The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-12-29
A Mormon Lady ON Mormonism.

Mrs. Godbe, wife of Mr.. Godbe, lead
er of the reform party among the Nor
mons of Salt Lake City, writes to the
Revolution giving her views of the Nor
mon question. Here ale some interest
ing extracts from the letter:
As father, Brigham Young is fond,
sparing of means in educating his chill
dren. His daug hters, as young ladies,
will compare favorably with young
ladies in society anywhere. Some of
them are very pretty, even handsome /;
talented, too, especially in music. l
have seldom heard sweeter music dis
coursed upon the piano, accompanied by
the voice, than that produced by these
oung ladies. / have heard it said that
they could sing before they could talk.
Music with them is gift of nature,
through their father. Then they are in
spiratlonal some of them remarkably So
l call to mind little Susie, child of
eleven or twelve summers, whose intui-
tion amounts to something akin to
second sight" The Spiritualists would
call it "claIrvoyant," but the Mormons
would be Mortified at that word. They
like the sectarians of past ages, are apt
to ascribe to the devil that which sur
passes comprehension. whats in a
namei" and yet, to the finite mind, there
is much in it. The elements to people a
"brothel," L should say, were lacking in
these children.
We may cry out against their peculiar
institutions, which may be bad enough,
but are they not outdJne by the pecu-
liar institutions legalized and sustained
in all our towns and cities? This is the
one great point the Mornons make to
sultan their doctrine. ] assert that two
wrongs can never make right. The
root Of the evil must be reached, and
that lies in the inequality of the sexes
Let women be educated as men are-to
think, to act-let girls be taught that
the day of the dandling doll and silly,
dependent lady is past, and generation
of women is born. =
think the Mormon problem would be
better solved, and more quickly, by an
avalanche of young men, educated and
intelligent, deluging Salt Lake City in
quest of wives. Not many would be
found among the rising women. of Utah
who would prefer half husband to u
whole one. 1t is the scarcity of the
male article that has raised its value,
and Utah, like New England, abounds
with women; but such men as women
wish to marry are scarce. Let us pray
that the next generation be all of the
male persuasion. am opposed to any
measures of force to coerce religious
sect Such course always defeats its
own aim Il y n
AS view it, the Mormon problem, which
is now harassing the minds of the Oldest
and wisest heads in this nation, can be
easily solved by the young ladies OF
Utah, and will be. 1t is their right:
they pioneer women to the suffrage, and
will not @ untrue TO their womanly in
stincts, when those instincts are needed
and intelligently directed, freed from all
religious constraint, let loose from priest
Brigham Young is an old man on the
down-hill OF life. His name will stand
on the pages of history as one of the
prominent men of the nineteenth CEN
tury. For the good he has done in the
world let us be thankful, and throw the
mantle of charity over his misdeeds.
Both good and bad must alike come to
light; and when we compare the bal
ance-sheet Of all our prominent men, l
think the name of Brigham Young will
not be the vilest written there.