Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-06-06
HISTORY OF MORMONISM AS 1T is.


CHOICE EXTRACTS FROM BRIGHAM YouSG's SERMONS
The file of the Salt Lake News brought by the last
mail from Utah, contains a number OF sermons de-
livered in the Tabernacle at Salt Lake by Governor
| brigham Young, from which We have taken the sub
| joined extracts:
| LAWYERS AND THE IGNORANCE OF JURORS.
Mr.. iuvey has referred 10 several incidents m MS
| experience. | will refer to what l witnessed NJ
| longer ago than yesterday, in The court room. "A
| LAWYER rose ,o make his plea before the jury; he
took I'M the laws of Utah. which are strict and point.
| I'D in reference to lawyers making pleas, blndlng
them 70 tnrly array the fnCts IN the case whether
they are for or against their clients, and he was s" So
riuus, so religious, p"us and SO honest mat ne up
n.ard TO high heaven witness his honesty before
| the Jury. When he had induced the jury to believe
that h. was honest he stood there and mlsrepreSent-
ed the merits of the case for halt an hour at stretch
in regular lawyer style. Men will portray what Is III
their hearts when they talk freely, and they cannon
keen from it, This is the way in which the Lord WI!
exhibit the hearts of the children OF men. WIZ iie
take out their hearts aud show them to inc people
No for that would not exhibit the fruit OF their hearts;
but he will draw them INTO circumstances %n!c' VIII
comel them To manifest what's in them. Let |" nai
rise M here and talk aud freely express s thoughts,
aud YOU can iadse Of what spirit he s we nave s'
| heard the words which give manifestation OF 'h1
spjrit of of our missionaries ana say now Tvs
I'M 90 said before wish we had hundreds OF such mis-
i,nars the territory preaching 10 the peo'
nr and firing up their hearts with the spirit OF homes
~ So that they would entirely quit plerng, lying
nud ,ltcpiving, and deal honestly with one annhe!'
;,h themselves and with their God, and be lndustrI-
Gus aud prudent, and pay attention to their business
| instead Df loafng about the streets. wish we hah
one hundred such missionaries ID tins cy 10 ger up
prayer meetings. preaching meetings HhI evening
| .ctln.s in every wnrd. What for 10 d.aW away
that thv nasty ass which assemblies az the cG'iirrs
of this public square. For week or two past tia'
court hnuse has been hr"ngrd with men, and u u"
I.rkrr than the bowels of hell. Ii you ask Inc now
| know. | answer, have been there ana seen %"
,nyscI have understood how they tell ana iren '.'e
sujr,ts, aud saw who There. III shame I"r
,E.n to be found oaing about In suci ptAehs' "nele
There IL cniention aud qulrrcling, ana every S'a'"
,.n that can u. Used 10 deceive JurtS ana Witnesses
and living before item with all the grace anu sH'''y
| If y .aint, pretending tc cc Che npen P'e'o 70
| Jnrh-s Ia No than midnight DARKNESS. ihre - wv
iury which bas occupied seats IN mat 'ou'I hoa'e
rat co,nDr-hanls G ac"pa OF frlth; ihey are pt
,h.ra and then their minds hr5 l""i"qhrh, uust Is
| ,hrown into their eyes, and they do bot iuNY 4n"H
rruth from error light from darkness, what 1901 a"a
tru,u whar is not of Gnd. AZ have already saiti,
tawya- commenced his plea Yesterday hy appealing
ro IN III Lcrvrn 10 witness his honesty before the jury
and this he did ~ decay their feelings 10 ihro" then
IF their guar, and III a. iE:s ne WAS true 10 ms Gil
.rt in accordance with the appsO!ed mode VI the
,.uril,.s He ha- been gentle lawyer IUr many
Years before he entered this church, aud therefore DC
me-, link that he really merits such severe ernsure
a. he otherwise would for taking the gentle shoot so
faithfully as the strong power uf tradition anu haot
.,li emf riis him. Instvat o, setting before the jury
,l,. merits OF The case, auc nothing eise, he never
touched upuu them, but avoided theln t.: ttry turn,
and ri,sY dust in their eyes, that they might gaze an
unriyhieuuS d-,';slnn.
THE DiREFuL EFFECTS OF LAW.
