The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-21

Amer lean Bible Society. .s39o,7s9 slW00o
American Tract Society ........... 3S3l63 1913 S13
Am lean Homo Missionary Society,". 1851 *lN00o
American Board OF Foreign Missions. l33, Isl *lI sos
Presbyterian Board Foreign Missions
American Foreign and Christian - .....
Ia'can Missionary Association 4SOSS ts7Ooo
Amer can seamans Friend Society,". 23.sl3 $4,000
New York Colonization Socety...... 67,624 100000
HSS mated.
+ lx months Of 1852
The receipts of one or two societies have fallen
off, but as rule there is general increase over
the previous year, (which was the period of the
financial revulsion. The total receipts of the
societies for 1861 amounted to $2,l06, 443; for
1878, S2,OS1 SO7. So the crisis had no parti-
cular effect upon the religious societies. This
years receipts will probably exceed those Of the
fush times of 1861 very encouraging
shows that money is plenty when Wall street
thinks about investing in any speculation which
does not promise an immediate profit. AT the
same time it is interesting to note that the reli-
gious societies are the last to be affected by
financial crisis. When men are In trouble In this
world they always think of the next
We presume that the anniversary exercises
will be conducted in the usual way. There will
be some vigorous denunciation of the sins of the
metropolis, much pious horror at the crime Of
negro slavery, great lamentation over the ruling
wickedness in high places, as shown by the
Sickes case and others of the same order. The
benighted barbarians beyond the sea will receive
due attention, and the usual arrangements will
be made for their conversion-ar
which have been made every year during the
last half century, and which, we are shocked to
say, have not yet succeeded in even an approx
mate manner in accomplishing the desired end.
The savages themselves, with few exceptions,
look upon the efforts of these philanthropists
with the most provoking Indifference, and uuder
euch circumstances evrn labor Vr love becomes
tedious
And in view of all this, we have new idea
for the anniversarians. Why not attempt the
conversion of our own savages? Why not try to
bring our small politicians, corrupt Aldermen
Corporation swindlers, lobbying Congressman
and thieving Office holders into the straight ard
narrow way that leads TO eternal life? Slavery
at the South has been preached against unceas-
ingly for thirty years, and not particle Of the
burdens resting upon the black man has
been removed-in fact, his bonds have
been frightened. Heathenism still holds out
against the Christian missionary, the untutored
mind being so far perplexcd with creeds and doc
trinal points and theoretical disputations, as to
reject all forms of belief aud return to its idols.
Why then should not the religious world turn its
attention to the frauds aud rascalties daily com
ing to light in the administration of our local
and State governments? If they could work any
reform, we are confident that the taxpayers
would subscribe heavily enough to double all the
fat salaries and provide Scriptural pocket hand
kerchiefs for all the little negroes from one end
Of Africa to the other But it will be hard work
hard as the ]abors Of the devoted Twelve against
the corruptons Of the Caesars and the Herods,
and all the Roman tyrants of their day Tracts
will not answer. 1t must be good, solid apos-
tolic knocks, with prospects Of everlasting tor
ments held out between every sentence.
However, the greater the difficulty, the
greater the triumph, and the more plethoric the
treasury. Let the anniversarians ponder on these
words. Rightly taken they open mine CON-
pared to which California is poor, and the ships
of Tarshsh Of no more account than so many
Yankee lumber echooners.
AFFAIRS IN UTAH-Our correspondence from
Salt Lake City, published this morning, will be
found to possess features of unusual interest. 1t
wsnd appear from it that apostacy is rapidly on
the spread among the Saints, and that an expec-
tation prevailed that large numbers Of them, dis
gusted with the Church and its practices, would
leave the Territory in the spring The charge of
Judge Cradlebaugb, in the Third Judicial Dis
trict Court at Provo, had created a great sensa-
ton, from the fact that he recommended to the
Grand Jury searching investigation into the
Mountain Meadow massacre Of 1857, the Spring
field murders, and other offences attributed by
the Saints to the Indians, but the perpetrators Of
which are well known to have been white men.
II is stated that the captain of the large party
which was so ruthlessly murdered In 1851, and
the only one who escaped, is now a. Camp Floyd,
and viii act in concert with the authorities In
ferretpg out the authors of the most Wholesale
massacre ever committed on our continent. The
Third Judicial district, 1t will be recollected,
was unable TO mete out justice to the parties ar
raiened, owing to the fact Of the majority Of both
juries being Of the Mormon faith, and conse-
quently opposed to subjecting their brethren to
the rigor Of the United States courts The bold
and energetic charge of Judge Cradlebaugh has,
a. will be seen by letter from Mormon cor
respondent, caused intense excitement and indig-
nation amongst the members ofthe Church, who
seek to weaken Its effect by accusing him Of out
stepping the limits of his jurisdiction. We give
the arguments on which this assertion is founded
from desire to do equal justice.