Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-11-27
NEW AND NOVEL SECT,
MsrmoBIsm Characterization Young
Makes War 4 pom the believers

Prom he Cairo Democrat, Nov IA
rev arc strange sect, holding 70 a higher
efoeT OF spirituaiIs N tnan the Andrew Jackson
stncol OF spTitualists, was founded by Joseph
Morris, an Engiishman, in the town of
Weber, near Salt I.ske CITY, in The year ISs;O
The creed Is sometimes called hOrrisism, and
= suostantlally as folio We. That the spirits of
the old prophets, commencing with Seth who
according 20 Morris. was afterwards Mos-sl-
snd running through the regula- lineage OF the
AeIcbIsedee prlesthoOd-Enos. Canaan, Ma
halalsel Jared, EnoCh. MsthusaIsh. Iamach
Noah, sad SO down through Abraham. saac
JACOB, Jesse David, Solomon. It al. 20 Jesus
christ, the lsst of the regular priesthood In ali
one hundred and forty four thousand-ars
now reappeaTlnR upon the earth in the flesh.
fhai he tNorris) was Seth. the first OF thu
priestnood, and Joseph Smith, was the second,
hsvlHg preceded him as a forerunner, 10 estab-
hsh MOrm0nlsm.
The work OF Morris was called by himself
The Fullness of the Gospel" Mormonisns
being only the gospel in part. The object
claimed By Morris was 70 established a uni
yerSal temporal KIN gdom on the elrth in ar
Cordance with The prophecy of Daniel; that in
me last DAYS the God OF HeaveR on earth
would break IN pieces all other Kingdoms and
give 70 be the Inheritance Of the psopIe OF the
SAINTS OF he Most High, which people these
Morrisltes claim 70 be-
Upon enc occasion Morris called on Brigham
Young and told him that be was his Brig
ram - superior, and that God had sem him TO
take control of the Mormon Church Brigham
Indignantly denied the business OF the claim.
telling him 20 go back 70 the GOD that sent MIN
and req Gest that God 70 kiss bis foot" Nor
Tie then went 20 Weber, thirty live miles west
Of Great Salt Lake City, and there estabIishsd
himself IN the course OF fourteen months
ne nsd gathered around himself about seven
nanated men and women, composed OF the
brightest 1nteilects IN the Mormon church.
some or the leaders being profound scholars
30 rapid was the increase OF This sect that
bIlgnam Young became alarmed and sent out
an army OF about one thousand soldiers. with
nve pieces OF artillery. This force came b.
fore the camp OF the NOR sites on the ian z
June, ls62, AID began a bombardment On
the third day Morris surrendered, and march
ing out laid down his arms After the ca
pttuianon, the leader of the Mormon rabble
hooert T. Burton, Sheriff Of Salt Lake county
oeiioerateiy shot Morris and also a woman
whoIn,ereedsd for his life. The NJ orrisItss thsn
dispersed, some going 20 Nevada. soma TO
Cairorn,a, some TO Idaho, aud others to Mon
tana- being protected IN their escape by limited
States troops under the command OF GeneraI
Conner.
The lady who is the subJee, Of a notice pub
Ilshed IN smother part OF this paper went with
mat portion of the MOrrisites VINO fed 10 IdaLo
ana was persuaded by her husband 20 aban-
oon her church and return TO the States. but
the Old faith clIngIng to her mind, she in turu
enceavored 20 convince her husband of the
correctness OF her singular religious notions
ana 20 indnce him 10 espouse and promuIgate
~, 10 iTen tne sacred desk His refusal prob
sbly unsettled her mind, and IL Is now thought
max sne mas yielded 70 an irresistible impulse
20 go abroad in the world, and. by prsachlny
endeavor 70 propagate the religion Of her
The following is probably the motto. above
referred to-
MYSTERIOUS DIsAPPEARANcE.-Ala lady who
mas been residing with her husband in Cairo
IoT Few weeks past, suddenly left her home
Oh TIE morning OF the IN instant, taking with
her change OF undeIelothing only, aud mas
no. been heard Of since. She Is about forty
years OF age, dark skin and hair, the latter cut
snort or shingied; medium height; rather slen.
der, and IN poor health. She has no teeth.
wore black merinO dress. with q brown one
InoeF W DARK Shaker bonnet; thin CATERS
rms lady has been Tor several years past a
monOnsanIac on the subject CT religion, az
Iecteo win q species OF spirtualism. No cause
can De assigned for her leaving a kind and af.
teetIonate nus band and a comfortable home
but what Is known as spirit influences. She
bsIeyed In such promptings, and that IT was
her duty 10 obey them. ANY information con-
corning her sent 10 Rev. John Vancleye. ID D.
CtlrO, Ill, Will be gratefully received, and
papers copying this will confer a lasting IA
yor- The lady's husband being poor, she mad
no money when she left, and has no relatives
or aequalntances within q thousand miles OF
here.