Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-08-18
Brigham Young Proposes q Change

Brigham Young Proposes q Change
Of Base.
At this time when divorce suits and other diff
hcuiues gather around the much-wived Brig
ham Young, 10 is Of some interest to know In
what spirit he takes his troubles, and how he
proposes TO relieve himself Of them The last
number Of the Deseref ye-cs his organ gives
prominence to adlscourse by Brigham, in which
he thus feelingly refers to some of the crosses
the many vived Mormon has TO bear, and the
manner in which he IL "pulled about" by his
numerous spouses:
"BIOther George Q. Cannon saws the sisters
have borne great deal. So they have, but if
they could only stand in the shoes of their hus-
baDds, who are good, true and faithful, they
would know that they are by no means free
from Perplexitles. Just fancy a man with two
three, or half dozen o. his beloved wives
catching him on one side, and before he can
take three steps more, catching him on the
other, and Il want this Il want that and this
Is not right, and that Is not right and so on;
Their minds just pulled to pieces. I say if the
hair Is spared on their heads they may consider
that they have got blessed good wives"
Elsewhere in his discourse, he indicates a
purpose TO make a grand change of base on be-
half OF the Mormon community, by instituting
whathe calls ''the organization of Enoch," in
which all things shall be owned In common. He
does not state the plan definitely, but 1t would
seem TO be much that of the Shakers OF the
Oneida Community in the matter of holding
property. Neither does he indicate the manner
in which the pOlygsmy question is to be
solved; whether on the Shaker plan of celibacy,
or the Oneida doctrine of "stirpiculture" and
miscellaneous intercourse.
Concerning this contemplated coup he said:
I" The only reason why we do not take up the
subject and entex into the organization of
we have not yet been able to find every item of
law bearing upon this matter, 80 as to organize
In way that apoststes cannot trouble US. This
Is the only reason 10 is q matter that am
paying particular attention to, with some of nv
brethren, to see II We have skill enough to get
up an organization and draw up papers to bind
ourselves together under the laws Of the United
States, so that we can put our means and labor
together and join as one family. As soon as we
can accomplish this, and get an instrument that
lawyers cannot pick to pieces and destroy and
aIOstates cannot affiict US, we expect to get up
this institution and enter most firmly into it.
Yesterday and the day before had consid-
cradle to say to the Latter day Saints reading
the dark side OF the page. / will say here, |
am not discouraged with regard to this latter
day work, i am not discouraged with regard TO
the Latter,day Saints: III we were to pick and
choose to-day we should find large majority Of
the people called Latter-day Saints. who are
ready and willing, with open hands and pure
hearts, TO enter into the Order of Rnoch, and to
nye and Gle IN this order. This is my faith
Concerning the people AZ large, consequently
am not discouraged. Bat there are some who
need chasteuing. We cannot call names, this
Is going to apostatize, but we can chasten him
a. a member of the church. not a. an indi-
yiduaL In this capacity, while in public, We
do not take the liberty of Christening an indi.
vfdual. But We can say to the brethren and
sisters we are encouraged, 'MOrmonism' is
onward and upward. the gospel that the Lord
Jesus has introduced in the latter days is enjoyed
by many, and il is our life, our joy, our peace,
our glCry, our happiness, our all; and when we
come to the trying scene, as some call it, of sac
rifcing our property, and putting it together
for the pOt1 of the community i do not axn
the brethren Will receive any more trials than
they have heretofore; I 10 nod kaoV soAetaer the
sisters triH.'
The concluding remark by the Apostle
would seem to be a significant intimation to the
troublesome Mormon wives that they may ex-
pect to be brought to terms in the ''orgsniza-
ton Of Enoch."
In a discourse delivered on the same occasion
by Bishop Cannon (the Mormon delegate to
Congrsss) who is, next to Brigham, the leading
spirit in Mormondom, he unfolded some Of the
particulars Of the new plan. After referring to
the fact that the difficulties under which the
Mormons labor, were due to the increase Of
wealth he said:
"In the early days o. this church God re-
live in accordance with. II is known b s ms a.
the Order of Enoch; and IL seems to me, every
day, that events are 30 crovding upon US as to
compel US 70 reject upon and to prepare our
and that, unless we do enter upon it, sooner or
later, as God shall direct through his servant
Brigham, we shall be subjected to all the dis
asters and evil consequences which have at
tended the present system of things, under
which all men seem to live and labor fer self
only, and few, very few, think about the good
ain the Book Of Mormon we read that alta,
Jesus came, the Nephites had all things in com
mon, or, to use the language of the book that
.. they had all things in common among them.
Ieh and
lated, OF course, by the revelations he gave unto
them They entered upon the practice OF this
order, according to the account, in the thirty
sixth year OF our era, that is, within two wears
aiter the appearance of Jesus Ii is probable,
however, from the reading, that they entered
1pon u Immediately after the appearance of
circumstances to ente- upon it The WICKED
had been killed OFF, ? ld the land cIeansed of
theIr presence. Cities had been sunk, and
water had risen in the place thereof Noun
tains had fallen upon other cities and great de-
sunctons had been accomplished in the land,
and the remnant that were left were a compar,
atiyely pure people. For l65 years Afterwards
or until 10 wears after the appearance OF Christ
mat Is, until about the year 3Ol of our era the
Ne phites dwelt under this order. They spread
abroad throughout all the land of North and
South America They dwelt in righteousness
10 much 80 that Jesus, in speaking about them
by the spirit of prophecy, said that not one soul
Of those generations should be lost 1t was a
30 far As peace and truth and viz
tue and righteousness and brotherly kindness
were concerned. OF course il was not a thou-
sand years, but they dwelt together as one fam
Ily for l6s years. No divisions, no strife no en-
nifty, no classification. no rich and no poor but
all partaking Of the heavenly gift alike and
God has said in his revelations unto US, III We
would be equal in heavenly things, We must Be
equal IN earthly things They were equal in
earthly things, and they were equal also in
heavenly things"
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