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H e see m a n k in d th e g a in e r by ev ery rig h t d ecisio n ,
By every g e n e ro u s a c tio n , by all tr u e sy m p a th ie s.
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T he in te r e s ts o f all m en c o m b in e in h a rm o n y ;
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i i s th u s th e w orld a d v a n c e s; by p ro cess of se le c tio n
I he th in g s w hich you a c c o m p lish a re saved fo r m a n ’s d ire c tio n :
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nymic Kinship.
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BY F. H. GIDDINGS, PROFESSOR OF SOCI­
OLOGY IN COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY.
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(F ro m “ E le m e n ts of S o c io lo g y .” )
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wife c o u ld n o t d iv o r c e h e r h u s b a n d .
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a g a i n s t t h i n e e n e m ie s , a n d th e L o rd fro m th e tr ib e . H e le v ie d fin e s a n d
th y G o d h a t h d e liv e r e d th e m in to c o n f is c a tio n s w h ic h w ere p a id in
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c h ie f, th e s e r e t a i n e r s th e m s e lv e s b e ­
D e u t. x x i.
T h i s is b a r b a r i s m , n o m a t t e r c a m e p o w e r f u l m e n , a n d n o t i n f r e ­
w h e th e r it c a m e fro m h e a v e n o r q u e n t l y s t r o n g e n o u g h to se t u p
fro m h e ll, fro m a G o d o r fro m
th e ir ow n a u th o r ity a g a in s t th a t o f
d e v il, fro m th e g o ld e n s t r e e t s o f th e
T h e c h ie f
N ew J e r u s a l e m o r fro m th e v ery th e t r ib a l o r g a n i z a t i o n .
S o d o m of p e r d i t io n .
I t is b a r b a r ­ h a d re c e iv e d fro m h is tr ib e s m e n
ism c o m p le te a n d u t te r .
n o t o n ly c a t t l e h u t th e r i g h t to p a s ­
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t h e h e a d o f e v e r y m a n is DOES THE BIBLE SANCTION POLYGAMY t u r e th e m o n th e o u t l a y i n g b o r d e r s
C h r i s t ; a rid t h e h e a d of th e w o m a n
o f th e t r i b a l d o m a i n . T h i s r i g h t
AND CONCUBINAGE?
The Gallantry of God.
is th e m a n ; a n d th e h e a d of C h r is t
R e a d t h e in f a m o u s o r d e r o f M o ses h e e x te n d e d to h is f o llo w e rs w h o
in t h e t h i r t y - f i r s t c h a p t e r of N u m ­ t h u s h a d th e o p p o r t u n i t y to b e ­
! is G o d .”
BY ROBERT G. INGERSOLL.
I h a t is to s a y , t h e w o m a n s u s ­ b e rs — a n o r d e r u n f it to be r e p r o ­ c o m e w e a lth y , p o w e r f u l, a n d i n d e ­
d u c e d in p r i n t — a n o r d e r w h ic h I
t a i n s th e s a m e r e la tio n to th e m a n
a m u n w i l li n g to r e p e a t. R e a d th e p e n d e n t if th e y , in t h e i r t u r n , c o u ld
H A V E s a id t h a t th e B ib le is
a t h a t m a n d o e s to C h r i s t , a n d m a n t h ir t y - f ir s t c h a p t e r of E x o d u s . R e a d o b t a i n b a n d s o f a d v e n t u r o u s f o llo w ­
b a r b a r o u s b o o k ; t h a t it h a s no
s u s ta i n s th e s a m e r e l a t i o n s to C h r i s t ih e tw e n ty - f i r s t c h a p t e r o f D e u t e r ­ e rs .
T h e y u s u a l ly e x p e r ie n c e d n o
re s p e c t fo r th e r i g h t s of w o m e n .
onom y.
R e a d th e life o f A b r a h a m , d if f ic u lty in f in d in g s u c h , s in c e , in
t h a t C h r i s t d o e s to G o d .
