Show AN ADJUNCT OF CHRISTIAN civilization THE crime dle die disclosed closed by the tho discovery of a newborn new born infants body at the tho mouth of tho the icicy creek aqueduct on wednesday af afternoon ter noon as related in the NEWS Is we aro nrc happy to bay say very uncommon in this territory it la Is not an adjunct of polygamy but of what la Is called christian civilization s infanticide and fioti clde cide are very prevalent in communities where monogamy Is established bylaw by law and religion the rarity of this thia crime hero here causes unusual excitement cit ement in a so go called christian city it would scarcely a flutter flatter the indications are that the infants life was taken in premature birth and that the body was cast into the aqueduct to corer cover up two of fences to conceal it a mother mothers bhame shame and a fathers guilt and the crime ot of child murder if there Is the slightest clue to the parties concerned la in this shameful affair it ought to be ba followed up persistently euch huch a flagrant crime ought not to go unpunished it if if there is a practitioner here who will aid and abet in such deeds of infamy it ought ough t to bo be known and the penalties of the law lawe hould should be rigorously enforced we ve have heard hints of the presence in this territory of persons persona who aro are ready to assist in the crime ot of pro natal murder and who advocate the suppression of human in crease wherever they can do F eo 0 o with apparent safety euch buch individuals are a curse to society and a disgrace to humanity whether male maie or fermala they should be hunted out and punished punie hed as the law prescribes and their infamies amies should bo be exposed those who would screen een eon them from ignominy und and the bawa laws decrees are sharers in their guilt and are unworthy to amo emo associate clate wl with th good ca citizens it should bo clearly understood that tha the church of jesus christ denounces all the forms of foegal foetal destruction true truc tion ilon and suppression as murderous and sinful in the highest degree it has no excuse for these unnatural of fences any more than for the shedding of blood it is all included in the unlawful destruction of human life and Is ia of the nature of shedding innocent blood for which there is no forgiveness life and increase are promoted by the tha precepts and aca doo trines brines of this church anu anci that which tends to the opposite is of the devil and leads down to hell we must not permit penult the vile practices of this professedly christian but evil adulterous and unnatural generation to find a bree brec breeding ding place among ua it is the duty of every latter day saint to strive to prevent their spread and aid in the covery covers of guilty any person known to advocate them should be exposed A physician surgeon midwife or other practitioner advising or alding aiding in abortion should be ba promptly informed upon and punished here is the statutory law on this matter as it appears in tho the penal renal code eee bec every person who pro vides video supplies or administers to any pregnant woman or procure any such sueh woman to tako take any medicine drug drugs or substance or uses or employs any instrument or other means whatever with intent to procure the miscarriage of such woman unless the same la Is nem necessary sary to preserve her life is ig punie punishable hablo habie by boy imprisonment in the penitentiary not less than two nor more than ten years yeara complied compiled laws p in addition to this legal penalty there awaits budh such sinners inners the J judgment aag of a just gods god who boes bees in secret and will punish openly and who regards tats thia crime as capital it is the destruction of life anti and the spirit that prompts it is cowardly and murderous christian society may wink at it but mormon ethics and discipline will not tolerate or palliate it wo we warn our people to aa against the vile and damnable pra practice otice which obtains in the most moat refined and pious and antl anti circles of using expedients tur fur the prevention of natural family increase it comes from the lowest pit and should be abhorrent to every man and woman who has the slightest edif respect and to a member of this church it ought to bo be regarded as too impure anu and degradi degrading Dg to bear bass mention with any Terance sufferance bul bui it is a prevalent abomination in the world but will not guin gain a foothold among the mon cormons mormons Mor muns mons while they preserve the spirit of their fait falt band hand keep on that higher level of personal per konal purity which it inculcates and has led jed them to we call upon all those who desire to maintain the chastity and moral excellence which are distinctive features tea lurea turea of our religion and which were held intact in practice in this community until Jn ristian civilization iza tion wat was introduced for our lre ire regeneration to unite in making a determined stand etana against the lunus innus ot 0 those hellish hel hei llah practices which debace humanity vitiate boc soc society ety pollute the fountains of life dt destroy stroy Btroy the spiritual perceptions und and lead all who indulge la them further away from god and the light of eternal truth |