, 1859-08-30

Greeley IN the Salt Lake Tabernacle.
uorace Greeley Intended church in Salt Lake
Ctr, und he thus describes his impressions Of
Mormon preaching.
The djscourses to Which listened were both
intensely aud exclusively M"rn"n. That Is,
they assumed that the MoTmons were Gods
peculiar, chosen. beloved people, and that ull
the rest Of mankind out OF tue Hrk Of safety
and nuundern:, in heather darkness. atn not
edited by this sort of preaching. 1t reminds
me forclbly of the rharl4ees prayer: Lord,
thunk thee tha: ctn cot AZ other people are,
| unjust, extoItioners,' DC. do not think good
,lcn del; .ht il. this assumption Of m exclusive
| pa.cn, for the grace If God, and l am quite
sure it is not we'll adapted TO the transformation
ot bad sncu into good. 1t is TOO we'll calculated
| 10 puff up It's disciples with self couceat and
| spiritual pride. That Jesus Christ is about to
| appear eurth in ufl the romp aud sFlenuor
| ii a mighty conquercr --thnt he will then pro-
| ceed to take vengeance Gu his enemies lman-
| kind in general, whether heathen OF nutnlnasiy
CAris,i4n) aud to gloritr his elect (the Latter
| Day SAINTS nr Aarniuns} were treated by Inc
| Tabernacle preachers IS propositions 100 seH-
evident to need demonstratlua- uavln, thus
c1aslised hi, enc1ni:s and gathered his elect
frun tLc four winds Of heaven the SaTior il
tu r.igu over them here on earth for thousand
| wears; u, the end tf "hirh period, they are
together 10 be transferred 10 heaven. Of course,
IHH ntAt1 t!lt tlhc VI tHt@ be@ofHt pol - 49,"
serii1s TO n.c avery gross und wooden Perverslon
of the magnificent Imagery whereby the B!hle
fureshatuus great spiritual transformations
but tie spirit Of the Mormon religion appears
to me- .}u14,c rather than Christian; aud real
i1y believe that Hcbcr kinhall, ur ut any rate
oue of the great lights Of the Church, once s!,d
| in conversation with {ientile-''l do pray 1or
nv enrlniss pray that they may all 20 tu
heA' Srs,!cr from the pulpit nor elsewhere
Iarc II. nd from Mormon one spontaneous
hearty recognition Of tie essential brotherhood
of thu entire Human Rlce-onr generous pra!e
for tue enlightenment and s4lvns1nn of a'l mat
kind Un The other hand, have been distinctly
given to understand iilAt ms irtcrncutors cx
pcct to sit OH thrones md to bear rule over fnul
ti,udts III the approaching kingdom OF God II
f.-ct, one succre, deyout lnau has t" dAy ass'En
ed that to me a. l. reason fora poly .amy: III
wants to qu All{y himself, by rnilng ii large ant
Diversified family here, for bear ing rule over ht
ptincipn!iiy in the "new carth.' thai he kno"
| 10 l,e At hand. l think lie might far better de
vote few years to pon'letin@ Christs sayln
. | tu this effect. ale WHO would be least In tn
| Kingdom Of Heaven, the same shall he greatest
WIS und. crived With regard tue look
Mormon. had understood i!lat il Is nnN VI
,nal!y discarded, Ut least neglected, by u
: Church 10 its SERVICES aad 1:.iuia1rations- III
Elder l'ratt gtrc us synopsis Of It's cnnten'
nnd treated it tlltuun nhout IS Of equal antiof'l
and importance with th, DID ana New Test:
: mcutx. lie did not read from it. however. 1t
from Malachi, and quoted text utter lcxi tloln IL
| Prophets, which llr cited as predictions OF IL
writing and discovery Of this book