The New York herald., 1870-04-24
M O r M Q Nj S M +.
The System in Its Various Phases-Coniict oa
Old and New 0pinions-The Old organi-
ration and the New Movement


to the present IL nas been the annual custom OF the
Saints to convene in general conference on the 9Th
or Aprl The absence OF Brigham Young ana
George A. smith a visit to the Southern settle
mens and the probability that the gallery which 10
now being uuit IN the new Tabernacle would not bs
finished BY to-day, were the reasons which Young
aud Smith and Wells, who constitute the First Pres-
dency, assigned, some weeks ago. In pubiished
notice to The various authorities and quorums. ana
to the SAINTS IN general, why It was deeme0
wise to postpone Conference until the 5th OF MAY.
IL s very generally believed however that the rea-
sons given are not good ana suncient for posspon-
ing for the first time in tae Churchs history the an-
nual assembling of the Saints wha. has been re-
garded by them for forty years . traditional ana
sacred day. Those reasons considered specious,
In view Of the peculiarities and prejudces Of peo.
pie who are welded even more to tradition than 10
wives. Considerations OF policy on the part OF tho
.presldng priestnood,n 1t Is said the real rea-
sons for the change Uncertainty as TO tie Of
Congress on Mormon matters, together with tho
fact that the presence here OF people from
all parts OF ulah 10 attend the Conferences
would afford many OF them opportunities for finding
out information of the principles and progress Of tho
.peaceiul revolution Of ldeas'' inauguaated by the
new schismatic movement, whose 1rst conference
commenced to-day, made the .presdiDg PRIEST
hood,n II Is SAID, deem It wise" that Brigham
ence could be he'd, rather than that they deemed
IL "wse 10 postpone the Conference because he was
away.
IL is with much reluctance that the leaders or the
schism have mad to say that fears, not FAM
cied but well founded, for their personal
safety have hitherto prevented them visit
Ing lhe towns and settlements 10 proinalgata
In person TO the people the principles OF universal
liberty and charity, upon which tue new movement
is established. Their long ASSOCIATION with the old
system convinces them. they say, that the people
generally have but near tue principles or the new
system OF salvation enuncatea IN order 20 accept
them Yhc fact mat result appears TO oe fore.
seen and feared by orthodox authorities acc0unrs
for their anxiety ana efforts TO keep the people
ignorant of the existence and nature OF
movement which seems certain, or later, To
WORK a wonderful and widespread revolution among
the Mormons. frivate letters from the southern
settlements say that the Presidenua party at then
meetings had denounced, with singular lntemper-
| ance OF spirit and OF language, the men aud the
| principles associated with the new movement. IL
was arranged ueiore Brigham lett that the Confer
| ence wouo be posponed. c0mDDation oi clrcun.
stances point 10 tue opinion that reasons were
| sought as an excuse Tor po,tponing II rather tnan
that EXISTED for Its postponemenL Alter the
publication OF the notice signed 10y the uunvlrata
it discovered that the conference nieeng being
az assembly Of the SAINTS, ADJOURNED oy themselves
| from last October TIL day could not be legally
postponed" by an order from the presiding priest
|
when It could adjourn 20 some future period Hence,
at ten ocloc2 this morning Tor forms sake SIMPLY,
the Conference assembled. The place OF meeting was
| the Old tabernacle which Accommodates congrs-
| CATION OF 1000. Few were present however owing
last ight ana contnaed during the day, aad partly
To tue fact tnat the object OF ASSEMBLY was adourn
ment. Ia the absence OF Dung ana sml,a u was
proper that the next IN authority DANIEL Il. WeIs,
| who lie a member Of the First Presidency OF tue
| Church, Lieutenant General and Coinmandern-
Chief OF the Mormon ARMY, and Mayor OF sal. Lake
Guy, presided at the meeting. He stated that no
| business would be Transacted until the RECOMMENDING
Four OF tue apostes-Tayor, Pratt Woodruff and
| Cannon-eacn OF wnom consistently manifested evi-
dence Of their sincerity made some bfet remarks
on the few favorite topics OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
ton, persecution and polygamy. IL is proSerblai
that YOU nignt 20 10 the Tabernacle week after week
until your hairs sllvered WITHOUT hearing new
| Or advanced idea announced or advocated. Apropos
OF this tact! Taylor ssio Tue object was not TO introduce
ideas OF tneir own but TO promulgae che Jaws OF life.
