The New York herald., 1877-08-30

in eonvorscd together uron the things OF
the kingdom. He called upon me to pray In my
prayer spoke in tongues As soou as We arose from
our knces tho brethren locked around him and asked
his opinion concerning tho, gf OF tongues that was
upon me- he told them IL was the pure Adamio
language eoms satd to him they expected he would
eondemn the giit Brother Brigham had, but he said
NO, Il Is Of GOO, and the time will come when
Brother Brigham Young will preside over this
Church. The latter part OF this conversation was in
my absence"
GOES TO OHIO TO
In the full OF 1883 Brigham Young removed TO Kirt-
land With bis two children, whore he had the privilege
Of listening TO the teachings OF the Prophet and enjoy
Ing the society OF tho saints He worked hard at his
for .rade and managed 10 save little money. In
1884 hs married second timo--the widow who has
survived him. whom ne properly calls hts "only legal
vile" During this year tho brethren received very
harsh treatment At tho hands Of the Gcntes, and
Brigham among others accompanied tho Prophet to
that distant State mission for their reliet He
wont on foot aud may be chronicled as proof OF his
pedestrian abity that IN going and returning, whch
occupied nearly thrcc months averaged forty miles
day For tho next fcw years Brigham worked at his
trade In Kirkland and advanced In clerical digncs.
is ORDAINED APOSTLE.
In 1885 the quorum OF the Twelve Apostles was in
stitutcd by tho Prophet Smith. Brigham being by
orty second tho list After he became of "the
twelve" he spent much time missionary among
'rhe seod OF Joseph in New York, Massachusetts,
Rhode Island ana Connecticut. He preached in this
city rs carly as August 1885, returned the West
dividing his time between Kirkland, Ohio, and Ear
West, NO., where Smith hai discovered the
original spot where Adam aud Eve sport In
nocenco and where the modern Prophet deter
mined establish tho New Jerusalem OF tho last days.
The NJ Nissourians had otherwise determined. and not
wtthstandng the frequent revelations Of Smith that
Missouri 'the inheritance OF tho saints" and that
they should dwell thero and build temples ana enjoy
then the Gcnties tid swear in ther wrath tnat thcy
would drive them from the State.
These werc years Of trouble for Smith, and through
out this entire period Brigham Young jealous
active and faithful. Smith and Rigdon established
bank at Kirkland which failed, and the pair
driven from Ohio account OF their fraudulent
transactiona Brigham stood by them, however, and
by tho Church, and followed them TO Far West
YULFILs REVELATION
One OF tho harpiest moments Of Brigham's lite was
whom he could get rousiug audience 10 listen to an
incident IN the history OF the Saints in Missouri in
which he played the role OF the hero and IL gives
the first evidence OF his determination to ''obey" at
every cost revelation il is worthy Of note here.
On the sth Of July, 1898, Smith hod got a revelation
that she apostles to meet tho Goth day OF
April OF the following year, tho foundation Of the
new temple that had been laid In Far West. but
before that day arrived the Governor OF ha state had
ordered the expulsion Of tho Mormons and as the
order WAS being executed to tho qualification OF tho
Gent,es tho Saints were greatly cast down. MS. to all
appearances, the revelation could not DO fulfilled.
Brigham and his associates designated In the revela-
werc however not TO be bsn1ed, and they started
from Quincy, ILL.,, eight days before the stated
tmo ahi travelled with great caution for fear of being
detected. In his autobiography he narraes the cir
cumstauce thus
"Aprl "a, lsss-ws remained at HE grove, where
Elders Elias Smith. Theodore Turley aud hyrum
Clark tof sbe committee who loft TO attend to
she removal Of the poor) who had bcen driven from
Far West, met They informed Us that on the 10th
the uaeb eame into Far West and ,antazed the CON-
mittee subject Of the revelation saying that
one Of Joe emith's revelations which could not bc
fulfilled, tho Twelve and tho Saints scattered
to the four Winds and them severely II they
were found 10 Far West nextda They turned round
and on tho s5sh accompanied us,o father Timothy b.
Clark's, near Far West
..Early on tho morning OF the 26th Of April VIC held
our conference, cut of thirty persons from the
Church, ana proceeded TO the building spot oil the
Lords House, whore Elder Cutler, the master work
man Of the house, then recommended laying the
Foundation, agreeaby to revelation by rolling up
large stono near the southeast corner
'Tho following of the Twelve were present.
Brigham Young Heber e. Kimball Orson Pratt John
F.. Pago and John Taylor. who proceeded 70 ordsin Will
fora Woodruff and George A. Smith TO tho office Of tho
Twelve ll the places Of those who had fallen Dar-
win Chase and Norman Shcarer (who had Just been
liberated from Richmond prison md arrived the even
ing prevousl then ordained to the ONCE OF tho
Seventies.
"Tho Twelve then offered up vocal prayer in the fol-
lowing order brigham Young, Aeber G. Kimba
Orson Pratt, John +. Page John Taylor. Wiford Wood
run and George A. smith, After which sung
Adam. m.ondi Amman and thon wo took leave Of the
following SAINTS, agrccably to the reveation-viz.,
AIphcus lcr, Eitas Smith, Norman Shearer, Will
lam Burton, Stephen Markham, shadrach Roundy,
William O. Clark John ". Clark, Hczck,ah Peck Oar.
win Chase, Richard Howard Mary Ann Peck, Ar,mes,a
Granger, Martha Peck, Sarah Granger, Theodore
Turey, Hyrum Clark and Daniel Shearer.
NAMING THE MOST
''As the Saints were passing away from tho meet
Ing Brother Turey said to Page and Woodruff stop
a bit whi C l bid Isaac Russell goodby, and, knock
ing Mt his door, called brother Russell HIS wife an.
swercd, Come IN. IL is brother Turley.' Russell
replied, 1T IS not; no left hero two weeks ago. and
appeared quite alarmed, but, on finding was Turley
asked him TO Sit down, but he replied, Il cannot |
shall lose my company who your company p
inquired RUSSELL Tho Twelve Tho Twclves'
'Yes. Don't you know that this the 10Th and the
day tho Twelve to take leave their friends on
the foundation Of the Lords House 10 gv to the
Islands OF tho seas Tho revelation is now fulfilled.
aud | going with them Russell was spoochlcss.
and Turiey bid him farewell
thus was this revelation iulllod, eoucefnins
which enemies said, If all the other revelations of
Joseph Smith fulfilled that should no, be- as
1t had DAY and date TO It,
"wc rode tnirtytwo miles aud camped q, the grove
for the night We learned that mob had collected in
different places, ana on their arrival in Far West
thoy found had been there ard transacted our
business"
ENGLAND.
II very clear TO the astu,c mind Of the Prophet
Smith that the Mormon Church could not ox,st in the
Unitcd States withou. the aid Of a foreign ecment.
and Tho apostles received, in the revelation alu.
ded TO- The command 70 repair 10 England under the