CHAPTER XVI
I have watched the whole system of Polygamy closely, and have tried earnestly to discover wherein it was productive of any good; but in not one single instance could I find, after the most diligent observation, any but the very worst results. On the contrary, it was the same story again and again re...
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Zusammenfassung: | I have watched the whole system of Polygamy closely, and have tried earnestly to discover wherein it was productive of any good; but in not one single instance could I find, after the most diligent observation, any but the very worst results. On the contrary, it was the same story again and again repeated—evil—evil—evil!
That some men have practised Polygamy with honest intentions and a desire to “keep the commandments of God,” I know well to be true. I respect such men even while they do so. They err in blindness, and I believe they suffer while |
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DOI: | 10.2307/j.ctt4cgrcf.23 |