The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1864-12-28

and abundant vegetables cover the land
back. The houses are mostly adobe or
unburned brick. which answers we'll for
hiiildlng n aterial in this dry climate
! Fine sha1e-tree line nearly all the
streets of the town. Beneath these
! trees. down the side Of every street there
/ runs q small clear stream of water, fresh
I from the mountains above. 4 large
I brook or river which fiows by the base
! of the mountain above. loses all its
water through gates placed along its
/ lower bank, by which it is distributed
over all the streets OF the city This is
principally for the purpose Of garden
irrigation. They have no rain durin 2
the whole Samncr, and nothing can grow
only when stream OF water can he
turned upon the land. They never at
tempt 10 cultivate where they can not
4 irrigate. Every garden is supplied with
its gate, through which a certain portion
, IF the water is turned upon it FROM the
street Besides this. these streams
sweep ofthe filth and dirt that collects
and keep TIE city clean and neat On a
hot sultry day in Summer no one can
imagine their value They cool and re-
fresh the air, wash off the dust, AID rem
der the sidewalk delightful Th,. .,ppie
over their stony beds, and make joyful
music over all the dry and dusty city.
The Mormons are neat people. The
front fence AMI gate, clean gravel walk.
the beautiful garden and the general ap
pearance iniiicate a degree of attention
10 these things which are truly com
menjable. inside, although the floors
are neither carpeted. painted, nor planned,
vet they are secured, the windows clean,
the bed dressed in white. the air sweet,
and every thing comfortable and iuvit-
ing They all work.
TIE PREACHING.
I spent the Sabbath in Toole village
a small settlement thirty-f five miles to
the southwest OF the city On the Sab
bath l attended church in a small square
siobe building, with rough board seats
TO accommodate from one to two hun
dred Ii was well filed There was no
minister present, and l learned that the
Mormons in none of their towns, large
O.. small, have regular appointed pastor,
whose Sabbath duty it is to conduct the
religious services. The chairman of the
meeting real hymn. which the people
sung. He then called on one brother TO
offer prayer, sad another to preach
sermon. The diseourses both morning
and afternoon were badly delivered
poorly arranged. disconnected, wordy,
wandering, and of common place ex-
DrcsSions. as OF cnGrse sermons must be
when delivered without forethouGht and
preparation. especially By man of
limited education, as all the Mormons
from the President down are. After the
Introductory services in the afternoon,
the chairman arose and gave notice Of a
dance which would be held the next
-.
proceeds would go to buy provisions for
the poor. Another brother then arose,
and, after urging the necessity of all
keeping their fences in good repair read
the names of dozen or MOI e men whose
fences were badly neglected and broken
down, and called upon them loudly to do
their duty before the coming Sabbath,
or they would receive the open censure
OF the Church. Neglccting ones fences,
he said, was sin the Church could not
tolerate. The chairman then called up
on another brother to preach the sermon /
1t was short eNortation for the people /
not to sell their grainfo- money but to /
keep it, and store it up against time of
need He said that season of want |
would overtake them by and by, and I
they would then need not gold but grain.
TaEIR BIGoTRr.
The Mormons are sectarian and selfish.
narrow an oonceited They believe /
that they are the only saints of God, ana
their Church the only true one that God
N ancient time spoke only through one
prophet at 4 time, SO now be speal.5 only
through one. and that one is Brigham
\ ouag. v.Iose word is infallible, whose
are absolute, aud whose de
,isions are final In oil the great move
nents Of the world they believe the
laud of q cd Is working for the glory OF
Young and ,ae Mormon Church.
In the great s.ruggle which is shaking
BUR nation SO terribly to-day, which we
EEL ought to kindle with patriotic zeal
my bl. dead men, they take but little
interest They are indifferent to the F
inal issue. They are neither for nor
gainst our country. They have little
:yDl pashy for the North. aad just as lit
lie to- the South. Taey regard it as no
question Of theirs. bat as the indepeni
,at work of God. who has finally inte--
posed in the affairs OF the United States.
No set this war TO punish our nation,
or perseclting them AMI driving them
beyond its civilized borders; and that
Z g will continue TO vent his fury till it is
,tterly destroyed then He will bequeath
IS territory 10 Tue Latter DAY Sa!nts as
heir ere lasting possession, and by his
pecial power build thereon for them his
New Jerusalem.
SALT LAKE,.
Great Sat Lake is twelve miles TO the /
vest OF the city. 1t is beautiful sheet
# water, sixty miles long By thirty wide
/ Is, think. the safest body OF water
N tlis continent No 6sh can live be-
.ea:a its waves. We went 20 the shore
ND hathej. / could throw myself ST
ull length upon its surface aad loat
Ike log / could not possibly get my
,ody beneath its waters The shore for l
nsny rods is covered with = thick salt
rust, and in hollows where the water has ,
owed back aud stood portion of the
ear and then receded, is found deposit ,,
u large beds Of clean white salt Salt c
5 obtained also by the process of boiling
\ large shallow pans, four barrels OF !