Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-04-09
A HINDOO VIEW OF MORMONIsM.



A couple Of Oriental Princes are
visiting Utah, and exploring its mineral
resources; they are the Prince Man
nockjee Poojiajee and Sir Chutney
Jeeieebhoy. On Saturday week they
paid their respects to Brigham Young,
and report Of the interview that fol-
lowed is given in the Utah Mining Jour
nal of the 22d 1t is sufficiently inter-
esting to reproduced
Brigham congratulated him self on
the pleasure afforded by a visit by dis
tinguished representatives from peo-
pie in such happy accord with the
Saints in many things, and especially
plural marriages and social re lations,
and expressed the hope that all of India
would soor be fully received into the
bosom of the Mormon Church. Devout
missionaries had been sent to the East
to convert its noble people.
The Prince-Mr. Young, no devout
believer in our Holy Scriptures could
become Mormon.
Brigham--Why not, Prince? Do you
not believe in the blood atonement and
in plural marriage?
Prince-We believe in the full atone
ment for original sin by the blood of the
divine Christina, shed once for all, but
no believer and doer of our Holy Scrip
lures would practice polygamy.
Brigham-But do not your people
practice polygamy2
Prince-With the blush of shame, /
confess that many of my poor deluded
people practice that beastiality, but It is
in gross violation of the divine Vedas.
Our Holy Scriptures say: " Every vir-
tuous woman will have but one husband,
and every honorable man will have but
one wife.
Brigham-But you have always prac-
ticed polygamy.
Prince-Mr. Young, you greatly mis-
take our history, sir. For ages cur peo-
pie practiced only honorable monogamy,
and respected women, and we were free
end happy. But through long ages there
grew up a lecherous priesthood, who de-
graded and stupeiied our people, and we
are now the humblest subjects and trib-
utaries Of the little homogeneous island
of England. The quicker way to make
slaves of men is to degrade the women,
and polygamy does this by crushing the
heart and blotting out the soul of wo-
man, and making her tears TO flow. Our
Holy Scriptures say: " The tears Of
women will draw vengeance of the gods
on him who makes them flow" We be-
lieve in the transportation OF souls until
they are fitted to enter the realms of
Brahma. And the reincarnatlon OF
souls on earth are through animals,
whose habits and passions the men have
resembled whilst living. For instance,
a wicked and vicious mans soul will be
iucarnated in the body of tiger or hy-
ena, because these are wicked and vi
cious animals. And the soul of polyg-
mist. who has violated the divine Vedas,
will enter a quadruped, and this incar--
nation will be repeated till its Capral
nropensihes are subdued, VIII en- 1t goes
to the bosom of Brahma.
Brigham-Sir, this is an insult to the
Church of Jesus Christ, of Latter'day
Saints.
Prinee-Be calm, Mr.. Young | am
giving yon synopsis OF our divine reli-
gion, and mean no disrepect to yours
For our Holy Yedas teach that man
ought to honor his own faitS on ly, but
he should never abuse the faith OF
others"
Brigham-But we have a divine reve-
lation through Joseph Smith, command
ing plural marriages.
Prince-That may be so; but | oplne,
Mr.. Young, that, had your prophet Jo-
seph had less prominence behind the
ears. and more in front, he would have
had No such revelation-a type, notice,
of many Of the ehiefs here. sF
The congregation o. TIE religious as
meet of the Mormon people Ees here
iacitly dropped, and after the Prince
had invited Brigham to visit him IN
Bombay, promising hial . hearty and
hospltable reception, the Distinguished
visitors withdrew.