Show itne THE WOMEN OF THE BEEHIVE tue THE century magazine for may contains a very interesting and well writ ten article entitled I 1 the wo women men of the beehive 11 by H H helen jackson it is a remarkable contribution to current literature for it treats of the roseand rise and progress of mormonism mormonism without any d disposition espos to misrepresent either its history or tenets the women of the beehive are of course the ladies of the A mormon lormon church whose devotion sincerity and fidelity to that which they believe to be dethe the will and word of god are warmly commented upon and whose purity of character is ably defended by the writer H 11 II Is thoroughly skeptical as to any divinity in jin this atis great deat work and displays display sAs as we think some disposition towards general doubt of things deemed divine by professing ari arl christians rians ofa kofl ball laii i all ali creeds but she handles this matter with proper tes respect act to the sincerity of the people whose rese wese doctrines seem to her absurd and presents her subject in an unobjectionable ma manner imer and in a way to excite and maintain the deep interest of her readers the present status of the mormon question is handled with due regard to the faith and position of t the h e latter day saints and while her hints to the leaders of the people are prompted by incredulity as to their claims to divine authority they manifest a desire for the welfare of the men and women whom she considers fanatical and deceived which offsets any unpleasant feeling that might arise from her suggestions gest ions this number of the century is otherwise ver very verr interesting and the women of te the bell beli beehive ivel ivey I 1 makes it doubly so to all ali who have haye paid aid ald any rit hit attention to one of the most important subjects affecting our age ake and nation |