The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1858-08-12
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.


MIR. Frederick LOba, O Swiss gentleman, formerl
. High Priest among the Mormons, but who escape
from them after much suffering. sends the fIlowin
interesting account of his experience to the New Yor
Tsmes =
My name is Frederick Loba. I am a native O
Lausanne, Switzerland, in which city I am wei
known, having been engaged from 1916 TO 1858 ii
introducing there q new principle in the manufactur
OF gas. My circumstances were easy and comforta
bic. and l was IN the enjoyment of all the pleasure
aud advantages flowing from the possession of a fail
competence and the association with gentlemen of ed
ucation and refinement. All was well with me unit
the end of the year 1851, when, for the first time,
friends.
Having Travelled extensively over all Europe, I had
many opportunities of hearing expositions of different
views in regard to mans final destiny, but nothing to
sausly me- AT last Mo mouism was presented to me
oy some intellectual friends, and | examined it with
the greatest care and attention. was not at first
Drought In contact with the proselyting missionaries
d the church through whom my friends had been Sc
duced, and my Investigation therefore was directed
enurely TO the theoTy of the sect, undisturbed and un-
influenced by others than the friends in whose intel
iigence had long conided. They believed sincerely.
l knew them to be intelligent and honest, and, there
tore, my deception was the more easy and natural.
Every proposition Of Mormonism as then presented
seemet to harmonic with the Scripture in word and
spirit. l was told that all the blessings and the mir
sculous powers enjoyed by the ancient apostles were
actually restored again on earth to a certain chosen
people, called by the name Of IS Latter Day Saints;''
tnat the heavens had opened again; that God aud His
angels had visited the earth, aud had given TO a young
man named Joseph Smith the power, the keys and the
priesthood Of this the last dispensation. A Young
man by the name of f. B. II. Steinhouse, instructed
oy LORENZO II. Snow, one of " The Twelve vino then
resided in Switzerland, had the Presidency Of the
Normon Churches in that country and in Italy. 1
vas carefully provided with all the Mormon evidences
and testimonies, and everything which had "A ten
oency to inhsme my Imagination was awaited of 10
'ecelye me as well as three other influential citizens
OF my native place At last, on the 25th of Septem-
Der, 1858, l agreed with the Government to give up
che direction of the gas works.
On the Sth December, 1858, I arrived at st. Louis
IN my way to the Valley, bringing all nv fImly W ith
me- While in ST. Louis. | was appointed, by Orson
Praf, as temporary President of a Mormon Char.h.I
My experience, while there, with respect To- the pri 4
vate character of some leading members of The Church,
Sas not calculated to augment the high Opinion
which had formed of those digniraries. SieiIing.
cneating, and deceiving, and living contrary to the
moral principles which | entertained and cherished.
we're practices which l was obliged TO notice every
day While here, too, | learned, for the first time.
That Captain Gunnison ,r1s not kiUeI 6v In inns. !
as Rad been reported, out By .HormO1 assqssins.
Many Mormon tricks and rascalities, wheel shook INV
attn materially, here came under my observation.
But hrmly believing that the conduct of these pries-s
vas not sanctioned by Brigham Young, | did hope
and expect to find in him all the CHARACTERISTICS and
.irtues betting a man of God. started, therefore.
all OF faith, across the Plains for Salt Lake CITY. Not
lar from Leavenworth l had the misfortune 10 lose
number mn Viz WIZ b.j 49, -. eu ""i'"s u
al the faifh and trnst Of oonSJinr =
then Ieft alone with sx ronna "o y"
only twelve years old, and the youngest six months.
vav ae,en,;n, n,aaL1r a. "a -
-zas ,bus subia.,aI ii =. ""o"
ioaded with all kinds of goods, which | md brought
over from Europe, to the value of eight or nine thou-
from tho r,uor na.- ~ "e'e al 'a''"ohs'
nifv ,bror-bo,, a. - = e.ery oPportu
,e.r - tbs VII SIN Ispeo,1,S ~hen "eure"
- DI"tneI DrlSnam
,psb.1 n, w anu"
Immeii..erv aesru.
pronbo, - =. " 'e faHey' 'he
some Of his housos III n,hns son 4" shower
r. PiVPeliy- DurlhB
- ni.h no me Win one o. MS houses,
,bo,Id nanuf,c-nra - "a 1 Inli'ioh nat |
YiavonsIv d;s.rno;n. e VII
IA IN Sgit-orepd - IL. -" ~ ""' "eh
- - - - iH"t vas III
Iro;,s,, ~. nas ! Vas any'ning put ieptiie ana
- CLH-:-~ ""e ifoeSS
=. onJown. IT, nns! = TeceiNeI
,ri,c;nIas - - mo al then
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~ oIce, anu L y" NJ ghihce
~ Po1't n'o "nten "a p'ceu. no"
iuysei "a ~ hiost u q wicket ana degraded
TDple, sust VI "a ne must o the 'iiou ,'ains' win
arr anu neipiess flhhy, anu deprived OF all re-
ources WIN which 20 eNu'ca'e myself The convIc-
ien ~ Oeen iorcei upon my mind TINT Brigham
a.,on Piun"ering Oh tralns, roooer!es OF ulalis,
no tne exempiar OF every other species OF wiekedness
ractced among ms followers
! !" aiso mat 'he system OF poiyganly vas any.
ming Gu. conducive 10 peace ana happiness ia the
loman namHy.out only Calculated to graf ~ the
arhai pfoPensitles oil men, and TO destroy, at tue
ame time, all that Is delicate, refined or noble IN
cnarac'er' reducing her, IN Tact, merely TO
position Oh q articie OF uIerchandise. l have
cen t"o3ouhs SISTERS sofa hy their own fHther to
'enerni horace hidTeuge Tor some groceries L have
men marrying ocfn mother and daughter
!. couid ali volumes win accounts OF similar trans
c,on%ou. enough OF MS SeVer. WINE at salt
S,ty' uu ( any punishment ihaicted ulon
mIna ""o = s'pe o c1nmrted murder
80 ."e'e e.Ine "ee "99'In.y Pe,Petr"'ei oy
ns prisH1'h so"n oro'h-
=, anu especially oy Loreh1o iCung- Dat II any
~ .As eser Jus ~ naNing 'huIigei 10 any dIs-
,s.ns Ia s1n. = : ~ neiiS y the o1urch'