The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-12-25

The Laster-Day Saints Again.
There is strange perverseness in the human
mind, no matter how blinded by infatuation--no
matter how stepped in fanaticism-though its err
rors may be exposed, its faacies refuted; still
men will cling to their opinions, and move blindly
along amid the scsffs and the derision OF an en-
Iightened world. 1t was generally believed that
the Millerte delusion would have put an end TO
the vagaries of these fanatical mountebanks. that
have SO long deIuded the infatuated bodies, who
blindy followed and obeyed the rawlings of these
wild enthusiasts but the history Of the Christian
world affords but too many instances, which show
us that where the mind once sinks into religious
error, it can with difficulty recover its balance.
The religious enthusiast is, of all others, more an
object for pity than derision or contempt; but
the religious imposter, who deudes his infatuated
followers, and preys upon their credullty, gaining
a livelihood by his unblushing effrontery in pro-
mitigating his imposture, and administering his
fanalical nostrums to his deuded victims, deserves
the seversst censure and rebuke OF an enlightened
community. Religious liberation, perfect freedom
of thought and opinion, is. it is true, one ofthe
proudest boasts Of every American citizen; bui
in civilized community, where the revela.
tons Of the gospel have a controlling IN
Huence, no matter how the sects may be
divided-to find crafty men allowed TO practice
led 10 the actual loss Of lite among many OF their
deluded followers, insult to morality, TO reli-
gion, to the enlightened age in which we 1--we
Religious freedom, IL, we have SAID, Inc most gio.
which we live ; but, when It's abuses give. public
scandal, it is time that the law should inter.
pose. Look to the Mormon delusion-look to
it's fatal results-the blood that has been shed
ha do NJ dISspu al
sown-like the "dragon's teeth" only to produce
EARNED men," Had the authorities lnterposed in
due season, and not allowed public seminary for
the fostering protection Of the immoral, the ire
ligious and the corrupt 10 spring up in the land-a
sort Of modern "Bajei," where the depraved Of
all classes, live together in licentious ease and in
dolence, such as the mormon Temple'-the scot
lers Of true religion-who live in a kind of chao
tic confusion" the late bloody drama, which had
been enacted at Nauvoo, would not have taken
place, to hold up our free Republic as an object to
be sneered at by our European nelghbors Had ct,
ective measures been resored to, also to put down
the Millerite delusion-wretched children would
not have been deserted by their maddened parents
in the wild woods Of our States, ard woul1 MOI
woods-adults would not have run wildly through
the country, maddened by despair, nor have yield
ed up their sprit-vicllms to the artitlces OF the
designing and the crafty who had lured them on to
the history Of Mormonlsm and Milersm-and, In
deed, many other isms in the country, has drawn
US into those remarks, coupled with the revival OF
the Latter Day Saints delasion within the the
attended on Sunday, at the corner Of
Christopher and Hudson streets, meeting Of
the slater Day Saints" Gas they style them.
selves and got IN jus, IN time to catch the dem0
the pulpit Reverend Something Snoac, descanting
upon the Millennium, with as much earnestness and
cool gravity as if Dr. Miller had never been In the
world at all. This brother Snow bears no remark
able trait about the countensnce, which, accord
ing to Lavater. would induce to believe him ga
very remarkable man." Of very remarkable &C.
MUS. He wore, however no long beardIwhIch
apart from his loud ranting in the pulpit possessed
none OF that remarkable volublity Of language
which distinguishes his fair opponent in the field Of
religious controversy, Margaret Bishop. After en-
tertalning some two hundred OF congregation,
consisting of persons of every age and sex-who
interrupted him with occasional noises, very much
resembling an Indian war-whoop-the Reverend
Clerick laid i down as an lncontrovertible fact
ming of the Saviour-the midnight cry was
sounded--and by an error in chronology
the year Of the coming was miscalculated. The
the second warning; but the year ls45 would wit
me %sen tas ws
gravity and attentien-amongst. whom were some
colored people-and, now and again, he was in
teYrupted by the strange noises OF hrs hearers.
already described. At the conclusion, the whole
congregation chaunted hymn to the air OF " The
Maltese Boat Giee," when the congregation sepa-
rated. We had hoped. that with the lives of the
many victims to the Millerte delusion, already
lost, all the fanatcism Of these modern impostors
would have terminated. We are, however, doom
ed to witAess in the approaching year, repetition
Of the heart rendng scenes we have already de-
scribed and question arises, which comes home
to the breast OF eveyv benevolent christians shall
such state Of things be tolerated in this enlightened
land? Nous Dsyr0ns.