The New York herald., 1863-07-08
BIormonism In Wales.


The rapid growth OF hormonism IN Wales seems % be
entirely escaping the Of those who ought have
ssen,s arc over waich,i and aotrc while inc
church and dissent make the fatal mistake Of treating
them as members OF decsying sect and ns mpostofs
unworthy OF regard. No course could suit the Mormons
better except actual persecution They have modified
Of their principles OF late a. 70 divert tho
atoation Of unbeevors Very few now profess to per-
form miracles, because they found dict produce
enough to satisfy their votaries Joseph smith
than whom a abandoned debauchee and astoush
liar and bypocrite has appeared ong his
folowers-hed and practsed certain DOCTRINES such
that OF the expedieucy OF systematic seduction which
hi disciples have been compelled dissvow
public, however closely they may adhere TO them Ia
secret The result Is that the creed makes way among
the lower classes IN the principty Ia Liverpool, where
there many Wcish there also many Mormuns
Lot It be- remembered that the sect Us little than
thirty years DID, and II will be that II has
sumed formidable proportions. Statistics and
do not give tho u OF its progress for the
simple tha, as ust converts made they
OIL to Utah. perpetual emigrai fund Ia In exist
for this purpose and tn, people taught that
Christ himself will certainly to establish HIS king
dom n Utah or Missouri they go ont with an unchange
able belief that happiness here aud high rewards hcrca
them Tie Book Of Mormon been translated
into the Welsh a guage aud finds ready almost eager,
acceptance among tho ignorant people OF the hills
The women, young and old, adopt Mormonsm gieediiy.
The case has been mentioned OF woman OF sixty who
her home 10 Wales be married 10 Utah leaving be.
hind hor a husband OF seventy.
Ibey work IN the dark and no one seems 10 think the
result of their abors worth interfering with Nearly all
great gatherings held at night, and II rarely
happens that even the local police hear u them TN they
over Their baptisns always conducted by tue
ieht Of the moon, or BY torchlght when the night s
dark Upon spot on the banks of the river Ebbw, be.
tween Crumn and Newbrtdge, many wid gathering Of
this kind has taken pace the ard women dressing
and undressing by the banks, as once party of
Mormons doing In perDyshre. Up Ia the hills, where
OF the preachers greater than Ia tho towns,
the meetings held secretly that Is almost impos
sibe for stranger TO gain aimittanee. II Il at these
private gatherings that the temptations held
which induce young TO forsske their homes ard
kindred for lie which they would revolt at here
IL Is at these also that miracles occasion
ally performed. We heard of several Of these mira
cles, but could not succeed In seeing one. although
there IN IN Monmogthsbre who declares that no "
ready of the largest mouutsins IN the
~, called iwm Barwm down miles away . the noors;
ana that he merely could bus would do IL, only that
he does like innre Lord Tredcgar vhss property
IL partly IA. The reluctance OF this To his
neighbors landmark Il much appreciated the district.
An actual miracle per- rnod by another elder little
time ago A certain man who had hump upon his back
introduced To a Mormon meeting. The elders pre-
sent announced that they had taken pity 90 their
brother's defrmty, and, reward of his ndel1y "
the fath they had made up ihcg minds 70 rcmo.e the
hump. Evcn when achieved hy r.i.ace such an
operation must ne assafiy cause mess and they eonfe.
qusutiy the behind abe feelings
o1s, and the aud ence soon began 10 the elect q
them. Tor the curtain scarcely reached down q the
heels Of the PARTY and the people 10 iront distinctly
down the legs OF the bunchJacx But II the
operation miracle the hump lisef less
yeious, fcr the stream that ran down YRS Dot o.
