, 1870-07-07

Hin1ls! doctrines throughout to those
80 boldly put forth by Altamirano and bis as
soe1ate free-thinkers in Mexico st this tune,
and occupy nearly the same position 70 tue
Church Of Utah that the Mexican free-t -th1nkafs
do toward the Church Of Rome. am IN
naw faith have - brought forth fruits meet Tor
repentance. commencing BY putting LION
them ali their wives save their first, dividing
their properly with the discarded auppienentAi
Lelpmeeis, and know one case OF the End
among my personal acquaiutances.,
Dut it il not i'll the rise OF nc" chutcne8, or
branches Of the old one, that the great danger
to Mornonlsm is to be to1nd to-day. L. IL IN
the gradual weakening Of the hold Of the
President and Council on the mass Of the peo-
pie. For many years the Mormon leaders
Btudiously discouraged prospecting Tor mines
E,oTirE fu1I well the inevitable result of tbe
discovery Of mineral wealth in that TERRITORY.
Now The mines Of coal, lead, silver, and paid
are being opened and worked in yarious
parts Of the Territory, and not only is
brigham powerleas to prevent the Gen,ilea
doing It, Int he cannot even keep the
Mormons themselves from participating
in it. With the completion Of the Pacific Raii,
road neE era dzwaed On Utah, and, do what
he may, Brigham Young cannot sweep back
the food Which is pouring in upon him. The
Mormons are no longer 4speou1iar people,"
sant up IN their beautiful valley in the tes1t
The railroad, telegraph, and flood Of travel
aze a doing their work alowly but s,rely, and
Aof1onusm must conform to the spirit Of the
tunes md advance with the rest OF tn, world,
or perish wholly. It cannot stand still. The
eno5t to starva out the G-ntile traders BY the
establishment OF tZion's Cooperative Union"
stoses ! was only partial auecs.s. aud to-day it
IL impossible to make tAe bulk OF the M0l-
mons trade at the z. c. e. only. Theg will
buy where they can buy cheapest, aud sell
yhero they can sell dearest. in spite Of stHo-
liness to the Lord |" over one store door, or its
absence from another. The attempt Of the
Mormon leaders to control The material inter
ests, as well as the spiritual affairs, OF their
fcck, is failing day by day, and the ground
small though it may be each
time, can never he rcgained.
Brigham Young is q slrewd nun, ,and sees
these things full well It is bitter experience
for him, as his sermons at the tabernacle al
most every Sunday demonstrate, hut he can
net afford to lose the rei1s entirely, aud lie
Will not He will modify his claims little by
Little, or at least allow them to stand in abey-
ance and imperative, and gradually but surely
conform to the new order Of things. Thu great
bulk OF tho Mormon people chafa under his
interference with their material inter
the great things he has accomplished for them
~ tunes gono By. and come what may, they
will bear with him Is long as be livos, submit
hing to many things that they will never tole-
rate in his successor. The Mormon faith aud
he Mormon people, will not perish suddenly.
generations to come, but the man
lie Of supreme authority and power to
compel implicit and unquestioniug obedience
u all thinge, when it falls from his shoulders,
Mil never be worn by another.
The downfall Of Normoniam, OF at least the
obliteration of It's worst features, can be ac-
,clerated or retarded by the action Of the Com
5ress and people OF the United States to q
re1y great extent; how will ty to point out
u Eoy next 1Curs AlTAMoSIE.