The New York herald., 1877-09-14


having uns;rupuous usurper for the last thirty
wears, and IL this avowal that will shake the Nor
mon Church from centre to circumference. No think
mo man or woman among them can fail TO see tho ap-
plcaton which the apostles make In support OF their
own revelation. when they quote fom sermon OF
Brigham thirty-three years old In which he claimed
and the other apostles, OF which he then
president. should lead the Church at the death Of
Smith
Joseph Smith, said Brigham, .'confcrred upon
our heads the Twelve Apostles, all the keys and
powers belonging 10 the apostleship which he himself
held before he was taken away, and no man set OF
men get between Joseph and the Twelve either IN
this world in the world to come"
II this language means anything in its application
now to the position assumed by Taylor and his asso
ciate apostles it means simply that Brigham Young
during all the years that he has been in Utah as the
president OF the whole Church, with two docile count
seors all he said and did constituting tho frs
the apostles who want 10 bear rule were arrant
towards during all that me who dared not open their
lips challenge his dcspotsm and appropriation OF the
funds. IL this does not now open the eyes OF tue
Mormon people, those who have sense among them,
they would not believe If from the dead and
told them OF their folly The people aud government
OF the United States will. however. draw the conclu-
sion that all the claims hitherto made by the Mormon
leaders to consideration for their differences OF opin
ION from others religious matters are unworthy or
a moments thought and all their appeals TO the Bible
for argument In support OF their polygamy should be
regarded nothing but sheer bosh and the statutes
OF Congress punishing bigamy in the Territory OF
Utah should be enforced to the letter from this time
onward.
THE TWELVE APOSTLES.
'srhe Quorum OF the Twelve Apostles" as 1t Is
termed in Utah, Is constituted OF twelve prominent
elders who have been ordained specially for the apos
tleshp, are by virtue oil that office called TO
preside wherever they may be, at home or abroad
They take precedence OF each other in the order Of
their ordinations, and ut the present tmo rank In tho
following order--JOhn Taylor, Wiford Woodruff Orson
HYDE orson Pratt Charles S, Rcn Gorens0 Cras Snow c~
non, Brigham Young, Joseph +. Smith and Albert
Darlington. In the original arrangement of tue Quo
aye. and Brigham Young second In rank, but
soon after Thomas b. Marsh, who was before him,
s.aposatized and thus left Brigham by that accident
the senior member OF the Twelve and the president Of
that quorum Less than two years ago Brigham, who
dshked Orson Hyde and Orson Pratt sought occasion
TO humble them and he discovered argument to
lower them the order Of rank. These two apostles
had aposazcd from the Church iorty years ago, and
in few weeks reinstatcd; but Brigham had the
vvidly IN his mind and he asserted that
that was enough tor him 10 change tho rank OF
apostles seniority of age TO seniority in ordination
In that way he elevated Taylor and Woodruff over
Hyde and Pratt and Taylor now by accident, as Brig
ham did before him. comes 70 the top OF the heap Al
this particular timo brief sketch OF the men who
to guide and direct Mormon affairs hereafter will
be read with interest.
