The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-01-11
MORMONISM n.
Progress or tho Schlsm In the
n Mormon Church.
Principles OF Sformonism, New
and Old.
Arguments Advanced by Champions
ON Both sides.

snpeet AMONG the salnts 81 tutxe latter as1&"
Apostles, elders, nEshnvs and ieschsrs hase been
eusy here IN Salt lake city and We learn W proyi-
cNl towns and settlements In me feFntofy. taking
privately with mo peorle and cadeAsoslnx 70 aia.
suade tncm ron iussc~lng what ,, caIlsd ms new
s.y4oe Vi satan. which intended W .e2n lsen swy
fgom the true Caarch ana me read 10 heaven. pis.
courses have been delivered warnlas ths people
against going "a hear inc s'apr~tateH preachers "
would secn ghat the -ortrodaxw agthnFillrr re OF
opsnl0n that "a Dangerous Coz tne people ~ hisca
70 shen. Tney see THAI he nDcsasy u the ganerai
PRINCIPLES advanced, aas tie appeals made 70 me
reason and heart Of All humanity. coupled with TOO.
darling idea OF direct divine Commission 20 Joseph
Smith likely to lead certain Mornon miaas 70 re'
nect upon the exlsagna conGlu9a OF anaifs whcA -
just what they 30 not want n u soia that ~ y not
considered safe 10 let TIE people hear fr0m she ups
Of the men themselves what TIE esgsuuaera d 100
new system term tho truth" henee fne iworle
are aa.aonishcd not 10 heed this new isngled tain.
which riley told recognizes order Of priesthood
denies the inIalhiiity Of the ruling Mormon power
and condemns many % the measures instilhfe1 Tor
the temporal and spiritual goyeramca, OF The
ChuFcb, discarJs the bocS OF doctrine and cove
naiits, detfacts from the character aud Mission %
Jesus, contains the scels " mn0cIisy AID mus M
toduces an innovation conceived In sn ana orousnt
Sorth In iniquig. which - destined 10 damn aud
themselves lls eyii influence 1as IN bsisf y the
way tne people are admonshed ana commanasd ~
those who hold the relns u power.
Tue Morsnons, ~ class, are a fansiicai snd Ole
dleni people. Most OF them arr q class Of people
who before coming horo accastoEsei 20 aclng
dictated 10; whose minas materially on religious
turn, have been kept In darkness m certain sense
but led into the Dinaesi Clgosry, who Ia the sim
piicity OF their hearts, emDraced The Mormon doc
promises dazzled them. while It's insldioas evils
were concealed; who. evennorc attracted BY
the fatal mlrriage OF their crslayIng falth, have
sailed over stormy seas and travelled over snaos-
pliable plains, exposed meanwhile not only 10 the
dangers or the deep but 10 the dread and danger OF
death from fatigue, Indian outrage and the driving
SHOWS 10 join here the grand gathering OF the
aaints, who, for over quarser OF a century, have
been held under the power OF crafty men saI q
dnctiye system which appeared to them supreme
authority in evefythISg concerning Church and
State; who had been taught TO believe they had
real right to the SOIL OF Utah. ana would one dag see
the impending Judgments OF jehovah fali on the
people Of tue United States, because tue innocent
blood" Of the Smiths was shed; who have had the
torments Of eternal death pictured 10 themselves an
the condemnation God dccreed for those wEo
doubted the divine authority or disoneyed the die
taes OF those who ruled the Church, who have been
naturally and cesigLeGly isolated from the ympashy
md Expectations Of the outside world; whose feel
i5gs and ieaTTs, naturally 50 easily worked upoA.
have been imposed upon until most OF these Nor
mons honestly believe that the voice Of Brigham
Young Ii the echo OF tho voice Of God,
thai the blasphenJ Of the 'pnesihoodn II
the phraseology OF Angels that the United
States Is wicked natlon, where woman
II degraded. AMI that salvation IL the
rn,th fs.l haas
saints 1t would not be surprising therefore, that
movement would nave among the majority,
tor q time al least, the desired effect SUI
the breach thai the ..iaanHeston made is
gradually widening, and converts are en-
bracing the new aRlvefsaAan creed. Some WHO
sign6ed tier sympathy with the movement have
Just been 'cut orr from the Church in the town Of
Provo, and more OF these ecclesiastical executions
WA most likely follow the meeting in ogden, which
GodDe and Harrison are 10 hold tins weeh. some OF
the sisters now beiuR "Cut on, and Mormon
clety winch there WAS once 80 much freedom and
unity, ID last changing into eAclustveness ana
cAqves. Many OF tne aiornon women are open ad-
vocatcs OF The movement because, Notwithstanding
does not discard completely tue doctrine OF poly
ralny they secn to see in il star OF hope Tor uti-
mate deliverancH from q system unuer which tho
devoted sympathies Of true Womanhoou are doomed
" u melancholy lnartyrdOm.
