, 1869-08-21
THE MORMON SCHlSM.


The Coruna Utah, Rtpoyt.r has ruE:ser ac-
na1n meen y as heId IL st Lase M cty On auSp.
We give portion Of the account Of tho meeting:
"1ssother Coray then gaze way for the reguIar
1mong lne,r preachers, but never remember
seeing him so excited and ncrTous as he Wal on
this occasion: and well he might be, for the case
nephew cl joseph aud the cousin Of young David.
membercd that tic date of tits pretended
Il, ls4s, but TIN, it was neSer published apiil sep
TENDER, ls5l; that in February, 1sts. Joseph aud
llsrum sE1lA published card n the 1in<s and
StasoHs, at Naoroo, denying that tacy cvcr re-
celyed any such revelntton; that In April, 1914
uyruH Smith male an addEess TO The e!,le9s start
I s z e. hs
sion IN IapecT County, Mich. again denying hat
these tl!nes wetu published In lie Church paper
and arc no: dcnled ~ tue BE!Shanltes, and
L VII be p!aln IT. that The ia,;sF i prove
joseph and Hyrum to tc most lnTetcrato lar.
These denlAls have been m1de much OF By the
sons Of Joscrh, and u view Of tnese facts, II
rEceeIce OF large and excited audience, Joseph
+. stood up to prove bis u1Vn father q lart And
must sdl ttat &c Bpcceedeu In doing It. He
began " announcing that many wou!d TN after
Hons Of Joseph, who would treat With contempt
any other person who preached the same doctrine.
In view OF this fact, 1t has been determined TO
hold series OF meetings In this and other wards,
to answer the statement OF DaT1d uyruul and be-
fore they we're through the Brshanlites pusposeA
who heard it and isuln any Who rejected ii.
He stated that lie bad u his possession aud
would present the nl!da7lts OF twelve Woue1t
now living, tint they were the spiritual W1ses Of
Joseph siuitf, and 60 cea:tnEcd to the uHe Of
bis death; that he hAt1 tho evidence Of hundreds
OF men who had been taught the doctrine Of
taluty that his father, Hssum Smith, had two
other women while hts mother vas still alive.
This sesned Proof enough, bat Josepa vas
and be went On Ut some length IL an Interesting
account Of al1atrs Of Hauvoo: i can not SAL
be, help tho position 'his places ny father and
snoW sneS these - fae,:s But T e5eryeody fuows @ tia
people then were not rFrParod tor .hess things,
in the midst ct tEetr enemies, and ln State wAerc
this doctrine wonld have sent them to the Fcnt-
tchtiArJ. The brethren were not free a. they arc
there were the traitors on every hand; 1cs, right
in their councils tho r!sht.hand niAa Of the
aps se e. and
wuilc the ncb was uiicr them, and crossed Into
Iowa, intending to come 70 tae Rocky Mountains
q s1 naT e q @ y ps sSes @ ne
tlon WAS, that man MARKS and Emma
sn!.h 1o!ncd ~, u Wiling them q letter: u
shepherds, who ha1 left tho sheep In danger AMI |
ned. And whcu Joseph read that letter bis great |
henrt was overcome. and he esiti. IL that l. all
for IT, ant he md uyru1n e2ue back and gave
themselves uf1, and werc taseu 10 Carthage and !
Ian she!r mother, @ En,i1a sni:h. s Thts Is hard,
but want these men to Know that II they came !
here 70 ralse tier parts Ks Will Rtye them ilcts.
want them told let them 90 away and Keep their |
mouths shut. And SAT IN plain tact, That The !
blooa Of Joseph and Il! run !s upon the souls Of I
until burne;l oct by the dres o, heII.'
"By this time the excitement Of the audience
VA intenss md ne suppaesse1 oreasn!ng Of the
upon by this recital He continued hla recital Of
iacts u ycfy enectiEe manner, and succeeded
from ts II stssefe vaIae ~ peopls Iii 20
caEpcsly Of 'ouc ,zuc church rs tho Nornons,
anu no people ale 90 divided 10 so abort Tune
time, split into tweniy-four hects, Of which
about half dozen SOtr.re. When they
sa aH:sa ues
mos. wealthy 10 Amisy. PENNSYLVANIA, wncTs
su1EG .took s;.u larger body % Wisconsin:
White leal colony TO Te1as; tho Cuuc5tcs
vent Somewhere else, y bio t.osc who went with
OF went crazy, the only alternative LETT
The interest aEakencd b5 thls late movement
here Ia wonderful: the mass Of tho Mormous are
fully Impressed rilh The idea that they Oh the
ere OF great chnnge; and many OF them begin
TO have IlsforB and dreams presag1ng something
g.andls MYSTERIOUS, though they hsr,ily know, q
Mormon cried Tor years that there must be
great spirit In TIE Church befor the luaI gather
|sg: aaa the Impression is general here trat this
.Atcr al tic rubbish II cleared awny, The road
FILL b. opeu for the faithful! 70 go back TO Jacsson
6,1h The property ct the Gea!lles WHO hnFe been
the surviving Gent.lcs Will be eeryanta
,nt theft wives concuhnes to the faithful, while
he latter will Ire Gul1y 1oyJ and .heir goose Will
lang high In The New Jerusalem Ard can the
anmsn mind be made 10 believe. euch stun: II