The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-05
The Mormons q. ...A

wae>, by the ship Georgc Washington, from iiverpo,I
! The Fs>u'h were from all part of England, more
however .0 ing from NOttnQhamsbire than fror, any
other mr., s9ng The passengers were 40 elder hs
had been pre h n, the doctrine, of the sect throughout
the Old Word O,s Of these elders named Mercer OF
Phlladelpha Was q, his ern from mission 10 The las,
Indies TIC rat ~ r mas ere coIee nod by thc
elder ~ Gy and the promised land Of
Utah and were of a aoes and beth sexes -Four of the
women were over 10 vsar OF age and there we're "A IN.
fants under one wear old
The NJ norr,ed ren and .roceu and C,,d.s
was smeNha largnr ,ban ~ ns', am"ng in
The married men h,d oni" ono ,s,fs snrh 20
Man of tbe Samles ,ere az co der,ble prc
peril The Cap,a n estjmatea the anont al British gold
mpon tho p,ssenger. ., GOO ooo and s ,bt be Knew of
more than one nersnn who had f1 OOo for ms own use
and that of MS froiI,
several had leo reja yea and friends behind them One
woman had le her husband bot sbe nigh, 90 10 In, land
the saints aud there wa, another be,n,n dsrs eyed
young woman y I'M youna infan, whose story .. tod
by thc captain vns on,e tnnrbjng
The captan Noticed her when thew started ~ p<sessed
OF great beauty but LOST light of her in dy on two ,n,
Surprising she had changed her quarters did nt inaNe
for her for eph or ten S,va no vas thdn told TINT ~
had been very sick and VAS s,il quite feeble We hnt
her brought from betseen docks, where she w, upon
and cake and tried TO bring her back 10 health Cnder
this treatment she improved much md IN repy To- his
Questions told him that she had left pheasant home ia
duet village In England and husi To whom sIe md
been married but a year or two for this onrnev Ue
asked her reasons SIM replied that she had done so Tor
Chrsts sake who had promised that II one f,oo fbe,
and mother and husband for him. she should receive more
abundanty In this life and In the world to come eycast
ing life.
Nearly all the men were armed with from two IN fnr
rnyover. which they had purchased AZ the of
the elders
The conduct of the Mormoas on toard the vessel was
exemplary In their o, rsona habit they were c,e,niy
only four using tobacco
a soon n the inpirr,nts Rod let rayerrno they form
cd into aost WITH about one hundred
il each division and chose bishop and an elder to
side over each company They had morning and evening
seryice-praver and snppy-apd in the ey eniuc gene
rally sermon On s.,ndays a sermon vas preached to
each section
IN regard was maid 4, external ns,r,lHy-
no emale boin0 allowed on deck after and iii the
single men hayng particular apartment forward Only
one death occurred upop the and that wys OF
were vrrv sbortrnnch more ca than tho can,ap bi an
tjcipairJ
The iay mon uere a, evidently sinceye and Gllat Nth
e,o,.n .ncnatnns nf ,be,y hone IN IA, Ia, N.Y. TI.
sY,.ir IA no So, No. oncr,ain n - hrh o,n;., az
no SINCERITY OF the elders These elders ba ,pres ,l
roon the rnlndg oF their Followers that in tho
land thev wn,,5 6r. ,5nus and ,no,a neouc and hn
nv home: ma the c,nt,luIs ,rn s.iIcr's neort ,.s
rrieVe TO think M the bitter ds,poontmen, in ,e,e fr
his p,sseuaers
"a, 49, ha.rd ,,., . n,,,,,o. NJ ,nosa uo,roao. to
LA'No ne.u 'na NUM- W.. s'' '' s "s.e
~ ~, ~, i,u. In,rJ,n, ho,,ses 90 snssss ffo ~ wy
:" . ev.,a,as "v. &c, -. ~.
Ainonnor .ClSh EhOm MI, .Ah.'
FROM Inc Sat Lake Ciiy News, fep IL
IA. g.ea maoriy OF Tue inhaou,ht, OF INN wotsnl,
anu sUNe 10 serVe mt Noo W hoteash, " ,s"W sua "
'aSoo' Guoeavot os 70 ~A ~ opeaiehoe " 's reVeeo
VIII nave inc "oriu earheu y, oelng more oeser,ns
oi "oisn.p or o Jaw more h'.iR 10 DC ooeyeof ii@
saints art ruN'nS " ueMAeu W ene t"unseH, Wa"n'"ss
aaa rAanpms y, 49, soenk noa, au WIS os
te iecNe, AM v. o'uer reneoua n,eu, Nno c oyt ny
most strenuous! I1r .he savauon OF themselves .ho Tue
human laHiy' Rave tue worid an! teachers t'M WI
ayorap! compare WIN tnose men "a example ana t"ny
of illustrating and leodng tue way 10 eerna Fesf we
have been FAMILIAR from our youth up WIN tne word
teachers ana teachings lot future happiness ana most IN
quaitedly answer, no.
Whe4e on all this iootsooi OF the Almighty v there ="
clean court record as 10 tain nowhere what settle