The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-07-07
Mormon Discipline.

The Army correspondent OF the New
York Times gives the statements Of some
of the seeding Mormons who have sought
the protection of the L. 5. Troops under
Col. Johnson. One encampment Of those
who had taken refuge with the army, broke
up and started for the east on the 9th of
June: but several of the most intelligent
aud enterprising have determined to re-
main, and retryn and GO back into the city
with the troops; among these are Mr.. and
Mrs Sutherland, formerly of England. Mrs.
s. is the daughter of Mr.. Bedding, the Eng
Ish author, and lady of education and re-
fnement. Becoming convert to Mormon
ism she abandoned her home and country,
and went TO Salt Lake, full of faith that it
was the true believers Mecca. Upon her
arrival, Heber C.. Kimball, Young, and
others of the heads of the Church, endeav
cred, without success, to add her to their
stock Of spirituals. By dint of care and
determination, she escaped their poluting
hands, and finally married Mr. Sutherland,
a humble hut more honest man, who was
content TO live with one wife at time
They both profess TO have renounced Nor
moniSm, having tasted deeply of its fruits.
Mrs. ). says If was Mrs. Cobb, formerly of
Massachusetts, who, when Governor Cum
mings addressed the people in the tabernacle,
arose and said that so far as she knew, there
was no suffering among the sisters, but all
were satisfied with their condition and pros
poets. This statement coming from lady
of Mrs. Cobb's intelligence and education
was peculiarly shocking to Mrs. S., who
says that Mrs. c., could not be ignorant of
the utter falsity of her own assertion. She
states that Mrs. Cobb is an infatuated en-
thusiaSt.
Another of the Mormon emigrants now
here is Mrs. Landon, whose husband so mi
raculously escaped DANTE vengeance few
months ago, by jumping, half clad, from
back window of his dwelling in the night
time, and concealing himself among friends
until he found means of getting TO Califor-
MIA.
We have also here, a family by the name
of Yancey, who emigrated to this Valley
several years ago, from Southern Illinois,
although originally from Middle Tennessee.
Old Hiram Yancey, the father of the fami-
ly, before he became a convert to Mormon
ism, was Campbellite Baptist preacher
II was his desire to go to California, but
that Brigham would not permit, and he was
compelled to come out in this direction,
Gov. Cummings power being quite insuffi-
cient to open the road towards the Pacific.
Mr. Yancey has n son with him who left
behind his wife and child. His wife-the
daughter of a Mormon, standing high in the
councils of the church-parted from her
young husband with bitter tears; but she
was assured that the only hope of saliva
tion for herself or him, lay in crucifying the
holiest affections and clinging to the church,
which bade her renounce the father of her
child. Overcome by such arguments as
these, which, to her beclouded mind, seemed
the voice of inspiration, she bade him adieu,
and passed on the weary journey to the
Southwark.
AS a specimen Of the discipline by which
the Church keeps its members in slavish
subsection, the elder Mr.. Yeance cites
sermon which he heard preached by Brig
ham last Spring, wherein he told the Bish-
Ups HluSb III Hdill tilt dpDc-
tates and those who desire to leave the Val
ley for California, and put them 10 work.
If that did not make them quiet and con-
tented, he directed them to put judgment
to the line and justice to the plummet--a
phrase well understood to authorize the as-
sassination of the offenders--to "save" them
from spiritual death.
The Golden Rule, Mr.. Yancey states, Is
frequently held up by Brigham as an i'm
portant article of faith--but he urges that
the true Interpretation Of the phrase 500
unto others as you would they should
do INTO you" makes it simple in
junction upon the faithful, when he sees a
brother about to apostatize, or do anything
else which would damn him, TO cut his
throat at once, spill his blood upon the
ground, in atonement for his sins, and thus
save him from eternal death. II is this
doctrine which so often fits Mormon hands
for deeds of blood.