Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-04-10

klhgdom is crumbilng and his scentro
Is passing away; but it may still Le
permitted the old man to die in tha
midst of plenty. His declining vears
may still be sweetened by the eniar
ment Of the good things of liz
Perhaps by some other great Salt T,al-o
and III some other garden spot O, tL;e
great continent he may pitch his tent
and gather around him new b,nd as
SAINTS. thousands of his folIowers
scattered about iii the fratil-, Il. III. 80
this lovely valley still cling t., him ond
revere him as an emisSary of the moe
high God. It is still left him to sneo
ulate upon the weakness for his ow,>
profit. and accordingly the Pronhat
proceeds to speculate. This is how ho
does 1t Towards the end of February
the President Prophet held two meet.
inGs OF the faithful at st. George. and
there he first proposed to them the
new departure which the saints were to
make Tor the sake of the Church. Accor-
dihg to the BIBLE Enoch was taken uD 70
heaven without that preliminary pos
sage through the dark vale which as
binary mortafs are forced To male
The Prophet goes further than tho
Bible and assures his peopla fiat not
only Enoch but the s'Citv of Enoah,.
entire was thus taken IN to 90
This, Brigham assures the saints wos
an especial favor granted to tho
Enochltes because of their s11nerob,,,
dance OF godliness. The phrase won1d
be somewhat obscure but for tho ax
PLANTATION which the Prophat EindIr
gives to his people. The first stan
according to this high authority r.
war;'s attaining to the godliness of
Enoch is to deed all their property IN
trust to the trustee of the Churcb Of
Christ OF Latter Day Saints. When
they have thus Impoverished themselves
they are appointed stewards of tho
Church &. G. Brigham Younol arI
are members of the Order of Enocb
This stewardship, as expoundrd br
Brigham, is in itself peculiar TIE
saint is appointed to exercise his inr;S
diction wherever the Church dictates
He may be appointed to cnltivote Iii.
own farm or he may be established ~,
his neighbours. OF the fruits Of his
labor he is held to strict acconnta-
bility. The profits belong not r. Lin,
but to the Church of Latter Dav
Saints. In short, he becomes simnir
a steward perhaps servant would he
the better word-to the Prophet. to
whom he has turned over, not ONLY ri,
rlghtsto his worldly possessions, but
the right to be master of his own ac-
tons. Where they shall live, what
they shall do, and how they shall do it
is decided entirely by the Mormon
priests and thus relieved from all
worldly cares the Enochite will have a
single heart to give to the Church. and
at some future day may hope to make
trip to heaven by the easterly cur
rent
The effect of this Order of Enoch
upon the poor dupes who bow the
knee to Brigham Young can be easily
The man OF property
gives mp his all to begin with, and re-
nounces his right to acquire in the
future. The man who owns nothing
contributes the fruits of his labor, and
should he leave the order twenty years
II ON now he mnst DO it without cent
which he can call his own.
In the constitution of this Order OF
t1noch 4 provision was made, apparent
y III good faith, for the well-being OF
the members. No money was to he
taken from the treasury unless bv the
common voice, and consent of the or
der. Brigham also introduces in hi,
order this clause:
And this shall be the common voices
and consent of the order: that any man
among yoII say unto the treasurer. Il
have need of this to help me in nv
stewardship; if it be five talents. or
If 1t be ten talents, or twenty. or fifty.
or a hundred, the treasurer shall give
unto him the sum which he requires
to help him in his stewardship, i
and so long as he is in full fellowship.
and is faithful, the treasurer
shall not withhold.
This ali looks very fair. and is Sue
'eeding admirably in quilting the more
'reduIons of the faithful. But does
my one who know Brigham Young be-
leve that one penny upon which he
5ets his grasp will ever leave it ? This
Whole scheme is very transparent to
hose IN whom blind devotion has not
minded the action of common sense
he Prophet inaugurated his proceed
ngs IN this matter far mp in the coun-
ry, where the reign OF ignorance is
erpetual. He we'll knew that here.
7here some little knowledge exists
mong his own people, and where the
etested Gentle is protected in free
ON of speech by United States mus
cts. his little scheme would not work
7eli. 1t is doubtful if he will attempt
, EnochiZe the saints here. If he
oes, it will not be until he has pro-
lded balloons for all the country peo-
lie IN his dominions. Then, when he
as amassed the wealth of which he is
IRE In that region. he may make some
how Of establishing the order in Salt
AXE, if indeed he be not before that
me fugitive from the Territory.
All through the country the people
re becoming Enochized. It is aston
hing how these poor simple people
ock around the vendors of heavenly
ailoons.