The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-07-29

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been excited relative to the disposition OF the man
lie Of the late Prophet OF the Mormons, and how
they mean to conduct their religious movements
hereafter. Some said that Joe Smith haf
left will appointing his successor; and Others
that Sidney Rigdon was TO be the second prophe
Of the faithful. We now find from Boston paper
that there is to be legitimate successor, but thai
the " twelve apostles are to take that position,
and exercise the whole power OF the church with
out any prophet. This appears to be the most ra.
tional course, and will likely be adopted.
We find in the paper alluded to-the Daily Man
IA very curious account OF the present views Of
the Mormons, and we annex its
MoRMosisM IN BosToN-EuIoaY ON JOSEPH
SMlrH.-It being given out that Elder Adams would
pronounce an euogy upon the deceased Mormon
Prophet on Thursday evening" the hall OF the Sui
folk hotel, opposite the Boylston market, was
densely crowded at an early hour. After the sing
ing Of hymn, the Elder mounted the rosrum and
began. He selected tor a text the 18th and 18th
verses of the l4h chapter Of Revelations, which
read as follows;
Here is the patience Of the Saints here they that
keep the commandments Of God and the faith Of Jesus
Write Blessed the dead that die in the Lord from
enceorth yea, saith the spirit that they may rest from
| their iabors, and their works do follow them"
The Elder remarked that The room was exceed.
put II through as soon possible. He really wish
ed that the owners OF some one OF the large
churches which are not filled from end of the
week TO another, could have reused liberality
enough to bestow Its use upon the Latter Day
Saints, al least for the present occasion; but no
such llberay had been extended 10 them, they
must make the best Of their present circumstances
He th- n launched INTO general view OF the Nor
mon system OF religion and attempted to ap ly the
TO II. He took the ground that, soon after the
death Of the Apostles, the Church Of Christ was
. driven into the Wilderness" other words that
The Church had become dlsorganlzed and impure,
and so remained until the new Revelation was de-
livered to j seph Smith who brought the true
Church OF the wilderness built II upon the rock
of ages, that "the gates OF he'll could not pre-
vail against it," The prosecutions, and trials, and
tribulations which the Latter Day Saints had un-
dergone constituted the patience OF the Saints"
spoken OF in the text. M #en
The Elder did not pretend that there were not
some good men out OF the pale of the Mormon
Church; but while the Latter Day Saints were to
be saved whether or no, and their works" follow
them, other good men were only to be saved " as
by fires" they were to come in as by the skin OF
their teeth, to secondary sort Of salvation, and
all their works. were to be left behind All the
various sects and isms-" Millersm and foolisms"
and all CHEESE were the Elders words)-went to
show that there was no tue church except that OF
the Latter Day Saints. They only had one Lord,
one Faith, and one BAPTISM
After, as we thought, a very faint eulogy upon
the Prophet, General Joseph Smith, the Elder went
into history OF the settlement OF the Mormons at
Nauvoo, the circumstances of their government, and
the facts connected with the death Of the Prophet
He said very truly, that the city Charter OF Nauyoo,
containing extraordinary powers, which they never
ought to have had, was forced upon them by the
Legislature Of Illinois, in order to secure
for the dominant party. The State arms, too, with
which they had been furnished, had given them a
great deal OF trouble, and he wished the politicians
had kept their Internal old muskets and their char
tiers to themselves. He Glider Adams) was In
England at the time, and when he heard what had
been done for Nauvoo, with extraordinary, and no
doubt prophetic foresight, he remarked to friend
that 1t was all ''snare of the devil"
He was with Joseph and Hiram Smith previous
to their fated journey to Carthage. The ,prophe,,
seemed to be aware Of the danger, and declared
that he should die martyr to the cause But Il
he refused to go, he believed the mobs which had
collected at three places in the neighoorhood,
would utterly destroy the city. The time hao
come when his blood was called for, in order to
renew the perseverance and patience q the
saints" He took solemn leave OF his wife and
family, placed his hand upon the head OF Elder
Adams, and commissioned him TO preach the
church out Of the wilderness, and then took up his
melancholy Journey to Carthage. in company with
his brother Hiram and others. The circumstances
Of his death were related very nearly as they were
given in the Nauvoo Nelghbor, from which we CO.
pied them some days since. That the killing oil
The Prophet was cool and deliberate murder, We
believe there is litlle doubt; and Elder Adams did
not do justice TO the public feeling, which has eve
ny where stamped It as such.
As speaker, Elder Adams has some good points,
but very few, 1t any, as reasoner. His whole
mind, instead Of exhibiting the kindness which
pure Gospel would naturally inspire, seems 10 be
surcharged with the bilterest Invective; and the
terms he used IN speaking OF the enemies OF the
Mormon faith, were of the coarsest and most vul-
gar descrption-evincing very little OF that charity
which thinketh no evil, but endureth all things
For instance, he spoke OF DR.. Ringers, who had
been active against the Mormons, as "a long faced
white handkerchief, hypocritical, ,Campbellite
preacher and with malicious grin declared that
he should have the satisfaction of handing hit
name down to posterity Of John G. Bennett he
said he didn't know whether the scamp had "gone
to the devil orpor," and when some of the audi
ence hlssed at The expression, ne remarked that
there were "two animals only that hissed," geese
and serpents" and he didn't care for either Of them
If indeed the audience (Which was apparently mix
mine. neuter. and asinine)-could relish such a
harnmscarum discourse as this, and pin their faith
upon such preaching, the heaven TO which they
aspire must be very different one from that which
the pure light of the Gospel holds out as reward
to the good and faithful.