The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-11-25
Utah ana MAsisie ai.sis.

Cndog the above subject Julro KingsbnrS
delivered IL very interesting leetute last even
ing, which was attentively listened to by an
audience which completely filled the large yes
| try of the New Jerusalem Church.
The Judge commenced by saying that when
he went to California he wanted to see the
| great trees, the 70 Semitic valley and Salt
| Lake City. He found he should have time to
see only one, and while he felt confident the
| trees and the Yo Semitic Valley would keep be
didn't think the Mormons would. He wanted
10 see the sect which defed the Christianity
and civilization of the 10Th century, and he
wanted to see Brigham Young, the man who
could manage hundred wives, when he had
had all he could do for forty years to manage
one. He then gave a very interesting aud COM
prehensive history of Mormonism from the
time that Joe Smith dug up the brass plates
and Mormon Bible, which he said had been re-
vealed to him by an angel, through the Kirk.
land Independence, Nauvoo, and Council Bluffs
settlements and experiences down to the pres
ent day at Salt Lake City. From people who
were mere handful in the beginning, to one
that now numbers over 100000 souls, the ma
JoiiJ VI are uOW III
The Utah of the present day from an arid
desert has turned to a country Astounding in
fields teemng with the fruits of the soil and
Inhabited by thrifty, hard working popula-
ton, who number some 10000 souls. The
boundaries are the same as Brigham Young
originally made them, and Brigham is the head
and front of the whole thing. Without Brig
ham Young the bottom would fall out of Nor
monism very quick. He owns $50,0OO,000
worth of property, is considered the richest
man in the whole West, drives as fast horses as
Henry Ward Beecher, and lives in as elegant
style as any millionaire in the country. Que
popularity about the Mormons is they always
speak in half whisper. The reason of this is
that Brigham's spies are everywhere, who re.
port everything to him. The Trinity, of which
Brigham represents the Father, is the head OF
the Mormon Church; next in power is the
Council of Seven, then the Twelve Apostles.
There are twenty wards, and each ward has
Bishop for its superior officer, and under the
Bishop are number of teachers. Each teach
er has to fluid out everything going on in his
ward during the week at every mans house
and report to his Bishop. The Bishop "boils
down" the teachers reports for the Apostles;
the Apostles boil down" the Bishops reports
for the Council of Seven, the Council of Seven
do the same thing with the Apostles reports
and hand their winnowings to tho Trinity, SO
that Brigham Young keeps accurately posted
in everything worth knowing in Utah. If
man apostacizes he is hunted down. There
are three Gods, a God of bones, another of
flesh, bnt the third is of spirit; the vital spirit
which takes the place of blood They have
had a succession of Gods, the first one having
been the grandfather of Jesus Christ. Salt
Lake City is the Zion and Christ is exposed
to come next year, take the Presidency from
Brigham Young and rule a thousand years.
A very fue description was given of Salt
Lake City, with its tabernacles, its broad
streets, of the harems, which were, like a sue
cession of houses, Of the want of spirit evinced
in the appearance of the. women who never
look you straight in the eye, and of the sim
gular mortality among the children despite the
healthy surroundings, Of whom four-fifths die
before they attain the age of two years. We
are sorry to be unable, owing to the crowded
state of our columns, to give nothing better
than this fragmentary sketch. We can assure
our readers that it was highly interesting de-
scrption. and contained sufficient material for
two or three excellent lectures. We hope this
will not be the last one the Judge will deliver.