Show jred editorials ITO R WOMAN SUFFRAGE THE woman suffragists are havin having 9 lively dimes times at it washington an and d have bave so far fur been defeated in their attempt to address the senate but have obtained the privilege of 1 ppe aking abing before the Commit committee tee teo on elections and privileges mr sarea barea sarea 9 gent is the cham champion plop of their cause an in the senate chamber and propos propose ed a joint resolution yesterday for for the removal of the legal disabilities a of women so that lady lawyers may be admitted to practice before the highest court of df the jand land and land for an amendment to the constitution providing that section 1 the right of citizens of the united states to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the united states or by any state on account of sex I 1 giec 2 congress shall have power to enforce thia ihla article by ap prop legislation khe the the regulation of the elective franc franchise hwe bhe properly belongs to the legislatures of the states and herrl tories this thia has been established 1 bigby ilby by decisions of the supreme court of the united states but since an amendment has been made to the constitution provid iao lag lug lag that the right to vote shall not be abridged on account of rael rae color or previous lu i condition of ser we see no reason why the right to vote should be abridged on account of sex we du do not think that the conferring of the elective franchise 0 upon women wi I 1 effect suh a wonderful revolution as the prominent ad advocates of 11 homana rights imagine will be the consequence laut there is n doubt that thai many ladies would exercise that privilege much more intelligently than bome some some men and we know of no really sound argument that has yet been advanced why a woman should not nut be permitted to have a voice in the election of public officials as well as a man in a nati ou that boasts of universal lib liberty erfy and under a system which admits the principle of general quality equality fi IS HB HE INSANE jt QUITE a astir stir has hag been made iu in new now urk social circles over the unexpected marriage of mr thomas 1 liard llord r d a i wealthy octogenarian with a beautiful and fascinating lady nifty fifty yearb years younger than himself him nars narb lars annette Wilhelm ina lna wilkens hick bick bilks generally known as the widow hicks the bride was a popular society lady brilliant witty and well off and she had bad ii refused many tempting omers oters of marriage she is the widow of mr henry hick hiek a new now york merchant chant and has ma ina ie le quite a sensation at S new york and london iu tho the briah brici h metropolis metro polia she 0 occupied cin 0 s cu a p pied i ed a handsome hind some suite of apart intents m 1 ts at Cia oia ridges ridged hotel she raised quito quite a flatter there when the thu queen of holland visited the city Her majesty wi wished shed to put up at the bale bame hotel and desired these lame lamo apartments when asked to vacate them for the use of the queen mrs hicks fl autly atly refused to do PO fo but informed the landlord filat that she would be pleased to receive the queen as her guest mr air loid is eighty three years of age and worth he till fill ilis liis is been acquainted with the lady for aime tibe tine ti ne arid it is alleged has loaned her large sums of money ou on several occasions the marriage took place without any announce nien and tand was condu ted with the utmost crecy secrecy ee it luiss is not the first time that an old and wealthy gentleman has secured fora wife a young and handsome woman but mr bir lords sons are BO so disgusted with the whole affair that they have applied to the supreme Bu prime court of the bbate for the appointment of u cAmmiss commiss lon ion in lunacy to inquire into the sanity of ihlo ihle I 1 he aged bridegroom and have succeeded in their application the co eom t om tom mission was wag appointed and an injunction issued restraining mr bordor lord or his agents from disposing of auy any 0 of f his property perty Obain ipg the vo t a hand of the charming widow hicka hicks with her rich dower of names la Is not considered a any ny very marked sign of insanity by those thor se acquainted ath the parties and some go ao so far aa as ie to say that the lady indy la Is more open to the charge than her aged spouse david the king of israel was not thought insane for taking a yog YOU young dg wife lu in his old age and young ladies who manage to capture wealth even if they have to take with it the incumbrance of a husband not likely to live long are generally considered in th the fashionable world the tha very reverse of lunatic or ot unwise the position of the poor old eld man mat is one of the penalties of wealth hii hib money is the objective point aimed almed at by his bla new wife and his old capi rAPi prIng the lady there is little doubt married him for his dollar dollare and his sons determined if possible isible to prevent her from inheriting ming the property will go to any lengths indifferent to the sorrow and trouble they bring upon their aged parent that they may retain the chance of getting his money when he is dead and would even shut him up lna Ina in a lunatic asylum rather than see anyone else nave have the bare prospect