The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1859-08-31
Horace Greedy yand Brigham Young
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From Greelsy's Letters Of an ''Overlund Journey
for the Tribune
TWO HOURS WITH BRIGHAM YorNG.
SALT LAKE Cry, l'tah July L., 1859.
My friend DR.. Bernhisel, NJ. c. took me thi
afternoon, by appointment, to meet brigham
oung, President Of the Mormon Church, VIII,
had expressed a willingness to receive me
; L. M. We were cordially welcomed at tn
|, door by the President, who led Us into the sc
: cond story parlor OF the largest of his house
(he had three) where | was introduced to He
hcr {. kimball, Gen. Wells, Elias Smith, ant
| several other leading men in the Church. will
two iull- grown Sons of the President Afte
/; some unlmpoTtant conversation on general top
les, stated that had come in quest OF fulle
knowledge respecting the doctrines and polit'
OF the Mormon Church. and would like to aSi
some questions bearing directly on these il ther
were no objection. President Young avowc,
his willingness to respond to all pertinent in
qniries, and the conversation proceeded substan
TALLY as follows.
IL. Gam / to regard Mormonism (so-call
ed) as a new religion, or as simply new dcvel
opment Of Christianity?
Il G.-We hold that there can lie no tru
Christian Church without priesthood directly
commissioned by and in immediate commune
ton with the Son of God and Savior of man
kind. Such a Church is that of the Latter
Day SAINTS, called by their enemies Mormons
we know no other that even pretcndS to have
present and direct revelation of Gods will.
+ ii. G.-Then | am to understand that yor
regard all other churches protesting to he Chris
tian as the Church of Rome regards all church,
eS not i'll communion with itsclf--as schismatic
heretica and out of the way of salvation?
/ Is. G.-Ies, substantially.
II. G.--Apart from this, in what respect dc
your doctrines differ essentially from those O
our Orthodox Protestant Chmches--the Bap-
! tist or Methodist, for example?
| i. WE bold the doctrines OF Christianity
| as revealed in the Old and New TeStaments--
also in the Book of Mormon, which teaches
| the same cardinal truths, and those only
II. G.--Do you believe in the doctlinc of the
| Trinity?
b. Y.--We do; but not exactly as it held hy
other churches. We believe in the Father. the
Son, and the Holy Ghost, as equal but not iden-
tical--not as one person being]. We believe
iii all the Bible teaches on this subject
II. G.--Do you believe in a personal devil
distinct, conscious, spiritual being whose ma
tnre and acts are essentially malignant and
evil?
b. Y.---We do. ..
nal Punishment?
b. l.-We do; though perhaps not exactly
as other churches do. We believe it as the BIZ
Die teaches it.
II. CT understand that YOU regard Dap
tism by Immersion as essential.
B. f'--We do.
III G --llo Won nrtica nj fout RnntiCtpp
i. Y.--No.
II. G.-Do you make removal to these val
cys obligatory to your converts?
i. Y.-They would consider themselves great
ly aggrieved if they were not invited hither.--
We hold to such a gathering together of Gods
People as the Bible fOrcteils, and that this is
the place and now is the time appointed for its
consummation.
II. G.-1he predictions to which you refer
have usually think, been understood to indi.
cate Jerusalem (or Judea) as the place Of such
gathering.
Il. Y.-Ies, 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 pronoun
ced on Ham shall have been removed from the
descendants.
Fl. G.--Are any slaves now held in the Ter
ritorv? ...e. .......
B. Y.--There are.
II. G,-Do your Territorial laws uphold Sla-
very?
i. Y.-1hose laws are printed-you can
read for yourself If slaves are Brought here
by those who owned them in the States, we do
not favor their escape from the service of those
owners
II. Gam | to infer that Utah, if admitted
as member of the Fed, raj Union, will be
Slave State?
8. No: she will be Free State. Sla-
very here would be useless and improbable
regard it generally as curse to the masters
| myself hire many lahorers and pay them. ]
can do better than subject myself to an oblga-
ton to feed and clothc their families, to provide
and care for them in sickness and health. IT,
tah is not adapted to Slave Labor.
II. G.-Let me now be enlightened with re-
gard more especially to your Chmch polity: ]
understand that you require each member to
pay over one-tenth Of all he produces or earns
to the Church.
B. Y.-That is the requirement of our faith.
There is no compulsion as to the payment
Each member acts in the premises according to
the dictates of his own conscience.
II. G.-What is done with the proceeds Of
this tithing?
b. Part of it is devoted to building tenn
pies and other places OF worship; part to help
ing the poor and needy converts on their way
to this country; and the largest portion to the
support of the poor among the Saints
II. G.--ls none of it paid to Bishops and
other dgnitaries Of the Church?
B. Y.--Not one PEI ny. No bishop, no FL
n ~ L i
q w comnensaton for III otlical seryices A R;sb.
"m L nften reon;red n MT b,s band in his ow,
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