The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-12

he had run me in debt nearly atty thousand dollars be
said, 'resdent Ysungs name Is good the bank %
NJ name has been used without my consent with
ou' my knowing anything about IT, and ragents have
rn us debt almost fifty thousand dollars to Strangers
merchants cattle ceaers and brethren who are COM
ing here.
viii tell you little about the brethren, to show you
the amount Of confidence there IT,
There men who have lately arrived in town who
have a draft on me- and who have hunted up tn
cash before they could lind time to shave tner boards
or wash themselves, saying 81 have draft you at
en days nfty days Fix months sight, the may
be) with, please pay 50 and so. Brother Young, can
not you let me have the money immediately, for
J do INST know how live without 1t, get
along with my business At all I" This ID tue kind
of confidence come men have in ! wanted %
name this. Why Bscause am hunted; am like one
that is their Prey ready to be devoured wish to give
0 One text ITO to preach upon from this time hence
can aud net before Now hope you viii apostase, Il
you would rather do it,
II Is the poor who have got your money and IL you
have any complaints TO make make them against the Al
mighty for having many poor. do not owe You any
thing Yon have my name attached the paper help
tie POOR whether they are the lords poor the DEVILS
poor, poor devils, not for me now to judge tell
the brethren hat they may here to-day what
kind OF sacred confidence Of hem have in the leader
Of this people though am happy to that such
fes would be ashamed TO join people, organized
a. we are, ana be afraid to trust their leader
collect around me; the poor must have it, and
make them work and pay orit that makes me wealthy,
and cannot help It, have property for sale and say
II any In England any where else, will expand
his heart and loosen his strings 70 buy sixytwo
thousand dollars worth OF my individual property have
II sale help poor. do not want II destroyed
into the hands of mob, but want IL 10 u
the building up If the kingdom Of God would prefer
to let go into the hands Of the saints and ii to
of those who have drafts against me- Here Brother
Duel he has good house, and there many others
go and buy their property and they will take your drafts
and hand them to (Here many voices heard in
low tone, saying Eyes take my property" Why do |
me and understand Mormon'sm as they ought. Go an
throw your drafts it is better for you to do this
than TO have the money and let It 90 to destruc-
uon and perhaps you with it. How many scores have
into this Kingdom, who have mourned themselves
death because Joseph had five dollars of hemy And
yet they would their money go into the the
enemies Of Christ and sit down calmly and saw tho'
have lost that money am in the kingdom Of God yet"
If is absolutely necessary and circumstances cannot be
controlled to keep the money from going into the hands
Of enemies win not whine about it, but let it go,
and then get more:
Fare any OF you and buy property? can furnish
much you buy. My house the hill yonder,
have advertised it for sale and also my lands and barn
what do you ask for m sixteen thousand doars Is
worth that and great deal for IL actually
more. Can any of you buy it?'' Walk up and buy my
beautiful situation on the hill and will put the proceeds
into the Perpetual Enigra ton Fund, II you will pay
the money and gather the saints the lords and
got them here will saints Of them can and
five cannot, we will cast them out of the kingdom.
Ihave word to say to another portion OF the commu
nifty, some of whom may be here to-day great many
Of the brethren indebted to the tthing Office and
nave BoO0 oeai coming anu 1utcnu put You
into the screw for we mean to make you pay these debts
this season. One man says II owe the church the
money, it is true but believe shall break, and not pay
it," They want to get their money into the safs and
then break. If they owed a Gentle, they would pay
their debts; they would work and toll and labor, day
and night, to pay their enemy but when they the
church kingdom Of God they lay down and sleep
in peace though they thousands Of dollars, and
"Oh WELL 1t is all in the family all one 1t ia
matter whether the debt il paid not. want to have
you understand fully that intend 10 put the screws
upon you; and you who have owed for years. II you do
not pay up and help us viii levy your pro-
perry and take every fa'hng you have the earth
want 10 see can make of apostatise. will
1t can, by teaching sound doctrine, and advocating
rect principles for am tired of who eternay
gouging their brethren and taking the advantage Of
them and at the same VI pretending to be saints,
until they gain an advantage over this people, ami
then they ready to leave want you to leave now;
gve you this word of caution, prepare to the debt
you TO the church If had the money due to the
church by few Individuals could pay every OF
individual debts and the church debt, and have lew
scores Of thousands laying by me " operate upon and iii
such circumstances could operate to sdyan
and realty benefit the church But 1t that there
many drones in the hive who determined TO tie
up The hands Of those who rule the affairs of this king
DOM and the quicker they thrown out the better.
have given you why things slow and
ardy in their progress with regard TO the gathering Of
the Sant Let the poor Saps strive TO induce the rich
10 have confde In them by keeping their word and
punc'ually paying those who loan them money. ] am
sorry say INA, thin always the The poor
Gli' with idoiaTy well The rich and the
means Of those Who have helped them; the rich also
h. the spirit of doatry and stick to what They
have let the poor be let the rich be liberal and
lay their plans to assist the poor TO build the kingdom
IS the way to build up Gods kingdom May the Lord
bless you. Amen.