The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-11-23

n Mormon family. Agents are stationed In ali
paris of Europe. whose duty IL is TO send 10
The United States such of the faithful rs are
ready and willing 10 travel westward toward
Utah, their promised land. Most Of them are
Swedcs, Germans. Welsh, English and Scotch,
and have no friends or relatives in the
Atlantic States. They were regularly con-
signed by the European TO the agent
to look atlcr and provide them with
boarding places until thct can shin for them
selves. Like moS other strangers in our city,
they often fall into The hands of the harlics
who are ever on the watch for like uns,lsllrct
Ing prey, and are mulcird Of their money. de-
spoiled of their effects. and lett 10 wander
housclcss nnd homeless through our streets
With men This is bad enough, but with the fc-
males il is terrible. Their niscrirs in many
instances only began with robbery and starya-
lion. The fate OF living death is often theirs
These dangers will bc lcsscncd, II mol entirely
obvlutpd at the existence of the Mormon Tenn
pie. Emgranls will step from the ship 10 it,
where they will find warm friends ready to
shelter and aid them. The Mormons are fast
becoming large sect among us. They are nu-
mcrous In this city and Brooklyn, although SO
quietly has MorinOnism grown up In our
midst, that It's progress has been scarcely OBJ
served by the general public AT present
Grrs ars Upward Of three hundred ihmiiies
If not more, In New York. They have a
church in brooklyn, Which is open tO all COM
crs, ana are governed by u saint and several
HcSt IttOplc cNcT lOoh iOTWaIu 10 tlh
day which will see them located in he city of
the saints and their prophet Brigham Young.
They are ail well oil and in good business cir
cumslanccs, and bear excellent characters
among their Christian neghbors. Every Suu-
day Is spent In devotional exercises ~, their
church. wsich is well filed from 9 \. NJ until
. y. NJ. In their business transactions with
Christians they are ScrupuOiIsly honest, md
where they deal once they invariably strive 10
Keep up The connection. 1t seems To
he their object, however, to trade rs
little as possible with those who are
moi OF their creed, i'm consequence of
which they do not come so much under
the notice OF outsiders and are so little known
TO the public. Some Of the men, IL Is said
have lis many as Iuir or five wives living in
different paris Of the city. No doubt IL may
seem curious To the reader that pUiyIllny can
br prtcticc,i In u city where the laws against
IL are so stringent. But the M0rmOns do not
marry their wives according to the common
law Of the Stale: they live in Il state OF concu-
binage. anrnabc 10 no law. Our reporter Ind
an Interesting Interview with Il celebrated
Mormon dignilary yesterday. This gentleman
Is an elder and practical polygamist, having.
we were informed, eleven wives ut present.
lie was very ailablc anl communicative. and
spoke without the slightest embarrassment on
some of the most delicate topics connected
with his religion. lie invited Investigation.
he said. and had no doubt Of being able To con
vince the most skepical OF the truth OF the
Mormon doctrines
Speaking Of The Temple, he said that the
committee had orders 10 push The enterprise
alnnT as fast as they could aud To hasten It's
completion. Being asked how much money.
if amy. Ind been appropriated for il. hc an
swcrrd that no fixed sum had been yet set
apart for The work, bnt that whatever lie COM
mittec having the matter in hand considered
necessary would hc Immediately forthcoming.
as the MhrmonS were we'll of, many of them
wealthy, ami all prepared TO furnish any sum
commensurate wilh their means.