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Show children, all born in polygamy. He said before thousands of his subjects in the recent general conference that he was "living God's law of chastity"! Any subordinate priest, any pasha of the Mormon Mohammedan kingdom, finds an easy road to sultanic favor by imitating this kind of holiness. <br><br> We might pause here upon this evidence; it is enough to forever dispose of their falsehood. But there is more, much more. Space permits but one of many citations. <br><br> I have before me the official book of commandments to the Mormon Church-the latest edition, printed 1914. It contains the pretended revelation commanding polygamy. I will not abuse the minds of the refined readers of the HOME MISSION MONTHLY by repeating many of its dreadful commands and threats, but restrain your horror while I quite a few of the words which this book blasphemously claims as coming direct from the lips of God himself. <br><br> ["]And again as pertaining to the law of the Priesthood: If any man espouse a virgin and desire to espouse another, and the first give her consent then he is justified. And if he have ten virgins given unto him by this law, he cannot commit sin, for they belong to him, therefore he is justified. <br> ["]And again, verily, verily I say unto you, if a man have a wife…and he teaches unto her the law of my Priesthood as pertaining to these things, then shall she believe, and administer to him or she shall be destroyed, saith the Lord your God, for I will destroy her.["] <br><br> O, the terror of it! In the profaned name of a just God, men are licensed to prey upon vestal girlhood; and the wife who would defend her own purity by preserving the purity of other women-the wife who will not administer desecration to her own home-is to be cut off from her children, to be destroyed in this world, to be damned to lonely wanderings through all eternity. <br><br> In the presence of this authoritative teaching, any man who knowingly contributes to defense of the Mormon kingdom must stand a self-confessed protector of Mormon polygamy-with its crucifixion of the Innocents. <br><br> Is There No Remedy* <br><br> Assuredly there is; both for the National security and Mormon serfdom. <br><br> First, let us ask the political parties to abandon their affiliations with the Mormon polygamous kingdom. Let us demand of the United States Senate the unseating of Apostle Reed Smoot, the official representative of the Mormon Church-one of the class of Mormon leaders who solemnly covenanted with the country nevermore to hold or aspire to hold any civil office in the land. Let us demand from every aspirant to the Senate and House a pledge that he will do all within his lawful right to prevent the Mormon kingdom from seating its priests and Jack-Mormon adherents in the National legislature. <br><br> By these means we can break the political* power of the American Mohammed. <br><br> Second, let us demand of the United States Attorney General that he require of <br> [Continues on next page.] <br><br><br> * Words are italicized. <br><br> |
