. Ralph's scrap book . , wasat least as high as that of the gentiles who cast them out. Polygamy, come to be thought of as sonymous withMormonism, was not taught at the beginning. It was theresult of the last revelation of Joseph Smith, dining theresidence in Nauvoo in 1^4^, and was not openl\-proclaimeda tenet of the Mormon church until tiie Saints were safelysettled in the fastnesses of Utah. In that it bound themtogether still more fiinih- as a jteculiar people, polygamyadded strength to the Mormon oiganization ; in that it sacri-ficed, if not the support, at least the neutralit\-, of all i
. Ralph's scrap book . , wasat least as high as that of the gentiles who cast them out. Polygamy, come to be thought of as sonymous withMormonism, was not taught at the beginning. It was theresult of the last revelation of Joseph Smith, dining theresidence in Nauvoo in 1^4^, and was not openl\-proclaimeda tenet of the Mormon church until tiie Saints were safelysettled in the fastnesses of Utah. In that it bound themtogether still more fiinih- as a jteculiar people, polygamyadded strength to the Mormon oiganization ; in that it sacri-ficed, if not the support, at least the neutralit\-, of all intelli-gent people, it was Brigham Youngs one monumental mis- ^74 take. Polygamy as an institiitinn is a return to the bar-barism of the Hebrew patiiarehs. It isinimnral not becauseit is worse than sexual conilitinns in New York antl (hitago;it is better. It is immoral because it degrades the home toa harem and womanhood t(i inferinrity. But as regards thealleged servility of MornKin women, it is interesting t(] kmiw. LION AND BEE-HIVE HOUSES I FORM El, ^ . : n L , :.:^^ ^ , „;,,.. FAMILY, NOW HEAD OFFICES OF THE MORMON CHURCH) that ill 1S70 equal suffrage was granted the women of l^tahby the territorial legislature, and though the act was madelittle use of, it was the first American acknowledgment ofwomens political right. Idlvgamy is a past issue. TheMormon church belie\es as thoroughly as it ever did thatpolygamy, sanctioned by the Uld Testament, is a di\-ine in--75
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