The New York herald., 1870-02-14
TIE PROPHET SHOW.

Eiscourse cn tho Mormons, by s. :. Snow,
Prophet, Eishop and Minister PieniDoten-
tinry to "Exin2dom CoHie.o--New York the
New Jerusalem.
The Scriptural aphorlsm that "a prophet hath no
honor in his country" doubtless written Tor
the exclusive instruction OF the citizens OF Canaan
and the philosophers who dwe!r BY The classic Jor-
dan. IL could not possibly be intended for the
natives OF Manhattan. A persistent blower Is mere
certain or numerous aud enthusiastic admirers.
self-appoinsed prophet Of ev!-mystcal, wrathy
ana unlntelllgb!e-- need never dread lack OF fol-
lowers. We are great people, aud heartily ad-
mire cheek, whether on tle platform or III the
pulpit. Quiet people, VINO hug the sweet deiu-
sion that there IS u chance Tor them
khe day or final Judgment, and that they
Will not be used as understandable fuel without
cause, will wonder that In this enlightened city
there can be found a community Of Intelligent peo-
pie who walk far, pay literally and subject them
selves 10 considerable discomfort for the pleasure
Of listening promises. weakly made, that ninety
niue out OF every hundred OF the human family are
doomed to eternal torture. Yet SO 1t Is. In the
lecture room Of the University, IN Washington
square, there ASSEMBLIES every Sunday, at three
O'Clock, a singular congregation OF men and wo-
men, who gloat over the awful warnings OF the
Apocalypse, and damn, in weak verses, sung TO the
music OF o consumptive meiodeon. all who are not
nal Instructor In this Church OF the Ghous Is
kr. ;. y. snow, oishop Dy courtesy-a prophet
1n the opinion OF hs admirers, and according
TO his own often expressed declaration, envoy eX-
traordinary and minister penIpotentiary 10 king
dom come" lie Is an old gentleman, wears specGa-
clcs, knows more abou: the Revelations than ST.
John; Knows the weak points OF the devil better
than any other man or woman In the land, ana can
aDathematize and curse religious luna.lc presum-
Ing TO diner from him with laundering eloquence.
lnerc we're more than the usual number OF the
admirers OF MIR. snow assembled In Tue lecture
service yesterday, Tor was understood that Brig
ham Young and the Mornons were 10 be peted
with the Apocalypse snd threatened with destruc-
ton. Reading Inc BiDc and singing, with the
ncedful assistance OF the meiodeon, occupied
the first hour then tnero was q profound
silence, during which the beauled expositor
or the doctrine OF inevitable damnaion crawied Ill
time to ponder over the text selected ana tie con
gfegation 2ied with GREATNESS interest the result
OF the Prophets profound cogiation. The text was
from the Reveianons, as usual, the sixteenth chap
Ter ana lourteenIh verse:''For thcy are the spirits
OF devils working miracles whicn go forth unto the
10 tile battle or That great day OF the God Almighty"
The Bishop commenced his remarks by analyzng
and breaking up the text into little bits IL did il
well. Every Interested nearer immediately under
stood tDat sonetling awful was ABOUT 10 happen.
But unfortunately, Ike Mr. Dickens. Mr.. Dick the
Prophet could not get dominant idea to give
place to the lesser, bnt more practl
Cal one. The DIS. equitable Roman female
sypiied by the sgeyen held5 and ten
OF tne ill-condtoncd peaat oil ~. Johns vision M
nodnced Hormonism and then the deuouncing
aud got red In the face In MS holy anger. The
fortunate Pope never receivcu such punishment be-
fore. how Tue Esaop got himself away irom the
Ecumenica CounCu Witl0uI tearing down tne pull
PIT VIII ever remain my Jstery 10 his congregation.
But he did II was rh9 hrsL round, but ~ oniy put
MN IN wiad for the wRr Oh hornondpni. Ad-
vancing cautiously cut OF a tluckct oi texts lie
planted blow straight at the mead OF Brigham
Young. spared at ms followers, lad out all anu
snow churches aad oouGded back into tle fourteenth
chapter Of Revelations wltnoGta scratch. NotDing
could be Clearer, nc tnen bodily proclaimed taan
shaL mormoniSm was alluded 10 N the text ana that
tne great battle Of the Lord was " take place this
continent gnd that after all the wicked wipGd
cut, the sainIs--ritn The Prophet snow as boss
would RUE The earth with r01 or IRON. This last
statement uttered With great JUNCTION AMI gave
entire satigfaStlon New York CITY WAS destined TO
be the New jerusalem and tho centre OF the words
civilization he gaid. and bnted that he would be
Head Centre. The preacher WAS AZ eloquent and
unlntehgible as Train, bur not so funny. He WAS
evidently prepared to pour ont tue vals or his wrath
on the luckless MormoDs and would certainly have
.1Ad something worthy Of BENG mentioned In this
report hut for Tbs lischievops Honap beast already
referred to.