Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-04-12
THE MORMONS OF SALT LAKE.

lHE MOKluONS OF SALI LAhE.
A gentleman who has recently been among
the Mormons of Salt Lake, furnishes the N. Y.
Journal Of Commerce with the following:
lst. They are Pantheists. They believe there
are many gods. The three gods of this world
they say, are revealed in the Bible, (Which is a
book made under their direction,) and are the
Father, the Son, and the Spirit Other worlds
have other gods. Jupiter is larger world, and
may have five or six gods.
Matter is eternal and gods are great minds
that preside over matter and rule it. Hence the
need of many gods. m a lsss7ll
2nd. Gods and men must use means to grow
greater. Marriage and birth are means Of ad-
vancemeht. Hence God the Father has been
married, which is proven by the fact that he had
son, Jesus Christ and by such passages as,
"Are not his angels ministering spirts?' which
passage they interpret as follows: "Who natu-
rally ministers to man % Ans. ga wife," Now,
God has married Of such, they are therefore myr-
lads of wives to Him. Men initiate God when
they marry.
Sd. Polygamy. The Patriarchs and others of
early age, had many wives. Only when despots
and oppressors ruled, did the Bible law of many
wives become disregarded. 1t is only human
enactments that prevent the right use of univer.
| sal marriage now. They argue from the differ
ence Of the sexes, which exists without their con-
| sent, that God ordains that all shall marry,
| whether they desire or not. There is no more
| power of choice in this, than there is whether
we eat or not, sleep or not, and other necessary
| functions of life and health. Hence, to refuse
to marry or neglect it when Of suitable age, is
disobedence to Gods authority.
Reason on which marriage is founded. They
argue again that mind is only matter; and this
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self. God having provided so literally for its
development, by the sexuality of each indvidn-
al, we sin if we prevent mind from developing
itself; and hence, as no one can be saved in his
sins, that person is not religious-cannot be hap
py in future state--who is not married. To
this they add torture to Scripture without end.
And as the sinner must marry only the slater
day saints" it becomes the duty Of every mas
culine saint to receive every woman who Of
fers herself; as he thus saves a soul from
death, and hides multitude of SINS"
RISING PRIcEs.-Everything is going up-ex-
cept morals, in this city. Houses are going up.
Streets are going up. People are going up
up town. Rents are up. We do know that
they can't go higher. Everything eatable is con-
stanty going up, up, up. Flour is so high at
the grocery's that it refuses to rise to the kitch-
ell. ~ Soou llau VIII De pun W IL W Taise Utcdu
if flour rises any higher. Coal is so high that
many people cannot get it down the coal slide
into the cellar. Notwithstanding it is constant
ly falling through the grate-it takes great
deal of money, seven dollars, to raise q ton
Firewood must have grown on tall trees, or il
never could stand up mt present prices. Butter
is too high--two and six pence per pound-tha,
it will not 60 down poor folks throats. The
supply comes from SO far" up country" there is
nothing low about it, except quality. Potatoes
have been getting up ever since they were put
into their beds-they took rise when they
were dug, and it has been hard digging to make
a rise to reach them ever since. Beef, though
neither high fed, nor high bred, is high priced
enough to make up for both. Sixteen cents 9
pound for steak, warranted as tough as any
white oak. Our mutton all comes from noun
tain sheep The price is above anything in the
low lands. The price of pork is enough tc
make the buyer do what the pig did when he
was killed. Chickens are all Of the Shanghae
! breed. They are high enough. Turkeys have
; grown quite out of reach Even geese, short
as their legs are are able to rise on wings above
the vulgar herd. Ducks have got up like flocl
out of frog pond. We cannot raise quack
: without dollar. Water, that used to run uE
hill to the level of common people, has now go
) in the way of getting above their reach. Yor
: have to come down ten dollars to make it come
up from the Croton pipes. Dry goods used tc
be low )" selling off at cost" We never hea
: of such things now Even brandy, that used tt
) run down so easy, is up now. shilling fo
} a drink. Everything we eat, drink, and wear
. is-Hgh-ho, how high! Ny. Tribune.
> A BRISK PLAcE.--There is good anecdot,
/ told Of the little town of Portland, Indiana.
While certain steamboat was about putting
, out from there, not long since, for n Orleans
. the mate, an old boatman, turned to some pas
t sengers and remarked: tF
"This little town, gentlemen, looks dull, but
. assure you it is perhaps a mighty brisk place
n About fifteen years ago, as was going dowl
D with flat-boat to n Orleans, we stopped her
(. to procure some provisions. | went up into tn,
: town, and seeing coat hanging out of shol
). door, just took it. The owner came after M
). caught me-took me before magistrate
g was tred-convicted, took thirty mine lashes
) and scas back to the boat in fifteen minutes!
# tell you, gentlemen, a mighty brisk little plac
n is that same Portland"
In Sweden q new religious sect has spun.
II nm callad tho Contamrlafors because thav ho