| According 10 faylo nobody knew anything OF Gods
purposes concerning tins world una lie revealed
them TO Josepb smith; ana the WORKING ont Ok those
purposes was the uoIect the polar star OF the feel
| ings, faith ana labors OF the Prophet apostles.
| elders and III. the Saints. Taylor touched on the
| emcacy Of tue sealing ordlnanccs aud SAID the
Lord would sustain the Saints ana cause the discou
n@tuic @ "na uos'i a0l,on ~ a" arou o'son
often said before on revelation persecution and po
| ygamy. denounced The government, Questioned the
| nght OF Congress 70 ABOLISH polygamy, and became
rhetorlcaliy melancholy, wnen he exclaimed, 'SDOuld
The Dill which has Just passed tue House OF repre-
sentatves become law, aas for the liberties oi our
common countTy.n lie considered taat not the prac.
| tce OF poygamy, bnt tie enolnlng or euiorcerneas
| OF the law OF monogamy, WAS Que OF tue 'tWlH
| relics OF oarbarIsm.n Woodruff made few remarks
the effect Iha his hie was OF less value to him than
| MS religion. cannon, who seems to. see that tho
| saints have soon 10 pass through fresh trials and
| uoulations, alluded 10 their previous "persecu-
| icas aud heQ that the intense hatred waica, Ia
| SAID, exists against the Mornons was oecasoncd,
not because or their polygarny, but because OF tha
| purity and superiority OF their prineipas. Wells
| wound up The meeting by suggesting that III ths
| SAINTS will be directed by the autnorty OF tae holy
| prlesthood"-among whom ho Is chef-"she
a. nd ut will ..atS SN
| unanimous vote the Conferences was then Al
| )onrned TO the 5th OF May.
| The Mormoutsm which this conference meeting
represented after forty years OF its strange exist
! ence, Is now more tnan ever powerfully asssleG
from different quarters Tha Issst .naa oaa oe sao
form IS most seriously endangered It's poIical ana
sGn s 80 ss @
| cised by Congress, aud tnose. tcgethor Win ne
spiritual supersu,lons and its sS;a1 !sspsGal NAL
| saultsd by the superior priHeip'es ana proRramno
| OF the new schslnatlc movement. Among al rae
Is the most powerful hopeful ana determasd, it,
principles 40 completely eenmend themselves to TIE
| natural ASPIRATIONS OF the human mind ana heart
| that the aposties OF the aew movement, with csA
Gdence which rs sublime. ASSERT by d,uns authority
| that they must prove triumphant
Three phases oi MOrnonism have been represenso.
in conference meetings. IN IBIS sacred CITY on this
n, Gay yaarss s s sna cana. 81 s
saints; second. the same ''reorsanizsd' third tha
Church OF ZION Tnsy are popuisrly knsUn resssss-
l
Each and all claim a. fundamental principe tas
doctrine OF recent revelation. The fls., with =
tenacity which IS opposed 10 every idea Of progress
sion, cngs TO the traditions Q. .ancIea. israe the
practices OF the pariarchs the to-rers Of JeAsvAh
j and the exploded theory OF combustion Of spir-
itual and temporal authority, spiritual ana tempe
! raj kingdom, theocracy In which the viii ana
wishes OF one man, who Is Friest ast
| King, Is supreme over those OF all the
people. The SECOND 10 he-maiicaiiy "sea,edH
TO the scripture. as well as to the Book Of Aornsn
ana tbs Book OF Doctrine and Covenants. is scoPti-
| cal concerning everything which cannot ee proven
by chapter and verse or Ioseph's 'reveiauonAn and
Is particularly pledged to rcpudate the principle and
| practice OF poiygaMy. Tss tetrd repudiates eysry>
| thing which canuos commend Itself to the inteill-
| gence and sympatlies Of humanity. II Is tne enam>
pion OF mlnd and heart. Of intelligence nnd love. ~
claims 10 represent the principles or Jesus OnriSss
| never until now completely directly ana dvlnely
euc.dated In tue conferences OF each sho peouilar-
| ties OF these various phases OF Mormonsm VIII b
| more particularly promulgated.