Show wib WHAT IS THERE thene leet LEFT 11 91 though tho the system of pIu plu ralEy oilia ort ori Wives es la is not theoretically an in part of mormonism yet nil all the tho dieco au ali tha efforts of tho the elders eiders aro are devoted to this subject and it forms one ona of their chief dogmas their vu authority thorl for polygamy 13 taken from tho the examples of the th a patriarchs and from st pauls injunction loa A bishop then must bo be blameless tho the husband of ono one wido which they interpret a as meaning that thal as st paul enjoined bishops to havo hava riat at fiat least one wire wife uia fain fair to presume that they VA had seral evidently specious in their risso reasoning ning they nevertheless teach that a mans chances for salvation increase with the tho number of his wives vitos and per contra that an unmarried man Is to be eternally ctorn alJy damned for tor forham has ho he not disregarded the command eom oom mand increase and multiply making this broad distinction in regard to tho the future they carry it out oat in the present in political affairs for a mans votes are in proportion to the number of hla hia wives and fux fale ther every married woman aiala gln a vote wo we clip the above from tho the chicago it appeared previously in the new york sun and hns hag been copied C op iad ioa led into other papers it is one oae more affire proof of journalistic ignorance on the mormon question which it appears they cannot let alone and aud will not tako taho the tho trouble to investigate In somo some malicious or deceived individual starts a story in tho the press and it is taken up and aud repeated repented and commented upon arguments ingenious and otherwise are based upon it ft and aad all the time I 1 jt t is faise false and its supporters amigh might t easily discover it if they were half as willan wilting 9 to learn the truth as aa are to disseminate something unfavorable to mormonism il the ahe paragraph copied above Is ia singular singularly jy free from elements of truth even as a coating to the bolus boins of error the system of plurality of wives Is ia indeed an intrinsic I part of mormonism taking that word oa as defined in tho oho dictionary and as commonly understood it is ia an essential part of tho the theory it la 13 internal genuine native fIxed flyod inherent I 1 it it la ia intended to convey the idea that there are many mor cmor conall mons who have not a plurality of oe which is a fact taets tho the term used la is improper and so EO if the idea to bo ba expressed la is that plurality of wives ives was not always a part of the creba cread of the cormons mormons Mor cMor mons 11 there was a time when plurality of wives was liot hiot permitted in this church as it ia 19 not now except under religious regulations and in utah but ours is ia a progressive faith prinell principle 1 0 o Is added to principle doctrine to doc dot tilde faith to faith and every added 00 tenet becomes when roce received ived an integral part of the tha creed cread and an an intrinsic feature of tho the system but mut it Is a mistake to suppose that plurality of wives though occupying this positions forms tho the subject of rali rail all call the discourse discourses a and efforts of the elders it does dots not enter into a tithe of their ministerial utterances wo we publish discourses weekly delivered dellior d by the tho leading elders of the church and reference enoe ence to them will show that bur statement is correct the prominence given to this subject buble afe is caused by its enemies not its advocates they havo made it a matter of cf worldwide world wide fame and nat national tonal tonai importance through their exaggerations and wild notions they heem teem determined to advertise ad vertigo it and causo caubo the orid world orld to investigate it and to them not to us belongs most of the credit or way you please to view it of much of tho the agitation cane concerning arning it ift at home and abroad for sor this frac practice tica is a not taken from st bt paupa paulla injunction nor non any other passage of anci ont ent scripture it IS would malce no difference differ giffe renco enco to ua whether paul rani tau taught jt it dr jr not hof whether tha tho patriarchs practiced it or not oar authority is 19 a revelation from frona god direct to tha tho church in hi tho present dispensation nothing leab less it I 1 la Is in obedience to divine commandment that men in tho the so eoa called balled mormon church have mole moie wives than one and nad bon ben we refer to the tho biblo bible it aa not as authority for oun oar but in reply to tepsa who try to make it appelg that thoy they aro contrary to the scriptures scrip turea in this wo thrive undoubtedly the bitof the argument for no one huv huf in ft sophist would attempt to disprove polygamy from tho the old or now tea lent ment again we do not teach that an unmarried man will bo be eternally damned 1 no ko such a declaration can be found in any of pur our church coven cover covenants tants Lants or its authoritative teach ings wo we believe that there are bighea cf happiness exaltation glory and power wilch wiloh which no unmarried per eon maio malo or female femal le can attain P ither in this world or the tho world to fo come me and wo we show it on natural pr principle bat that is a very different f thing salvation and exultation exaltation are not identical there are many mansions ms naiona and many m any glories s and ho he who haa has nover never developed those powers of mind and body that can car L only bo be perfected in the family relation cannot ba fit to enter into tho the dockety and dominion enjoyed by exalted men and women who have been faithful in all things and have overcome all things neither Is ia it true that fa a mans mana votes are in proportion to the number of his kis wives as the chicago mews mems edid end new york sun ought to know seeing that they have both at times upon thee edmunds Edmunda the amunds law by which no bigamist polygamist or other person cohabiting with maro mare than one woman or woman too tco with either of the aforesaid 1 can now dow vote or hold office in this territory I 1 after those points that we have shown to be incorrect are eliminated from the quoted paragraph above what there ia 13 left may be taken to represent the of the average eastern editor on tho the it mormon mord quee question tion |