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th e n te ll m e th e s a c r e d B ib le d o e s
s o m e th i n g b e s id e s e p i t h e t s a n d i n ­
below t h e m a n . A n d y e t th is b a r ­
n o t te a c h p o ly g a m y a n d c o n c u b i n ­ u a ll y e n g a g e d in w a r a n d p l u n d e r ,
v e c tiv e s to p r o v e o r d is p r o v e a n y ­
b a r o u s id io c y is r e g a r d e d a s d i v in e ­ a g e . AJI th e l a n g u a g e s o f t h e w o rld t h e r e w ere m a n y r u in e d m e n , t h e
t h in g .
L e t u s see w h a t t h e s a c r e d
ly in s p ir e d .
H o w c a n a n y w o m a n a r e in s u f f ic ie n t to e x p r e s s t h e filth s u r v i v o r s of tr ib e s t h a t ' h a d b e en
v o lu m e s a y s c o n c e r n in g t h e m o th e r s
I t m a k e s m a n a b ro k e n u p , a n d c r i m i n a l s w h o , fo r
lo o k o t h e r t h a n w ith c o n te m p t u p o n of p o ly g a m y .
a n d d a u g h t e r s o f t h e h u m a n ra c e .
b e a s t — w o m a n a s la v e .
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su ch p assag es?
H ow c a n a n y w o m ­
s o m e o ffen ce a g a i n s t . c l a n la w , h a d
th e fire s id e . I t m a k e s v i r t u e a n
A m a n w h o d o e s n o t in h is h e a r t
a n b e lie v e t h a t t h is is th e w ill of
o u tc a s t.
I t m a k e s h o m e a l a i r of b een d r iv e n f o r th fro m t h e c o m m u ­
of h e a rts re sp e c t w o m a n , w ho h a s
a m o s t m e r c if u l G o d ?
w ild b e a s ts . I t is th e in f a m y o f n itie s in w h ic h th e y w e re b o r n .
n o t t h e r e a n a l t a r a t w h ic h h e w o r ­
Y e t t h i s is th e d o c tr i n e S u c h b ro k e n m e n w e re g la d to a t ­
T o r a m a n , in d e e d , o u g h t n o t to in f a m ie s .
s h ip s th e m e m o r y of m o th e r , is less
c o v e r h is h e a d , f o r a s m u c h a s h e is of t h e B ib le — a d o c tr i n e d e fe n d e d ta c h th e m s e lv e s to a n y c h ie f ta in o r
th a n a m an.
t h e im a g e a n d g lo r y of G o d ; h u t e v e n b y L u t h e r a n d M e la n c th o n . c h i e f t a i n ’s f a v o r ite w h o w o u ld e m ­
I t is b y t h e B ib le t h a t B r ig h a m
“ L e t th e w o m a n le a r n in s ile n c e
t h e w o m a n is t h e g lo r y o f m a n .”
Y o u n g j u s t if i e s t h e p r a c t ic e o f th is p lo y th e m . T h e fin a l s t e p in t h e
w ith a ll s u b je c tio n .
A n d th is is ju s tif ie d fro m th e r e ­ b e a s tly h o r r o r .
d e v e lo p m e n t of th e iu d e p e n d e n t
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I t ta k e s fro m la n g u a g e th o s e p o w e r o f th e c h ie f o r o f h is a m b i t i -
m a r k a b le fa c t s e t f o r th in th e n e x t
te a c h , n o r to u s u r p a u t h o r i t y o v e r v e rs e :
s w e e te s t
w o r d s — h u s b a n d , w ife, o u s r e t a i n e r w a s to u se h is la w le s s
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T h e re a s o n g iv e n fo r t h is , a n d
a n , h u t th e w o m a n o f t h e r o a n .”
a n i m a l s , a n d le a v e s th e h e a r t a d e n o n w e a k e r t r ’b es a n d in s t e a l i n g
t h e o n ly r e a s o n s t h a t o c c u r r e d to
I h is s a m e c h i v a l r i c g e n tle m a n in w h ic h c ra w l a n d h is s th e s lim v ^ e i r c a ttle .
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th e s a c r e d w r ite r , w a s:
a ls o s a y s :
B e rp e n ts o f lo a th s o m e lu s t.
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b u t th e w o m a n b e in g d e c e iv e d w a s
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in th e tr a n s g r e s s io n .
y o u r o w n h u s b a n d s , a s u n to t h e d e m o n , a r,d th e i n f a m o u s “ C h r is - b e c a m e r e c e iv e rs of r e g u l a r t r i b u t e s
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