The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1872-01-20

he had visited Columbia. Pennsylvania,
where there was n branch Of the church
making lengthy stay-tHat he might
beeome bettet acquainted with its pin
ciples. This is characteristic of Presi-
dent Young, who makes up his mind
only after mature deliberation, aud then,
he is very firm, holding to his opinion or
belief with great tenacity.
In the following September his wife
died and he started for Kirkland, Ohio
to Sc Joseph Smith, the Mormon pro-
phet The meeting of these two men
one the founder of the church, the other
destined to become his powerful success
sor as its leader took place in the woods
near Kirkland, where the prophet had
gohe to chop wood. and whittier Mr..
Young followed to make his acouain-
tance few evenings after this first
meeting, it is recorded that Joseph
Smith publicly said that the time would
come when Brigham Young would rule
over the church. From this time MIR.
Young became jealous and successful
advocate of Mormonism Early in 1885
he WAS ordained one Of the Twelve
Apostles of the Mormon Church; ct, the
organization Of that quorum and sub
sequently became president of the
Twelve, through the DETECTION of Thom-
as b. Marsh, who was his senior in years,
and, for that reason, previously held that
office.
AS one of the apostles, Mr.. Young
filled several missions, travelling extcn.
sivoly through the Eastern States,
preaching, proselyting, building up and
regulating branches Of the church, etc.
On the 9th of March, 1910, in company
with FL. G. Kimball, later his first coun-
sellor III tie presidency of the church,
George A. Smith, his present first coun-
sclor, and other missionaries, he sailed
from New York on n mission 10 Great
Britain, and arrived in liverpool, April
j 9th. He sreHt a little over fourteen
months in Englrnd, during which time
several tstprsand persons ,fara convert
ed, ard the publication of the Mill.u.
NAL Star. the fist foreign Mormon pub
licuti"n. was commenced. 1t was issued
as Il serial, has been continued in th,t
form, and issnel regularly FROM that
time u Ill the present.
On his return from England, he filed
other missions, travelling and preaching
in the East, his family remaining in
Nauvoo. He was abs cnt from that city
when Joseph Smith and his brother Hi
ram were murderea in Carthage He
Immediately returned to Nauvoo, with
other prominent members of the church.
and proceeded to take such measures as
were deemed best for che protection Of
the citizens OF NGuvuu srfi the Mornnps
in :he ncighbcrhood, who were hourly
threatened with determination.
Early in 1916 it bccame imperative
to vacate Nauvoo, and Mr.. Young di-
rected the fleeing thousands of the Nor
mon church in their westward iournev.
himself and many others of the organi
zation leaving, to seek, for the fifth time
new home. The bulk Of the Mormons
made their Way to the Missouri river.
through the shen wild unsettled
country, now forming the State of Iowa,
and remained temporarily located during
the winter Of '46 and At at Council
Bluffs.
In 1917, Mr.. Yonng led band of
pioneers westward, toward he Rocky
"""n.aina md nr .h4 o4tl, &c .I:.i- nr
the same year arrived in the valley of
the Great Sab Lake, where settlement
was iis'nttih,fety formed.
In the fall of 1877, he returned to the
Missouri, and in the spring of '48 after
having been accepted as President of
the Church, he organized ii large COM
pnny OF his people, and proceeded with
them to the new settlcmcut in Salt Lake
Valley.
There being no organized government
in the territory where they settled
which then belonged to Mexico-tho
people formed a provisional State, with
the title of Dcseret, of which Mr. Young
was unanimously elected Governor,
which position he behl for nearly two
years, until tie government OF the
United States-to whom the country had