The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1869-02-09

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WaHIsm,f Brrut
ia tbe Orient thore is oao institution
which has long been established con
|euhiaaee Tho modern Tank, the Arab.
IIindoo, FoegIsa, aud King of fAshsutee
all follow the footsteps Of their fathers
They keep concuhires by the score
The barpu never has Hourshcd under
.tbo christian civilization Of Europe. but
i has been tpusplanted from the or
ent to salt Lake City rs the prophet
aud apostles Of the Church Of the lat.
ter-day SAINTS, aud Is thriving with
great yigor In the city u the sultan
and everywhere else IN the East il is
established in lust, bot in tho SANITY
City Of Utah il is held % be ordained
Of God for the welfare Of tho human
race and glory Of God through time and
eternity
THE APOSTLES ,Np THEIR CoNcuBINEs.
The prophet IN imitation Of the Lord
Jesus Christ has ordained twelve apos-
ties to assist him in his ministry. In
this Church Of tho Latter Day Saints
he who will be the greatest in the king
dom Of heaven is he who has the most
concabmes in this life The apostles
therefore, initiating their prophet add
70 their number Of concubines as they
feel able, that their glory may bo great
T IN the eternal world Do YOU ask
whether the idea uppermost in the
mind Of the Orient the qualification Of
passion, may not also be au induce
meu with an apostle to take concu-
blnea half a dozen? These sober
minded men Of Salt Lake will assure
you that they seek only to do the will
Of God Each added concubine will be
a jewel in the immortal crown, and oy-
er each new born child there is Joy in
heaven, for il is soul leIeased from its
prison house and started on It's way to
glory.
All Of the apostles are married aud
all have two or more coucubines, in ad
dition to their one lawful wife They
rank as follows
/ lst Apostle, Orson Hyde, has three
eoncubines
| ID Apostle, 0rson Pratt, has three
coneubines.
/ 3d Apostle, John Taylor, has six con
eubines
4th Apostle, Wilford Woodrooi, has
two concubines.
9TH Apostle, G. A, Smith, has foul
concubines
9th Apostle, Amaya Lyman, has fou,
eoneubinos
7th Apostle Ezra BE son, has three
concubines.
8th Apostle Charles Rich, has Sly
concubtnes.
9th Apostle, Loronzo Show has three
coacnbines.
10Th Apostle, Erastus Snow, has twc
concubines.
{ I1th Apostle, Franklin Richard, ha,
! three concubines
18th Apostle, @ @ Cannon, has two
concubines.
J.. Daniel Wells, who is associated with
Brigham IN the presidency Of The
{ church, has large number Of concu-
bines Heber Kimball, who was also 0
member Of the presidency, but who died
last summer had large harem, He
was not much liked by the saints-wat
coarse, brutal, and used obscene Ian.
guage in the pulpit, abused his concu
bines. worked them hard, gave them
little to eat pulled their hair and gave
them to understand that be was master
Of the situation, / am informed that
some Of them are not inconsolable now
/, that he Las gone, and that they hoped
for period Of rest before joining hin
in glory. II is not stated as fact, but
only as current report
rHg PnorHn's HARRm
A few steps up Main street from om
hotel, turn to the right and we sec
the prophets harem The grounds oc
eupied by Brigham are closed by high
wall, laid in cement An eagle Will
spreading wings clutching beehive ii
his talons, is mounted over the gate
. way emblematic Of Brigham and hu
church The main entrance face,
j South The grounds are well laid out
and there Is an abundance Of apple
pear and peach trees Grape vines
climb the wall and hang on trelhses
, At the southwest corner Of the grounds
is the tithing Office, whore a tenth part
Of all that is produced IN the territory
pas ses into Brighams hands la The
reas of the tithing Office are extensive
sheds. where The saints find shelter
while paying their tithing Here alsc
are several small buildings where Brig.
hams servants llye--those employed
about the premises A few steps sasl
q the tithing Office is the tbree-storied
building, standing end 70 the road
large enough and long enough for Q
factory boarding house Ii has a steel
slnnglsd rool, with ten glbled window,