of touching any of the wealth he has amassed it is a strong illustration of the mercenary spirit of the times A EXCUSE FOR STRIFE Os ox the last sunday la in the old year brook brooklyn lenla famous pulpit orator preached on the dissensions that exist among christian sects among other reasons for this strife and contention on religious matters he cited the impossibility of men of different tempe temperaments ramen namen ts and dispositions seeing any truth exactly in the same light according to this view entertained by a highly popular preacher there can be no real unity of the faith if it is impossible for men of different temperaments and di dispositions to see alike on any truth the word of the lord must be untrue in which he be declares that when he builds up zion his servants shall kasee see eye to eye or else they mast le be all of the same came temperament and disposition we ve have met with a similar statement to Beeche beecher ea from many persons both among the clergy and ind the laity but we know that the assertion is 18 incorrect are aie all p persons who give exactly the same BO so lution lutton to a problem in euclid euelid of a similar temperament Is not five times twenty one hundred in the of a man or woman of a bilious sanguine nervous or any other temperament or of lafty lymphatic irritable amiable violent or placid disposition are there not noc persons olevery variety of temperament and disposition who see alike on orn the silver q question ue S tion are the bond holding gold supporters all of one temperament a and n d the silver disciples all of an another otherl are there not a great many truths about which there ia is no dispute at all but which are universally ver sally accepted amon among 1 enlightened people but perhaps it may be said this assertion only applies to religious truth are we to understand then that religious truth differs in its na ina ture from any other kind of truth are no religious truths capable of demonstration if any such truth ean be elea clea elearly clearly aly proven will not all to whom it lt is 11 made plain believe it alike no matter what may maybe be tle the color of their hair or eyes their peculiarities e cullar culiar lues ldes of mind or body their language or nationality jesus made a distinct promise to LU his immediate dieci disciples ples pies that when he was gone he would send upon them n spirit which should take of the things of the father and the son and an d show them unto believer believers and that it should guide them into all truth one of the chief effects of this endowment was to make christa followers one even as he and the father are one and that this thia effect was produced upon people of or different temperaments and dispositions is clearly evident from the history of the church and cannot be better illustrated than by the statement of paul for by one spirit alewe are wo all baptized into one body whether we be jews or gentiles whether we be bond or free and have been all made to drink into one spirit and the truth of this is manifest in the latter day outpouring of the same spirit people of various conflicting faiths from dIff different lerent countries with all the varieties of temperament and dh position disposition tion that exist among the human race have by obeying the same gospel and receiving the same spirit been brought into perfect accord of faith and understanding in relation to a great number of religious truths one of the chief objects of placing in the church apostles and prophets evangelists pastors pastora and teacher teachers was to bring all the saints to the unity of tb the e faith ari an impossibility according to the notion of the brooklyn pre preacher acLer and many other divines but it may be asked do not the latter day saints and andied did not the former day saints differ in regard to some points of doctrine and some rules ef of church polity certainly but this question relates to the possibility of different kinds of persons seeing alike at all it is not to be expected that people of the same temperament will see alike until their minds are equally illuminated lumina ted people cannot be brought to the unity of the faith except by enlightenment the mind must bo be made to perceive the truth the judgment must be con aneed and those truths that pertain to the higher spheres can only bb be impressed upon the spiritual faculties of man by the aid of divine light no dictum of man or deity can alone bring union of belief men bien may fulminate decrees and seek by the imposition of pain tand jand and penalties to force as assent to certain propositions but like galileo though their victims may yield apparently their minds will remain uninfluenced unless convinced and conviction can only come by light reflection thought explanation and freedom of sincere discussion tend to unite mens minds on the truth authoritative promulgation of divine commands when properly conducted is always accompanied com compa panted nied by the influence of the spirit of truth and those who hear without prejudice become by the reasoning of the preacher and the light of the spirit echers beechers Be plea is a poor excuse for the dissensions of modern christendom they spring from private notions enunciated by uninspired pup pulpit t orators blind leaders of the blind who will