On Marriage

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CHOICE SELECTIONS. 107

the pure in heart see God, who is infinite purity; and at last your soul shall be satisfied. Dr. Newell Dwight Hillis.

On MafMag:e. Do not risk your company where there is a danger that your affections shall be attached to an object that is not a Saint of God. Taking the opposite course has never resulted in good. Evil has always come about, and if it was my right, I would say to the Methodist, marry within your church. If it was .my right I would say to the Baptist, marry within your own church; and I would say to the Catholic, the Methodist and the Presbyterian, "Don't marry a Latter-day Saint girl. I would not have a 'Mormon' girl because she will make you trouble." I want to protect the Baptist, the Catholic and the Methodist churches against you 'Mormon' girls. I have enough love for them to protect them, and I want to pro- tect the Catholic, Methodist and Baptist girls against you 'Mor- mon' boys. I want to say to the girls that are not of your faith, "Don't marry a 'Mormon' boy." He will make you trouble just as sure as you live, unless they repent, and they are not very apt to do that. Don't marry a man to save him; and it is better not to marry a woman to save her. If you cannot convert them before marriage, you will have a sorry job afterward. Do your convert- ing and laboring all before, and if you cannot make a convert, then I say let them alone. Apostle Matthias F. Cowley, in a sermon at the October conference.