The New York herald., 1871-02-06
The Reverend Sabine Outd0ne-A Mormon
Bishop Refases to 0iiiciate Over
the Child Of Reformer.
DODGING THE INTERNAL REVENUE.
Brigham Drops Tithing and Takes
to Donations.
@ H ~ II Ie AL NEW rs.

ham Young, forgetting momentarily the bitterness
with which his satellites have treated the dissenters
sails into Sabine with freedom that is perfectly re-
freshing, and characterizes the reverend oil New
York with brutality" for his ungenerous and un-
Christ-like conduct. The organ OF the reformers.
taking advantage OF this public apprehension Of q
Christian minister for his narrow sectarianism,
brings before the public
AN ACT OF GREATER BRUTALITY
here at home-the story Of the remains OF child
being refused the ordinary burial serv. .ces in the
Mormon Church because the grandfather OF the In
nocent had darei to differ with Brigham Young.
Fanaticism never deserved greater condemnation;
meanness never merited more public exposure,
and furnish the paragraph to the HERALD where 1t
Will meet with Its deserts From the statement In
the tribune which have taken the trouble to have
corroborated appears that Mr.. Brooks, very
respectable man living IN the Seventh ward OF this
city, had openly affiliated with the Reformers, had
publicly attended the political meetings OF Ameri-
can citizens opposed to the despotc rule Of Brigham
Young. Some weeks ago he and his son-in-law had
gone into the caons prospecting for silver mines,
and during their absence the grandchlld OF Brooks
died. In Utah there Is no interment, even over the
criminal, without religious service; and, conform
ably to usage, the Bishop OF the ward, only few
rods from the house where the child lay dead, was
informed Of the fact, OF the time appointed for the
lnterment, and Of his presence being requested. on
all such occasions the Bishop takes the direction OF
the funeral services, and relieves the parents and
relatives OF all attention In the time OF their anlc.
ton.
BISHOP REFUSES TO BURY CHILD.
In the nineteenth century, in this eat free re-
public OF thought and action viii 1t be believed that
Bishop Thomas McClelland OF salt Lake CITY, repre-
sentlng the Church OF Jesus Christ as inter-
sent, or to have representative OF any kind
present, at that chlds funeral, because
the grandfather of that child was hereto to
Brigham Young' The afflicted mother and grand
mother OF the dead child were both members of
Brgham's Cnurch-God help them for the fact-and
vet bitter is the hate OF the presthoods yndictive
ness here that the two women were lelt alone to
bury the child. During It's sickness the neighbors
following their own natural instincts had visited
the afflicted mother and ministered to the little su
ferer, and would have doubtless been there among
the mourners at the lnterment but the word was
given out that the Bishop and Of the priest
hood would be there, and at the hour appointed for
the last rites to the dead there was not soul pre-.
sent but 'Gentle" and few intimate friends who
heard OF the barbarlsm. Where is Sabine alongside
Of Brigham Youngs bshop2 Nowhere The name OF
Sabine is nenceforth immortalized, and every time
Holland is called from the mimic stage his name
Will spring into lfe and with il "the little church
round the corner" Let this unrelentlng bitterness
of the Utah priesthood spring into life every time
tnat Brigham Young asks for admission into the
Union, and never let tongue be listened to in Con-
gress that claims favO for the land tnat submits
to the viest vlllany OF ianaticism-tnat refuses
burial services 10 M an unonending chlid. Shamel
the depth OF contempt that Is IN the souls or the
thinking few, and reveals unmlstakaby how dis
priesthood. Thank Godl there is change at our
doors, when this villanous stain Will be wiped OUT
by o better condition OF things.
Hau MIR. Brooks been pronigate. had his family
been Objectionable 10 the community some excuse
and Interpretation might have been found for this
vicious, degrading vlndlctlveness; but here he ts
respectable citizen, whose only elfence to differ
with this terrible tyrant and Tor that the funeral
services and usual ceremonies were denied to a
chd-because he was its grandfather 1t IS we'll
for tne people Of Utah that there near future OF
change. Could this despOt live on there would as
suredly be another Bartholomew massacre; for the
brutal vtndlctveness that carries Its bitterness to
the infant dead would never stop at tribes cayll
at the means to an end.
DoDGING THE INTERNAL REVENUE.
DR.. Taggart, the Assessor OF Internal Revenue,
has been faithful and unceasing In his labors IN
representing Utah financially as she really was and
In the proper discharge OF his duties he has made no
distinction between citizens. For nearly year he
has batted with Brigham Young over the assess
ment OF his Income, and from the changes IN the
Department at washington different DECISIONS have
been rendered, which have finally turned TO the ad-
vantage OF the great high Priest. Commissioner
DelanO had ordered Brigham to be assessed ms any
other citizen and hau Just before the change from his
bureau ordered property TO be seized by the COec-
tor Tor its payment; but the delegate of Brigham
Young at Washington got the inside track with
General Pleasonton Immediately after his instala-
ton, and agreed to the assessment of all Brighams
income that was reproductive.
AS principle 1t would be unfair to assess the con.
trtbunons to the Mormon Church for the support OF
the poor and Tor Church purpo es, and this was the
view presented to General Pieasonton by the dele
gate, but that Is not the fact. Brigham Young rem
ders account OF the millions tnat come into his
hands. He has clerks on one side OF his Office who
are called the clerks OF the Trustee in Trust on the
other side he has the clerks OF Brigham Young.
Brigham Young mas books the Trustee In Trust mas
and the Trustee In Trust is Brigham Young Now
you see 1t; now you don't About three years ago
doubtful about longevity. He set to work to see
how Brigham Young stood with the Trustee in Trust,
he ordered the clerk OF the latter to credit the former
with something like million ''for services rem
things and accounts for the successful Of
the prophet in the nineteenth century.
The ancient prophets went T. about weeping and
considerable OF dust and ashes, sackcloth and all
that kind Of thing, but Brigham has leaned "a
more excellent way" Brigham has a better under
standing OF the wants OF his age than either go
wandering IN sheeps skins, goats skins or dwelling
In caves OF the mountains. He believes New YORK
Brewster carriages best horses and silver mounted
harness, and wherever he travels he deems 1t not
superauous to have his LADY love travel ira with him
sake General Pleasonton mas been hoodwinked
into the pleasant conclusion that Brigham's style
Good for Pieasonton Better for Brigham
TITHING TO BE CALLED DONATIONS.
The whole record OF Brigham Young from the
day he assumed the guidance OF the MormOns until
this hour. mas been that OF the iron hand. The
Tabernacle has resounded with the cry, "Bring IN
your Ilthlng, bring in your tithing," and the Nor
mon journals abound with his instructions to the
Bishops to "cut or'' oil who would not pay their
tithing. There are hundreds OF cases where men
have been .'cut on from the Church because they
would not pay their tithing when they actually had
not enough to give their families the commonest
necessaries OF life. Brigham Youngs tithing prin-
cple IL fearful thing. Not the contribution Of
the sake OF round numbers, say that man earns
thousand dollars year. His family consists of one
or more wives-twO, three four or five
children from five to thrty-a very moderate
calculation. That man would doubtless need
his whole thousand dollars DOubuess. Brigham
requires Of him one hundred dollars and leaves HIM
nine hundred dollars when, In all probability, he
had not with 1t all sufficient to get shoes for his
children. This, General Pleasonton mas been led to