receive the spirit of truth in gods goda way nor permit their hearers bearers to receive it but make merchandise of the souls of men and profit by the business of beet sect making the work of or human enlightenment has to be carried for forward viard all people of every tribe temperament hear bear the gospel as it is in christ jesus those who receive it will have the same mind as is in him in relation to it those who wilfully close their eyes anu and ears and spiritual nature against ic it and they who become convinced of its truth and refuse to act upon their convictions will lose the great reward which the reception of truth as a guide to action always brangs and the unspeakable glory that Is its result in me lile endless future but there will be a period when all the offspring oni pring of adam except a few who are so vile in nature that they must remain agn Iff filthy still will come to see the truth iu in to the tho same light so faraino far aito bow the knee and confess that jesus jesua is the christ to the glory of god the father NOI NO POSTED THE washington post of a recent date contains an ai article with sensational headings the first of which in display type is mormonism unmasked jl one would naturally expect some startling information under this cheadl heading ng but when the source of the information is learned anticipation dies A post reporter had been interviewing a certain ex military ex U united states hiar marshal of this territory who gravely informed him th that atThe the mormon people now control four legal subdivisions of the united states utah absolutely and idaho lon bion bron ion tana and arizona by holding the balance of or power in those territories he repeated the exploded nonsense about governor axtell being a CM mormon ormon bishop and gave the same kind of a misstate mis stute state ment concerning priestly compulsion in voting matters as formed j the of stump slump speeches es in the timea times hig his removal f for fur cause wien alth with other derat derai officials he be stor stormed nied the mining camps tro tio the great majority of ortho the tho citizens of this thia ter territory r altory the re rep potter jolter imbibed tt all ail and the po at printed it everybody in washington wab knows aby thing of the faeta and especially those who have a suffered the infliction of the ex officials presence aud nud and witnessed his re repeated bated impotent attempts at ousting the PeOple 11 fa I 1 delegate that he might 0 occupy h his seat smile broadly at the posts simplicity the paper is of reprint establishment is very ably conducted and supporter sound democratic principles but it willada wil wll ladd nothing to its reputation or antl influence by giving prominence ta the me utterances of such sueh persons as the ex marshal who stuffed its innocent reporter with anti mormon romance the theiu rost post does not seem to be posted I 1 HEALTH AND LONGEVITY DB BENTA BENJAMIN mihi richardson in ja recent lecture before the jewa jews 1 in n london showed that a large proportion of the jewish people reach a ripe old age aa As a reason for this longevity he elt clo cited edthe the rulea ruiea ru lesof of the mosaic code proving that they tended to promote vitality andere and preserve health the cleanliness avoidance of certain indigestible articles of diet and the flesh of animals which feed on ghr garbage bage bace with the rest required by the law of the sabbath he argued were all conducive to long life the control of the passions and the care of the aged aged I 1 aldo alao required by the laws of moses were cited as other rea reasons for the longevity of the jews the same learned authority has written a work in which he dilates upon the evils attending the use of tobacco which he considers one of the fruitful causba causes of disease and of the shortening of human liro life all general divine commandments are in accordance with vath what are called the laws of nature they spring from the same source all the principles and ordinances of or the gospel as well as the law are ae founded in the deepest and given with a a view to the happiness and prag ress of the race the word of wisdom revealed through the prophet joseph smith contains rules and regulations which if adopted in general practice will tend to robust health and increased longevity two great greaf and inestimable blessings the spiritual and intellectual in man are so closely allied i with the physical t ht that they are re a affected by its condition and develop developments meu men f A perfect human being all alt wa his V ieli and powers in perfect exercise the health of the body depends so 96 much on diet and the ru lesof hygiene that thosa thos who wish to have their minds clear cleir and their spiritual piri 1 I faculties keen been and susceptible t to Q divine influences jaust observe the laws of God which ar are also the laws jaws of nature and if the jews by attention to rules rates given by divine revelation thousands of years r ngo 0 I 1 have their days made long in id tle tte the land so may the people of other nationalities by adopting similar regulations and profiting by the words of wisdom which are spoken by inspiration j and which ted to the condition of all people who will hearken and 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