The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-09-29

4OALuU4ASAls anu sBIti0 buS FOAIN
question Of Polygamy.
!" If we have a religion that can. {
stand the buttfng Of locomotive, It
ought to 90 down, was his reply;
He was glad, ard the leading men OF
the Church were pleased TO see Us
come amongst them aud study tnelf
PRINCIPLES, and see what they ha0
| done and how they lived. Ihey were
I5not afraid Of the rallroad-they
welcomed It, and with their own
l4ber and money were now busy ID
extending it to this city. Theirs was
| the most liberal and anti proscriptive
religion in the world. Their pulpits
and houses Of worship were open to
any one who chose to occupy them
they courted inquiry and argu-
ment. They kneI0 that they were
grounded upon the eternal principles
of truth, aud in these last days of
Gods dispense ton where He was
disclosing His will by direct iEspira-
ton and revelation, they as His
chosen people, by His manifest guild
ance, through His chosen Prophet,
we're gathering Zion in these valleys
of the mountains. They rejoIeed
that the railroad was finished so that
their countrymen from the east could
come and see them, for when they
were better understood they would re-
ceive the Justice and rights as a people
and State which had been so long
Tasked him if he regarded the
church as united and harmonious, and
| whether there was not danger of dis.
sensions and final disruption; and in
quired what effect the Josephite"
movement (Which denied the doctrine
Of polygamy and attacked the author
ity of Brigham Young), was likely to
have upon them.
None whatever, or at least moth.
/ ing to amount to anything. Ii is only
the scam Of the boiling pot which
| these young fellows 1.-THE sons of Jo-
seph Smith, the Martyr, are gather
ing. A few ignorant, worthless, weak
members, who probably never were
sincere Mormons, may 90 off with
them, but it will not affect us in the
least, unless for good, relieving US of
pestilent and faithless members"
/ How old is President Young?" I
asked.
"Sixty eight last june"
He cannot in all human proba-
bility live many years longer. How
will you provide for successor2'
cannot speak with certainty on
that point. God may give US a Reve-
lation before his death, and designate
whom he has chosen as his successor"
Through whom will that Revela-
ton be received?
Through his servant Brigham
whom we accept as the Prophet Of the
Lord"
Suppose Brigham should be taken
away before that Revelation should
be given. what course would be pur-
sued?"
THE Twelve Apostles would take
charge of the Church until such time
as the Lord should see fit to reveal
His will and designate a new Presi-
dent and Prophet"
Would there not be danger Of con-
| ficting revelations through the aspi-
rations of ambitious men, DESTROYS of
succeeding to his great power?"
None whatever. The viii of God
is sure an certain, and we would all
accept it. There is no danger Of trou-
bic or dIscord upon tho death Of Brig.
ham. We are one IN interest, IN
heart and spirit, and God will protect
and direct US in the future as He has
so manifestly in the past.
We often hear it alleged" [ said,
that your people are uneducated
and ignorant, and easily duped by art
full and designing leaders What are
the facts about their social posi-.
tion?"
IF the people are ignorant and
unlearned, then give them the greater
credit for what they have accomplish
cd in this valley. They are, it is true,
a majority of them, from the lower
and middle walks of life; butitis the
glory of our religion that we do not
seek to crush out and keep down our
fellow-men, but to elevate and lift up
from their loWly position our brothers
give them greater faith in God, con-
fidenco in themselves-gather them
In this earthly Zion, provide them
with comfortable home, and teach
them industry, temperance and NOR
atty. But they are not ignorant
they are blessed with a vast amount
of what we Western people call
horse sense, and are not so easily
duped as you suppose. They are ca
pable Of exercising free will and free
thought in religious matters. and they
i do it.
From what nationalities do your
people come 2"
From all quarters Of the earth.
We have missionaries in almost almost
the States, in Great Britain, on the
| Continent, in India, China, Australia,
the Sandwich Islands, and all over
| the world. A majority of US, probably,
are from the United States; next in
order are Scotch, Welsh, English, a
few Irish, large number of Scandi-
| navians, quite a number of Prussians,
and very few French. But almost
all tongues and nationalities are repre-
scented"
Have you made any Roadway
among the Indians in convertir 9
them to your religioD?"
4 Well, yes. We have converted
1 hundreds of them-or rather baptised
them, but they don't stick very we'll.
/ An Indian is an Indian, and you
can't make anything else out of them.
They stay among US while and then
wander off. But we believe if they
| go so far as to accept the right of
baptism they will at least be more
| friendly towards US; and we have
always underworld to pursue the
Penn policy with them, aud eonse-
quently have not had much trouble
with them"
Have you any negroes in your
communion"
Yes, a few-but very few. We
are pretty tight on the negro question.
We believe they are the children of
Canaan, a lower race of beings, and
that they will be assigned to differ
ent location in the other world. We
give them all church privileges, aud
are willing, since the passage of the