The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-09-06
IN rHE MoRMoN rABrRyAcLE.
marriaRc discussed by the Ablcst Exponent
OF the Theories of the Intier-Dny saints
Brigham NOung's Dupcs' Place IN Heaven.

I TTWTiWVF, TTIITWTWW
ance OF the great Mormon anniversary, July "a,
commemoratinR the Landing Of the Pilrrms'
| on the sand-oOund shores ri Salt Lake, twenty
! eight years ago. Some 5000 children, or more,
we're present, belonging To the various W rd
sunday schools, Tor the purpose Of rehearsinR
| their songs and declarations. The delivery OF
the latter indicated the influence Of the theatre
| rather than Of the school, the articulation be-
ing generally far from perfect, and the pronun-
ciation faulty. The children kept excellent
time and tune. The music and poetry were up
10 the machine average OF Sunday school verse
and song. The latter-dny element, OF course,
was prominent. as In the following;
Bless Brigham Young We children pray,
NY elders. priests, and teachers, too,
Their labors bless In all they do.
We are the children OF the saints
or these, the after days,
WIEN GOD sgaln n, caused TO SHINE
He kingdom he H. building up,
10 lear unbOunded sway,
mat Zion may appear la all Its glory.
CHORUS.
IIurrah hurran wen help the WORK along
IT'S expected that tue children Will perform
In rolling on the kingdom in lite glory.
How bright have been parental hopes
About what we shall 10
In rolling on Jehovahs work,
wen VEN .,e en' the I'D c t Of i" TisEeanes
Thnt dclu2cs the world
That Zion may appear IN ali ita glory.
Chorus -llurrah, &C.
We're heirs unto the priesthood,
Nv naueht but yliest actions
were Of Of The The fci ID s Of Jesus.
And. i we are pnye,hesrted,
Another hymn, entitled THE Standard Of
Zion was AN adaptation Of the "Star-spangled
banner"
During the singing our eyes ranged over the
notices painted on the panels in front Of the
gallery. One Of these read-and II found strik-
ing exemplincatun In the scene before us
"Utahs best crop-chdren.' other notices
Il ~ n hnn tod
stand. divided we fall :" Heirs Of the priest
hood - Brigham our leader and friend .
! God, for prophet "Our II rtyred prophet"
After the service some Of our party had DHef
I Interview with BrlRham Young, who Is said TO
show signs II advancing age and debility. as
might be expected oi one seventy four years old.
SERVICE IN THE TABERNACLE.
In the afternoon the regular public service
was held IN the tabernacle. In MormondOm no
one breaches except as he Is moved 10y the Holy
CT ct. IL would seem, however, that the Holy
| Ghost generally points out Orson Pratt as the
ID FENDER Of the Faith" ON special occasion.
This - not strange. lie Is und oubtedly the ablest
living EXPONENT OF the theology and mortls Of
the saints. lie II Of medium stature, sturdily
| and somewhat heavily built, with large ne ID,
| broad face. rudy complexion, long white beard
| on the whole, a fair American representative OF
| the old. time patriarch. lie stands, speaking,
| with sidelong inclination OF the head ana an
squirrel with shotgun. His voice Is strong,
manner ponderous, language plain and homely,
style forctble rather than elegant, direct rather
|
| Ing and PRAYER from another brother, VINO
prayed ior the strangers pre- sent that they might
he led % see thi 1gs as they are, and to report
| dc-cOrd-tng IN, with a highly expressive sylla-
bincition and penultimate accentultiOn Of the
| Brother Orson took for his text Matt XIX 80
and after pref urinary statement that he had
| no knowledge Of what he was about to say, but
that he should speak a. he directed to
| speak. announced his theme to be marriage.