This apostle Is Englishman, about sixty nine
years of age very tall and regarded as very hand
some man. There is good deal Of majesty about his
associates His nair is now quito white, and there Is
a story among the Mormons that his HAIR banched
in night from the 6rst fright be had over poygamy
but that is hardly likely. he IS OF DARK complexion
his eyes are sunken his features strongly marked and
altogether Of an intellectual character Whether in
the street or on the platform he would be noticed
among others from the massiveness OF his build aud
general appearance In point OF fact his presence Is
the most mposng Of the apostles, and in that par
cular hc does dscrcdit TO the elevated position he
seems destined to occupy His education was
markable as his parents not wealthy and he had
to 90 to an early apprenticeship to add TO the family
resources He lett England when he was twenty.tour
years OF age ana reonea h ,d ms wnrs ,uors rs amy
local preacher the Methodist Church. He married
in Canada MISS Leonora Cannon, who was also from
HE JOINS THE MoRxoYs
In 1887 Farley p Pratt the greatest preacher Of the
Mormon was SEM 70 'hy Dy 'Gsepn
Taylor ana his family TO the now iaith As at that
tim. the body Of the Mormon Church was seeking 10
establish the New Jerusalem in Missouri Taylor i'm
mediately iorsook Canada and set out Tor Far West
where Smith soon ordained him to be an apostle He
consequently was sent 10 England in the
fall OF 1889 with special mission to in
troduce Mormonism into Ireland, an undertaking
which has been attended with great and grat-
flying results tho Mormon elders who have tried the
experiment. Taylor did more in England, and after
two years absence he returned to tho United States
with Brigham Young IRON his first and last mission TO
Europe In Nauvoo, on the Mississippi he edited the
Mormon paper called the Times and Reasons and was
one OF smith valuable assistants in the political
fence OF the Mormons He Is a man OF no ordinary
ability writer; but though publishing paper, he
would not bc regarded IN the broad sense as u
journalist What he has to say he can write freely,
plays with a redundancy OF worls, and his soul
delights IN ghtterng generalities. What he lacks In
style aud finish he makes up in boldness assertion
and bcmbasL With opponent In debate, and one
deeper versed in the subject than himself Taylor
would be sure get away with MIN before orui-
nary audience. He spreads his arms to their utter
most and his clnched list on shaky pulpit desk Is
very dangerous. HIS voice Is clear and sonorous and
when he is heard for tho first time lie Is Interesting
There is no magnetism about him. as there was about
Brigham to draw the responsiveness in his audi
tors When he finishes his oratons there is a similar
experience that felt over the passage Of thunder
storm--"Well that's over"
His principal mission alter he loca ed In Utah to
France in lSi9 and $780, which was one OF group OF
missions undertaken by apostles selected by Brigham
to introduce Mormonsm 40 the nations OF the EARTH
Al that period OF Mormon history the British mission
was the zenith Of its glory and numbered 10000
souls Polygamy had not yet been uvowed to the
churches abroad. Tho believers In the new faith
garded every mention OF the word as a calumny, and
for the propagation OF the modern revelations they
freely gave OF their substance and their weaththe
poor gave their shillings and the rich gave their
hundreds of pounds. Taylor the least successful
of the apostles In making converts but he gathered
large amount of money from the Engish Scotch and
Welsh, and took up his residence In Paris He had
translated anu published the Book OF Mormon" and
established monthly brochure called L'EfOiie do
Desere which he gave to about fourscore OF French
this mission that destroyed his influence with the
Mormon people and for which many curse
HIM TO this day. When confronted in a
public discussion with the statement that po-
ygamy was doctrine OF the Mormon Church and
was practised in Utah. he unhesatingy denied 1t and
assumed to be offended at the very mention OF such
vile nsinuation. He had at that time several wives
living In Salt Lake, and he was accompanied by two
elders from Utah, who were also polygamists, and
such a thing as poygamy was known among the Nor
mons. Before these ellerss had returned TO their
homes in the Rocky Mountains Brigham had pub
lished TO the world Smiths revelation commanding IT
and had sent out about hundred elders to dcfend It,
From this Tayl reputation among the
thinking Mormons has been everything but fattering
COMES NEW YORK.
His next important mission was to this city, In the
spring Of 1855, where ho established weekly paper
for the propagation and defence OF Mormonism He
presided also, the Church In tho Eastern STATES
ana was emigration agent Letween New York and the
frontier. iherc wero many Mormops scattered
throughout the New England and the Atlantic States
who contributed largely 10 Tayior's propagandism,
and he was very comfortably situated, but he lacked
the bliss Of tue nresde and SO he applied ior and OBJ
tanned Brigham's permission TO have sealed 10 him
very amiabe young lady, then LIVING with her parents
in Connecticut He married and lived with her
in Williamsburg till 1857, when he returned 10 Utah,
expecting back again TO this CITY, but the out
break OF the Utah rebellion detained him there and
broke up tue Mormon mission here. From that time,
with the option of hurried visit to New York i've
years ago. he resi.ed In Salt Lake City, and been
occupied with whatever promised him q means OF sup
porting his family, when left to his
he has not been successful man. During the ses
sions OF the Legislature he has been prominent
working member. several occasions elected