Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-02-25
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Salt Lake Couespondence ot me Boston JOURNAL
BRIGHAM YOUNG AT HOME.

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Salt Lake Correspondence OF the Boston Journal.
BRIGHAM YOUNG AT HOME.
The prophetic Brigham Young, in imitation o
the Redeemer has ordained twelve apostles to as
sist him in his ministry. In this church Of th
latter day saints he who will be greatest in th
Kingdom of Heaven, is he who has the most con
cubines in this life The apostles, therefore, imi
tating their prophet, add to their number of con
cubines as they feel able, that their glory may b
] great in the eternal world. Do you ask whethe
the idea uppermost in the mind of the Oriental
the qualification of passion may not also be al
inducement with an apostle to take concubine-
half a dozen? Those soberminded men Of Sal
Lake will assure you that they seek only to do th'
will Of God. Each added concubine viii be jew
el in the immortal crown, and over each newborn
child there is Joy in heaven for it is soul releas
ed from its prison house, and started on it's way Il
glory. @-H.
ALI of the Apostles are married, and all hav
two or more concubines in addition to their ON
lawful wife. They rank as follows:
First Apostle, Orson Hyde, has three concu
bines. ~
Second Apostle, 0rson Pratt, has three concu
bines ..- s.- :.a"-. ~
Third Apostle, John Taylor, has six concubines
Fourth Apostle, WiHcrd Woodruff, has two con
cubines -. .,.ss,- a .-. -~
Fifth Apostle, G. A. Smith, has four concu
bines. .-.. a. l.. .:..
Sixth Apostle, Amasa Lyman, has four concu
bines. s..
Seventh Apostle, Ezra Benson, has three ooncu
bines. ~.
Eighth Apostle, Charles Rich, has six concu
bines. ..... ...
Ninth Apostle, Lorenzo Snow, has three oeucu
bines
Tenth Apostle, Erastus Snow, has two concu
bines ....... 90 ....... ..... 8
Eleventh Apostle, Franklin Richards, has thre'
oencubines. ........ .. r
Twelfth Apostle, G. @. Cannon, has two con
cubines
Daniel Wells, who is associated with Brigham il
the Presidency Of the Church, has large number
of concubines. Heber Kimban, who was also
member Of the Presidency, but who died last sum
mer, had large harem. He was not much ikea
by the Saints was coarse, brutal and used obscene
language in the pulpit, abused his concubines
worked them hard, gave them little to eat, pulled
their hair, and let them understand that he was
master of the situation. am informed that some
of them are not inconsolable now that he has gone
and that they hope for period of rest before re
joining him in glory. 1t is not stated as fact bu
only as concurrent report.
A few steps up Main-street from our hotel, 6
turn to the right, and we see the prophets harem
The grounds occupied by Brigham are enclosed BY
high wall, laid dincement An eagle with spread
ing WINGS clutching bee hive in his talons, il
mounted over the gate-way-embematic of Brig
ham and the church. The main entrance faces
south. The grounds are well laid out, and there ii
an abundance Of apple, pear and peach trees
Grape vines climb the walls and hang on trelisses
At the southwest corner of the grounds is the
tithing Office, where tenth part of all that is pro
duced in the territory passesinto Brigham hands
A few steps east of the tithing Office is three
story building, standing end to the road, large
enough and long enough for factory boarding
house. 1t has steep shingled roof with ten ga
bled windows on each side. On the balcony ovel
the door is q crouching lion.
This is the harem. A covered passage leads
from the ground floor to another building east IL
which is the general business Office of Brigham
Young, and from which telegraph wires run to ev
cry hamletin the territory. Another passage lead'
to the private Office of Brigham, back Of which j.
his private bedroom, where his concubines wai
upon him-AmeGa to-day, Emeline tomorrow
Lucy the day after.
Brigham lawfully welded wife was Mary AM
Angel, native of New York, the mother of five
children, Joseph, or "Joe' as he is called at Sail
Lake, Brigham A., John, Alice and Luna. Sht
married the prophet while he was young man
before he was prophet, and accepted with hin
the revelations Of Joseph Smith. She lives in s
large stone-building in the rear Of his harem
Brigham does not often visit her now.
The number of concubines in the harem is no
known to the Gentle world. One report makes
the number seventy; another gives only thirty
1t is probable that the larger number includes
those who are sealed to Brigham for eternity ant
not for time
His first concubine is Lucy Decker. She is tht
lawful wife of Isaac Seely, mother of two children
but Brigham could make her queen in heaven
and so, bidding goodbye to Isaac, she became frs
concubine, and has added eight children to thu
prophets household.
Her younger sister, Clara Decker, also aspiret
to be heavenly queen, and became his secont
concubine, and is the mother of four children.
The third is Harriet Cook, mother of one turbu
lent boy, who does pretty much as he pleases, ant
so does the mother. When in her tantrums sh
does not hesitate to send Brigham to the realm o
evil spirits
Lucy Bigelow is.said to be one Of the most lady
like of all the concubines She is Of middlinl
stature, dark brown hair, blue eyes, aquiine nos
and pretty mouth; pleasant and afable
Miss Twiss has sandy hair, round features, blu
eyes, low forehead, freckled face but as she ha
no children, is not of much account in the eyes o
the prophet. She looks after his clothes, sew
buttons on his shirts, and acts the part Of house
wife. .,
Martha Bowker is another ofthe same sort, quiet
neat in DRESS childless and therefore Of little &C
count.
u Harriet Barney, like Lucy Decker, left her bus
f band and three children to become concubine
that she might have exaltation in heaven, but ha
not been honored in the harem, not having adde
any children to the household.
Eliza Burgess is the only English woman in tn
harem, small of stature, black eyes, quick temper
ed but mother of several children.
II Ellen lockwood, daughter OF the jall-keeper,
another of the unfortunate women, not having ha