Show 01 mr 01 THE GREATEST polygamist IT is not infrequently urged by antagonistic parties though without any proof of the truth of the assertion that the christian religion is opposed to a plurality of w wives ives i and that jesus christ himself condemned it we have never been able to find this condemnation in the scriptures nor anything to the effect that that kind of marriage is not in harmo harmony ay with the christian religion the roman catholics believe lie lle in christ and are consequently usually comi eoll dered a christian church and people oae of their ch church institutions actually makes jesus christ the greatest of polygamists ts the catholic girls who renounce the wicked world take the black veil I 1 and adopt convent life or in other words become acome nuns become thereby the brides of christ according to the ceremony emoDy emony of their InItiation A vail vall is thrown over the candidate and a crown of gold is placed upon her head bead then upon the third fingerov fin finger gerof genof of her left hand is placed a ring of gold accompanied compa nied with the fol foi following lofvIng words of espousal 1 I espouse you to jesus christ the son of the most high who will safely guard you take this ring of faith and fidelity that you may be called a spouse of god and after having served him faithfully you will reign with him foi fbi ever even 11 it if the girls are really relly espoused to jesus christ and become his hia spouse spouses his hia betrothed his brides his wives then three things must be allowed first that ne he is their bridegroom their husband second that he is a polygamist isi for there are more roman catholic nuns than one so espoused to him and third that be must be one of the greatest of bf polygamists because there have been hundreds and thousands and tens of thousands of girls eo 0 espoused to him whether bluther the divine authority of this th s espousal la Is generally acknowledged by professing christiana or not it is acknowledged by the catholic church which as we have said is considered a chriatian christian church and therefore the marriage can not be considered inconsistent with the religion of that great body of professing christians |