Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-01-07

One Of the most remarkable of the pecnlarites Of
Mormonism consists in the success with which it is
attended in Europe. In England, especially, prose-
lytes have been very numerous, and Utah has re-
ceived considerable portion Of its profitable dupes
from that country. We learn also that in the Scan
dnavian countries their missionaries found fruitful
SOIL and gained thousands Of converts, many among
the agricultural classes. From Denmark some of
these apostles to the Gentiles journeyed to Ham.
burg, where they firmly established themselves, and
have already written German translation OF the
Book Of Mormon They have also penetrated Sax
ony, and have succeeded in forming society of ad
hcrents in the city of Dresden, carefully avoiding
any collision with the police, who ever on the
alert for new religious sects suspecting every new
doctrine to be mere cloak for some political plot
The apostles seem to have plenty OF funds at their
command, apparently derived from England, with
which they assist tho needy among their proselytes
Several families have recently left Dresden for Liver
pool where they will meet other converts, and con.
tinue their journey to ''the New Jerusalem in the
great interior salt basin of America" Recently the
Mormon community in the city OF Dresden number
ed sixty members, males and females. belonging to
various grades of society," some of them persons Of
high intellectual endowments. The greater part of
these newborn saints" making preparations TO
.forsake the thradom Of the heathens" and journey
to Utah.
The following are some selections Of the ''Say.
ings Of Brigham Young, the prophet on variety Of
hurls naughty defiance against all theoutside world
PoLYGAMY ACKNOWLEDGED.
s'True, we have more wives than one, and what of
that? They have their scores of thousands of pros.
flutes; we have none. But poygamy they are
constitutionaly striving to prevent; when they will
accomplish their object is not for me to say. They
have already presented resolution in Congress that
no man in any of the Territories of the United States
shall be allowed to have more than one wife, under
penalty not exceeding five years imprisonment and
five hundred dollars fine. How will they get rid of
this ewful evil in Utah? ?" - -
HOW IT NAY BE GOT RID OF.
.sThey will have to expend about three hundred
millions for building prison. for we must all 60 to
prison. And after they have expended that amount
for prison, and rooted it from the summit of
the Rocky Mountains to the summit of the Sierra
Nevada, we will dig out and go preaching through
come of the women? Win they 60 to prison with
usp1 Brother Heber seems concerned about the
women's going with US; they will be with us, for we
shall be there together. This is little amusing"
.s,sss,. AN ARGUMENT FOR MoRMoNIsM. ....s
s.Mormonismi is true and all he'll cannot overthrow
it. All the devils servants on the earth may do all
they can and as Brother Clinton has just said, al.
twenty six years faithful operation and exertion
by our enemies, including the times when Joseph
had scarcely man 10 stand by him, and when the
persecution was as severe. on him as it was in the
world, what have they accomplishcdf'
HINTS ON THE FORMATION OF AN INDEPENDENT NATION.
"They have succeeded in making Us an organized
territory, and they are determined to make in
dependent State or government, and as the Lord
lives it will be So THE congregation shouted, Amen.
say, the Lord lives, we are bound to becomesa
sovereign State in the Union. or an independent ma