The New York herald., 1870-11-23

marry ono cf the ssstsrs" che cook Of ..the nappy
Hmny'" w and she Was woman sualcienty @ ga 70 70
tnat II had been revealed" TO him that ne should
Supreme Sup Court. but the customs Of the creed allow
iass xnGn ~ OF wcEse things than this Mr. bchunke
esn ana Hnss asuss9 9aS 70 sesss
oaT oey n1Gss as
!ese Sneep: We .wanoered about during the cold
her ssers ana nSs Srss
M ns riena. what was the cause Of ali thixi Durina
had the and s sn.s ",s .ss e one 4 mem
tho world se disgusting scenes have scSrse,v
quarters OF this sect. Children were ma ar., nsaa
whipped till they bled with hands ana feet ho,,ny
TO be carried down half dead; girl OF seven ysass
was locked up st our arrival IN dark chamber, ia
WI Which she had lain already bound for three months.
With dcranged, sunken, emaciated. fam shea
countenances. more than soveny clad, both old ana
refused to receive their husband. Three Of them
had subjected themselves with one and the same
same occurred with the wife Of a member who had
arrived only few days previously with his family
o. Welllngtsn. and who IN despair stabbed himself
uon. young girl had to submit to this operation
with married man in presence Of the Whole con-
chanting hymns Of praise. Tney again, aS
before, exposed themselves IN presence Of
WIN %d not y eonss 70 q Psrias a s
all almost nns,,,. incredible % sins. was considered
uttered the slightest doubt as to wheiher renevond
and the prophecies were in constant and direct com.
inanicat!en with the Lord, from whom They publicly
mand to perpetratc such horrors. and mat they
were therefore sacred, was simply elected from thc
hunger and had been exposed 70 the gveatstf csa,ui
Ties since ne had before bis entry gives al pos
abomInatlons they pretended to practise by e,rccs
order OF the God Of love, audible TO the bodi, ear
IN order to understand better what precedes and
what follows ft must be observed that Groenewoud
has not only discovered the city OF God twell'ns.
toni hut he has the privilege only GRANTED 10 him
nse and that OF the saints living, loudly speaking
GOO when, however, only himself, the proDhe'esS
ana he Ss oa o9' of Sa
OF Wellington no God at all exlsts.
When one day we humbly begged to remark that.
perhaps, possibly few other pous and good men
might be saved, 1t was shown us thet we were evil
IDENTITY filled with the spirit Of Anti-Chrlst aud in
cared that he could have no communion with rs so,
long as we maintained that erroneous opinisn.
set to write letters when the mother Of one s Of tho
chiefs q few months aller her arrival in Wellington,
wanted to send letter to her sister In London 60
send her money for her return 10 Europe, the letter
was seized. and the old woman, almost seventy
years old, was at the command OF the Lord, cons
all letters that are written or received are opened
and read by le chiefs naturally only seldom and
then win y much prscauiion, DO they ava, them
time back. Under such circumstances u ~ quite
conceivable that It Is almost impossible TO publish
ANYTHING concerning the doings " the Sect
About SIX months ago the cheis and other rnem-
bers followed Groenewogd's example and nave
grlsl. .Tne Lord has commanded them to do
things contrary TO their wishes and feelings, yet ia
o. as aa insy Sos er s9S Esn 81
muI1nuring during their absence"
The following fs one Of these revelations: "a
serving sister chewed one day IN tile Kitchen iIn~
PEELED by the pangs Of hunger, few cold potatoes;
this was Immediately reported by other Kind sisters,
already knew beforehand that tho Lord would
ing, It was announced that one nf the members had
committed a crime. With holy disgust the eyes Of
her crime with tears. and made Satan Responsible
for It, who had succeeded In making her slave to
It is noe necessary for us to give more of Mr..
sad story to show how great Is the demor-
azation which exists with this sect. II Is great
powerless to reach them. Groenew0ud, no doubt.
Will be allowed to travel as he has done, from one
scenery and comforts agreeable than he has al
home, while his 'ststcrs' and "br0thers'' at Well
lington-
Who, holder cen than Nimroi, think 10 rise,
BY nonsense heaped nonscnsc, to the skies,
win be left to carry on their impious acts and he
may 20 round the world happy In the thought
ssss sa'
Which, simple votaries shall on trust receive,
While crafiier fegn beie:, till they believe.
There Is one satisfaction left and that is ta. they
are not likely to work any mischief on the people Of
this country. Their blasphemy and their pro-
ceedings are known throughout the length
and breadth OF this land, and they are not
likely to nave. converts in this colony. It
IL to the people abroad we publish a warning.
= The nnabitants Of wellington sia'e that the
'saints' are quiet and un0btrusve. They have
about SIX houses In the village, two Of which they
hire, ana the rest Is their property. The house
Of the prophets is one OF the largest residences In
the village, and H. kept In very good order. The
"sect' also owns farm at Twenty four Rivers, ana
there It Is said, they intend to cultivate coston.
There are altogether resident in the village about
fifty OF this persuasion and they live in what they
consider one perpetual Sabbath. There Is no par
tlcular day OF rest and prayer, but they rest and
pray, fast or eat. according TO the 'rcvelationsU
That men and women should live, as we have en-
deavored 10 depict these people do, fs almot beyen
comprehension. Mormonlsm at the Great salt Lake
Otty, compared with this sect, Is as lght is TO
And III saying this we shall more,
and with the hope that In publishing this article It
win be the means of preventing any further converts
10 this faith, we quit su9ect we entered on with
regret and the consideration Of which we gladly
leave OFT.