Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-10-21
NormOnism ON Trial.

An intelligent correspondents OF the Cincin-
nau Commercial, writing from Utih. thinks
that MormonIsm n ON N. wane. He saw
one rather intelligent Mormon told me he
thought a. the GrntleS slowly crowded ID the
South, - the brethren would sell .5ut ana move
10 the southern settlements. and. N time. th.
entire Church would remove 4. IN this region -
For my part, thiaS 4 can already 80 the
forces al work which are slowly tending
10 the destruction OF MOrmOnisin, though
as Yet they are more within than with
on; the Church. During my siay I have.
become acquainted with a large number OF
young me II, and have the first ope 10 So who
understands his religion thoroughly or j. Al an
oeSout IN A.. The old people. tue Original con-
Ner;s, are the most mdoctrIned. 10 speak,
and earnest religloniSts ever me-. OtLeT pgo-
PIE believe" they know II- True. Or the
help and witness OF God spi-t," bUJ al lest
One-nan OF the young men ar iniisalS.
While such IL the Z. e with them, the Young
women are equally be- AZ on turDing out u tn.
way. They manlfett a most perverse fsn-
dency toward the GputilP-, and never fa.l 10
take one for husband when the opportunity
offers; and this It Ems n.tural eno0 h To nv
eye II Is evident that polygamy tends q the
oeGr3datlon OF women. i have ;s.ken The t~sti-
mony, professionally speaking. OF thr; 'ea
Mormon women OF whom but three defended
pciygany as blessing ln Itself. Four others
were nOn-cOmmttal- or spoke of it mildly a.
"a trial, thing Necessary Tor our saivatlon.
only borne WITH the a>~I-tIng grace OF God
&cr while all the rest denouncedit yehernau,Iy
as perfect curse, Yet claiming 70 be Nor
mons. All buT that Once let tbs upper valley
iii with Gentiles. that class OF miners mer-
chants, freIghters, aud ranchmen. with whom.
IA a Western settlement, every woman j. worth
her weight in gold, and I am convinced the
Murmons Will have TO keep their womau a.
slaves OF prisoners, or give up polygamy.
A FEARFUL EALL.-The BllumOre ssa-sfse OF
tins morning says About two O'Clock yester-
day afternoon man named John Aeazey. en-
gagged IN painting the third story wall o. the
house at the northwest corner Of Charles and
Barnet streets, lost his equilibrium and fell To
the ground, distance OF about forty feet. He
was immediately placed on a litter by police
man Cuddy, and, with the assistance OF some
cI:Izens, taken TO the hospital of the Washing
ton MediCal University, ~ the corner OF Sara
toga and Calvert stress. The ir lured man was
then IN q perfectly cold stH5e. and IL was sup
posed ne wonld die in a snort tine, as upon an
examination IL was discovered that one of tbs.
lower uornal yertebTT was broken. besides
which the right arm was broken lust above the
elbow joint, and the skull Vas fractured and
depres- ed Just above the right eve, which
caused conclusion OF the brain. The proper
remedies were applied, and a reaction OF the
nervous system was oroGgnt about, though he
was nos restored 20 consciousness. A. a late
hour last night he vas still alive, but there
vas not possibility Of has recovery lie Is
abou. IS years OF age, and has a wife and one
child residing al No. ls2 Lee street.
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