Show MASS MEETING of the ladies of codar cedar city iron couney utah jan 1879 11 meeting was waa to td order by mrs sarah barah aioo ui yand and afeei after ginging and dud prayer mrs mra ellen elien lunt l lunt aut was appointed by unanimous vote to preside over the meeting and mrs alta isarah darah chatterley as secretary mrs ellen eilen lunic ludt then eald it now bo be cornea my duty to state the 0 object b jec t of this meeting viz to defend our views and aud a ud religious convictions and to pr protest cotese against we the antl anti my movement and petition the petition was then read by the secretary A committee of five ladies was appointed to draft reso resolutions lutio lutlo and retied re tred whilst tia they thes py were absent 98 sent bent ure lunt in her remarks baldy said baid I 1 have been a member of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints for 29 years and have had experience in the principle of plurality u upwards of 21 years and my husbands other wives and children childen are justas much a part of his family rully fa 1 as I 1 his ills first wife and just as ad lawful and honorable in the sight eight 0 of f god and I 1 love each member th thereof ereon it is through this principle that my husband has sons bons anu aaa domm bora ullo ulio dimand lim him and I 1 fedeli fee every day of my life lire to thank god for foi it and feel to protest against any interference in our family ties fles Iwaso I 1 was one neof of the pioneers to this place 27 years ago and have havo helped make the place what it is and ind all I 1 ask of the outsiders is to mind their own business and let the latter day saints mind theirs thelm may the lord bless and maintain our cause amen the committee ee re turned returned the following resolved lie Ite solved that ahat we the women of the church ot of jesus christ of latter latten day saints of cedar city in mass meeting assembled fully endorse the preamble and resolutions passed by the women of the latter day saints in mass meeting assembled in salt lake city city nov 1878 the above named prean preau preamble bl and resolution resolutions svere were then read byars by mrs sarah berah chatterley and adopted mrs arrs saran earan one une said J 1 beli bell believed eveL in polygamy and feel blessed and proud tobay to say I 1 love every member of my husbands family and would abt have our ou family relations interfered with I 1 desire that we be let alone to worship god ab cording according to tha dictates of our own consciences mrs sage jones jonesi 1 am thankful f I 1 that I 1 am a member of this h his LIS 1 louo LV A jw principle of polygamy we wd do not know what would become of the people of the world if this IrIn principle ciple elpie had not nob been revealed may the lord help us fis to hold firm to the truth mrs mary anne lunt munt 1 I endorse all nil that has been beem said baid it is id well known to you all that I 1 am a plural wl wife feam am I 1 ashamed of this noll noli nol I 1 glory in it yet I 1 well know how women like myself are looked upon by our christian friends that matters not nut while we ourselves know we are ful fui fulfilling tilling the comi com i mand ments of md the longer I 1 live in the practice of this principle the more convinced I 1 become of its purity and holiness I 1 hope hop to seemy see my children rise up in its defense before all the world if it necessary ces sary mrs annabella haight 1 I feel fee thankful that I 1 live in this day and age of the world and am glad that I 1 have been in a position to be tried and found steadfast in th the e principle of plural marriage and think if those who are trying to put it down would only abolish prostitution and kindred evils in their own land they would be doing the will ot bt the lord nord mrs jan jane e spiking apiki rigi rig I 1 feel to stand up in defence of the principle of plurality and believe it to be a corn command maud mand from god for the purpose of raising up to himself a pure and righteous posterity we haver have no to fear may god help us tia td 0 keep his bis commandments Eliz eliza elizeann ann aAnn haigh haight t keturah mac mao farlane mary coss cosslett ett ott mary ann ann al alldredge dredge henrietta jones elsie nellson ellson and mm mrs i sarah cox followed with very ap propitiate and spirited remarks all expressing I 1 sentiments similar to those of bf the ladles ladies who spoke in iff tho the fore part hart of the meeting alvery avery 9 good goed oed feeling prevailed and after singing the meeting wadia missed by mrs sarah urie urle MRS AIRS habah chatterley secretary I 1 |