| He then proceeded To unfold the Mormon theory
| OF this institution. Ii would be neither prac-
ticable nor profitable 10 give anything Ike
| complete synopsis OF this singular discourse
and defence " spiritual m"ppsse and png
gamy since the apostolic age there has Decn no
true reiiglon In the world, until on April 8 1880,
lation with its apostles, reveators and prophets,
| Just as the Christian Church was organized at
| the beginning. There can be no valid marriage
unle 50 ce .ebfated by one ecially authorized by
| God. All marriages before the divine reyela-
| ton Ito Joseph SMITH are invalid. True mar
riage Il Tor eternity. Those not properly mar
r1ed can only be angels. I. ministering servants
| hereafter. Those truly, t. e., Mormonically mar
RED shall inherit thrones and he rulers of celes-
| ual kingdoms. Polygamy enlarges these king
doms' and so gives man higher position in
HehNcn. lolNganN, moreover, makes provision
for the souls OF the departed who are a. Yet i'm
prsoned In Paradise. The men and women Of
TO day can become baptized aud married for the
dead. and so secure their release from P.rldise,
and their establishment as gods, or rulers OF
celesti Kingdoms.
And 50 on for quantty.and for quality "A strange
medley, by turns furclble and feeble, shleWd
and silly. biblical and la.Ihemous nn,isin
perhaps, bat disgusting beyond IA doubt. Aud
this, ielt, Is Recommendations putriued
into fraud religion reduced o. the Iropaga-
ton OF the race; solitary Bible texts exagger-
ated and perverted in o a revelation OF absurdi-
ties and denominations salvation by MARI ge
Christianity, the corner stone Oi which Is toe
sexual relation "a Mohammedan heaven, seen
through New Testament respective with an
Old Testament background.
THE CONGREGATION AND THE CHOIR.
The ! RE CO iereeation, which must have
numbered nearly 1000, the men occupying one
malt OF the house, the women the other, listened
attcntively, many Of them admiiingy. They
seemed to believe this strange gospel-dlthough
how many Of them, OF how much Of II, 1t would
be hard TO say time Will show.
During the nrst half of the discourse the COM
munion Clements were administered to the con-
gregation. The bread having been distributed,
Apostle Pratt stopped IN the midst ot his argtI-
ment, pras er was offered by one OF the brethren
In cctatiOn Of the wafer, which was then
distributed. the speaker resuming his discourse
The choir cl sod the service 10y singing Mul rt's
Twelfth Mass Gloria in admrdbie style. Now, at
easi, enc could worship and believe that after
al heaven m ~ be a place worth going e..
Goiug out from the lauD rnacle, YOU glance at
the Endowment House, near 10y un which mar
nages must ue sOlcmnizcd according To the
coNenlhll, ana l.s SUCCESSOR, The Temple, which
II To be some llme, perhaps, Tor IL has been
many years building, has absorbed know not
how many mi ions OF dollars, ana Is rs vet only
a few feet high above the foundations. You
serve the lining House beyond, ana ind no
ulmcultY IN understanding how II Is that Brig
ham aud his court und II possible u support
nineteen wives apiece, more or less. Beyond IL
the hlgh-walicd enclosure constituting Brigham
lOupgs harCm, the Bee House, and the Lion
House, and you wonder how lar this man Of grace
has found glory begun below, and celestial fruits
on earthly ground to grlw over the way is the
costly residence, the finest house IN the Terri
| tory, which the much-nafried prophet Is build
ING Tor his favOrite WIFE, Amc "a, 10. H. who is
said to have HIM well under her thumb. Near
| by, Ia neighborng street leading oil at right
angles, Is the more modest residence, "A pleasant
! looking cottage, once occupied by the now re-
| belliuus Eliza Ann, or No. 10. Aud II we are to
| believe what OrsOn Pratt teaches, neither Paul,
| with his no wife, nor Potter, with his one " fe,
| Will have a celestial kingdom to compare for a
moment with that which awmts the pseudo
! prophet, vino, In a Christian land, out-Aiohdm-
! NEEDS MOhammed. l.. j. l..
Town the state In which TO Find Uscful Wives.
From ne Fort DoiGs Messenger.
Miss Kate Topper of Des MONIES has becp