Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1853-06-23
From The New Orleans d,
PREACHING IN DEsERET.

| we nave received the official paper Of
the Mormon settlement nj the Great Salt
Lake, bearing date April ID, and contain.
ing graphic report Of a recent sermon
from the President and High p,iest, Brig
ham Young We have read it with infin.
lite surprise ard considerable amusement.
1t Is very suggestive, and throws more light
on The social life of the Saints than thou
sand essays BY travelling scribbers or the
most elaborate reports Of intelligent OBJ
servers.
Our first and most important deduction
from brother Young's discourse, is the fact
that disaifection is beginning TO appear in
the sanity ranks, and several persons who
have been admitted to the Fellowship" are
inclined to regard Joe Smith as a mon
strous Hum, and President Brigham as
"litte better than one Of the wicked"
Truly, there are signs of wrath in Israel,
and shapes OF horror in Sinai
! 1t appears that a man named GLADDEN.
| Bishop, has come to the conclusion that the
| life of a high priest is not TO be sneezed at,
and accordingly, without any official au-
thority has assumed the right to preach,
and utters sentiments which are derogato
ry to the dignity Of the President, lie
announces that he has seen visions and held
confidential chats with angels, which are
exclusive privileges of the legitimate rulers,
and not at all allowable in an outsider. lie
asserts that he is the true apostle, and
/ Young is only q Brummagen specimen Of
the artce-"Codlin's the man, not Short"
and it is probable that he found some Of the
saints who believed him. The day of Baal
has returned, and Anti Christ is abroad
A meeting is called to hear the elders on
the subject OF Gladden's revelations. is
held in the tabernacle. The saints assem-
bic eagerly, The men are there in hun
dreaS, some Of them accompanied by seven
wives, all OF whom seem 10 Glove their
lords" Elder Pratt is in the chair.
Up raises the Prophet of the age-Brg.
ham Young. He spake on the part of God.
He pitches into GLADDEN.. Great sensation.
The speaker gets excited. His eoquence
assumes a practical tone. GLADDEN. suffers
in every sentence. The prophet smashes
him besmears him all over-taunts and
fortunes HMM fact, in his own unequivo.
cal language, "gves him hell p GLADDEN.
is uowhere the Gladdenites are conscience
struck. Giadden's wife Gone of them)
comes in for her share the women are in
ecstacies. Gladden's children are snsered
at, and all The youngsters present shout ago
/ it BIgham!" Aud he does Ego it," as
the following sentences show:
81 say again, you Gladdenites, do not
court persecution, or you will get more
/ than you want, and it will come quicker
than you want it. | say to you bishops do
not allow them TO preach in your wards.
Who broke the roads to these valleys g?
! Did this little nasty Smith, and his wife
/ No; they staid in ST. Louis while we did it,
! peddling ribbons and kissing the gentiIes.
/ ! know what they have done here they
have asked exorbitant prices for their nasty,
sinking ribbons, (voices, "that's true.")
/ We broke the roads to this country. Now,
you GIaddenites, keep your tongues still,
| lest sudden destruction comes upon YOU"
We rather think the Gladdenites must
have looked blue after that But worse
awaited them. The Prophet is not done
with them; while rag Of their rascality
exists, he will tear it to tatters. AS he gets
| forward with his discourse. he claps more
steam on. He threatens an explosion the
eyes of the men flash, and the women
scream with excitement. The Saints are
becoming little proiane, when, 10 Brig
ham Young-who alone has the privilege
of visions-catches sight OF dream, which
he pursues, gets hold of, and retains, until
all its wonders are laid before the audience.
Mark the phraseoogy of the Inspired One
"Then | saw two rufianS whom ! kne "
to be momberS and murderers, and they
crept into a bed where one of my wives
and children were; | said, YOU that cal
yourselves brethren, tell me is this the fash
ion among youl They said, o, they arc
, good men, they are gentlemen with that
took my large Bowie knife that ! used tC
wear as a bosom pin in NauvoO, and Gu
one of their Threats from ear 10 ear, sayn.
: 90 to hell across lots. The other one said
= "you dare not serve me So" instantly
4 sprang at him, seized him by the hair of thu
head, and bringing him down, cut his ttrsa
and sent him after his comrade then toll
them both if they would behave themselve
. they should yet live, but if they did not
would unjoint their necks. At this a
woke.
81 say, rather than that apostates sha
: flourish here | will unsheath my Bowl
= Knife and conquer or die. (Great commc
= ton in the congregation, and a simultanC
aus burst Of feeling asserting to the declare
rion) Now, you nasty apos;ates, cIea
out OF Judgment will be put TO the line, an
- =, righteousness to the plummet. (Voict
+. generally, 60 it, 90 it) If you say it
$. right, raise your hands Can hands up
" Let US call upon the Lord, to assist US
this, and every good work"