Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-09-10
HORACE GREELY AND Tue MoRMoNs

with Brigham Young
Ii. g. Am to regard Mormouism (so-called) as
a new religion, or as simply new development Of
Christianity?
! b. Y. We hold that there can he no true Chris
tian Church without priesthood directly commits
stoned by and in immediate communication with
the Son Of God and Savior of mankind. Such n
church is that of the Latter-Day Saints, called by
| their enemies Mormons we know other that
even pretends to have present and direot reyoa-
tions of Gods will.
H. G. Then am to understand that you regard
all other churches protesting to be Christian the
Church of Rome regards all Churches not in COM
munion with itsel!-as schismatc, heretcal, and
out Of tie way Of salvation
B. Y. Yes substantially.
ii. G Apart from this in what respect do your
doctrines differ essentially from those Of our Or
tbodox Protestant Churches--,he Baptist or Meth
odist, for cxample2
B. Y. We hold the doctrines of Christianity, as
revealed in the Old and New Testnments--also in
the Book of Mormon. whiJh teaches the same car
dnal truths, and those only.
II. G. Do you believe in the doctrine Of the
Trinity
B. Y. We d.; but not exactly as it is held by
other churches. We believe in the Father. the
Son, and the Holy Ghost, as equal, but no, den,ic-
al-not as one person bcngl. We believe in all
the Bible teaches on this subject.
II. G. Do you believe il personal devl-a dis
tine conscious, spiritual being, whose nature
aud acts are essentially malignant and evil?
B Y. We do.
H. G. Do you bold the doctrine of Eternal Pun
shment?
B. Y. We do though perhaps not exactly as
ether churches DO. We believe it as the Bible |
teaches it.
Il. G. understand that you regard Baptism by
Immersion as essential.
B. Y. We do
H. G. DO you practice Infant Baptism?
B. Y. No.
H. G. Do you IL Ike removal to these valleys OBJ
lig0tory on yCur converts?
Z. Y. They would think themselves greatly ag-
greved if they not invited hither. We hold
to such gathering together of Gods People as
the Bible foretells aud that this is the place. and
now is the time appointed oT its c0nsummation.
H. C. The predictions to which you refer have
usually, l think been understand to indicate Jer-
usalem Tor Judea) as the place of such gathering.
b. Y. Yes for the Jews-not for others.
H. G. What is the position of your Church with
respect to slavery?
B. Y. We consider it of Divine institution, and
not to be abolished until the curse pronounced on
liam shall have been removed from his descend
ants.
H. C. Are any slaves now held in this Terri
tory?
3 Y. There are.
H. C. Do your Territorial laws uphold Slavery?
B. Y. Those laws are printed-you can read for
yourself. If slaves are brought here ~ those who
owned them in the Statesr do not favor their
escape fran the service of those owners.
H. G. Am | to infer that Utah, if admitted as a
member Of the Federal Union, will be Slave
State :?
B Y. No; she will be Free State. Slavery
here would prove useless and Improbable, 1 re-
gard il generally as Il curse to the masters. my
self hire many laLorers and pay them fair wages !;
could not afford to them. can do better
than SUBJECT mvself to obligation to feed and
clothe their families, to provide md care for them
in sickness and health. Utah is not adapted to
Slave Labor.
H. G. Let me now be enlightened with regard
more especially W yuuT CHuTCh putty
stand that you require each member to pay over
one-ten,h Of all he produces or earns to the
Church
b. Y. That is requirement of our faith. There
is DO compul-ion to the payment Each mem
ber acts in The premises according to the dictates
OF his own Conscience.
IL. G. What is done with the proceeds of this
tithing?
B. Y. Part of it is devoted to building temples
and other places OF worship; part to help the poor
and needy converts their way to this country ;
and the largest portion to the support Of the poor
among the Saints.
II. G. Is none of it paid to Bishops and other
dignitaries of the Church?
B. Y. Not one penny. No Bishop no Elder, no
Deacon, or other church officer, receives any COM
pensation fo- his official services A Bishop is Of
ten required to pu, his hand in his pocket and
provide therefrOm for the pour of his charge; but
he never receives anything for his services.
II. G. How, then, do your ministers live'
B. Y. By the labor Of their own hands like the
first Apostles. Every Bishop, every Elder, may
be daily seen at work in the field or the shop. like
mis- neghbors every mininister of the Church has
his proper calling by which he earns the bread OF
his famlyhe who cannot or will notdo theChurch's
work for nothing is wanted in her service
our lawyers (pointng to Gen, Ferguson aud an
other present, who are the regular lawyers of the
church,, are paid nothing for their services am
the only person in the church who has not regu-
lar calling apart from the Churchs service, and
never received one farthing from her treas
ury; if obtain anything from the tithing-house
am charged with and pay for it, just as any one
else would the clerks in the tihngstore are paid
like other clerks, out no one is ever paid for any
services pertaining to the ministry. We think
man who cannot make his living aside from the
Ministry of Christ unsuited to that ONCE. am
called rich, and consider myself worth S250OOO; ;
but no dollar of it was ever paid mo by the Church