Show SOME QUERIES HY uhe THE PRESENT SITUATION ASTORIA oregon september sep yep oth 1885 editor deseret mems news I 1 wish through your valuable pa paper er to ask one or two questions were were not courts established for the purpose of maintaining peace and good order in the community and that where there is any dispute between parties and the parties cannot between themselves settle the question in dispute to their satisfaction is and that of all nil concerned la is it not for this reason that courts were instituted to settle settie dillI CHItte 14 and thereby minister to the peace and happiness of the community also to oblige all parties artles arties making contracts to adhere to those tt ose contracts entered into now suppose I 1 should enter into a contract with a man or woman or with men or women in can I 1 say to either elther party after awhile 41 leile here nere reIdo reldo I 1 dont alt want to be b bound un by at his this contract any iong long on er erand and without t the h e consent and again against st the wishes of the other parties break my contract with them what would be the next step would not the te other party enter a complaint against me mein in court and I 1 be required to explain the reason why I 1 did not abide by my contract and would the court settle settie the dispute to the peace and good order of the community or say I 1 go into court and tell the andge I 1 wish to break my contracts with other parties that I 1 haye have contracted with without their consent and against their wishes would not pot that be a one sided question could any court liberate me and be justifiable u s able oi or by so doing minister to t the h e p peace ace and good order of the community now low some of the latter day saints enter into the most sacred covenants or contracts god and man with 2 21 3 or more women to live together to cetner husband and wives through throng 11 time and eternity to love cherish and minister to tile the comfort ot each and all parties after the husband the head and front of this sacred out the consent and against the good wishes of the other contracting contraction parties ladies ladles and children too ac at that flesh of his own flesh and bone of his bone violate his hla contracts an and d be justified by the courts to the peace and good o d 0 order orden of all parties and in the 0 sight 1 I lit tit of god would not that be a one sided question and could not either elther orall or all ali of these ladles ladies and chil chilt i dren enter a complaint against the husband and lather that would take such a course for tor a violation of said and entered into could the court ettle fettle the trouble to the peace and good order of that family famil or of the community especially ally vilen ivien when some of these contracts were entered into before there was any constitutional law to the contrary on the tile other hand were courts established to force farce the breaking of sacred contracts against the wishes and consent of both parties and when the poor deluded women are parties to this contract that there has been so much talk about to be cast out into a cold world with helpless child renand renaud sorrow mourning tears anguish of mind and body and probably death murder where otherwise peace joy happiness and blessings might have prevailed in the breaking of sacred contracts why are not the wives who are parties to said bald contracts given a chance to explain their views and if they and their husbands are satisfied with their conditions who has a right to step in and force them to do that which they revolt at 4 what god hath bath joined together ther let no man put asunder listen to the foet poet dhen when through the haep deep waters I 1 1 call cwi thee to go g 0 f the T he r rivers liers ivers of ot so sorrow aro w shall ilo llo ia lre ire TWO liow flow at a t 1 rori for I 1 w will ili III be with thee thy troubles to bli and a sanctity sanctify to thee thy deepest dis distress tres and find furthermore did not the G go foster these people in the fan fancy V of their organization by ampol ing the he head and front of salci said peo to the highest office in the and iid ild lid did not orson pratt and oti preach plurality of wives in the sti st years ago without the Gover goyer governa rin rim taking an any steps steP sto to inform the peo of th their bloing doing any wrong did I 1 rev ev ur dr newman years yeara come to utah and try to prove in to own Ta bernace from the book that thit christians believe in that was not sanctioned by god and signally failed tailed notwithstanding an aft knowledge of hebrew fearing that I 1 may inay be too lequy will close praying that all the sil isif may be faithful your brother in the gos gospel el of jp je carlst E T J bleoo |