The New York herald., 1870-01-02
A New "Church of Zion" Estab-
ished ON the Earth.
theoretical Versus Practical MGR
nonism-- The Principle and
Practice Of RoIygamy.
Experience Of Godbe and Of Harrison
0rson Pratt Attributes it to
Spiritualim.

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hormonim certainly is the most anomalous ee-
mens have seen In the course Of empire. Three
questions each having social side attract atten-
tion In the West-the Indian, the Chinese and the
Mormon--and the most curious Is the last. Nor
mOnism, as you hear IL preached and see 1t prac-
tAsed in this city Of Salt Lake, assuming the special
smile ana sanction OF divinity, shows itself 70 be
intensely human In numanity's weakest sense; 1t
strives perpetuae and splriualize what Christen
dom condemns as obsolete or lust; 1t endeavors to
infuse into the society ana commerce Of the United
states Its social stain and cooperative curse The
Indian does not seek assimilation with the Anglo
Saxon race When civilization advances toward
him the red man would rather retire to unsettled
regions, where white communities DO not yet exist
The Chinaman who comes to labor In America comes
only, we are told, TO make some money among u.s.
intending return to his nowery Kingdom, there to
end his days In or anluence, quietly lay down
n pigta and his bones and be peacefully gathered
10 his fathers The Indian or the Chinese does
not want us TO change our religious rites or our
social customs Tor his, but the Mormon does. Roman
Nose or Spotted Tail has idea Of endeav0ring TO
induce to adopt sun dances for orisons, hunting
for husbandry, wgwams for mansions, tepes for cot
tages, hi-yahs for operas, or scalp dances for So
ciaDes. Chlh-Kang ana Sun Chia-Ku, the Celestial
associate Ambassadors with Bnrlingame, have no
lery for chop sticks. But Brigham Young ana his
twelve apostles whose missionaries are now abroad
in the States and in the world, who say that this
gospel OF theirs must compass all the EARTH who
Utah az is admitted inIo the Union al State
would fain have US adopt their doctrines ana cove.
nants as our ARTICLES Of fath their operative sys
TEN for our principles OF trade and their concubnage
creed for our ordinance OF marriage. ] speak Of
Brigham Young, OF course, not as an individual, but
~ . representative OF his system. He would will.
ngly alter the civilization OF the age. send all the
heathens TO hell who would not believe In him, and
then jump jim Crow and CRY CocK-a-doodle-do0
amid his cOterle OF concubines In this city OF the
saints.
MORM0NIsM AS 1T EXISTS.
Whatever theoretical Mormonsm may be as q sys
sem Of spiritual faith, practical Mormonism is, as
system OF ethics quite Incompatible with the higher
civilization OF our age. AS system OF religion it
goes back 70 the Old Dspensau0n rather than comes
forward with the New; breaches the terror OF Jeho
vah rather than the tenderness or Jesus claims an
eye Tor an eye and a tooth for tooth rather than
shows charity for human weakness and love for
hate; sees the frown OF the Father rather than the
sme OF the Son; Is o fossil OF the antediuvian era
rather than living "body OF the tlme;" 1t IL clog
on the chariot wheel OF progress ID the passing
eclipse you see rs you look at the setting sun.
speak Of them more in pity than In anger, though
they may not care very much for either; not as
have heard them spoken OF by others, pu; as hear
them and see them for myself, though many
Of them may doubtless think that my eyes are
blinded by prejudice, my judgment biassed by
xntlDathy and that the devil stands behind me
debating what l write. do not wish to shut my
eyes to the good the Mormons have done hi these
valleys OF the mountains, nor 70 the existing evils
Of their system. The Mormon creed contains many
commendable characteristics, beautiful sentiments
and Christian precepts which ! hope to analyze
hereafter; and these have attracted hlther from
among the poor and ignorant in all quarters of the
earth what is called an insplratlonal people, VINO
have titled the soil and built this socalled earthly
Zion but lts apostles preach ana practice principles
10 reuogressve and repugnant as 10 turn the scale
against the system, and bring upon 1t as a
whole the anathemas OF ChrlsJendom. Said
Mormon lady to me to-day, Amy change,
matter what would be better than
the present disgusting and degeneratng influence
OF Mornonism.n While all the world Is tending
towards the American idea OF greater llberalty IN
ielgence, harmony and happiness, this Mormonism
shows you an embodiment OF despotsm, ethnicism.
anarchy and woe. The most OF the Mormon people
are honest In their faith as Paul OF Tarsus was
when he thought he was rendering service unto God
by the persecution OF the Cnrstans but In my opin
ION Paul was not more IN error than these Mormons
to-day. The Indian who lacerates his flesh, be-
levng that the sacrifice viii insure to him success In
battle, council or the chase Is not more sincere nor
savage than many Mormon men who lacerate the
hearts OF women by the doctrine that plurality OF
wives Is the only certain source OF greater glory
higher happiness IN heaven. And on the other
hand, the veriest and seekest Pnarisee that ever
than some other Mormon men who pander to their
passions in the name OF Christ
OPINIONS OF THE WOMEN.
No other class Of men more surely steal the livery
Of heaven to serve the devil ln." "During twenty
years. experience in this city oil Salt Laken
said that same Mormon lady, II have noticed that
men have been most anxious TO obey that peculiar
part Of the Mormon faith. And no matter how old
they may be themselves, they generally want young
girls for their wives' The Hindoo mother VINO
casts her infant to be crushed under the
wheels OF Juggernaut or browns 1t In the
Ganges Is not more dcluded than the
Mormon maiden who gives the sweet affections
OF her heart to be crushed under power OF poyg
amy and sinks the tender sympathies OF her soul In
the moral pollution OF Salt Lake. And yet this patr
archal sealing" Of young women is publicly pro-
nounced to be zone OF the most glorious principles
ID lHe NiOrHOu laltu calu Elder " lllOru W0Ou rum
in the last sermon heard him preach II would Just
rs lief the United States government would pass a
law against my being baptized for the remis-
sion OF my sins or against my receiving
The Holy Ghost as against my practising
the patriarchal order OF the marriage.n Elder
Wlllord Woodruff would just as lef,n probably lie
would rather, since II would deprive him OF his
wives In their vitality and youth. Elder Orson
Pratt, rhe most powerful apostle In the church. put
ting lortn the sophisry that 1.-THE constitution
granted power TO Congress TO prescribe what part
Of the Bible any people should believe in or
reject" boldly proclanns the right 10 legalize
ana sanctlfy licenti0usness matter what laws 10
The contrary Congress may enact But how Is 1t
with Orson's lawful son, and with Orson's lawful
wllcf Neither believe In poygamy, and consequently
both are 'apostates' from the Church. assigned to
the "bu1etngs OF Satan" condemned 70 the tor
Dents OF eternal death Apostles and priests preach
and practise polygamy as holy Injunction, defend
ing 1t by the example OF the patrIarchs ana direct
divine reveatons to Joseph Smith. Those
Mormon SINNERS say yVu cannot ATTAIN 70 the Iui-