Elders Ol Israel also thrUng such place. and that
too .boa no spirit reigns there but the Geys spirit,
and unir-s I.0pgh righteous elders go ~ TO parity
the atmosphere bid prerbaance the power OF evil,
Vet can get nothing from h.t dan but The principles
of hell There is not righteous pIfScn IN this Cum
,Huity who will have difficulties that tu,...t! Ie Set
lied ty arhi!ra,ors, the Bishops court, the hikE
council OF by the twelve Referees las provided i'll
resolution No. page 3eO OF Utah Laws,l far better
and more satisfactorily ti.Gn 70 contend with each
other in law courts which directly teGGs To destroy
the brs: interests of the community, aud IL lead
s2ur.s OF men away from their duties rs good aud in
du.r,,., citizens. Take from one TO two hundred
men and de.s!n them in court room week alter
week Just look c: il How many men have been
Detained Il, that court hcutg during the past week =
VIII hundred I'LL tho ngihter' NO. VIII the
,:iD. of on. hundred and fifty men f0s &c past SIN
dave INGENUITY this community Tor Tue wasted HE-"
that has tr.u spent there III trying 10 decide one
cn.. that any Ouy iieen years old, Possessed OF
,nnI common s-rsr ana Eg"ing the spirit OF truth
v,i:hin him. could have decided Ill enc hour! L tell
Won "a; the time OF one hundred and MI! neh io
xix days al! not supply the loss To this community
which has Gue1 jIv2rred to satisfy tue iiSUu''
L.s,l. 81,
rem IN striving 10 cheat their uelghburs by employ
inc LAWYERS to deceive or lie for item, whica are
SYNONYMOUS terms III the eyes oi Jas'ice, aEu Wy
rnyn, IN witnesses TO screci the gum ana deceive
Jury, whereby they are liable 10 give q wrong YER
d;rt nm making these few remarks tor your benz
tir il; You will be benefited by them. tell you that
a cr;ck OF war, grasshopper war; or an lndIan war,
wuud not begin - be 50 diretul n what yu9 w"uid
have pass through. were II not ior your
II vnn ar. wlluiiy igno.ant yog will have 10 feel the
Insi but If YOU are Inccent.y SrTfdafi ana do the
hest ven know how. y"G may be excused. Does the
Lord love your conduct when you drag e4Eb CtEer
cnnt.u,:nrs, bruls and sriies Do you think a he's
fellowship witt, your conduct in such thing. No.
you do not. Do yUU suppose that Jesus Chrlst mas
En DO YOU believe that aGsss and good men Gun
fellowship your conduct! lou DC rel: lot one mo
n.r.. There is not man or woman III thi. Lorse,
whether saut or sinner jew or Gentle, bond or tree.
black or white, that can so believe tor lnoment.-
Do you believe that yonr consclehces can DC ciear ~
the day of reributi0, il gGI spend your time Tor
uaIphI and run utter the fiAness U! The wicked 4
Do YOU believe that in so doing you cnn steTd III the
pr.a, day OF account with u clear coDscinuce' IOG
cannot Then why. IN the name of common sense,
do YOU tag after the devil end bis lnpsI
ADVICE TO THOSE WHO SIT uN JCRfEs.
Old gray headed lnru, who ought to lie .Gthers IN
Israel we're impanneled as jury on the case have
alluded tu aud What We're they after! The log, the
troih aud spawn Of he-and they feast upon It.
Men who do not know their right hand from their le''
Might they not have knnwu be:-ri Yes. If they had
talk ,n the course which Joseph Huvey has taken. u
they you'd walk humbiy before God and know hla
will they would 20 To work and get stone and TIMBER
aud work repairing their fences preparatory to raIs
ing gra POTATOES aud 9ter articles of food, instead
of following after aud the nonsense wckednea'
and living associated with them. DO say that lying
IL uractised in those places Yes often ircE begin
mig to eld. Men vii! akc solemn oath that they
viii tell the TRUTH in the name OF lsraels God. AND
nothing but the truth, and then, If they have pre-
imiice against Mr. 4 or b., they will tell their story
up to suit themselves and if possible crush all innocent
person. The uries are liable to te deceived, whert
there is much darkness, and the Whole FGsGs VIII &c
20 hell. and will say it III the name of jesus Christ
! You n,eE who follow after such course Of things a.
| refer To. you'd not give the ashes of rye stra"
for the whole Of you. juryme, witnesses, and every
other person who couneIanceS such place. IL Is
car OF uncleun birds, den Ghd Kitchen of the dew
prepared for hell and am going IL VgrG you of it,
| Som. of you wondered why sent Thonsa Bullock
| to take your names; wanted 10 know the men Wht
wer. coaxing he'll into our midst, tor wish to sent
them to China ~ the Eat Indies, or TO Where theI
cannot get back, at least for Eve years. Who do W,
! wish To- stay ut home Such lH-u ~ Joseph Hurey
men who will pay attention to making teucrs, tIllIlis
the soil and providing for their families, these Hh,
will live their religion at home. But We Will send oil
the puor curses Oh mission, and then the devil ma,
have them. and do not care how suon they apps
! tase, after they get rs tar IL California
| You may think my remhrks are severe upon tht
lawyers here, but the most of them take course
which is highly censuraDe, aud you may ses Gra.
| headed ulen running after them, aud asking, "Cai
You call me up aS witness. or put Inc on the jury
III order aa, they may get dollar or two. Woui'
| 60 there for money! M. There is not an homes
man in this community who gUes there merely tor mo
! ney, or would plead law unless Il was demanded n
his hands by the principles of justice, 10 prnven thu
Innocent from being wronged aud abused M prncl
pie would ever !ead an honest man into court room
only to preserve the innocent from being rode dow
AMI destroyed.
| BRIGHAM IS ASHAMED OF ALL HIS BRETHREN WIZ
| ARE rs ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH LAW
To see protested breihren old aud youg iIllns AVA
their time in aud around court rooms, proves them
have little or 10 love for their religion, and that the
carr. but little about their God would like TO see
strictly honest community. if We can have one ant