Although Orson frat said yesterday thai he had
carefully inquired INTO the principles OF the move
tice, real chaTa whetner IN Itself II
false has been m;srepresented That IL TO say, the
people nave been tod III effect that While II was an
Invention OF the deyn and contained some truths
when ne had incorporated into 1t W make II paa-
table, II WAS opposed 10 eternal truth the justice Of
God ana the sentiments OF Jesus. Leaving OUT the
question VI poiygamy (Which we are led to imagine
~ to be very mUcn et0cralzed, the needle does not
point more truly 10 the pole tian this new system, so
lar Az 1t has been exVounded, points 10 the sentl
mens OF Christ the great i0uncai0n or It's piin.
ripes. His sollctude Tor welfare OF humanity
the burden Of all that Godbe and HARRISON have pro-
mnlgatsd. Tho justice and harmony Of ali Gods
ysiel ons WAYS the ultimate object OF winch Is the
REDEEM. tlon OF the race, form aud substance
OF this new re1Ornatory system Of the SAINTS. It's
advocates imagine that all the world must eventu-
ally embrace It's principles and enjoy Its saving
grace. They seem 70 ieel very much az sinners
do when converted at reviyais IN any or our
Christian churches. TheJ feel so good aud happy
that they can scarcely comprehend now any one can
be wicked, and they imagine mat ala The world must
aeon think and feel as they do Wniie the apostles
OF this new system are 30 sanguiue that It must
spread not only over Utah, buC the w0ra, many
Mormon element alone; and In tails light they view
1t as something winch, happily, may tend toward
speedy solution OF this whole Mormon question,
which must SOON De setG cd so far rs the existence OF
the system in Its present form within the jurisdiction
u the United states government Is concerned. ON
the other hand tho "0rthod0xn Mormon Leaders eau
see no good IN 1t save Huch az might come out OF Lhe
tendency it may nave 10 postpone the endorsements
OF the laws OF the United states IN Titan, which /
believe, they feel CERTAIN VIII DO done Indeed, /
rather like 10 SEQ the movement said one OF The
Satnouox e.asrs OF Israel 10 me, because 1t may
81 Utah fhis winter by the government tho Unied
States"
The Thirteenth Ward Assembly Rooms Ia. next TO
INC iaoernacle, the largest and most popular Nor
mon meeting house IN town. Is15 the building in
which the ''seceders" hod their &upday InorliInU
nef.,ces. On sunday evenings 1t IL used by believers
IN the old or ''orthodoxr Mormon creed Tins.
yesterday in the moralng Harrison and (;odne adyo.
Gated the doctrines Of the new religion anu In the
evening Bishop Wooley and Elaer Ufson Pratt de-
bounced the new and extoled the old Mr.. Harrison
rave some idea OF what is meant by the Churci OF
2oh." He said that ior thousands OF years there
has existed In The spirit or celestial world an organ.
xalson which ~ there called the Church OF Zionu
winch ~ governed through Priesthood not by the
assertion OF dictaiorial style OF rule but BY the
persuasive influence and power OF love. The count
lcss miioas OF lnteliIgences in other spheres were
passing Through various stages OF development OF
oota MUD aud heart 70 d. them for that inquest
sphefs 70 which all were Inevitably Vending, and In
Waicn the most glorious conalton OF celestial lile
oGsted. No hnmaa tongue could tell nor no human
nltd imagine tire glorfes OF that heavenly condl-
HON ~ was Gods intention to establish hero
On esrtn branch Of that Church OF Zlon. Hence
40 ept smith had been commissioned TO inauguraye
Ane movement by gathering together an inspruLlola