bsood, but a sawdust and hump a sawinst II not
usna even ia thee. "isst days" Presently the
forth, straight and smiling, AMI solemn thRnks
giving was held for his delyerance. On another ecca
son-,hs occurred oardin-a husband urged his VIE,
who vas not Mwmon to SO 10 a meeting and promised
her that shc should see there ,hc angels OF the Lord
went during ine service the lights turned
out, and she nyures m white moving about. coee
by her feet she discerned strange small figures moving
slowly, and rustliug as they moved. she probably
expected here but she sezed ~ the nxures
her iect instead and pat her pocket. when
got home she found that u consisted u few frogs ~
white paper bag The elders declared these
miracles and their dupes Deiier cd them lady New
port had al excellent sefvaDt sbo became q Mormon
she was good eri, and her mistress loS geod deal
trouble 10 convince her a ber folly and "a explain - her
what life N utan actually y These csofts seemed bat
20 connrm the gFi 10 her intention, sbd her mother pfo
fessed her Joy daughters hrfnusss aud noped
''that she would become u the wives o. Brigham
Young, she pretty Kiri.
II u ony IN the that stranger hope ct
lnside Mormon mestng hoape, snd ~As not without
come trouble that Newport, coud ss.crtaiG
where the sect assembled A. iast small pubic bouse
pented and there o three sunday evenings
ago We vent 70 hear the prcceednss Tho room Vas az
pareuily used odd Fellows lodge, and there
above forty prsons present FOR the expiration 70
Utah few days befc~s bsd thnnsd the ranks. They
all % the working class, soine very ro.pccsaby
dressed aud ths generally clean aud vel ookns
Two or three nad children h. arms, there
were othar children OF ave TX yesfs o. nae ng The
congregaton. There we're also fes Yong men 70 the
room. snk and gsurt, aud having sesAned snlfx 90
their c,an,enauoe- - they we're boxing iorwrd y tns
bliss of having . doten wives. Tue eidsrs were ~orn
basssfd men VINO lossef though they actually bad
wives and cd roi mi olss u an but quite The
contrary There weret~o or three very oid men there,
aud = ne boys who yet eligible for Utah NE
Whsle groap gathered a,eund little dars grubty
man. WHO va, p,essh.s wen ., sl 1s naon n.
was ebb down. and another 20 succeed HIN
= mean, yellow, dirty mar, who sTexs ror'h coansry
dsscc, With Ysnkse twans and ltcxsf the fncsrnsi'on
OF q vulgar hypocrite. 1bere vo nothing whatever Ia
his Indicative n sincerity q pafpose Hs SPIKE
"a q bullying using rrea' v-hemeoce and very Nor
mon. ike language he warei ~fotD A. the stranger
(sk, listening ,Lyolsfoui With hs nimosi grs
si and s~d that Others bsiore ins had
Ac,i the Dords nird @nd saasrel or ". tbs
lest obsrratn ssed 'or several rnH'es spd ust the
elder hotter grezsr than ever, insom4cb tt W.
wincov rag rsb~d 0a' again and 80 ict a. ~ fprt
b~ai. Finding tnst his denuncsiions d1 NJ dk
canccri tho ktrangers the sder futdeuy bfufkl nit
cxhoraion ca1sc, anf faif, m los, qpcx vcrt,
"thss ~iJ be- meeting afterwafda ~ ~ gsn peoQe
o.y. hymn wg E4rx-n ww stfanae nafneauita
aegErgcln pfsyrr was o~rref and TIE rnge5 deutY
puyaed rose n depart. PA the sc.ow nan ftegAhy
l0t having ashsi44isd hs stofu q nanny M btN
ybsy. lef ss " tscr a. star deswrns that Frau
o1i AhO4d iesve. ~ 4 wsa Cfldelty aaears ~ stsy
to- strangers 80 lesys ard wete lFsaerty fpipwr1 ~
three Who he'd Dosaby t1d ~ ~ fle eida-s
g. try wat hey cuuld o. sbA tAk supe.io~frs. NJ
sfr4n9rfs roo INTO nycfeatiHm wtin ft0~ ~n1oMs A.
Wara yong ha1 two ~ thnrn : lnH ~ tab u8A
ttr btfch % ctffants. They ptfit ssy wished fn
sn1N whsf ~ sftsufefs thrugNtw the me0i.H9s 80
snsftH u8v greed eitb tlais4 uI uMfMg ths a re