The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1869-01-21
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sscarftenu a. oeas Lake,
nca,ltoa - the wall known correspondent
Of In Boston yssrA, spent Sabbath 10
saI.L Lake ard aslsnded Mormon ChnrcAs1
He writes an interesting stssch, from which
70 take these extracts:
SABBATH SERVICES.
Nse. By IL Me old tabsfnaels--a iosS' ow
buildips which will 49, more persons tnss ~
three churches n yosr eity, y which :endsy ~.
shs m. = ! mall oresn, choir q .1 80
women q ons nd-Den ocsspying - ~ !. ~
srA ~ vemeasths boay Of The houee, ana % =.
othee end the platfesn secupied BY Bingham s.a
the dlsnitesise Of tn church. A hymn 40 ssns
the 73sth Of the ss1lsstion-
AThs towers Of Zion soon shall rise,
Above tho clouds and roach the skiss,
Attract the esss and wondsstng eyes
or Ill that worship gioriously."
hro.her ossr.d prayer. Aasthsr hymn vas
anns. and then apostls Cannon preached. The
presoher, Of this nsW faith take no text, but hrs
avav upou any subjsst. This apostle took .
vid. sweep. hsg.n With IL bsgnning Of ths
new ehurch, fscountsd it persecution. tna.A
prosperity. D~slt On The promises, extolled the
ri,dou which, God had given TO Brigham, selar-
eiag upon vhstths Saints he'd done; saw nothing
but deetructiop Tor the nations - Europe and the
people Of the United States; then took uP the
railrosA sssstion, pfeAIsleA ihaA IL woaiA - o.
II: ss.s -, E 9. ,s ss ~ 1. and
predicted, bat would strengthen the church; goa
would give thsa nv rsvsiasions, through brota.
do1 2&1aS 49, Knh. ksa ,shsi.t1pe
ob1Aas1eeess q - !? ~. 49, 81
s s.r. s., %. via "osd. ). aid ".h.t
yol erops in the dark; that you ars subject to
doubts and fears ssssssDing9our se1rnai SAWS
tisp. The Law Il celestial AarfiAssiS right, bat
you will not obsy It, and those Of you who do not
.ec.pt the sosps e ChIlss ssn s1psst no.n,ns e.
70 become Latter Day Sklht unlsss b accepts
he spirit Of God in his heart and obey HIS
tsachings."
In he afternoon there was . larger audiences,
nearly filling the tabernacle. An Englsh@sn'
anras. II i looked spon By the Saints q -
viSf6 dslsilSs, young 1nsa who would lead them
to pssditiss. Some Of his language brought .
, sl ;s:: =. Z. ana s Ss. = y .sa I'D ia
him hat Apostle snitch wss ready to prs.sh.
Brsthss VilHsaasaa down, sayiAx "Thess y lsts
mots h ~ ASld ~"
Apostle George A. Smith IL : large, heavy man
viii 4 s4essb faess Rlsnp cheeks, hsAAy cca 9.
tsnAdUls u seeUantsd Os6 Of the soma men 81 The
church, and after Brigham the ablest saint He
has hesA sSpeintsdt 70 The hrst presidency, Auipg
thu piAos oScupied By IIsber c. Kinban: ni'
discourse was upon the building.of Zion. 1t wAs
10 Aedoss b. industry and education. Undss
thiS second topic Rev. Mr.. Foote, the EpiscopA
mission Try. and his Gentle school, were do
4 dssiis::~ 10 said, raising his voice, "sh.t my
children shall be taught BY men who believe in
Jonph 6oiAh And the Church Of the Latter Dey
Saints, Who 6siisve Id . plurality Of wives. a
man who does not believe that 10 not t " teach"
1asliAss sssssacs va' given With much 80
while Smith vas preaching the dsacons we're
adRiaistssioe the aacsemsnt
Jos YOUNG.
The bsnsdietion WAS pronounced by Joseph A.
Yoenk 1BfsD sl1est. He il knswn IN SSH
Lake g Joe" He 10 robust, red faced rssem-
blss hfs fsshe', wss IN Engisnd two y..r ago.
who're he WAS arrested and fined for driving .
coach and Sin, and taking too much liberty Of tho
law. 1ApMeDs sssd cigars, drinks goed liquor,
gsts dra.k, Psays pshsr, Hicks his wivss, sad
prsachss the gospel.
6rAsx rasAcsuRs.
The Norpons are exceedingIy rsHsso.s. They
are coxStAAt In attendance upon religious meet,
inss 6sfvises an held sn Sunday evening IN
nearly all of the wsrds. 10 The lSth Ward last
Sunday evening Bishop Watt preached. His sub
ieet VS. sAe cultivation OF silk. He came to this
country with his mother and half sistev Mise or
ten ysaks age. He called upon Brigham TO know
il no could marry his half-sster. Brigham was
not ptbsrsd 70 ~, Though thsie eas the hi9s-
tfious examples OF Abraham ana Ammon. 10
had not received revelation on those points. He
wished 10 talk with Misa Watt upon the suhjsct.
She came 70 aee him, was young and pretty,
Scotch tassis, and be concluded to marry her him
SELF Bat It 10 said she had besn untastaful' $40
r., hn fsma md PiA6
her 70 Der hAf-btoiher, " whom - nad three
sn.n Ds .h". : az Co. 80 nav.,.. 49,.
..nt 40 ~ ~. t~.,;torv nth ath.,s mas, Mill.
tsrv e.cort 70 e.cane The veneenoe Of the church
for her apost..y from the faith.
"There is not city in the world 20 virtuous n
this, said prominent Mormon to me.
Certainly, the outside look u fair. ana thai Term
Of vice known % the "sociA evil" not 70 appa-
rent hsss = /. other cities. Ny Mornon seq..in'
tances would nave me undsrssand That the NOR
mon rsaigton 10 Pursr than Any other. Tnsy cain
thAsit pxrihss soAsty. In heoA Of sssnen.
to Drishsm thea the bsat service which men Co
render TO dod II the multiplication o. the nunsn
race A. sosu, therefore, - gir': arfivs at mar
riagsaoie age they nseoms concanln:s. IN Other
parts OF the world misplaced Affection, or low
from the path Of virtue; but here the Church
tsachss that eoncubinags is ordained Of God. To
accept It 10 gsrify Him; ~ reject 1t il to reject
eternel hspuinsss nan nay hsss ssors Of
eoncablAss DO may - old, hateful, rspulive, bat
fora 1rl = reject Ais addresses 10 to reject the
gospel Brigham consents, parents urge; there il
the example Of Abraham. jacob, David, Solomon.
In the sanday School md from The pslpit the
doctrine Of Celestial marriage has been taught
and 90 natural affection and the instincts Of the
soul Alike are ataed, and the shrinking maiden is