The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-14
BRIGHAM Y0UNG'S EMPIRE.
ms DREA MS or FUTURE GREATNESS
IN the CHURCH.
The Colonization in the Rich valleys of New
Mexico and ArizOnn-The MOrmonr who
Hate the Prophet. vet Fight for the Faith.

SALT LAKE tITY, May 4-Ict Brlgnnm
deny 1t rs much ms he plcases, have good evil
dcnce of the fact that ovcrtures were recently
opened on the part of MIR Dee, Of this city, the
father Of Ann Eliza No. ~ of the brigham
Young beehive, forthc settlement OF the divorce
and alimuny suit. which has been pending Tor
three or Tour years past. biiRha,n Is rspoited TO
which he might obtain by such set lomcnt would
be paid to the LAWYERS 70 which MIR. Dee Is said
have bambo0zled Ann Eliza enough already, and
but for them she might still have been wife No.
10 with comfortable home and secure from
the journalistic scandals which have played
havoc with her good name"
Yet Dee IL an apostate Mormon. who was cut
of from the church few months after Ann
Eliza left her comfortable home, sold her fufni-
ture az auction. and took rooms at the Walker
House. from whence, under the Inspiration ~ a
couple of ambitious young law yers, she served a
summons upon Brigham that she had quit his
caro- and protection forever This action OF the
father illustrates the adage. once n Mormon
always n Mormon for IT. IL alleged that a once
thick and thin believer In Joe smith and Brig
other sect. Many Of the leading npostates here,
though they may curse brigham Dung ana the
church daily. are among the first to defend Utah
aud its people, and even the Mormon CHURCH,
when IL Is assaulted nom the outside word. me
Gentle" churches here have made few
verts from Mormonism especially among IFS
adult members but believe that the denOmi-
national schools have been able 10 gather In
good many pupils, owing to their superior
methods Of teaching, and the fruits " these eff
forts may become apparent nj u later day Usual
y the apostates find in the theories of Spiritual
ism, which afford a large scope for rcyeling in
the fields Of the mysterious and marvellous, the
resort to which their minds are best adapted,
hut more, believe, relapse into the boldest In
fidelity II Joseph Smith was not prophet
prophecy to them Is "a my IN aud a sacred sham.
INDIFFERENCE oY THE YOUNG MoRMoNs.
But IT. is not to the open apostntcs that Nor
muniSm l. indebted Tor It's growing weakness.
1t is evident that the church is losing its hold
upon large numbers Of the young people. who
are simply Murmons from birth. iiheritance. and
custom not 10y choice. Thry have probably ex-
d "a. ..ff... -
awakening which attended the appearance Of
Joseph smith a. seer, prophet. and reNcntor,
and the preaching uf his lattcr-daN mission To
the world. They can have no conception OF the
rcaliii Of the faith to their fathers and mothers
and of the trials and struggles they haNe under
gone To live up To its requirements IN order to
secure its promised rewards. The young peo-
Pile have also been allurcd 10 worldly ways
and thoughts 10y their growing contact with
"Gentile " civilization and reiiIlements. ana by
contrast with their own interior position in
the Embellishments Of Babylon with something
more than cumplai .ance
This tendency is To great extent neutralized
by the constant Immigration from the northern
European nations, Of the fresh a, SESSIONS to the
church. The largest number Of the immigrants
come from Denmark aud sweden. and though
they are now the easiest accc 'ihls people 70
missionary Efforts, they are believed to be the
least reliable and stradfast converts. On arris-
ng here they do not lnd zion the bed OF
roses that is pictured to them by the missionary
elders, and although In nlHuy cases their worldly
condition u much improved 10y the Change, thcr
minds also become enlightened, ana their powers
of observation increased. Being somewhat
sn"msibi. m"sii1,,,s of tbe 'i,ir'h tLry nften
display their Jealousles and become DNcecdlugy
dncult to manage Although brigham is as
remorselcss IN his dealings with disanoction In
his ranks was Napoleon tie great, he not
tra,i. So, ,e,.,,,,,,',i ,f ,,',,s, s,,ir,t
,rti. M, a." ma, 49,, ,','. tn, f,, in n sr
tain matter, il q -yatched ON foreign mission;
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~ ", H'''' i III 80 N ~, 80 - et,t ,,'p
L. ne placed under the pan oi IN" church. ana
W III ,", va w. nv 0ns'
a"afs' IN Sait 49, - ,",n ~ .u,i"n ''laS
munJreds ,rd ZIMMERMAN ~ sv,rrs, nj 1arI y,,iS
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rclis,",s ".tt,ri.n of former dnVs hetvce,,,
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TIE EXODUS TO TnE SOUTH
You nave heard great zeal lately about
scheme Tor the eolohiihi!uh ana control 10y lrig-
nam Young OF New MrNlro prior To Its hd'nis-
sion rs state to the Union. Now, there t. about
ninety -nine per cent. Of humbug In this story
nam Young II Is wen known. has been Tor some
time Looking southwark Tor new nelds to con
Puer mere Is no portion oil Ncw Mexico or Ar-
Iona that lie Is not thoroughly familiar with
through actual explorations ana sur eA by his
chl7s"il's i@st WINTER "iutis were gwen
throughout tan Tor Two Yolunteets rom each re-
isl9us "ard ~ ne TERRITORY Ia form settlements
"a -AAi~tiN' ift' 'AN'A0 WIZ AH'ANtiiAif '"iit'N
ON, and resulted In the movement southwark OF
TWO hundred young men, with their wives,
teams and complete outfits, To the most irttue
valleys ut that territory, Ihey started out ia the
drpih OF winter, but All got through safely, and
now word ONES up from the new .riilelucnt
that large nrld- OF gram nay" been planted and
me SAINTS nave already located som" "l"fhlnns-
nont church officials here. These sottldmrnts
WI l. rm nucled, Tor larger &C. nm i'tirs, aud
th"nlp the ch"ltu hulh"iilsc7 90 u-'iully dls-
pos oI lh' ne" l"Inl' Ar ihhltiAli"h as IL
7'.til arrive ~lth"ut sH"inl, ins ~ l. the spiii-
uh lcii- ol the HrllNluliFt IN Arizona the
new settlements VIII be ISOLATED at present. aud
WIN nave enough TO d' I'l wears 70 huilu az
h"h' ana "rirhd ih.n'seNe- '4'h lhdans ana
NahdilS StH-lIul''li"h VIA keep thcm to-
Etlher ana mona mem 70 the powerful oigaiii1a-
tl"h' MNirh could easily .'ni "h army ~ ten
ihnd.ahd staMaft men 1" thti ald, II need he.
II i hhnNh that ihlSsluh"llts nave btch or
dtfcu 10 proceed thloiei certain districts OF
,lu NtNlco, ana III l. also ilobaplc mat some
laNd may nave been taken up ln New Mexico by
M"lln".is bul IN othef Itsii'' Is the statements
Oh IA" N"W ofA newspaper correspondents III
lhi' ,lly ana santa 70 are altogether sensa-
.i1lldl mere VIII be time enough IN hNe years
Tor New mexico tp DE largely pe"plcd from IAN
ana their are GOOD reasons Tor h' ileNlhE nat the
Nue N"ilcye "l lhht territory WIZ nor he neg
lecird' III lhct' ~ l. ohly ny thls species ~
H'uNe Woi" ihat the Moiihnh chUrch can expect
10 mona ITS young men II brigham lease 81 HE