New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-08-20
AN OVERLAND JOURNEY
ANI.
NM.
TWO HOURS WITH BRIGHAM fOUaG.
SALT LAKE CRY, Utah, jay Is, I5Is

WentTe very cOE'i-l! welcomed II IN" 1opfcJ 'as
Precedent. who led us INTO toe secoDd-stssy p,rlsr
Of the largest cf his soases (hc has threw ~aers
wss introduced to HsSer c. KiGb.ll, Ges. Wells.
Gen. Ferguson Albert C,rrIsston, LII" snsa.
and seyera ether leading rsn iu the Churcs, wiz
two fuDLgrcrr sOAs Of the PRECEDENT After soma
snimportart conversation on general topics, l
stated tbst rad tome 10 quest Of fcller kno s!edss
respecting t, ID, 6octriDes aud Yohty AZ tn a's"sVa
Chr,eb. ard wos!d Eke to s-h some que'''"os
bsarrg directly IA these. il here we're NO ooyec
lion. Precedent Gcapg ays~ed biz ~iu"g-
Less to respond to sill pcrtnent oqui'ies, the COZ
versatioa. proceeded ssbs,ant,li, IS follows
n G--Am | to regard Mormo,lsu ('o1',iled)
SIS lew rels ion, or as siGpy nsw developments
II Christianity
! We hold thst tine - can be 20 true Gins
tan Chu,ch without prieetSood directly c,ais's-
slop-d by and IN mm,d istc coumur'c,tlcH wish
To-. S,n of God and Savior II msnkicd. SIss
church is that of the Ls,terDsy SAINTS, allied -
their enemies Moruons; know csner tsa.
| even pretends to baye Prcsen; and diEec, roTo.a-
tons Of Gods Will.
n Chen am to understand that y,x regard
sll other churches protesting 10 be CHRIS. as tbs
Church Of Rome ards all churches MORAN CON-
munon with itseii--as scasmatic, heretic, aud cat.
Of the way Of salvation
Yes, substantially.
II. G.-Apsrt from tbir in what respect "a your
doct,ires differ essentially fro,n thoss OF cue 0thS
| dox Protestant Cburctes-the Bsptsst or Method
| Isl. for exsmplel
Il. w hold the doctrines Of ChristisDiy, as
| revealed IN the ola aud New restaments--also in
! the Book Of Mormon, wDich tea,hes the saae car
oiDa truths, aud those only.
H. G-Do you believe in the doctrine Of the
| Trinity
B. we do; but not exactly as i is held By
other churches We believe ia the sasher, the
Sop, and the Holy Ghost, as equsl but sot idsne
csl-not as one person [ceingl We believe in all
| the Bible teaches GA this SUBJECT
H. G DO you believe ia personsl devil
distinct, conscious, spiritual beiug whose nature
and acts are essentially Malignant and evd'
! WE do.
| H. G.-Do you hold the doctrine of Eternal Pun
| sbmentl
d. WE do; though perhaps not exsetiy -
| other churches do. We believe it the Bible
tesctes it.
HG-I uuderstaId that you regard Baptism BY
| Immersion AS essential.
b. WE do.
H. G.-Do you practice Infant Baptism
b. Y-No.
H. G.-Do you make removal to these vaaoys
| obligatory on your converts
n. They would consider themselves greatly
argli. we'd If they we're not invited hther. We haA
| nf Col pa, n
the Bible foretels, aad that this is tao place.
and now is the time appointed for its cOasu1-
nation.
n G.-The predictions to which you refer have
usually, l think, been understood to ind cato
Jerusalem Cor Judes) as tho place of such gaia
| erDg.
b. Y-Yes, for the Jews-not for Others.
| H. G-What is the postion of your Church with
respect To Slavery
we consider it Of Divine institution. aud
| not to be abolished until the curse pronounced %
Ham shall have been removed from his desce ndants
! H. G.-Arcaby slaves now held In this Tefritoryf
D. Y-TheTe are.
IT. G.-Do your Territorial Laws uphold Saveryt
! b. Those laws are prin!ed-you can read t,r
yourself If slaves arc brought here by those who
owned them Ia toe States, We 90 not IaVOf thVt
escape from the service of those owners.
H. G-Am to infer thar Utah, il admitted as
member of the Federal Union, will DO Slave
State
| b. Y-No; she will be Free State. Slavery
here would prove useless snd Improbable. i 10
gard It generally as q curse to the masters. my
self blre many laboren and pay them fas wages
| / c. uld not afford TO them. eau do better
than suhjec. myself TO sbig ation to feed aud
clotbe their families, to provide add caro- fos them
in sickness aud health. Utah is not adapted to
Slave Labor
H. G-Let me now b. enlightened with regard
more rs Jeclally 70 your Church Poity Iundorstssd
/ that you require each member to psy over ono
tenth of oil he produces or earns 10 the Church
h. Y-That requirement Of our faith. Thsrs
is so compusion as u toe psyDeLt Each remboe'
scts IN the premises according IT, his Psasure.
under the dictates Of hi, conscience.
II. 6 What is done with the Procssds> Of tlis.
| titbibg
b. Part Of it is devoted to building temples
and other places of worship; part To Leping tho
poor ann needy converts on theis way to ths s,us-
Try; aud the largest portion to the support u tho
poor smoDg the S.ints.
II. G.-I. none of IT paid to Bishcps asl other
! dgDitsries Of toe Churchi
! b NO! ono penny. No BirAap. 70 Eldsr.
DO Deacon, or oaher church officer, receives soF
| compensation for bis Official ser noes. BishOt
Is often required to put BIS hand n bls s~n pockDs