornication and adultery but never against polygamy polygamy as practised practiced by the latter day saints in Uta utah haud hand and as practised practiced in halli well westhoughton West liou ilou houghton r gaton and bolton arm arc very different I 1 consider the laws lar of greab great britain just injun in punishing men in this country for having baring mure than one wife wire at one time from the fact that such men do not love them both but forsake and ne neglect lect elect ane one while cohabiting with the the other to her shame and her ruin this is not the tiie cao ca 0 iu in utah neither was wai it with good men oi of old I 1 thinie I 1 shall bo be safe in saying that there are thou thousands of or good women who are arc wives in lancashire as well as other places who would be proud to know that thai the christian men of this country so called did not use women as mere machines for their pleasure as quality equality qu allty 1 speaks of or again equality equal ity says woman is highly endowed aa as well as man and if she conducts herself properly will be an orn arn ornament ament in society oci ety what a remark to make of or woman mothers and sisters if she sho conducts herself properly speaking of women in general I 1 may here ay say if men would conduct rhems elves elvea half as well as the women do society would be ina lna in a much better condition than it is at present and but few women would be found who would not prefer to become honorable wives and mothers than the mere machines of men using IE equality quai itys words thousands of women can be found seduced ruined and forsaken by these christian men of this land who no doubt pretend to bo be believers in the bible I 1 supposed the writer of the letter signed equality to infer that woman should have equal rights with man I 1 long to seethe see seo the day 1 in lancashire as it is now in utah t that hata bata a woman can claim her rg nights rights abts and have them defended in n utah a man is proud of his wife ir r wives and their children and looks upon them as a gift from god equality wants to know if god intended man to have more than one wife at one time why he did not make adam more than one in the beginning I 1 am surprised at persons asking why god did this that and the other as is though equality was able to give a reason for all god has made or done in tho the I 1 beginning they might just as well ask themselves the question why god made woman at all and why not have man so made as to produce his own offspring and nurse his own babies although lie he might 11 haxe have axe ave to work in the mill to support them like thousands of women have llave to do to support their own children at the present time in lancashire next sunday it is my intention to deliver an addre address ss in the latter day saints meeting room bury street bolton meeting to commence at half past six in the evening ashall I 1 shall shail endeavor to show why polygamy is practiced in utah etab and that when entered into according I 1 to tile the laws of god it is a great g reat chg cag cheek check eck against so many poor miserable drunken men who marry women and treat them as slaves to fools isyou if you jou will insert this letter in your valuable paper you will greatly oblige yours ac josepn JOSEPH lincir A native of lancashire late of utah bokon bolton guardian oct 11 |
