The Evansville daily journal., 1857-06-10

Mormon Missions. = The Desecret
News-the organ of Brigham Young and
the church-at Salt Lake city, gives a
description of the departure Of the Nor
mon Missionaries, from the Holy city to
the scenes Of their labors in the different
regions Of the Earth. One is led to be-
lieve these people, though so grossly de-
luded, are sincere. There is a singing
sarcasm in the comparison between
christian Missions and Mormon mission
aries.
Early on Thursday morning, the 231,
those who had been selected at the Con-
ference for missions, that weie to cross
the plains on the way 70 their various
fields of labor in the States, in the Brit
ish North American Provinces. in Europe,
Africa, and other parts of the world, com
menced assembling on the Temple Block,
preparatory to starting off together, ac-
cording to previous arrangement, with
their hand carts, the means of convey
Eance adopted instead Of horses, mules
and carriages, as heretofore. Most OF the
carts were we'll fitted up for the trip,
with names and notices beautifully
painted on some of them, to suit the taste
and fancy Of the owner, and which will
not doubt greatly, add to the pleasure
that will be derived from rolling them
up and down the mountains, and across
The plains that intervene between this
and the frontiers of Iowa and Missouri.
After assembling, they were briefly
addressed by President D. Hyde, and by
others of the Twelve, who exhortld them
to faithfullness and diligence, not only
while crossing the plains. but in preach
ing the gospel to the people and nations
to whom they were sent, that they might
reap rich reward, and return rejoicing
when their several missions were ended
and that they might enjoy the bless
ings of peace and the consultations of the
Holy Spirit continually.
All things being ready, at quarter
before 10 A. Il, the company started off
in regular order, with as much apparent
cheerlulness and unconcern as though
they were going to return in the evening
whereas many Of them will be gone for
years, and will probably have to pass
through trails, and endure hardships, of
which the pulling OF their hand carts
across the plains will be among the least.
The company consisted OF IA men.
with some twenty-five hand-carts, aud
was made up OF individuals of nearly
every imaginable occupation and pursuit
of life. Farmers, mechanics, tradesmen,
merchants and clerks-some Americans,
some English, Scotch, Irish, Welsh, Dan
es, Swedes, Norwegians. Germans, and
of other nations, were to be seen in the
company, which made it an unusually
interesting sight. To see such variety
OF men, some of them young, some in the
prime, and some past the meridian OF
| life, leave their avocations a. = moments
notice, and 60 forth in that way to pro-
claim the gospel Of salvation to the ma.
tions that have long been wandering in
darkness, bespeaks devotion to the
principles Of eternal truth not often
seen, and would open the eyes of the re-
ligious world to their true condition, if
they cannot be awoke from their sIum-
| bers.
1t would cost any missionary society,
either in the United States, or in Eng
land, several hundred thousand dollars,
to send out as many missionaries as went
in this company, and they are only tith-
ing Of those that have gone and will be