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Show THROUGH GREAT TRIBULATION. 361 and in due time the report reached Salt Lake City that he had died there, insane. Bishop Warren extended his possessions, and was a father unto his people. There was peace and order in his bishoprick ; the apostle in charge of Cache Valley recommended this good stew-ard for reward; and strangely enough, when Brigham asked his will, the bishop only wanted another wife, as he had but four, and his kingdom was not increasing as fast as he could wish. To Christina Jahnsen, sorrowful and lonely, came the good sisters with a world of good advice. Innuendoes, hints at what had been said and heard, insinuations that her lover had boasted of his conquest, parts of let-ters said to have been written all these skillfully woven into an im-posing lie soon did their work. Believing herself doubly betrayed, a sinner against God and a traitor to the Church, she submitted to whatever was required; and before the winter was past the Endow-ment House witnessed the sacrifice of another victim, and the fatherly bishop went home with his young wife. The laws of Zion had been vindicated. Virtue, according to the Mormon idea, had been pro-tected; the daughters of Zion were warned, and the careful bishop had his reward. But the married woman soon learns what the ignorant girl could not even have suspected. She learned too soon that she had been cruelly deceived. That calm nature was aroused, and the lovely woman had a devil in her heart. Then began the battle. It was a weak woman against a whole community ; an individual against a system. Fierce as a fury she flew upon her " husband," and cursed him with frantic vehemence. She raved and prayed by turns; she could not - yet cast off her faith in Mormonism, but she hated it because it was true. Then came the " counsel" of ward teachers; the direction to humble herself, to make her peace with the man who was her " head in Christ." But she raved on. It was now insanity. Then was pronounced the common verdict in such cases : " Possessed of a devil." The elders came with the holy oil and laying on of hands. But the " possession " would not be charmed away. Then she was bound down " till such time as the devil should cease to afflict her." About her came all the canting sisterhood, the malignant, the stupid, the fanatical, to preach " submission to the will of God." " It is the duty of us all, Sister. Brother Warren is an upright man, a faithful Saint; he will give you a great exaltation in the eternities. With a Gentile you would be a servant, world without end. Just think, dear Sister, how dreadful to be a hewer of wood and drawer of water through all eternity for other women, when you |